Canadian Warplanes 2: Canadian Vickers Vancouver, RCAF

Canadian Vickers Vancouver Canadian Vickers Limited was an aircraft and shipbuilding company that operated in Canada during the early part of the 20th century until 1944.  A subsidiary of Vickers Limited, it built its own aircraft designs as well as others under licence.  Canadair absorbed the Canadian Vickers aircraft operations in November 1944. (Library and … Read more

Canadian Warplanes 2: Canadian Vickers Vanessa floatplane, RCAF

Canadian Vickers Vanessa floatplane RCAF Photo) Canadian Vickers Vanessa. (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3552856) Canadian Vickers Vanessa, RCAF Reg. No. G-CYZJ, 2 Sep 1927. The Canadian Vickers Vanessa was a Canadian biplane transport seaplane of the 1920s. It was a single-engine, twin-float biplane of mixed construction, evaluated by the Royal Canadian Air … Read more

Canadian Warplanes 2: Canadian Vickers Varuna, RCAF

Canadian Vickers Varuna (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3388224) Canadian Vickers Varuna I flying boat, RCAF (Reg. No. G-CYGV), Shirley’s Bay, Ontario, 18 November 1925. The Canadian Vickers Varuna was a Canadian flying boat of the 1920s built by Canadian Vickers as a twin-engined, unequal-span biplane, with a wooden hull and steel tube structure. The … Read more

Canadian Warplanes 2: Canadian Vickers Vedette, RCAF

Canadian Vickers Vedette (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3388238) Canadian Vickers Vedette Mk. I flying boat, RCAF Reg. No. G-CYFS, Shirley’s Bay, Ontario, 30 September, 1925. The Canadian Vickers Vedette was the first aircraft designed and built in Canada to meet a specification for Canadian conditions. It was a single-engine biplane flying boat purchased … Read more

Canadian Warplanes 2: Canadian Vickers Velos floatplane, RCAF

Canadian Vickers Velos floatplane (RCAF Photo) Canadian Vickers Velos, RCAF Reg. No. G-CYZX. The Canadian Vickers Velos was a Canadian twin-engined float-equipped sesquiplane designed and built by Canadian Vickers Limited in 1928. Designed for survey work, it proved difficult to fly and only one was built. (Wikipedia) Canadian Vickers Velos (1), RCAF Reg. No. G-CYZX. … Read more

Canadian Warplanes 2: Canadian Vickers Viking, RCAF

Canadian Vickers Viking (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3643581) Canadian Vickers Viking Mk. IV, RCAF Reg. No. G-CYEV, Victoria Beach, 1923. The Viking was a single-engine amphibious pusher biplane.  Viking amphibians were built by Canadian Vickers Limited, a subsidiary company in Montreal, Quebec, with no previous aircraft manufacturing experience.  Their involvement with the … Read more

Canadian Warplanes preserved in Alberta: Calgary, The Hangar Flight Museum

The Hangar Flight Museum, Calgary The aim of this website is to locate, identify and document every historical Warplane preserved in Canada.  Many contributors have assisted in the hunt for these aircraft to provide and update the data on this website.  Photos are by the author unless otherwise credited.  Any errors found here are by … Read more