| 426 Transport Training Squadron No. 426 (Thunderbird) Squadron RCAF | |
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| Active | 15 October 1942 – 1 January 1946 1 August 1946 – September 1962 3 May 1971 until present day |
| Country |  Canada |
| Branch |  Royal Canadian Air Force |
| Nickname(s) | Thunderbirds |
| Motto(s) | On Wings of Fire |
| Battle honours | English Channel and North Sea 1943, Baltic 1943, Fortress Europe 1943–44, France and Germany 1944–45, Biscay Ports 1943–44, Ruhr 1943–45, Berlin 1943–44, German Ports 1943–45, Normandy 1944, Rhine, Biscay 1943 |
| Insignia | |
| Squadron Badge heraldry | A Thunderbird[1] |
| Squadron Codes | OW (Oct 1942 – Dec 1945)[2] |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Transport | CC-130 Hercules E, H models |
426 Transport Training Squadron is a unit of the Canadian Forces under Royal Canadian Air Force, located at CFB Trenton in Trenton, Ontario. It originated as a squadron in the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) that fought during the Second World War as a bomber squadron.
The motto of the squadron is "On Wings of Fire" and the squadron's badge contains a Thunderbird. The badge refers to the squadron's Thunderbird designation.[3]
- ^ Moyes 1976, p. 245.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
raf.mod.uk/h426was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "426 Transport Training Squadron". www.airforce.forces.gc.ca. Retrieved 2008-01-23.[dead link]