429 Squadron

General Information:

Role(s):

Based:

• East Moor, Yorks. 7 Nov 42 – 12 Aug 43
• Leeming, Yorks. 13 Aug 43 – 1 Jun 46
• RCAF Station St Hubert, Quebec – 21 Aug 67 – August 1981
• RCAF Station Namao, Alberta – 21 Aug 67 – ? (4 Aircraft)
• CFB Winnipeg, Manitoba – August 1981 – 1990
• CFB Trenton, Ontario
  • 1990 – 2005
  • August 2007 – Present (2026))

Years Active:

Aircraft Used:

• Vickers Wellington
  • B.Mk.II (November 1942 – August 1943)
  • B.Mk.X (January – August 1943)
• Handley Page Halifax
  • B.Mk.II (August 1943 – January 1944)
  • B.Mk.V (November 1943 – March 1944)
  • B.Mk.III (March 1944 – March 1945)
• Avro Lancaster B.Mk.! & II (March 1945 – May 1946)
• de Havilland CC-115 Buffalo (September 1967 – 1981(?))
• Lockheed CC-130H Hercules (1981(?) – 2005
• Boeing CC-177 Globemaster III (2007 – Present (2026))

Commanding Officer:

Wing Commander J.A.P, Owen (RAF)	7 Nov 42 – 31 May 43
Wing Commander J.L. Savard, DFC Killed in action	1 Jun 43 – 22 Jun 43
Wing Commander J.A. Piddington (Can/RAF) Killed in action	28 Jun 43 – 27 Jul 43
Wing Commander J.D. Patterson, DFC	30 Jul 43 – 2 Mar 44
Wing Commander A.F. Avant, DFC	1 May 44 – 10 Oct 44
Wing Commander R.L. Bolduc	11 Oct 44 – 9 Apr 45
Wing Commander E.H. Evans	10 Apr 45 – 31 May 45
Wing Commander J. Comar, DFC and Bar	26 Sep 45 – 1 Jun 46
Squadron Inactive
Wing Commander J.W. Fitzsimmons, CD	21 Aug 67 – 31 Jan 68

Battle Honors:

ENGLISH CHANNEL AND NORTH SEA	1943-1945
BALTIC	1943-1945
FORTRESS EUROPE	1943-1944
FRANCE AND GERMANY	1944-1945
Biscay Ports	1943-1944
Ruhr	1943-1945
Berlin	1943-1944
German Ports	1943-1945
Normandy	1944
Rhine
BISCAY	1943-1944
AFGHANISTAN

Daily Diary / Historical Reports / ORB Links:

Key Dates / Notes:

• 15 October 1942 – Authorized as ‘429 (Bomber) Squadron’
• 31 May 1946 – Disbanded
• 17 July 1967 – Reformed as ‘429 (Tactical Transport) Squadron
• 1 September 1971 – Disbanded
• 16 July 1972 – Reformed as ‘429 Composite Squadron’
• 9 August 1977 – Designated in French “429e Escadron composite”
• 1 August 1981 – Redesignated ‘429 Transport Squadron’

Ephemera:

External Links:

• Government of Canada
  • Official Webpage
  • Official lineage webpage
• Wikipedia
• CASPIR – Canadian Aircraft Serials Personnel Information Resource

Sources:

• RCAF Squadrons and Aircraft, John Griffin and S. Kostenuk, 1977