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"JB226" (KB839)- AVRO Lancaster Mk. X - Royal Canadian Air Force"
at at Greenwood Aviation Military Museum, Greenwood, NS. (YZX)
c/n 37.140 - built in 1945
Built at Victory Aircraft in Malton, Ontario as Mk. X. Flown to England 1 January 1945. Assigned to 431 Squadron as SE-G, and then to 419 Squadron as VR-D "D Daisy." Flew 26 sorties. Returned to Canada 5 June 1945. Sent to Avro Canada and converted to Mk.XAR. Served with 405 Squadron and 408 Squadron until 1961. Stored at RCAF Dunnville. Flown to Greenwood, Nova Scotia in 1964 and mounted on pedestal. Later transferred to Military Aviation Museum. Wears livery of JB226 of 405 Squadron, which was lost 18 November 1943.
CAF 115462 - deHavilland Canada DHC-5D/CC-115 Buffalo -
Canadian Forces - Royal Canadian Air Force
at Abbotsford International Airport (YXX)
c/n 19 - built in 1968
.... Every summer at the CNE (Canadian National Exhibition) the local Toronto Canadian Army, Navy & Air Force exhibit tanks, military equipment, jet fighter & a naval vessel (on Lake Ontario) to the public ....
Essential medical equipment and supplies as well as initial elements of the DART such as relief supplies, medical and engineering element personnel wait to be unloaded from a CC-177 Globemaster III at Kathmandu Airport in Nepal, as part of the Government of Canada’s earthquake relief efforts on April 29, 2015.
Photo: Cpl Kevin McMillan, Canadian Forces Combat Camera
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Canadian Forces CF-188(CF-18A) at the Boundary Bay Airshow. After being on static, he flew a couple of passes before going back to Cold Lake.
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This radar operator trainer DHC-8 from 402 Sqn. of Winnipeg is here visiting as "Grizzly 19" In this view I can see the exhaust outlet shroud has 'our mod' installed. We developed this at a company I worked for after the OEM failed to find a solution to their failure-prone design. The operators loved us, the OEM customer support loved us, but their engineering people sneered at our simple low-cost design then tried to copy it when it proved a winner.
146498 - Bell CH-146 Griffon (412CF) - Canadian Forces - Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF)
at Hamilton International Airport (YHM)
Leading Seaman Raphael Marcouiller, a member of the Fleet Diving Unit (Pacific), prepares his diving gear during an underwater recovery operation in Sachs Harbour, Northwest Territories on August 22, 2015 during Operation NANOOK.
Photo: Master Corporal Jonathan Barrette, Canadian Forces Combat Camera
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A very surprising visitor while I was spotting at YVR a few weeks ago, in the crisp air that allowed the North Shore to be visible.
Flying around Pat Bay and YYJ today - The McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet (official military designation CF-188) is a Royal Canadian Air Force.
Canadian Forces / Roytal Canadian Air Force SNOWBIRDS
taking off from Toronto Lester B. Pearson Airport for their CIAS display
144601 - Canadair CC-144 (Challenger 601 - Canadian Force - Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF)
at the NAFMC at CFB Trenton/ON (YTR)
c/n 1040 - built in 1982
The CC-144 flew with 412(Transport) Squadron at Canadian Forces Base, Ottawa (Uplands) starting in April 1983 transporting VIPs. In 1995, Challenger 601 was transferred to 434 Squadron and served at CFB Greenwood in Nova Scotia in an electronic warfare capacity where it served as a trainer for 5 years. In 2000, the aircraft was returned to 412 Squadron at Ottawa International Airport, where it again served as a VIP transport.
In May 2012, Challenger 601 was heavily damaged by a bird strike while in Florida at MacDill Air Force Base. It underwent a temporary repair before being flown back to Ottawa, where much of the starboard side nose was replaced.
CC144601 served as a VIP transport until 2014, when the Challenger fleet was reduced from six to four aircraft.
It was delivered to the National Air Force Museum of Canada in 2015.
