436 Transport Squadron

436 Transport Squadron
Active1944–1946, 1949–current
Disbanded1946
Country Canada
BranchCanada Royal Canadian Air Force
RoleTransport
Part of8 Wing
Current baseRAF 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 badgeElephant head with a log
Equipmentair transports
Battle honoursBurma 1944–45,[1] Afghanistan[2]
Aircraft flown
TransportC-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.

  1. ^ http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/his/ol-lo/vol-tom-4/2523-eng.asp Directorate of History and Heritage
  2. ^ "South-West Asia Theatre Honours". Prime Minister of Canada. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.