Medals and original painting of the crash of HR864/LQ-M have been mounted and are on display in 405 Squadron


  In 2000 Chris Ward published a book called " RAF Bomber Command, Squadron Profiles Number 84, 405 Squadron"  Researched, compiled and written by Chris the book profiles the Squadron's activities during the war. It was not meant to be a comprehensive history but to provide as much information as possible in a non-anecdotal form. 




In 2024 Chris published a more informative history of 405 Squadron's wartime activities. It is three times the size of his frist book and is available on Amazon

NEW -  WAR TIME HISTORY OF 405 SQUADRON



The crest of 405 Long Range Patrol Squadron depicts an eagle's head facing to the sinister and holding in the beak a sprig of maple. Its motto refers to the fact that this was the first and only Royal Canadian Air Force  Pathfinder squadron. The eagle's head which faces the sinister suggests leadership, is derived from the pathfinder badge

Motto: Ducimus - We Lead