No. 436 Squadron

Badge: An elephant’s head couped car­rying a log
Motto: Onus portamus (We carry the load)
Authority: King George VI, May 1945

The squadron operated as a transport unit from a base in India and adopts this badge and motto to symbolize its functions.

Formed as a Transport unit at Dorval (Montreal), Quebec on 1 April 1949, the squadron flew C-119 aircraft on transport duty. In January 1955, it helped move No. 1 (Fighter) Wing from North Luffenham, England to Mar­ville, France, and in June, during a British railway strike, carried out an emergency airlift of supplies to units of No. 1 Air Division in Europe. On 1 July 1956 the squadron moved to Downsview (Toronto), Ontario; between November 1956 and January 1957 it airlifted members of the United Nations Emergency Force from Italy to Egypt. It moved to Uplands (Ottawa), Ontario in August 1964, and in 1965 was re-equipped with C-130 Hercules aircraft. On 1 February 1968 the squadron was integrated into the Cana­dian Armed Forces.

Brief Chronology: Formed at Dorval, Que. 1 Apr 53. In­tegrated into CAF at Uplands, Ont. 1 Feb 68.

Nickname: “Elephant”

Commanders

• S/L K.C.M. Dobbin 1 Apr 53 – 19 Aug 53.
• S/L R.K. Trumley, CD 20 Aug 53 – 1 Jul 56.
• W/C J.T. McCutcheon, DFC, AFC, CD 2 Jul 56 – 15 Sep 60.
• W/C J.S. Miller, CD 16 Sep 60 – 1 Mar 64 ret.
• W/C W.R. Lloyd, CD 11 May 64 – 11 Apr 66.
• W/C L.W. Hussey, CD 25 Jul 66 – 31 Jan 68.

Higher Formation and Squadron Locations

Air Transport Command:

• Dorval, Que. 1 Apr 53 – 1 Jul 56.
• Downsview, Ont. 2 Jul 56 – 31 July 56.

United Nations Emergency Force; No. 114 (RCAF) Air Transport Unit, Naples (Capodichino), Italy 20 Nov 56 – 31 Jan 57.

• Uplands, Ont. 1 Aug 64 – 31 Jan 68.

Representative Aircraft

Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar (Apr 53 – Jul 65)

• 22116   22121   22126   22135

Lockheed C-130E Hercules (1965 – 1968)

• 10305   10312   10321   10327