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George Kelley and a comrade pose underneath the nose art of a Handley Page Halifax while attached to No 405 (Eagle) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force during the war, Halifax B Mark V Series I (Special) , with a faired-over nose. During April–May 1942,
RCAF 188916 - McDonnell Douglas CF-188B Hornet - Royal Canadian Air Force
at Hamilton International Airport (YHM)
c/n 221 - built in 1984 -
operated by 410 Tactical Fighter Operational Training Squadron , CFB Cold Lake
RCAF-ARC 188769 - McDonnell Douglas CF-188A - Royal Canadian Air Force
at London International Airport (YXU)
during the 2018 London Air Show
433 sqn RCAF, 3 Wing Bagotville (Quebec),
Royal Canadian Air Force CF-188A 48-264/776 of 433 Sqn in the attractive scheme commemorating 60 years of NORAD, at RIAT RAF Fairford 2018.
146455 - Bell CH-146 Griffon (Bell 412CF) - Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF - ARC)
at Hamilton International Airport (YHM)
now with new RCAF - ARC titles
146485 - Bell CH-146 Griffon (Bell 412CF) - Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF - ARC)
at Hamilton International Airport (YHM)
now with new RCAF - ARC titles
RCAF - ARC 188776 - McDonnell Douglas CF-188A - Royal Canadian Air Force
at Hamilton International Airport (YHM)
in special NORAD-colours
The RCAF selects a theme for each year for its CF-18 air demonstration team. 2018 features the 60th Anniversary of NORAD.
NORAD is a combined, bi-national military command established by an agreement in 1958 between Canada and the United States to monitor and defend North America. NORAD is supported in Canada by the Canadian NORAD Region (CANR), headquartered in Winnipeg, Man., and the Canadian Air Defence Sector (CADS) at 22 Wing North Bay, Ontario. CANR maintains CF-18 aircraft on standby at 3 Wing and 4 Wing along with CC-130T Hercules air-to-air refuellers operating from Winnipeg, in support of the NORAD mission.
RCAF 9601 - Sikorsky H-5 Dragonfly - Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF)
at the NAFMC at CFB Trentpn/ON (YTR)
The H-5 Dragonfly was the RCAF RCAF’s first helicopter. Only seven H-5s were taken on by the RCAF, and they were used to give RCAF personnel experience in the flying and maintenance of helicopters. They taught the capabilities and restrictions of this new type of aircraft. One important part of the H-5’s service in Canada was to study and understand their performance under Canadian winter conditions. Due to the nature of the service, the H-5s spent most of their service in training or experiential units, although there some search and rescue work was done as well.
H-5 Dragonfly 9601 was taken on strength on April 5, 1947. It was the first of the seven Dragonflies that were taken on by the RCAF. It was originally assigned to Trenton for training duties, and then assigned to Edmonton, also for training. In 1950, H-5 Dragonfly 9601 was sent back to Trenton for repair and overhaul. When the overhaul was done, H-5 Dragonfly 9601 was sent to the Canadian Joint Air Training School in Rivers, Manitoba. After three years in the Canadian Joint Air Training School, it was sent to Cold Lake, Alberta, to the Experimental and Proving Establishment for five years. After that, it was sent to Chatham, New Brunswick, for five more years. On January 1965, H-5 Dragonfly 9601 was retired from active service and sent to the Canada Aviation and Space Museum in Ottawa.
The Dragonfly has been at the National Air Force Museum since 2012.
RCAF QT.787 - Noorduyn Norseman Mk. IV - Royal Canadian Air Force
at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum, Ottawa-Rockcliffe Airport (YRO)
c/n 136 - built in 1943, this Norseman VI was flown by No. 3 Wireless School in Montreal during the Second World War, and was used to train wireless operators. Between 1945 and 1950, it served as a communications, search-and-rescue, and transportation aircraft across Canada. In 1950, it served with No. 121 Communications and Rescue Flight, still bearing the RCAF markings from its last year of active service. The aircraft was transferred to the Museum in February 1964.
