No. 405 Squadron RCAF

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:Vickers_Wellington
gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:Lockheed_CP-140_Aurora
gptkbp:battleHonours gptkb:Rhine
gptkb:Normandy_1944
gptkb:Berlin_1943-44
France and Germany 1944-45
Atlantic 1941-45
English Channel and North Sea 1942-44
Ruhr 1942-45
Biscay Ports 1942-44
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Air_Force
gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:disbanded 5 September 1945
gptkbp:formed 23 April 1941
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:CFB_Greenwood
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label No. 405 Squadron RCAF
gptkbp:leader Lieutenant-Colonel M. J. Hawthorne (as of 2023)
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Ducimus_(We_Lead)
gptkbp:nickname Vancouver Squadron
gptkbp:notableOperation gptkb:Pathfinder_Force_(RAF_Bomber_Command)
first Canadian squadron to bomb Germany in WWII
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:14_Wing_Greenwood
gptkbp:reformed 1 April 1947
gptkbp:role bomber squadron
maritime patrol
anti-submarine warfare
gptkbp:website https://www.canada.ca/en/air-force/corporate/squadrons/405-squadron.html
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:RAF_Laarbruch
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7