436 Transport Squadron | |
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Active | 1944–1946, 1949–current |
Disbanded | 1946 |
Country | Canada |
Branch | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Role | Transport |
Part of | 8 Wing |
Current base | RAF Gujrat, British India 1944–1945 RAF Akyab (Island), British India 1945 RAF Down Ampney, England 1945–1946 RCAF Dorval 1949–1956 RCAF Downsview 1956–1964 RCAF Uplands 1964–1971 CFB Trenton 1971–present |
Motto(s) | "Onus Portamus" ("We Carry The Load") |
Squadron badge | Elephant head with a log |
Equipment | air transports |
Battle honours | Burma 1944–45,[1] Afghanistan[2] |
Aircraft flown | |
Transport | C-47 Dakota, CC-130 Hercules E, H models, CC-130J Super Hercules |
436 Transport Squadron is a unit of the Royal Canadian Air Force. It currently operates the CC-130J Super Hercules from 8 Wing Trenton in Trenton, Ontario.