RapidFireWeb de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk (RCAF Photo courtesy of the Canadian Aviation Preservation Association) de Havilland Canada DHC-1B-2-S5 Chipmunk Mk. II, RCAF (Serial No. 18012). The de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk is a tandem, two-seat, single-engined primary trainer aircraft designed and developed by de Havilland Canada shortly after the end of the Second World War. … Read more
de Havilland Canada (Grumman) CS2F-1/CP-121 Tracker (RCN Photo via Mike Kaehler) de Havilland Canada (Grumman) CS-2F Tracker, RCN (Serial No. 1595), preparing to launch from the deck of HMCS Bonaventure, 1969. Note how the nose wheel is off the deck and how the catapult cable hooks onto the fuselage. This aircraft survived its life at … Read more
de Havilland CC-108 Caribou (de Havilland Photo) de Havilland CC-108 Caribou. The de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou (designated by the United States military as the CV-2 and later C-7 Caribou) is a Canadian-designed and produced specialized cargo aircraft with short takeoff and landing (STOL) capability. The Caribou was first flown in 1958 and although mainly … Read more
de Havilland CC-115 Buffalo (de Havilland Photo) de Havilland Canada CC-115 Buffalo (Serial No. 115454). This Buffalo was delivered to No. 429 (Tac T) Squadron on 18 Sep 1967. It flew with No. 429 (Tac T) Squadron when it was renumbered. 115454 later flew with No. 442 (T&R) Squadron, CFB Comox, BC in 1974 in … Read more
de Havilland CSR-123 Otter (DND Photo) de Havilland CSR-123 Otter (Serial No. 9403), No. 402 City of Winnipeg Air Reserve Squadron, c1970. The first flight of the Otter was on 12 Dec 1951. Introduction to military service took place in 1953. 466 total were built and many are still in service around the world. (No. 438 … Read more
de Havilland CC-132 Dash-7, de Havilland CC-142, and CT-142 Dash (Mike Kaehler Photo) de Havilland DHC-7, CC-132 Dash-7-102/103 (2), (Serial Nos. 132001-132002). The de Havilland Canada DHC-7, popularly known as the Dash 7, is a turboprop-powered regional airliner with short take-off and landing (STOL) performance. The Canadian Forces acquired two aircraft for use in Europe. … Read more
de Havilland CC-138 Twin Otter (DND Photo via Mike Kaehler) de Havilland CC-138 Twin Otter (Serial No. 13808), being flown in UN service. This aircraft was destroyed by the Indian Air Force while it was operating in Pakistan on 5 Dec 1971. The de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter, currently marketed as the Viking Air … Read more
de Havilland DH.103 Sea Hornet F.20 (Comox AFM Photo via Mike Kaehler) de Havilland DH.103 Sea Hornet F. 20 (1), (Serial No. TT193). A single Sea Hornet F 20 (Serial No. TT193) was sent to Edmonton, Alberta, for winter trials in 1948. It was employed with the Winter Experimental Establishment (WEE) flight for winter testing … Read more
Douglas Dakota in RCAF service during the Second World War (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 4674231) Douglas Dakota (Serial No. FD946), No. 62 Squadron, RAF. This aircraft flown by Flying Officer J. Duguid is on its way over Burma to drop supplies to Allied troops who have been surrounded by the Japanese, 21 March … Read more
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar (RCAF Photo via Mike Kaehler) Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcars taxi out for take off loaded with paratroops during Op Char I, at Goose Bay, Labrador. Note the Hercules in the background. (RCAF Photo via Ken Hennessey) Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, RCAF (Serial No. 22115), over the prairies in 1957. Fairchild C-119F Flying … Read more
