RapidFireWeb 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 (MAM Photo) Front page (Matthew Carson Photo, MAM) (MAM Photo) Blériot XI, Le Scarabée, replica being restored. Reg. No. C-ISCA. 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. … Read more
Musée de L’Aérospatiale du Québec St. Hubert, Québec Aerospace Museum (QAM), Musée de l’aérospatiale du Québec. Website: https://www.maq-qam.ca/aeronefs.php Avro CF-100 Canuck Mk. 5D (Serial No. 100760). (Doug Jermyn Photo) (Pierre Gillard Photo) Avro CF-100 Canuck Mk. 5 (N° de série 18760), (N° de série 100760), Escadron n° 425, précédemment monté sur un pylône à Saint-Hubert, … Read more
Canadair F-86E Sabres flown by Nos. 441, 442, 443, and 444 Squadrons No. 441 Squadron RCAF No. 125 (Fighter) Squadron was formed on 20 April 1942 at Sydney, Nova Scotia and flew Hawker Hurricanes as part of RCAF Eastern Air Command. It was renumbered No. 441 Fighter Squadron when it transferred overseas to RAF Station … Read more
Canadair F-86E Sabres serving with the German Luftwaffe during the Cold War (DND Photo via James Craik) Canadair F-86 Sabre Mk. 6 (Serial No. BB-118), MSN 964, ex RCAF (Serial No. 23174), and a number of Mk. VI Sabres of the German Luftwaffe, in front of the hangars at the Luftwaffe’s Sabre conversion unit, Waffenschule 10, Oldenburg, Germany. … Read more
