431 Squadron [entry point]

Title

431 Squadron [entry point]
RCAF 431 (Iroquois) Squadron [entry point]

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431 Squadron a Canadian squadron formed in November 1942 as part of 4 Group but transferred to the Canadian 6 Group before it became operational. It was originally based at RAF Burn and equipped with Wellingtons. In July 1943 it converted to Halifaxes and moved to RAF Tholthorpe. Its final station was RAF Croft from December 1943 to the end of the war. Its Halifaxes were superseded in October 1944 by Canadian-built Lancasters. The squadron returned to Canada in June 1945.

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“431 Squadron [entry point],” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed March 28, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/6347.

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