RapidFireWeb Blackburn B.26 Botha (RAF Photo) The Blackburn B.26 Botha was a four-seat reconnaissance and torpedo bomber. It was produced by the British aviation company Blackburn Aircraft at its factories at Brough and Dumbarton. The Botha was developed during the mid 1930s in response to Air Ministry Specification M.15/35, and was ordered straight off the drawing board … Read more
Boeing 247D (RCAF Photo) Boeing 247D (Serial No. 7635), No. 121 (K) Squadron, making a landing approach to the airfield at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, May 1942. The Royal Canadian Air Force took eight aircraft on strength, the first being on the 18th of June, 1940. They had all previously been operated in the United States … Read more
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Boeing Fortress Mk. IIA (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3583754) Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Mk. IIA, RCAF (Serial No. 9205), No. 168 (HT) Squadron, Rockcliffe, Ontario, 26 April 1945. (RCAF Photo) Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Mk. IIA, RCAF (Serial No. 9202), No. 168 (HT) Squadron, Rockcliffe, Ontario, in 1945. The … Read more
Brewster SB2A-1 Bermuda (RAF Photo) Brewster Bermuda Mk. I. Brewster Bermuda Mk. I (3), (Serial Nos. FF568, FF718, FF732). The RCAF acquired three, which were used for special trials at Suffield, Alberta, by the Test & Development Establishment. The Bermuda was the British designation for the American-built Brewster SB2A Buccaneer. Deliveries of Brewster Bermudas to … Read more
Bristol Bombay (IWM Photo CH2936) Bristol Bombay Mk. I, RAF (Serial No. L5838), No. 216 Squadron, Aldergrove, County Antrim, UK. The Bombay was a British 1930’s era twin-engine medium bomber, troop and cargo transport powered by a pair of Bristol Pegasus XXII radial piston engines. The aircraft had a fixed undercarriage. The Bombay was flown … Read more
Burnelli CBY-3 Loadmaster (Wilma Bearman Photo via Don Smith) Burnelli CBY-3 Loadmaster, CF-BEL, Montreal, Quebec, 1944. The Burnelli CBY-3 Loadmaster is an unconventional transport aircraft that was designed by American engineer Vincent Burnelli and built in Canada in 1944 by Canadian Car and Foundry. The CBY-3 “lifting fuselage” was an evolution of the earlier Burnelli … Read more
Canadian Vickers (Northrop) Delta (City of Vancouver Archives Photo, AM640-S1-: CVA 260-1026) Canadian Vickers (Northrop) Delta Mk. I, RCAF (Serial No. 675), Vancouver, British Columbia, ca 1939. Canadian Vickers (Northrop) Delta Mk. I (3), (Serial Nos. 667, 668, 669), Mk. II (17), (Serial Nos. 670, 671, 672, 673, 674, 675, 676, 677, 682, 683, 684, … Read more
Cessna Crane (DND Archives Photo, PCN-3871) Cessna T-50 Crane Mk. I, RCAF (Serial No. 8676), painted in yellow training livery. 8676 is currently on display in the Canada Air and Space Museum, Ottawa, Ontario. The Cessna T-50 Crane was the RCAF version of the Cessna AT-17 Bobcat, a twin-engined advanced trainer designed and made in … Read more
Douglas CC-129 Dakota in post war RCAF service (CAF Photo) Douglas CC-129 Dakota (Serial No. KG580), later (Serial No. 12930), No. 440 Squadron, 1970. It has Canadian Armed Forces in French and “Rescue” is in english. This aircraft unfortunately crashed on 3 Nov 1971 in the Arctic, killing the 8 crew members. A case of low … Read more
Supermarine Spitfires flown by the RCAF at home during the Second World War (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3583160) Supermarine Spitfire F Mk. VI, RCAF (Serial No. X4492), flown by Tony Grub of No. 13 Squadron, 26 Feb 1944. Built as X F Mk.1 4492, later converted to X F Mk. V. The … Read more
