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Provenance: artefact origin verbally communicated by gift shop staff at Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum (CWHM), Mount Hope, Ontario, January 2016
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A series of shots showing a Canadian Forces helicopter dropping and retrieving navy divers at the entrance to Esquimalt Harbour, Victoria, B.C.
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CAF 144616 - Canadair CC-144B Challenger (CL-601) - Canadian Forces
at Greenwood Aviation Military Museum, Greenwood, NS. (YZX)
with "Spitfire"-sticker
c/n 3038 - built in 1985 -
retired 2016 - preserved Greenwood Aviation Military Museum
The CC-144 fleet is mostly used for VIP-transport
Canadian Forces - Royal Canadian Air Force SNOWBIRDS
As usual the SNOWBIRDS with their Canadair CT-114's performed at the end of the 2016 London Air Show
at London/ON International Airport (YXU)
Home Station Of The Royal Regiment Of Canadian Artillery locate at Canadian Forces Base Shilo in Shilo Manitoba Canada
RCAF 188790 - McDonnell Douglas CF-188A - Canadian Forces - Royal Canadian Air Force
at Hamilton International Airport (YHM)
Air Force Day 2017
A role player with simulated injuries feigns distress during medevac training as part of Exercise Maple Maple Resolve 19-01 located in Wainwright, AB, Canada, May 16, 2019. Maple Resolve is an annual brigade-level validation exercise for the Canadian Army's High Readiness Brigade and is designed to foster partnership among allied forces. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Zachary Holden)
I did not take this photo. It was sent to us by a friend serving with the Canadian Forces in Afghanistan.
A CF-188 Hornet from the Canadian Air Task Force Lithuania flies beside two Portuguese F16 Flying Falcons over Lithuania on September 15, 2014 for the NATO Baltic Air Policing Block 36 during Operation REASSURANCE.
Photo: Cpl Gabrielle DesRochers
Un CF188 Hornet de la force opérationnelle aérienne du Canada en Lituanie survole la Lituanie aux côtés de deux F16 Flying Falcons portugais, le 15 septembre 2014, dans le cadre des opérations du bloc 36 de la police aérienne des pays baltes de l’OTAN menées pendant l’opération Reassurance.
Photo : Cpl Gabrielle DesRochers
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Alouettes from CFB Bagotville perform the battle break on arrival at the Hour of Power during Airshow London 2016.
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St. Thomas, Ontario
Members of the 4th Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment wait in a defensive position for the rest of the troops to arrive by assault boats on Lake Erie during Exercise ROYAL HUNTER close to St. Thomas, Ontario, on April 12, 2014.
Photo by: MCpl Dan Pop, Canadian Army Public Affairs
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St. Thomas, Ontario
Des membres du 4e Bataillon, Royal Canadian Regiment attendent dans une position de défensive l’arrivée des autres soldats dans des embarcations d’assaut sur le lac Érié durant l’exercice ROYAL HUNTER, près de St. Thomas, en Ontario, le 12 avril 2014.
Photo : Cplc Dan Pop, affaires publiques de l’Armée canadienne
© 2014 DND-MDN Canada
Canadian Forces, Royal Canadian Medical Service, 23 Field Ambulance.
From the 2015 Strathroy-Caradoc International Emergency Response Day.
Canadian Forces/Royal Canadian Air Force - McDonnell Douglas CF-188 Hornet
For the military funeral service for Capt. T.D. Mc.Queen, who died in a CF-188 crash near Cold Lake on Nov. 28th. 2016, a special "MISSING MAN" formation was flown by 4 RCAF CF-188's on December 7th., 2016 at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum /Hamilton International Airport (YHM). The missing man formation is an aerial salute performed as part of a flypast of aircraft at a funeral or memorial event, typically in memory of a fallen pilot
A local newspaper apparently wrote there were eight of these Hornets arriving to put on a display. Consequently there was standing room only at the popular viewing points here. Instead this solitary example did one touch-and -go then landed. Well he did give us a tail feather waggle as he taxied by.
