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No. 407 Squadron
Nickname: Demon
Motto: TO HOLD ON HIGH
Battle Honours:
Atlantic 1943-1945, English Channel and North Sea 1941-1945, Fortress Europe 1942, German Ports 1942, Normandy 1944, Biscay 1942-1945
A winged trident piercing the shank of an anchor, represents the blows struck against enemy shipping by the squadron.
The History
0n 8 May 1941, 407 Coastal Strike Sqn was formed at Thorney Island, England. It was redesignated 407 General Reconnaissance Sqn on 29 January 1943 and disbanded on 4 June 1945.
It re-formed 1 July 1952 at RCAF Station Comox as No. 407 Maritime Reconnaissance (MR) Squadron flying the Lancaster and later the Lockheed Neptune. It was renamed on 17 July 1956 as a No. 407 Maritime Patrol (MP)Squadron. No. 407 (MP) Squadron was the last operational Squadron to fly the Avro Lancater. No. 407 Squadron was integrated into the Canadian Forces and remained at CFB Comox eventually converting to the Canadian built Canadair CP-107 Argus..
Today No. 407 Sqn flies the CP-140 Aurora on maritime patrol, arctic surveillance and anti-submarine duties from CFB Comox, British Columbia.
- Blenheim IV (May 1941 - August 1941)
- Hudson III/V (June 1941 - April 1943)
- Wellington XI (February 43 - April 1943)
- Wellington XII (March 1943 - February 1944)
- Wellington XIV (June 1943 - June 1945)
- Avro Lancaster Mk X
- P2V-7 Neptune
- CP-107 Argus
- CP-140 Aurora