404 Long Range Patrol and Training Squadron

Squadron standard

Badge

Description

Argent a buffalo's head couped proper

Significance

The buffalo is a fierce and powerful fighter.

Motto

READY TO FIGHT

Battle honours

The Second World War

ATLANTIC, 1941-1945; ENGLISH CHANNEL AND NORTH SEA, 1941-1945; BALTIC, 1944-1945; Normandy, 1944; BISCAY, 1943-1944.

Lineage

• Authorized as '404 (Coastal Fighter) Squadron' 15 April 1941.^{Footnote 1}
• Disbanded 25 May 1945.^{Footnote 2}
• Reformed as '404 Maritime Reconnaissance Squadron' 30 April 1951.^{Footnote 3}
• Redesignated '404 Maritime Patrol Squadron' 17 July 1956.^{Footnote 4}
• Redesignated '404 Maritime Training Squadron' 1 September 1975.^{Footnote 5}
• Redesignated '404 Maritime Patrol and Training Squadron' 1 June 1982.^{Footnote 7}
• Re-designated '404 Long Range Patrol and Training Squadron' 4 September 2008.^{Footnote 8}

Operational history

The Second World War

The squadron flew against enemy shipping along the Norwegian and Dutch coasts and provided long-range fighter escort for 'Coastal Command's' anti-submarine aircraft over the Bay of Biscay.^{Footnote 9}