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 Alain Martineau
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| General Description : | Manufacturer: landsharkz.ca 405 Maritime Patrol Squadron is a unit of the Royal Canadian Air Force within the Canadian Forces, initially formed as No. 405 Squadron RCAF during the Second World War. Located at 14 Wing Greenwood, nestled in the heart of Nova Scotia's beautiful Annapolis Valley. Aurora crews conduct sovereignty and surveillance missions over the Atlantic Ocean routinely. |
| Front Description : | Squadron Badge heraldry: An eagle's head erased, facing to the sinister and holding in the beak a sprig of maple. Moto: ducimus ("We Lead") |
| Back Description : | As its motto, DUCIMUS - We Lead - indicates, 405 Squadron has been a leader since its formation as the first RCAF Bomber Squadron in England on 3 April 1941. From its first operation on 12 June 1941 until the end of the war in Europe, 405 was actively employed in offensive operations over land and sea, participating in most of Bomber Command's heaviest and most telling assaults on targets in Germany, the occupied countries and Northern Italy. During its wartime service, 405 was attached to RAF Coastal Command for a brief period and carried out numerous anti-submarine patrols similar to the squadron's present role. Shortly after the duty with Coastal Command, 405 became part of 6 Group and later moved to the elite Bomber Command in 8 Group as a Pathfinder Squadron where its motto was suggested. In its new role, the Squadron continued to excel in all types of operations until its formal disbandment in Canada in September 1945. During the war years 405 Squadron was equipped with the Vickers Wellington "Wimpey" , Handley Page Halifax , and Avro Lancaster . 405 Squadron was reformed at Greenwood, April 1950, as a Maritime Patrol Squadron and equipped with Mark X Lancasters modified to their new Maritime role. During the summer of 1955, after an interesting few years as an ASW Aircraft, the famous Lancaster was replaced by the Lockheed P2V7 Neptune giving the squadron a much greater anti-submarine capability . With the squadron acceptance flight of the Canadair CP-107 Argus , flown by Wing Commander C. Torontow, AFC, CD, on 7 April 1958, 405 was given the distinction of being the first squadron to fly two famous Canadian-built Aircraft |
| Diameter | 45.00 mm |
| Material | -I do not know- |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
