Canadian Forces 436 Squadron


Canadian Forces 436 Squadron Canadian Forces 436 Squadron
Added by Alain Martineau
General Description : 436 Transport Squadron is a unit of the Canadian Forces under the Royal Canadian Air Force. It currently operates the CC-130J Super Hercules from CFB Trenton in Trenton, Ontario.
436 Transport Squadron was originally a squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). The unit was assembled in Gujrat, (then) India on 9 October 1944. Equipped with the C-47 Dakota, 436 Squadron flew its first official mission on 15 January 1945 from Kanglatongbi, Assam, India, when seven Dakotas airlifted 59 tons of supplies for 33 Corps of the Allied 14th Army in Burma. Soon the adopted emblem of the squadron, "Canucks Unlimited," would be seen far and wide in the China-Burma-India (CBI) theatre of operations.
Front Description : Elephant represent where the squadron started and because in India, the elephant carries the load just like the squadron do.
Back Description : "Onus Portamus" ("We Carry The Load") and CC-130J the aircraft type flown by the Squadron
Diameter 40.00 mm
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