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RCAF POLARIS 15002 Departing Prestwick to Trenton airbase Canada, after a couple of days at Prestwick C/S CFC4191
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.
330001 and 330002 currently carry these VIP-c/s and are mainly used on official flights for the government of Canada.
They will stay for now in passenger configuration.
RCAF 130614 - Lockheed CC-130J Hercules - Canadian Forces - Royal Canadian Air Force
at Hamilton International Airport (YHM)
operated by RCAF 436 TS - CFB Trenton "Elephant" -
c/n 5687 - built in 2012
146432 - Bell CH-146 Griffon (B-412C -) Canadian Forces - Royal Canadian Air Force
at Hamilton International Airport (YHM)
yellow SAR/Rescue/Sauvetage - colours
c/n 46432- built in 1996 by Bell Canada
RCAF Voodoo outside the Alberta Aviation Museum at the former Municipal Airport which is now closed.
130613 - Lockheed Martin CC-130J Hercules - Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF - ARC)
at Hamilton International Airport (YHM)
c/n 5667- built in 2011
YHM sees a good number of RCAF-visits mainly due to the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum. The crews seem to like this place to take a break.
RCAF 144618 - Canadair (Bombardier) CC-144 (CL-604) Challenger
Canadian Forces - Royal Canadian Air Force
at Hamilton International Airport (YHM)
c/n 5535 - built in 2002
144620 - Bombardier BD-100 Challenger 650 - Royal Canadian Air Force/Aviation Royal Canadienne (RCAF/ARC)
at Hamilton International Airport (YHM)
c/n 6152 - built in 2020
147309 - Boeing Vertol CH-147F Chinook - Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF - ARC)
at Hamilton International Airport (YHM)
operated by 450 Sqn at CFB Petawawa, ON
c/n M2059 - built in 2013
Transports of the Royal Canadian Air Force were regular at Gatwick, operating into Europe as well as to North America,
I recall seeing Dakotas, Bristol170, Hercules and Canadair Yukons as well as these Boeings. Also I once saw a DHC Caribou flying over not far from Guildford. They had some Convair Liners too, but I never saw one.
They replaced the Yukons (a Bristol Britannia derivative) with five Boeing 707s which were originally ordered by the US carrier Western Airlines. This one is 13701.
London Gatwick
12th April 1975
Praktica LTL, Kodachrome II
19750412 3815 13701 LGW clean
After taking off with passengers on-board, this B-25 is raising its landing gear.
Rosie’s Reply (N3774), is a combat veteran, having flown eight combat missions during April and May, 1944. According to b-25history.org, this is just one of three surviving B-25s that have flown combat missions. Warbird News also stated in 2013 that this was the only B-25D flying at that time.
The Michigan Flight Museum, the organizer of the airshow, owns and operates Rosie’s Reply. The aircraft’s name honors the “amazing women who came together to help win a war while shaping the future of women in the work place.” The aircraft displays the livery and markings it wore around 1943.
North American Aviation built this B-25D-35-NC in Kansas City, Kansas in 1943. She was assigned to the 12th AF 57th Bomb Wing, 340th Bomber Group and based in Corsica during April and May, 1944. Later that year, she was transferred to the Royal Air Force and assigned to the Royal Canadian Air Force to support training. After a variety of roles with the RCAF, she was sold to a private owner in 1962. After a series of owners, the aircraft was sold to the Yankee Air Force, predecessor to the Michigan Flight Museum, in 1988.
Seen at the 2025 Thunder Over Michigan Airshow. #ThunderOverMI
RCAF 130614 - Lockheed CC-130J Hercules - Canadian Forces - Royal Canadian Air Force
at Hamilton International Airport (YHM) arriving for Air Force Day 2017
operated by RCAF 436 TS - CFB Trenton "Elephant" -
c/n 5687 - built in 2012
Still sporting the CANADA 150 colors from the 2017 Airshow season. Has now returned to regular service with 410 Tactical Fighter (OT) Squadron, 4 Wing Cold Lake.
140113 - Lockheed CP-140M Aurora - Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF - ARC)
at Hamilton International Airport (YHM)
c/n 5717
operated by 14 Wing / CFB Greenwood/NS
The CP-140 Aurora is based on the Lockheed P-3 Orion airframe, but mounts the electronics suite of the Lockheed S-3 Viking
13802 - deHavilland Canada CC-138 (DHC-8-300) Twin Otter -
Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF - ARC)
at Hamilton International Airport (YHM)
visiting the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum AirForce 100-show
c/n 304 - built in 1971
operated by 8 Wing, 440 Transport Squadron
based Yellowknife (NWT)
The CC-138 Twin Otter is used in transport and support roles in northern operations as well as search and rescue missions. It is highly adaptable and well suited to Canada’s ever-changing northern climate and terrain.
13802 - deHavilland Canada CC-138 (DHC-8-300) Twin Otter -
Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF - ARC)
at Hamilton International Airport (YHM)
visiting the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum
c/n 304 - built in 1971
operated by 8 Wing, 440 Transport Squadron
based Yellowknife (NWT)
The CC-138 Twin Otter is used in transport and support roles in northern operations as well as search and rescue missions. It is highly adaptable and well suited to Canada’s ever-changing northern climate and terrain.
RCAF 115457 - deHavilland Canada CC-115 / DHC-5D Buffalo
Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF)
at Hamilton International Airport (YHM) during SAREX 2017
c/n 11 - built in 1967
operated by 442 Transport and Rescue Squadron. based at Comox/B.C.
McDonnell Douglas CF-188 Hornet RCAF 188734, 3 Wing Bagotville, Québec (painted to commemorate Canada’s 150th anniversary of Confederation) @ CFB Bagotville, Quebec, Canada