RapidFireWeb Avro CF-100 Canucks flown by Nos. 409, 410, 413, 414, 416, 419, 423, 425, 428, 432, 433, 440, 445 Squadrons in RCAF and Canadian Forces service (RCAF Photo via Mike Kaehler) Avro CF-100 Canuck Mk. 4B, RCAF (Serial No. 18383), coded NQ, No. 423 Squadron, at 2 (F) Wing, RCAF Station Grostenquin, France in 1957. … Read more
Avro CF-105 Arrow (Avro Photo) Avro CF-105 Arrow (Serial No. 25201). Avro CF-105 Arrow Mk. I (5), (Serial Nos. 25201-25205). The Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow was a delta-winged interceptor aircraft designed and built by Avro Canada. The CF-105 held the promise of Mach 2 speeds at altitudes exceeding 50,000 feet (15,000 m) and was intended … Read more
Boeing CC-137 (Boeing 707-320C) (DND Photo via Mike Kaehler) Boeing CC-137 (Boeing 707-320C), Serial No. 13702), The Boeing CC-137 was a transport and tanker aircraft which served with the Canadian Forces from 1970 to 1997. The Boeing 707-347C aircraft provided long range passenger transport for the military, VIP transport for government and air-to-air refueling for fighters … Read more
Canadian Warplanes, Jets Boeing CC-177 Globemaster III (4), (Serial Nos. 177701-177704). (Robert Taylor Photo) Boeing CC-177 Globemaster III (Serial No. 177701), operating out of CFB Trenton, Ontario. The CC-177 Globemaster III strategic airlifter transports troops, cargo and oversized combat equipment. Rapid, reliable and flexible, it is equipped with advanced digital avionics. The Globemaster can fly … Read more
Boeing E-3 Sentry (Jwk Photo) NATO E-3s possess LX tail registration, as they are registered in Luxembourg. The chin bulge houses a suite of electronic warfare support measure The Boeing E-3 Sentry is an American airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft developed by Boeing. E-3s are commonly known as AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control … Read more
Bombardier CC-144 Challenger (John Davies, CYOW Airport Watch Photo) Bombardier CC-144 Challenger (Serial No. 144616). The Bombardier Challenger 600 series is a family of business jets first produced by Canadair (as an independent company), and then produced from 1986 by Canadair as a division of Bombardier Aerospace. In service with the Canadian Forces, this aircraft … Read more
Bombardier Global 6500 (Bombardier Illustration) Six Bombardier Global 6500 VIP transport aircraft will be coming to No. 412 Squadron RCAF, starting in 2027. (Bombardier Illustration) Bombardier Global 6500.
British Aerospace (HS) CT-155 Hawk (DND Photo) British Aerospace CT-155 Hawk (Serial No. 155255). The BAE Systems Hawk is a British single-engine, jet-powered advanced trainer, first flown in 1974 as the Hawker Siddeley Hawk, and subsequently produced by its successor companies, British Aerospace and BAE Systems, respectively. It has been used in a training capacity and … 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
