434 Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron
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434 Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron is a Royal Canadian Air Force bomber squadron that flew bombing operations over Europe during World War II and was later a post-war fighter and combat support unit. It was disbanded in 2000.[1][2] The squadron was reactivated in May 2018 as 434 Operational Test and Evaluation.
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Country | Canada |
Branch | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Role | Various |
Part of | Royal Canadian Air Force Aerospace Warfare Centre |
Base | CFB Trenton |
Motto(s) | In excelsis vincimus (Latin for 'We conquer in the heights') |
Battle honours | English Channel and North Sea 1943–1944, Baltic 1943–1944, Fortress Europe 1943–1944, France and Germany 1944–1945, Biscay Ports 1944, Ruhr 1943–1945, Berlin 1943–1944, German Ports 1944–1945, Normandy 1944, Rhine |
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Electronic warfare | CC-144 Challenger |
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Trainer | Canadair CT-133 Silver Star |
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