420 Combat Support Squadron
The official lineage of the 420 Combat Support Squadron.
Squadron standard
Badge
Description
Argent a snowy owl wings elevated and adorsed proper.
Significance
The snowy owl is indigenous to Canada and hunts by night.
Motto
PUGNAMUS FINITUM (We fight to the finish)
Battle honours
The Second World War
ENGLISH CHANNEL AND NORTH SEA, 1942-1944; BALTIC, 1942; FORTRESS EUROPE, 1942-1944; FRANCE AND GERMANY, 1944-1945; Biscay Ports, 1942-1944; Ruhr, 1942-1945; Berlin, 1944; German Ports, 1942-1945; Normandy, 1944; Rhine; BISCAY, 1942-1943; SICILY, 1943; ITALY, 1943; Salerno.
Lineage
- Authorized as '420 (Bomber) Squadron' 7 December 1941.Footnote 1
- Disbanded 5 September 1945.Footnote 2
- Reformed as '420 (Fighter) Squadron' 15 September 1948.Footnote 3
- Redesignated '420 "City of London" (Fighter) Squadron' 4 September 1952.Footnote 4
- Disbanded 1 September 1956.Footnote 5
- Reformed as '420 Air Reserve Squadron' 20 May 1975.Footnote 6
- Redesignated '420 Composite Squadron' 17 June 1992.Footnote 7
- Redesignated '420 Combat Support Squadron' 1 April 1993.Footnote 8
- Reduced to nil strength 15 May 1995.Footnote 9
Operational history
The Second World War
The squadron flew on bombing operations in Great Britain under 'Bomber Command' and in Tunisia under 'Mediterranean Air Command'.Footnote 10
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