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No. 404 Squadron
Nickname: Buffalo
Motto: Ready to Fight
Battle Honours:
Atlantic 1941-45, English Channel and North Sea 1941-45, Baltic 1944-45,
Normandy Biscay 1943-44
Its Badge, a buffalo's head, denotes the buffalo is a fierce and powerful fighter.
The War Years
No. 404 Coastal Fighter Sqn formed at Thorney Island in England. Tasked with coastal patrol and attack, the squadron flew the Bristol Beaufighter and deHavilland Mosquito until it was disbanded on 25 May 1945.
- Blenheim IV (April 1941 - January 1943)
- Beaufighter IIF (September 1942 - April 1943)
- Beaufighter XIC (March 1943 - December 1943)
- Beaufighter XC (September 1943 - March 1945)
- Mosquito VI (March 1945 - May 1945)
The Cold War
The squadron was re-formed on 30 April 1951 at RCAF Station Greenwood as 404 Maritime Reconnaissance Sqn. On 17 July 1, 1956, 404 Sqn was redesignated as a long-range anti-submarine/maritime patrol squadron based at CFB Greenwood, Nova Scotia.
- Avro Lancaster MP
- Lockheed P2V-7 Neptune
Unification
The squadron was equipped with the CP-107 Argus until 1981 when it was replaced with the 'Canadianized' version of the P-3C Orion the CP-140 Aurora.
- Canadair CP-107 Argus
- Lockheed CP-140 Aurora
The Present
No. 404 Buffalo squadron currently resides at CFB Greenwood, Nova Scotia and flies the CP-140 Maritime Patrol aircraft.