RCAF 188939 - McDonnell Douglas CF-188B - Canadian Forces - Royal Canadian Air Force
at Hamilton International Airport (YHM)
Air Force Day 2017
Mewata Armoury, also known as the Mewata Drill Hall, occupies a site in downtown Calgary. It is a large, low-massed structure in the Tudor Gothic style, and is set around a large central drill hall. Constructed of red brick with stone and sandstone trim, its rugged battlemented façade conveys a strong image of solidity and impregnability. The main entrance is a low central troop door flanked by projecting three-storey crenellated towers in the manner of fortress architecture. The building has small narrow windows, bartizans, and small turrets complete with firing slits. The designation is confined to the footprint of the building.
Snowbird 8 Capt. Shamus Allen in the flare for runway 32 in Dauphin, Manitoba following a performance over Winnipegosis.
The RCAF 431 Air Demonstration Squadron, the Snowbirds, performing at the 2014 Redding Air Show. A review of the airshow can be found online at: www.theaviationmagazine.com/2014_Redding_CA_airshow.htm
The Salvation Army / Post Card / ON ACTIVE SERVICE / WITH THE / CANADIAN FORCES
Passed by Military Censor No. 11 / Aug 5 1941 - from a unknown location. (single ring / black ink)
R.C.A.F. and Canadian Army Censorship in Newfoundland, 1940-1945 - At least 75 or more Canadian Army Units served in NFLD and Labrador, some for very short periods and some for longer. By 1943 we had 6,000 troops there. The "Passed by Military Censor No ##" hammer used by the CDN Army came in two types, single ring and double ring. The hammer and number were supposed to stay with the unit but they often did not. They number up to 100. The user of this single ring "Passed by Military Censor No. 11" - Aug 5 1941 - from unknown location.
In 1939 the island of Newfoundland was not a part of Canada, nor was it to become such for a decade. Nevertheless, the significanceof Newfoundland for Canadian security needed no emphasis. Military cooperation between the two communities was clearly of the first importance. It is true that there was no joint planning before theactual crisis, but cooperation began even before the Canadian declaration of war and continued throughout the conflict. In the first week of September of 1939 Canada asked and received permission for R.C.A.F. aircraft to flyover. Newfoundland and use the colony's airport facilities, ...and in the spring of 1940 Canada agreed to provide two coast defence guns to protect Belle Island in Conception Bay, an important source of iron ore. The importance of Newfoundland was emphasized by the course of the war in Europe in the early summer of 1940. It was agreed at this time to send a flight of bomber reconnaissance aircraft to the Newfoundland Airport at Gander and this was to be supported by a flight of fighter aircraft. An infantry battalion was to be sent also for ground protection. Accordingly the 1st Battalion of the Black Watch of Canada arrived at Botwood on 22 June 1940. In August they were relieved by the Queens Own Rifles, and from then on greater quantities of troops garrisoned the island for the rest of the war. "W" Force, as the Canadian Army here was designated, reached its peak strength on 15 December 1943 with 5692 of all ranks. The Canadian Army in Newfoundland was comprised mainly of coastal artillery and anti-aircraft batteries along with airfield defence battalions. Other ancillary units provided support. Begining in October 1943 many of these defence units disbanded as the need for them was diminishing.
POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS On 22 June 1940, the 1st Battalion of the Black Watch arrived at Botwood, Newfoundland. All the early mail was censored by the unit and put in civil post offices, and thus required the regular mail rate of 5 cents in Newfoundland stamps. This situation continued until the Canadian Army Postal Corps was authorized to operate in Newfoundland in late August of 1941. Hereafter free postage was allowed on surface mail but 6 cents Newfoundland postage was needed for air mail.
English:
The Canadian Forces (CF) Snowbirds, 431 Air Demonstration Squadron are a Canadian icon comprised of Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members and National Defence Public Service employees.
Pilots, technicians (aviation, avionics, aircraft structure, supply), mobile support operators, resource management support clerks, an engineering officer, a logistics officer and a public affairs officer representing all three elements (Army, Navy and Air Force), work as a team to bring thrilling performances to the Canadian public. Serving as ambassadors of the CAF, the CF Snowbirds demonstrate the high level of skill, professionalism, teamwork, discipline and dedication inherent in the men and women of the CAF and they inspire the pursuit of excellence wherever they go in North America.
A brief squadron history, motto and battle honours can be found on the Deparment of National Defence’s
www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/his/ol-lo/vol-tom-4/2604...
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Français :
Les Snowbirds des Forces canadiennes (FC), 431e escadron de démonstration aérienne constituent un emblème Canadien composé de militaires des Forces armées canadiennes (FAC) et d’employés de la fonction publique au sein du Ministère de la Defense nationale.
