RapidFireWeb (Artwork by Peter J. Robichaud) ‘Alouettes Lightning & Hornet’. Illustration depicting the McDonnell Douglas CF-188 Hornet and its replacement the Lockheed Martin CF-35 Lightning II, both of No. 425 Alouette Squadron, RCAF. This painting was commissioned by CF-118 pilot Captain A. Cirlan who presented it to the Squadron as a departure gift upon his posting. … Read more
McDonnell CF-101 Voodoo, RCAF/CAF (DND Photo via Mike Kaehler) McDonnell CF-101 Voodoo formation (Serial Nos. 101008, 101051, 101015, 101012), No. 425 Squadron, Bagotville, Quebec. The McDonnell CF-101 Voodoo was an all-weather interceptor fighter operated by the RCAF and the Canadian Forces between 1961 and 1987. They were manufactured by the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation of St. … Read more
McDonnell CF-101 Voodoos flown by Nos. 409, 410, 414, 416, 423, and 425 Squadrons in RCAF and CAF service (DND Photo) McDonnell CF-101B Voodoo (Serial No. 101067), No. 414 Squadron, (Serial No. 101014), No. 425 Squadron, (Serial No. 101043), No. 416 Squadron, and (Serial No. 101057), No. 409 Squadron. There were three versions of the … Read more
McDonnell Douglas CF-188 Hornet. (Staff Sgt Perry Ashton, USAF Photo) McDonnell Douglas CF-188 Hornet, RCAF (Serial No. 188751), over Iraq, 4 Mar 2015. The McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet (official military designation CF-188) is an RCAF (formerly Canadian Forces Air Command) fighter aircraft, based on the American McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet fighter. In 1980, the F/A-18 … Read more
McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee (RCN Photo courtesy of the Shearwater Aviation Museum) McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee, RCN Serial No. 126381, coded 700, on the flight deck of HMCS Bonaventure, 1957. In 1951, the RCN expressed an interest in replacing their obsolete Hawker Sea Fury piston engined fighters with Banshees, drafting a $40 million deal for 60 new … Read more
Warplanes in Québec The aim of this website is to locate, identify and document every historical Warplane preserved in Canada. Many contributors have assisted in the hunt for these aircraft to provide and update the data on this website. Photos are by the author unless otherwise credited. Any errors found here are by the author. … Read more
CFB Bagotville, Air Defence Museum Bagotville (BADM), BFC Bagotville, Le Musée de la défence aérienne de Bagotville (MDAB) The aim of this website is to locate, identify and document every historical Warplane preserved in Canada. Many contributors have assisted in the hunt for these aircraft to provide and update the data on this website. Photos … Read more
Warplanes in Québec, Gatineau, Vintage Wings of Canada / Avions de guerre au Québec, à Gatineau et dans les Ailes d’époque du Canada Ailes d’époque du Canada (AOI), aéroport de Gatineau, 1699, rue Arthur Fecteau. AOI est un organisme de bienfaisance sans but lucratif, possédant une collection d’avions d’importance historique. L’installation est située à l’aéroport … Read more
Knowlton, Société historique du comté de Brome (BCHS), 130, chemin Lakeside. Knowlton, Brome County Historical Society (BCHS), 130 Lakeside Road. Fokker D.VII A1b (Serial No. 6810/18) / Fokker D.VII A1b (numéro de série 6810/18). (Author Photo) Fokker D.VII A1b (n° de série 6810/18). Ce chasseur biplan allemand, prix de guerre, était l’un des trois avions … Read more
Musée de L’Aviation de Montréal/Montreal Aviation Museum Front page (Matthew Carson Photo, MAM) Blériot XI, Le Scarabée, replica being restored. Reg. No. C-ISCA. (MAM Photo) The Blériot XI was designed and built by Louis Blériot of France in 1909. In this aircraft, Blériot became the first man to successfully fly across the English Channel. Another important … Read more
