424 Squadron History

On 15 October 1942, 424 Bomber Squadron formed at Topcliffe, England. It flew from England and Tunisia during the war, disbanding on 15 October 1945.

Back in Canada, the squadron reformed at RCAF Station Hamilton on 15 April 1946 as 424 Light Bomber Squadron (Auxiliary).

On 19 September 1952, the title "City of Hamilton" was added to the official squadron designation. The squadron was disbanded on 31 March 1964.

On 8 July 1968, 424 Communications and Rescue Squadron stood up at RCAF Station (CFB) Trenton, where they remain today equipped with the CH-149 Cormorant and CC-130 Hercules.

Battle Honours

• English Channel and North Sea 1944-1945
• Baltic 1944-1945
• Fortress Europe 1943-1944
• France and Germany 1944-1945
• Biscay Ports 1943-1944
• Ruhr 1943-1945
• Berlin 1944
• German Ports 1943-1945
• Normandy 1944
• Rhine
• Biscay 1943-1944
• Sicily 1943
• Italy 1943
• Salerno

Aircraft Flown:

• Vickers Wellington
• Handley Page Halifax
• Avro Lancaster
• North American Harvard
• North American P-51 Mustang
• Canadair (Lockheed) CT-33 Silver Star
• Beech CT-128 (C-45) Expeditor
• de Havilland CC-123 (DHC-3) Otter
• Vertol H-21
• Douglas CC-129 (DC-3) Dakota
• de Havilland CC-108 (DHC-4) Caribou
• de Havilland CC-138 (DHC-6) Twin Otter
• Boeing Vertol CH-113 Labrador
• de Havilland CC-115 (DHC-5) Buffalo
• Bell CH-135 Twin huey
• Lockheed CC-130 Hercules