436 Transport Squadron
The official lineage of the 436 Transport Squadron.
Squadron standard
Badge
Description
Argent an elephant's head couped Sable tusks Or carrying a log of the last in its trunk.
Significance
The squadron operated as a transport unit from a base in India during the Second World War and adopted this badge and motto to symbolize its functions.
Motto
ONUS PORTAMUS (We carry the load)
Battle honours
The Second World War
BURMA, 1945.
Lineage
- Authorized as '436 (Transport) Squadron' 20 August 1944.Footnote 1
- Disbanded 22 June 1946.Footnote 2
- Reformed as '436 Transport Squadron' 1 April 1953.Footnote 3
Operational history
The Second World War
The squadron flew on medium range transport operations in Burma and India under 'South East Asia Command'.Footnote 5
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