147306 - Boeing Vertol CH-147F Chinook - Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF)
at Toronto Lester B. Pearson Airport (YYZ)
c/n M2056 - built in 2015
Royal Canadian Air Force’s 450 Tactical Helicopter Squadron, Petawawa/ON
CIAS 2023 - performer
RCAF 146493 - Bell CH-146 Griffon - Canadian Forces - Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF)
in yellow SAR colours at Hamilton International Airport (YHM)
during SAREX 2017
c/n 46493 - built in 1997 -
operated by 424 (Transport & Rescue) Squadron "Tigers", based at 8 Wing, CFB Trenton
144620 - Bombardier BD-100 Challenger 650 - Royal Canadian Air Force/Aviation Royal Canadienne (RCAF/ARC)
with large "80 Years" sticker
at Hamilton International Airport (YHM)
c/n 6152 - built in 2020
PM Justin Trudeau arriving YHM
RCAF 188735 - McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet - Royal Canadian Air Force
at Hamilton International Airport (YHM)
2021 RCAF CF-18 Demonstration jet “Strong at Home”
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a (slightly) better version 23-Dec-21 (DeNoise AI).
A very poor photo taken at Manchester and blown up from a small distant image on the original slide. Sadly it's blurred but I never got the chance to take another shot. Four months later it was retired. Don't enlarge it!
This was actually designated as a Canadair C-54GM as the early aircraft utilised surplus C-54/DC-4 airframes bought from Douglas (and were unpressurised). These were all delivered to the RCAF, Trans Canada Airlines & Canadian Pacific. The aircraft bought by BOAC and designated 'Argonaut' were built to Douglas Blueprints by Canadair. They were fitted with DC-6 windows and were pressurised.
Note also the United Nations flag on the rear fuselage.
This aircraft was delivered to the Royal Canadian Air Force in Mar-48 and was retired in Dec-65. In 1966 it was presented to the Canadian Aviation Museum at Rockliffe, Ontario, Canada. It was still there as of Aug-00.
The sole surviving DC-4M/C-4/Argonaut/North Star, now undergoing a slow, but painstaking restoration in the workshop of the Canadian Aviation and Space museum at Ottawa. I took this shot from a high stairway, giving a different perspective on this magnificent aircraft, to the other shot of it that I posted here some time ago: www.flickr.com/photos/48975048@N06/15657284285/in/photoli...
147312 - Boeing Vertol CH-147F Chinook - Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF - ARC)
at Hamilton International Airport (YHM)
c/n M-2062 - built in 2012
No. 450 Sqn at CFB Petawawa, ON.
188774 - McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet - Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF - ARC)
at Hamilton International Airport (YHM)
c/n 512 - built in 1986 -
operated by 3 Wing, 425 SQN, CFB Bagotvlle, QC
For the Grey Cup (finale of the Canadian Football League) in Hamilton the RCAF did a 4 aircraft formation overfly - the aircraft then stayed overnight at YHM (wings still folded)
130319
Lockheed C-130E Hercules
Canadian Forces
Built 1970
C/N 4095
Girls Fly Too Event
I believe this is the frame, there used to be many here at Cascade Aerospace along with a few other civilian reg frames too, but most have now been long scrapped and this is the sole survivor of the RCAF E fleet here
RCAF - ARC 188776 - McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet - Royal Canadian Air Force
at Hamilton International Airport (YHM) visiting the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum (CWHM
in special NORAD-colours
The RCAF selects a theme for each year for its CF-18 air demonstration team. 2018 features the 60th Anniversary of NORAD.
330002 - Airbus CC-330 Husky (A-330-243) - Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF - ARC)
at Hamilton International Airport (YHM)
c/n 1653 - built in 2015 for Kuwait Airways -
operated by the RCAF si9nce 08/2023
The Airbus CC-330 Husky is an in-development Royal Canadian Air Force version of the Airbus A330 MRTT based on the civilian Airbus A330. Nine aircraft will replace the existing Airbus CC-150 Polaris fleet of five aircraft in the strategic transport and air refuelling roles.
RCAF 130610 - Lockheed CC-130J Hercules - Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF/ARC)
at Hamilton International Airport (YHM)
Air Force Day 2018
with special "75 Years 426 Squadron" sticker"
Cias Flightline Tour(431 Air Demonstration Squadron) 2015 Theme: 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain 431 (Air Demonstration Squadron) Jet 3 #14131
The Canadian RCAF Snowbirds Jet Team performed during the San Francisco Fleet Week air show. Their patriotic red and white planes scribed colorful arcs through the sky and wowed the crowds. Impressive precision and teamwork, and their commanding officer is a woman (of course) :)
RCAF 21123 - Canadair CT-133 Silver Star Mk. 3 - Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF)
in the colours of the 2 Advanced Flying School, Portage, Manitoba, marked PP.123
c/n T-33-123 - built in 1953
mounted on a pole outside the Hamilton Air Force Association and Club, Dundas, Hamilton, Ontario
The aircraft is at this location since 1976 and has recently received a full facelift and re-paint