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No.429 Sqn RCAF |
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Name : No.429 Sqn RCAF Founded : 7th November 1942 Disbanded : 31st May 1946 Country : Canada Fate : Disbanded 31st May 1946 More Details : Bison Fortunae nihil - Nothing to chance |
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Pilot or Aircrew | Rank | Start of Service | End of Service | Known Dates | Aircraft | Airframes | Notes |
unknown | unknown | 10th September 1943 | |||||
| Pilots and Aircrew for : No.429 Sqn RCAF | ||
| A list of all aircrew from our database who are associated with this squadron. A profile page is available by clicking their name. | ||
| Name | Info | |
| Bole, James Click the name above to see a profile of Bole, James | Bole, James on the night of 14th / 15th March 1941 all five airmen listed above were flying together in Whitley P4956 to destroy oil storage tanks at Rotterdam. The Whitley was struck by flak in the starboard engine and the engine caught fire, this fire was put out when the fuel supply was cut to the engine. A second fire developed in the starboard wing near a fuel tank on the return flight to England, the pilot descended to 500 feet above the sea with the intention of ditching the aircraft before the fuel ignited and blew off the wing. Before the crew ditched the aircraft in the North Sea however, P/O Spiers and Sgt Bole were successful in fighting the fire. One big problem was that flames, fumes and smoke travelled along heating ducts into the cockpit, Spiers and Bole managed to block up the heating ducts with paratchute bags. The fires eventually went out and the aircraft managed to make a belly landing at Bircham Newton airfield at 23.58hrs with no hydraulics. All escaped injury. During the day of 18th March 1941 this 10 Squadron aircraft was one of a number flown from their regular base of Leeming to Dishforth airfield where the unit began their operational flights from on this date. This aircraft then took off from Dishforth airfield at 20.21hrs to begin an operational flight to bomb Kiel. Outbound the crew encountered thick cloud before crossing the German coast, they located Hamburg and turned north towards Kiel releasing their bomb load from 11,500 feet at 00.01hrs and made for home. At 04.50hrs, while flying roughly over the Leeming area and possibly while awaiting their turn to land, the port engine seized up and then caught fire, the fire could not be put out and the flames spread to the fuselage. The pilot instructed his crew to bale out, they landed safely but before the pilot could make good his escape the aircraft crashed and was destroyed by fire. It was thought that he was overcome by smoke in the cockpit. Sadly the pilot lost his life as a result of the crash at 04.55hrs near to Sutton Penn Farm, north of Masham. James Bole was later posted to 429 Squadron and was awarded the DFM for service with them, Gazetted on 10th September 1943. | |
| Bowles, Edward Click the name above to see a profile of Bowles, Edward | Bowles, Edward Joining 429 Squadron RCAF based at East Moor in Yorkshire in late 1942, Edward Bowles was a Bombardier on Halifaxes. He flew 33 combat missions, his aircraft shooting down two Me109s on one mission. | |
| Puskas, Stephen J Click the name above to see a profile of Puskas, Stephen J | Puskas, Stephen J Stephen Puskas joined 429 (Bison) Sqn No6 Group RCAF in February 1944. He completed 40 operations over Europe on the Halifax by August 1944. surviving a ditch in the North Sea, he went on to become an instructor at Training command, Ossington. | |
| Aircraft for : No.429 Sqn RCAF | ||
| A list of all aircraft associated with No.429 Sqn RCAF. A profile page including a list of all art prints for the aircraft is available by clicking the aircraft name. | ||
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Halifax 
Manufacturer : Handley Page Production Began : 1941 Retired : 1952 Number Built : 6177 | Halifax Royal Air Force heavy Bomber with a crew of six to eight. Maximum speed of 280mph (with MK.VI top speed of 312mph) service ceiling of 22,800feet maximum range of 3,000 miles. The Halifax carried four .303 browning machine guns in the tail turret, two .303 browning machines in the nose turret in the MK III there were four .303 brownings in the dorsal turret. The Handley Page Halifax, first joined the Royal Air Force in March 1941 with 35 squadron. The Halifax saw service in Europe and the Middle east with a variety of variants for use with Coastal Command, in anti Submarine warfare, special duties, glider-tugs, and troop transportation roles. A total of 6177 Halifax's were built and stayed in service with the Royal Air Force until 1952 | |
Lancaster 
Manufacturer : Avro Production Began : 1942 Retired : 1963 Number Built : 7377 | Lancaster The Avro Lancaster arose from the avro Manchester and the first prototype Lancaster was a converted Manchester with four engines. The Lancaster was first flown in January 1941, and started operations in March 1942. By March 1945 The Royal Air Force had 56 squadrons of Lancasters with the first squadron equipped being No.44 Squadron. During World War Two the Avro Lancaster flew 156,000 sorties and dropped 618,378 tonnes of bombs between 1942 and 1945. Lancaster Bomberss took part in the devastating round-the-clock raids on Hamburg during Air Marshall Harris' Operation Gomorrah in July 1943. Just 35 Lancasters completed more than 100 successful operations each, and 3,249 were lost in action. The most successful survivor completed 139 operations, and the Lancaster was scrapped after the war in 1947. A few Lancasters were converted into tankers and the two tanker aircraft were joined by another converted Lancaster and were used in the Berlin Airlift, achieving 757 tanker sorties. A famous Lancaster bombing raid was the 1943 mission, codenamed Operation Chastise, to destroy the dams of the Ruhr Valley. The operation was carried out by 617 Squadron in modified Mk IIIs carrying special drum shaped bouncing bombs designed by Barnes Wallis. Also famous was a series of Lancaster attacks using Tallboy bombs against the German battleship Tirpitz, which first disabled and later sank the ship. The Lancaster bomber was the basis of the new Avro Lincoln bomber, initially known as the Lancaster IV and Lancaster V. (Becoming Lincoln B1 and B2 respectively.) Their Lancastrian airliner was also based on the Lancaster but was not very successful. Other developments were the Avro York and the successful Shackleton which continued in airborne early warning service up to 1992. | |
Wellington 
Manufacturer : Vickers Production Began : 1938 Retired : 1953 | Wellington The Vickers Wellington was a Bomber aircraft and also used for maritime reconnaissance. and had a normal crew of six except in the MKV and VI where a crew of three was used. Maximum speed was 235 mph (MK1c) 255 mph (MK III, X) and 299 mph (MK IIII), normal operating range of 1805 miles (except MK III which was 1470miles) The Wellington or Wimpy as it was known, was the major bomber of the Royal Air Force between 1939 and 1943. The Royal Air Force received its first Wellingtons in October 1938 to 99 squadron. and by the outbreak of World war two there were 6 squadrons equipped with the Vickers Wellington. Due to heavy losses on daylight raids, the Wellington became a night bomber and from 1940 was also used as a long range bomber in North Africa. and in 1942 also became a long range bomber for the royal Air Force in India. It was well used by Coastal Command as a U-Boat Hunter. The Wellington remained in service with the Royal Air Force until 1953. Probably due to its versatile use, The aircraft was also used for experimental work including the fitting of a pressure cabin for High altitude tests. The Vickers Wellington could sustain major damage and still fly, probably due to its construction of its geodesic structure and practical application of geodesic lines. Designed by Sir Barnes Wallis | |
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