RapidFireWeb Canadair F-86E Sabres flown by Nos. 400, 401, and 410 Squadrons No. 400 Squadron RCAF 15 Apr 1946. No. 400 (Fighter Bomber) Squadron (Auxiliary)was re-formed at Downsview, Toronto, Ontario, flying North American Harvard Mk. IIBs. At the start of the Cold War the squadron flew the de Havilland DH.100 Vampire Mk. III and then Canadair … Read more
Canadair F-86E Sabres flown by Nos. 411, 413, and 414 Squadrons No. 411 Squadron RCAF No. 411 “County of York” Squadron (Auxiliary) was was formed at Toronto, Ontario on 1 Oct 1950. The squadron flew Sabres from Oct 1956 to Sep 1958. (RCAF Photo) Canadair F-86 Sabre Mk. 5, RCAF (Serial No. 23312), No. 411 … Read more
Canadair F-86E Sabres flown by Nos. 416, 421, and 422 Squadrons No. 416 Squadron RCAF No. 416 Squadron RCAF was formed at RAF Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland in 1941 as a fighter squadron for service during the Second World War and was based at various RAF stations in Scotland, England and continental Europe. The squadron was … Read more
Canadair F-86E Sabres flown by Nos. 427, 430, and 431 Squadrons No. 427 Squadron RCAF No. 427 Squadron flew out of No. 3 (Fighter) Wing at Zweibrücken, Germany, in March 1953. The squadron flew Sabre Mk. 2s from Sep 1952 to Jun 1953, Sabre Mk. 5s from May 1953 to Sep 1955, and Sabre Mk. … Read more
Canadair F-86E Sabres flown by Nos. 434, 438 and 439 Squadrons No. 434 Squadron RCAF No. 434 Squadron was first formed at RAF Tholthorpe in the UK, on 13 June 1943, flying the Handley Page Halifax Mk. V bomber. On 13 August 1943 it flew its first operational sortie, a bombing raid across the Alps … 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
Canadair F-86E Sabres flown by the Operational Training Unit (OTU), RCAF Station Chatham, NB, and the Aerospace Engineering Test Establishment Operational Training Unit (OTU), RCAF Station Chatham, New Brunswick (RCAF Photo) Canadair F-86E Sabre Mk. 5 (Serial Nos. 23235, 23338, 23243, and 23241), Operational Training Unit (OTU), RCAF Station Chatham, New Brunswick. (RCAF Photo via James Craik) Canadair … Read more
Canadair CF-104 Starfighter (DND Photo via James Craik) Canadair CF-104 Starfighter (Serial No. 12701) with Canadian ensign, parked in front of the CEPE Hangar at RCAF Station Uplands in the Early 1960’s. The F-104 Starfighter was designed by Kelly Johnson and his team in 1952, at Lockheed’s legendary “skunk works” in Burbank, California. The USAF … Read more
Canadair CF-104 Starfighter survivors in Canada: Canadair CF-104 Starfighter, CAF (Serial No. 104731). (stemcat5 Photo) Victoria, British Columbia. Canadair CF-104 Starfighter (Serial No. 104731), C/N 683A-1031. This aircraft flew with No. 417 Squadron, CFB Cold Lake, Alberta. 104731 was flown in the squadron’s 1972 display team at Moose Jaw air show. She was flown in … Read more
