Warrant Officer (Retired) Aage Christensen Skaarup, RCAF and Canadian Forces For my father, Warrant Officer (Retired) Aage Christensen Skaarup An RCAF story My father was a Leading Aircraft Man (LAC)serving at RCAF Station 3 (Fighter) Wing, Zweibrücken, Germany (1959-1963). He had been born in Denmark and came to Canada with his family in 1927, wherehe grew … Read more
RCAF, RCN, and Canadian aviation history, 1 Jan 1946 – 31 Dec 1950 On 1 April 1924, the RCAF was established as a permanent component of Canada’s defence force. In 2024, the RCAF will be celebrating 100 years of service to Canada. Many aviation enthusiasts have contributed to this compilation of key events in Canada’s … Read more
RCAF and Canadian aviation history 1 Jan 1951 – 1 Apr 2024 On 1 April 1924, the RCAF was established as a permanent component of Canada’s defence force. In 2024, the RCAF will be celebrating 100 years of service to Canada. Many aviation enthusiasts have contributed to this compilation of key events in Canada’s aviation … Read more
Radioplane OQ-19A target drone (Author Photo) Radioplane OQ-19A target drone, Jackson Barracks Military Museum, New Orleans, Louisiana. Ten Radioplane OQ-19A aerial targets were acquired by the RCAF and initially assigned to the Aircraft Armament School at RCAF Station Trenton, Ontario. (Serial Nos. 20100 to 20109). They went into storage with No. 6 Repair Depot at … Read more
Ryan Firebee KD-4A drone The RCAF purchased 30 KDA-4 Firebees, which were flown from two specially converted Avro Lancaster Mk. 10DC Drone Carriers from 1956 to 1961. These were used to test the weapons system for the Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck and the Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow. The cancellation of the latter brought the drone … Read more
The Link Trainer in Canadian Service (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3613290) RCAF Link trainers, July 1943. The Link Trainer is one of a series of flight simulators produced between theearly 1930s and early 1950s by Link Aviation Devices, founded and headed by EdLink, based on technology he pioneered in 1929 at his … Read more
Avro Lancaster, RCAF 1942-1945 (Library & Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 4207036) Avro Lancaster bombing a target in Europe, 21 March 1945. The Avro Lancaster is a four-engined heavy bomber, designed and manufactured by Avro as a contemporary of the Handley Page Halifax and the Short Stirling. All three aircraft were four-engined heavy bombers adopted … Read more