CAF 114081 - Canadair CT-114 - Canadian Forces - Royal Canadian Air Force SNOWBIRDS
landing at Toronto Lester B. Pearson Airport (YYZ)
a slightly usual visitor at YYZ
Canadian Forces helicopter.
.Search and Rescue Aircraft
The CH-149 Cormorant is a long-range helicopter dedicated to search and rescue. It can operate in severe conditions, making it ideal for Canada's challenging geography and climate. The Cormorant can carry up to 12 stretchers or
a load of 5,000 kilograms (11023.11 lbs).
CAF188761 - McDonnell Douglas CF-18 - Canadian Forces (Toyal Canadian Air Force) CF-18 Hornet Demonstration Team 2014 -
at Region of Waterloo International Airport (YKF) during the 2014 Waterloo Air Show.
The 2014 campaign has the theme "To the Stars – Fuelled by Legacy"
The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) celebrates its 90th anniversary in 2014.
Troops from The 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Recce Platoon, 3 Section, The 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, "A" Company, Third Platoon, United States Marines and The Japanese Western Area Infantry Regiment, use combat rubber reconnaissance crafts to complete Nautical Navigation and Over the Horizon Training at Kaneohe Bay Marine Corps Base, Hawaii during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) on June 29, 2014.
Photo: Sgt Matthew McGregor, Canadian Forces Combat Camera
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Des soldats de la 3e section du peloton de reconnaissance du 3e Bataillon, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, de la compagnie « A » du 3e peloton des United States Marines, et du régiment d’infanterie de la région Ouest du Japon, prennent place à bord de canots pneumatiques de reconnaissance de combat dans le cadre d’un entraînement de navigation nautique et transhorizon à Kaneohe Bay, à la base du Marine Corps à Hawaï, durant l’exercice Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC), le 29 juin 2014.
Photo : Sgt Matthew McGregor, Caméra de combat des Forces canadiennes
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CAF 155212 - BAe CT-155 Hawk (Hawk 115) - Canadian Armed Forces (Royal Canadian Air Force)
at Region of Waterloo International Airport (YKF) during the 2014 Waterloo Air Show
The CT-155 Hawk was selected for the NATO Flying Training in Canada (NFTC) program because of its similarities to frontline fighter aircraft. Student pilots graduate from the CT-156 Harvard II to this highly advanced jet trainer. The Rolls-Royce turbofan engine generates more than 6000 lbs of thrust and powers the jet to supersonic speeds.
Prince Philip, the Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Canadian Regiment (RCR), inspects an infrared reflective (IR) flag on a soldier of the 3rd Battalion. Prince Philip was in Toronto to present the 3rd Battalion with their new Regimental Colours. The old ones were in need of replacement after the wear and tear of the years. The RCR was founded in 1883 and is Canada's oldest regular Army infantry regiment. Amongst their first battle honours were deployments to put down rebellions in Canada's western territories, followed by their first deployment abroad, the Boer War in South Africa. They have served in every war in which Canada has become engaged and the majority of the major peacekeeping and NATO operations of the past fifty-years.
188940 - McDonnell Douglas CF-188B - Canadian Forces - Royal Canadian Air Force
at Hamilton International Airport (YHM)
c/n 175 - built in 1984
Surprise visitor - stayed overnight at YHM
Came across a regiment of CF heading for maneuvers in Wainwright, in the small town of Viking. I focused on this LAV III, but there were other units but I never like to bother the forces when they're busy. They were gracious enough to let me take a few photos before they left for CFB Wainwright.
Following is from Legion Magazine, 2017.
The Light Armoured Vehicle (LAV) III recently pegged for a $404-million upgrade is the backbone of the army–an eight-wheeled, Canadian-built troop carrier and weapons platform that steered the course of modern infantry configuration.