Des pilotes, techniciens (aéronautique, avionique, structure d’aéronef, approvisionnement), conducteur de matériel mobile de soutien, commis de soutien à la gestion des ressources, un officier ingénieur, un officier de la logistique et un officier des affaires publiques représentant les trois éléments (l’Armée, la Marine et l’Aviation), travaillent en équipe pour produire des spectacles à sensations fortes pour le public Canadien. Agissant comme ambassadeurs des FAC, les Snowbirds des FC démontrent le haut niveau de compétence, professionnalisme, esprit d’équipe, discipline et dévouement qui est propre aux hommes et aux femmes des FAC et sont une inspiration pour la poursuite d’excellence partout où ils vont en Amérique du nord.
Une brève histoire de l’escadron, le devise, et les inscription au drapeau sont disponible sur la site Internet de la Direction
www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/his/ol-lo/vol-tom-4/2604...
CAF 156120 / 43 - Raytheon CT-156 Harvard II - Canadian Forces - Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF)
in yellow BCATP-colours
The 2016 airshow theme for the RCAF demo's is "Training for Victory" .... a tribute to the 75th Anniversary of the Yellow Wings of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP)
PTE William Y. Donaldson Jr. 528545 is shown here standing in front of the family home, Hedgely House at 64 Caledonia Street at the corner of Jones and Caledonia Streets in Stratford Ontario Canada in 1916. The vehicle, a 1914 Overland Touring is decorated with Patriotic flags and bares a porcelain 1916 Ontario license plate. Behind the Privates right hand is a hitching post for those who arrived by horse and buggy. This home still stands today and has changed little in appearance over the last 100 years. Private Donaldson was with the 85th Battery out of Wolseley Barracks , London Ontario. He served as a medic with the Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Force.
September 1991, RAF Leuchars
Photographed on a wet Monday departures day after Leuchars Battle of Britain At Home Day, this Canadian CT-133 was from the Group Transient and Training Flight (GTTF), 1st Canadian Air Division based at Baden-Söllingen.
188936 - McDonnell Douglas CF-188B - Canadian Forces - Royal Canadian Air Force
at London/Ontario International Airport (YXU) during the 2016 air show
c/n 0731/B107 - built in 1985
A Canadian Armed Forces Sea King helicopter does a fly past over Fort Rodd Hill.
LR re-edit of a 2009 favourite.
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CAF 177704 - Boeing CC-177 Globemaster 3 - Canadian Forces - Royal Canadian Air Force
at Abbotsford International Airport (YXX)
Canada has now 5 CC-177 - the aircraft are assigned to 429 Transport Squadron based at CFB Trenton.
HMCS Moncton (MM708) Kingston Class Coastal Defence Vessel moored alongside her sister ships at the CFB Halifax Dockyard in the City of Halifax Nova Scotia Canada
The Canadian Forces Demonstration Squadron, the 'Snowbirds', perform a flat show under dreary skies during the Windsor Intl. Airshow. The 'Big Diamond' formation is precision flying at its best, with all 9 aircraft flying in close proximity to one another.
Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment, descend into the drop zone during an Air Mobile Operations water jump training exercise at Drop Zone Lamure Bay in Petawawa, Ontario on August 7, 2015.
Photo: Cpl Angela Gore, Garrison Imaging Petawawa
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Des soldats du 3e Bataillon du Royal Canadian Regiment descendent vers la zone de largage au cours d’un entraînement au saut dans l’eau des Opérations aéromobiles, dans la zone de largage de la baie Lamure, à Petawawa (Ontario), le 7 août 2015.
Photo : Cpl Angela Gore, Service d’imagerie de la Garnison Petawawa
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188790 - McDonnell Douglas CF-188 Hornet - Canadian Forces - Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF)
at Hamilton International Airport (YHM)
Canadian Forces soldiers from the Royal 22nd Regiment practice low hover insertion and extraction from a CH-146 Griffon helicopter at CFB Valcartier, Quebec on March 22, 2015.
PHOTO: CFB Valcartier
CAF 130307 - Lockheed CC-130E Hercules - Canadian Armed Forces - Royal Canadian Air Force
at Hamilton International Airport (YHM)
c/n 4041 - built in 1965 -
based Trenton
now 50 years in service!