432 All Weather Fighter Squadron

Badge

Description

Argent in front of a full moon Argent a cougar leaping downwards Sable armed and langued Gules.

Significance

The badge indicates the squadron's Second World War night bombing attacks on the enemy. The motto refers to the unit's fierce desire to fight for light against the darkness of oppression.

Motto

SAEVITER AD LUCEM (Ferociously towards the light)

Battle honours

The Second World War

ENGLISH CHANNEL AND NORTH SEA, 1943; FORTRESS EUROPE, 1943-1944; FRANCE AND GERMANY, 1944-1945; Biscay Ports, 1944; Ruhr, 1943-1945; Berlin, 1943-1944; German Ports, 1943-1945; Normandy, 1944; Rhine; BISCAY, 1943.

Lineage

• Authorized as 'No.432 (Bomber) Squadron' 1 May 1943.^{Footnote 1}
• Disbanded 15 May 1945.^{Footnote 2}
• Reformed as '432 All Weather Fighter Squadron' 1 October 1954.^{Footnote 3}
• Disbanded 15 October 1961.^{Footnote 4}

Operational history

The Second World War

The squadron flew on bombing operations in Great Britain under 'Bomber Command'.^{Footnote 5}

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