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Single-engined trainer leased from CAE Inc. to replace the Canadair CT-114 Tutor. 24 aircraft based at 15 Wing Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Beechcraft King Air C-90B. Multi-engine training aircraft. Leased to RCAF by Allied Wings, 7 aircraft are based at Portage la Prairie, Manitoba.
Developed from. Airbus A330 MRTT. The Airbus CC-330 Husky is an in-development Royal Canadian Air Force version of the Airbus A330 MRTT based on the civilian Airbus A330. [1] Nine aircraft will replace the existing Airbus CC-150 Polaris fleet of five aircraft in the strategic transport and air refuelling roles. [2]
This is a list of aircraft of Canada's air forces. Aircraft are listed for the following organizations: Canadian Aviation Corps (1914–1915) which operated a single Burgess-Dunne tailless floatplane. Canadian Air Force (CAF) (1920–1924) while under the control of the Air Board. Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) (1924–1968) until amalgamated ...
The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF; French: Aviation royale canadienne, ARC) is the air and space force of Canada. [3] Its role is to "provide the Canadian Forces with relevant, responsive and effective airpower". [4] The RCAF is one of three environmental commands within the unified Canadian Armed Forces. As of 2020, the Royal Canadian Air ...
The RCAF maintained aircraft such as the Lockheed Lodestar, Canadair North Star, Canadair CL-66, and Canadair CL-44 -6 until, following the 1968 unification of the country's three armed forces branches into the Canadian Forces, long range VIP transport was carried out using a modified Boeing 707 designated as the CC-137 Husky and short range ...
44°6′56.36″N 77°33′2.37″W / 44.1156556°N 77.5506583°W / 44.1156556; -77.5506583. Type. Aviation museum. Website. www.airforcemuseum.ca. The National Air Force Museum of Canada is an aviation museum dedicated to preserving the history of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) and is located on the west side of CFB Trenton in ...
The McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet (official military designation CF-188) is a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) variant of the American McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet fighter aircraft. In 1980, the F/A-18 was selected as the winner of the New Fighter Aircraft Project competition to replace CF-104 Starfighter, CF-101 Voodoo and the CF-116 ...
2011 (CP-140A only) Developed from. Lockheed P-3 Orion. The Lockheed CP-140 Aurora is a maritime patrol aircraft operated by the Royal Canadian Air Force. The aircraft is based on the Lockheed P-3 Orion airframe, but mounts the electronics suite of the Lockheed S-3 Viking. "Aurora" refers to the Roman goddess of dawn who flies across the sky ...