RapidFireWeb RCAF Higher Formations and Ancillary Units 1939-1945 RCAF logo, King George VI crown. RCAF logo, Queen Elizabeth II Crown. Air Force HQ, formed at Ottawa on 18 Feb 1920, redesignated RCAF HQ on 1 Apr 1924, redesignated Air Force HQ on 31 Aug 1939, ceased to exist on formation of Canadian Forces HQ on 1 … Read more
RCAF and Canadian aviation history, 1 Apr 1924 – 31 Aug 1939 RCAF logo, King’s crown. 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 in … Read more
RCAF History, Second World War era The outbreak of the Second World War saw the RCAF fielding eight of its eleven permanent operational squadrons, but by October 1939 15 squadrons were available (12 for homeland defence, three for overseas service). Twenty types of aircraft were in service at this point, over half being for training or … Read more
RCAF and Canadian aviation history, 23 Feb 1909 – Mar 31 1924 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 in Canada’s aviation … Read more
(Reddit Photo) Canadian Pilot successfully ejects from the CF-18 Hornet fighter jet during practice seconds before it crashes at the Alberta Internatioal Airshow, July 2010. âPost-Second World War RCAF/CF Casualties No. 400 (Fighter) Squadron (Auxiliary) Name, aircraft, date F/O Couling, MacQuarrie Lines, North American Harvard (Serial No. 3121), 5 Jul 1949. F/L Brown, Donald Joseph, … Read more
RCAF Major Donald Roderick MacLaren, DSO, MC & Bar, DFC, Croix de Guerre, Compangnonde la Légion d’Honneur (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3219005) Major D.R. MacLaren with a de Havilland D.H.9 aircraft `Leicester’ presented to Canada by the Imperial Air Fleet Committee, 21 Jan 1919. Major Donald Roderick MacLaren, DSO, MC & Bar, … Read more
Major John Trevor Godfrey (IWM Photo, 15419) Captain John ‘Johnny’ T. Godfrey of the 4th Fighter Group, 1944. John Trevor Godfrey (March 28, 1922 – June 12, 1958) was a Canadian-born American fighter pilot and flying ace in the 336th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group, Eighth Air Force during the Second World War. Born in Montreal, … Read more
RCAF Mobile Support Equipment: Crash Tenders and Firetrucks (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3643566) RCAF Ford half-track crash tender No. 340, Camp Borden, Ontario, 28 Sep 1939. (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3643565) RCAF Ford half-track crash tender No. 340, Camp Borden, Ontario, 28 Sep 1939. (Library and Archives Canada Photo, … Read more
RCAF Mobile Support Equipment (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3585211) MSE Op driver’s competition, RCAF Station Rockcliffe, 19 Sep 1955. Mobile Support Equipment Operators (MSE OP) operate military vehicles ranging in size from standard automobiles to snow removal equipment and all-terrain vehicles. An MSE OP carries out duties related to driving, operating and … Read more
RCAF Mobile Support Equipment (MSE): Ambulances (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3584182) RCAF Ambulance No. 30-675 RE, 25 Jan 1949. (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 4448522) RCAF Ambulance crew unloading patient from a Noorduyn Norseman, 17 March 1954. (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3584602) RCAF Ambulance, 17 Sep 1951. … Read more