Acquiring them in 1999, the federal government has invested $1.5 billion over the past six years to improve its London, Ont.-made fleet of 550 LAV IIIs. The upgrades to their mobility, protection, ergonomics and information management are expected to extend their lives to 2035.
Built by General Dynamics Land Systems, the LAV IIIs are a Canadian success story, although the original design is based on a Swedish unit. New Zealand bought 105 of them. The United States adapted them as the core vehicle of their Stryker battalions.
Successor to the venerable Bison, 13 were lost and at least 159 damaged by mines, improvised explosive devices or enemy fire during Canada’s 14-year Afghanistan mission–a testament to just how much the infantry relies on the LAV III.
But their adoption 18 years ago was not without controversy within military ranks. The LAV III necessitated army rifle sections to be downsized–to seven soldiers from about 10–in order to fit them in the new vehicles. Some feared this would stretch rifle sections in combat situations.
As it happened, some infantry skill sets were transferred out to other elements–mortars to the artillery, for example; pioneers were phased out (but later revived in more specialized roles)–all to make way for the LAV’s required drivers, gunners and crew commanders, along with the training necessary to bring them up to speed.
Alternatively, some military planners wanted to deploy the sophisticated LAV IIIs like helicopters, operated and maintained not by infantry but by the armoured corps, just as helicopters are operated and maintained by air force personnel.
They argued that diverting resources to operation and upkeep would rob the infantry of valuable fighting elements, especially in the kind of counter-insurgency operations being mounted in Afghanistan.
They lost that argument and, as it was brought into service, the LAV III started to drive the infantry in more ways than just across terrain. It has, in the words of retired soldiers, played a huge part in the configuration of Canada’s present-day military.
Ottawa is focusing this round of work on the hulls of 141 of the high-tech, high-speed vehicles. The LAV III is a versatile 17-tonne vehicle, whose eight wheels are more effective on more terrain, more serviceable in more environments and more protective against explosives than their tracked alternative.
The big tires, one former soldier said, can save lives by absorbing part of a mine or IED strike and blowing off instead of channeling the energy into the crew compartment as the heavy superstructure of a tracked vehicle might do.
They were a marked improvement over the military’s first eight-wheeler, the Bison, which has been in service since 1990. LAVs have better weapons systems and drive trains, as well as LED displays offering forward vision for troops inside and ramps rather than an awkward single step in and out.
Their armament includes a 25-millimetre chain gun, a 7.62-millimetre machine gun and a 5.56-millimetre or second 7.62-millimetre machine gun. They also have eight 76-millimetre smoke-grenade launchers–two clusters of four on each side of a two-person turret.
The announcement of the latest round of improvements came just in time to avert expected staff cuts at London’s General Dynamics plant, sustaining the equivalent of about 250 skilled jobs.
The three-day event draws aircraft and spectators from around the world. In most years highlights include appearances by Canada’s Snowbirds, Canadian Forces parachute teams, entries from the Canadian Museum of Flight and demonstrations by Canadian Forces CF-18 Hornets. Foreign air forces also participate.
The Abbotsford Airshow is definitely one of Metro Vancouver’s top annual events, especially for people who like airplanes. Even for those who aren’t airplane fanatics, the spectacle can be very entertaining.
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This is looking up from the famous Juno Beach where the Canadian forces landed during D-Day. Courseulles, Normandy, France
Bi-National training maintains readiness! During a night training exercise consisting of five UH-60 Black Hawks and two CH-47 Chinook helicopters, Fort Bragg, N.C., Oct 19. #Paratroopers from 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division and 3rd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment, Canadian Army air assaulted onto their objectives.Training opportunities like this keep our Paratroopers ready for any contingent and to win tomorrow's fight.
Royal Canadian Air Force CF-188 Hornets are refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron on October 30, 2014, over Iraq during the first mission in the area of operations, supporting Operation Inherent Resolve.
(U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Perry Aston)
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Canadian Forces helicopter taking off from the Canadian Museum of Aviation on Canada Day.
