RapidFireWeb RCAF Mobile Support Equipment (MSE): Buses (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3584195) RCAF 3-ton passenger Bus, 25 Jan 1949. (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3583390) RCAF Bus, 23 June 1950. (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3584877) RCAF Bus, 18 Dec 1953.
RCAF Mobile Support Equipment (MSE): Cranes and Flatbed trucks (RCAF Photo) RCAF crane being used to work on an RCAF Fairey Battle being used as a training aid as it has its wings clipped and the stubs sealed. Techs at work at various duties, No 6 Repair Depot, Trenton, Ontario. Multi-wheeled (Lorain) cranes like this … Read more
RCAF Mobile Support Equipment (MSE): Mule Tractors (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3584389) RCAF airfield tractor, 23 June 1950. (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3584189) RCAF Mule aircraft towing tractor, 25 Jan 1949. (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3583283) RCAF Farmall A aircraft towing tractor, 24 May 1944. (Library … Read more
RCAF Mobile Support Equipment (MSE): Panel Vans and Station Wagons (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3581327) RCAF 1937 GMC Panel Delivery half-ton, No. 338, 3 July 1939. (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3581326) RCAF 1938 Ford Station Wagon No. 347, 5 July 1939. (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3586783) … Read more
The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) existed from 1924 to 1968, later designated Canadian Forces Air Command under the Canadian Forces, and then renamed to its original historic name of Royal Canadian Air Force in 2011. These are the squadrons that have served with Canada’s air force since 1924. RCAF Squadron Codes Home defence was … Read more
RCAF Squadron Leader Ian Somerville (Mrs Sheri Somerville Street family Photo) Squadron Leader Ian Somerville. S/L Ian “Curly” Somerville served with the Royal Aircraft Establishment‘s Foreign Aircraft Flight at Farnborough in the UK after the war ended in 1945. He was a graduate of the Empire Test Pilots School, RAF Boscombe Down, and test flew … Read more
Squadron Leader Ian Willoughby Bazalgette, VC, DFC (Bomber Command Museum Photo) Squadron Leader Ian Willoughby Bazalgette, VC, DFC (19 October 1918 – 4August 1944) was a Canadian-British pilot in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. S/L Bazalgette was the “Master Bomber” of a Pathfinder Squadron detailed to mark an important target for … Read more
RCAF Radar, Troposcatter, and Satellite Communication Antennae (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 4953587) Radar antenna used for air traffic control, Uplands, Ontario, October 1956. (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 4952251) Troposcatter radar up north, 1959. The radar end of it is up the pole. The ‘billboard’ type structures (look like … Read more
RCAF, RCN, Canadian Army and Canadian civil aviation history: 1 Jan 1946 – 31 Dec 1950 On 1 April 1924, the RCAF was established as a permanent component of Canada’s defence force. In 2024, the RCAF celebrated 100 years of service to Canada. Many aviation enthusiasts have contributed to this compilation of key events in … Read more
RCAF, RCN, Canadian Army and Canadian civil aviation history: 1 Jan 1951 – 1 Apr 2024 On 1 April 1924, the RCAF was established as a permanent component of Canada’s defence force. In 2024, the RCAF will be celebrating 100 years of service to Canada. Many aviation enthusiasts have contributed to this compilation of key events … Read more
