436 Transport Squadron 436 Transport Squadron is a unit of the Canadian Forces under the Royal Canadian Air Force . It currently operates the CC - 130J Super Hercules from CFB Trenton in Trenton , Ontario . History . 436 Transport Squadron was originally a squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force ( RCAF ) . The unit was assembled in Gujrat , ( then ) India on 9 October 1944 . Equipped with the C - 47 Dakota , 436 Squadron flew its first official mission on 15 January 1945 from Kanglatongbi , Assam , India , when seven Dakotas airlifted 59 tons of supplies for 33 Corps of the Allied 14th Army in Burma . Soon the adopted emblem of the squadron , " Canucks Unlimited , " would be seen far and wide in the China - Burma - India ( CBI ) theatre of operations . According to news reports of the day , “ in the first 18 days after W / C Ralph Gordon ' s RCAF Dakota transport squadron reached its present aircraft complement , it led all Dakota squadrons in tonnage carried to the Mandalay and Irrawaddy front . … To save time the aircrew on the squadron voted to eat dry rations between sorties instead of using time over a cooked meal … . The time for an engine change has been cut from three to two days without a loss of efficiency under the direction of F / L H . Webb , Caledonia , Ont . , the engineering officer . “ In April 1945 , 436 Squadron was ordered to move its operations from Akyab Island in the Bay of Bengal down the coast to Ramree Island . C - 47 KN210 piloted by F . L . Denison was carrying a load of bricks to build ovens to serve the squadron ' s new home . The weight had been miscalculated and , during the flight , the aircraft could barely maintain altitude . At this point , L . A . C . Art Adams spotted a beached Japanese seaplane . Someone shouted , " Let ' s get rid of some bricks ! " . . . The door was opened and a couple of low passes were made , during which Art proceeded to throw bricks at the seaplane . No signs of life were seen down below , and it is doubtful whether any damage was actually inflicted . It must , however , be the only case in which bricks were used to bomb the enemy during the war . Belonging to 229 Group , 436 Squadron was part of a RAF - USAF - RCAF force known as " the Combat Cargo Task Force " . On 31 August 1945 , following cessation of hostilities , the squadron was relocated to RAF Down Ampney , Glouchestershire in the UK after having logged over 36 , 000 flight hours and airlifting over 29 , 000 tons of supplies and 15 , 000 troops , casualties , and passengers . Although the first Far East Canadian transport squadron to be formed , 436 Squadron was the last to leave for England . According to a Canadian Press Cable story reporting from London on 20 September 1945 , W / C Dick Dennison of Winnipeg , " the squadron in the east flew more than 6 , 000 , 000 miles and was known as ' Canucks Unlimited ' . " Following ten months of transport work in post - war Europe , the squadron flew home to Canada and was subsequently disbanded on 22 June 1946 . They reformed at RCAF Station Dorval on 1 April 1949 , moved to RCAF Station Downsview on 1 July 1956 , RCAF Station Uplands in August 1964 , and finally to CFB Trenton on 11 August 1971 . Operations . 436 Transport Squadron provides tactical and strategic airlift capabilities for the Canadian Forces . 17 CC - 130J Super Hercules aircraft are currently operated by 436 Squadron . Aircraft are Canadian numbered 601 – 617 . The unit has operated aircraft from Afghanistan , and sent aircraft and personnel to support Operation MOBILE during the 2011 military intervention in Libya .