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CAF 156120 / 43 - Raytheon CT-156 Harvard II - Canadian Forces - Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF)
in yellow BCATP-colours
at London/Ont. International Airport (YXU) during the 2016 air show
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)
188783 - McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet - Canadian Forces - RCAF-ARC
at Hamilton International Airport (YHM)
2022 CF-188 Demo-team
c/n 0567/A474 - built in 1987
425 Squadron CFB Bagotville
A Canadian Armed Forces soldier was killed March 6th, 2015 in Iraq at approximately 3:50 p.m. local Ottawa time in a friendly fire incident when members of the Special Operations Forces were mistakenly engaged by Iraqi Kurdish forces following their return to an observation post behind the front lines. Killed in action was Sergeant Andrew Joseph Doiron, from the Canadian Special Operations Regiment, based at Garrison Petawawa, Ontario.
Photo: DND Handout
First time I've seen this ship here and it has the 412 Sqn 80th anniversary badge on the tail with silhouettes of all the aircraft types operated since 1941. It arrived from Comox (CYQQ) shortly before.
National Air Force Museum of Canada, Trenton, Ontario
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Markings: Canadian Forces 424 Squadron, CFB Trenton, 2004
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Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
HMCS Summerside is a Kingston-class coastal defence vessel of the Royal Canadian Navy that has served in the Canadian Forces since 1999. Summerside is the twelfth, and last, ship of her class. She is the second vessel to use the designation HMCS Summerside. She is assigned to Maritime Forces Atlantic (MARLANT) and is homeported at CFB Halifax.
Displacement:970 long tons (990 t)
Length:55.3 m (181 ft 5 in)
Beam:11.3 m (37 ft 1 in)
Draught:3.4 m (11 ft 2 in)
Propulsion:
4 × Jeumont ANR-53-50 alternators, 4 × 600VAC Wärtsilä UD 23V12 diesel engines, 7.2 MW (9,700 hp)
2 × Jeumont CI 560L motors, 3,000 hp (2,200 kW)
2 × LIPS Z drive azimuth thrusters
Speed:15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Range:5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph)
Complement:37
Sensors and
processing systems:
Kelvin Hughes navigation radar (I-band)
Kelvin Hughes 6000 surface search radar (E-F band)
Global Positioning System
AN/SQS-511 towed side scan sonar
Remote-control Mine Hunting System (RMHS)
Armament:
1 × Bofors 40 mm/60 Mk 5C gun
2 × M2 machine guns
Members of the 4th Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment land on the shores of Lake Erie using 31 Combat Engineer Regiment assault boats during Exercise ROYAL HUNTER close to St. Thomas, Ontario, on April 12, 2014.
Photo by: MCpl Dan Pop, Canadian Army Public Affairs
© 2014 DND-MDN Canada
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Des membres du 4e Bataillon, Royal Canadian Regiment débarquent sur le rivage du lac Érié avec des embarcations d’assaut du 31e Régiment du génie de combat durant l’exercice ROYAL HUNTER, près de St. Thomas, en Ontario, le 12 avril 2014.
Photo : Cplc Dan Pop, affaires publiques de l’Armée canadienne
© 2014 DND-MDN Canada
St. Thomas, Ontario
A member of the 4th Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment reconnaissance team guides the incoming 31 Combat Engineer Regiment assault boats to the shores of Lake Erie during Exercise ROYAL HUNTER close to St. Thomas, Ontario, on April 12, 2014.
Photo by: MCpl Dan Pop, Canadian Army Public Affairs
© 2014 DND-MDN Canada
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St. Thomas, Ontario
Un membre de l’équipe de reconnaissance du 4e Bataillon, Royal Canadian Regiment guide les embarcations d’assaut du 31e Régiment du génie de combat durant l’exercice ROYAL HUNTER, près de St. Thomas, en Ontario, le 12 avril 2014.
Photo : Cplc Dan Pop, affaires publiques de l’Armée canadienne
© 2014 DND-MDN Canada