RapidFireWeb (Aircraft.com Photo) The Beechcraft Bonanza is an American general aviation aircraft introduced in 1947 by Beech Aircraft Corporation of Wichita, Kansas. The six-seater, single-engined aircraft is still being produced by Beechcraft and has been in continuous production longer than any other aircraft in history. More than 17,000 Bonanzas of all variants have been built, produced … Read more
Beechcraft CT-134A Musketeer (DND Photo via James Craik) Beechcraft CT-134A Musketeer Mk. I, formation flight, on strength at CFB Portage la Prairie (1971-1992). (Canadian Forces Photo) Beechcraft CT-134A Musketeer Mk. I (Serial No. 13412). The Beechcraft Musketeer is a family of single-engined, low-wing, light aircraft that was produced by Beechcraft. The line includes the Model … Read more
Beechcraft CT-145 Super King Air, C-90 King Air, King Air 350ER, and Raytheon B200 King Air, RCAF (Ahunt Photo) Beechcraft C-90 King Air, C-FMFY (Serial No. LJ-1749), belonging to Allied Wings and assigned to 3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School, Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. The Beechcraft King Air is a twin-turboprop utility aircraft developed in … Read more
(Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum Photo) Bellanca 8GCBC Scout, Tow Craft for Air Cadet Glider Training The 8GCBC Scout is a two-seat, high-wing, single-engined fixed conventional gear general aviation airplane that entered production in the United States in 1974. Designed for personal and commercial use, it is commonly found in utility roles such as bush flying—thanks … Read more
Blackburn Beverly (RAF Photo) Blackburn Beverly C Mk. 1, RAF (Serial No. XB260), and (Serial No. XB262), transport aircraft were flown by RCAF personnel testing aircraft at the Canadian Experimental and Proving Establishment (CE&PE) at Namao, Alberta. XB262 was nicknamed “Mayflower III“, also known as “The Ark“. It wore the CE&PE badge on the … Read more
Blackburn Firebrand (World War Photos) Blackburn Firebrand TF.5 (Serial No. EK726), 1948. The Blackburn Firebrand was a British single-engine strike fighter for the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy designed during the Second World War by Blackburn Aircraft. Originally intended to serve as a pure fighter, its unimpressive performance and the allocation of its … Read more
Boeing B-29 Superfortress in RCAF service (Wilma Bearman Photo via Don Smith) Boeing EB-29B Superfortress (reconnaissance version), USAF (Serial No. 44-84035). This aircraft was flown by Keith Greenaway during long-range navigation flights throughout the Arctic. (Larry Milberry, Sixty Tears, p.251) While working with NORAD in Colorado Springs in 2003, I spoke with former RCAF Squadron … Read more
Bristol 170 Freighter, RCAF (RCAF Photo) Bristol 170 Freighter Mk. 31C, RCAF (Serial No. 9697), coded KC. The Bristol Type 170 Freighter was a British twin-engine aircraft designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company as both a freighter and an airliner. Its best known use was as an air ferry to carry cars and … Read more
Canadair CC-106 Yukon (DND Photo via Mike Kaehler) Canadair CL-44/CC-106 Yukon. The Canadair CL-44/CC-106 Yukon, a Canadian turboprop airliner and cargo aircraft based on the Bristol Britannia, was developed and produced by Canadair in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Although innovative, only a small number of the aircraft was produced for the RCAF (as … Read more
Canadair CC-109 Cosmopolitan (RCAF Photo via Francois Dutil) Canadair CC-109 Cosmopolitan (Serial No. 109159), in early service with the RCAF, ca 1960s. This an early version of the aircraft with Napier Eland engines. Canadair CC-109 Cosmopolitan (CL-66B), (10), (Serial Nos. 109151-109160); CL-540, CC-109 Cosmopolitan (3), (Serial Nos. 109161, 109162 (ex 10906), 109163 (ex 10907), for … Read more
