canada Royal Canadian Air Force (1945-1968)








The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) was the air force of Canada from 1924 until 1968 when the three branches of the Canadian military were merged into the Canadian Armed Forces
Since Aug 2011, Air Command of the Canadian Armed Forces was renamed the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). Please see Canadian Armed Forces, for the post-Aug 2011 organisation.





helicopter   Model Types


ModelDel'dFromTo
B-V CH-113 Labrador619641968
Hiller UH-12E Raven2719611968
Sikorsky S-55 H-191419581966
Sikorsky CH-126 Choctaw619551971
Piasecki H-21201955
Sikorsky S-51 / R-5 / H-5719471964



List of Aircraft


Model C/N Built ID
UH-12E Raven 2135 w/o 1962 10261 : to Army Tactical Training School by Oct 1961
: detached to Central Experimental & Proving Establishment at Churc ...
: crashed 8 Feb 1962 nr Goose Creek, 7 mi SW of Churchill; used as ...
UH-12E Raven 2131 10262 : to Army Tactical Training School by Sep 1961
: to 4 CFTS at CFB Rivers
UH-12E Raven 2132 10263 : to Army Tactical Training School by Oct 1961
UH-12E Raven 2101 10264 : to Army Aviation Tactical Training School by Sep 1961
: assisted in Winnipeg flood recovery Apr 1966
UH-12E Raven 2122 196110265 : to RCAF 10265; to Army Tactical Training School by Sep 1961
: to Petawawa Jun/Jul 1965 for summer exercises
UH-12E Raven 2176 w/o 1979 196110279 : ex 10279, reserialled 112279
CH-113 Labrador 301 196310401 : del RCAF as CH-113 Labrador 10401, 11Oct63; xfer to CAF, reserial ...
CH-113 Labrador 302 196410402 : del RCAF as CH-113 Labrador 10402, 24Sep64; xfer CAF, reserialled ...
: used in a rescue mission on Vancouver Island for which the pilot ...
CH-113 Labrador 303 196410403 : Boeing BV-107II-9, cn 303, ff:?; del RCAF as CH-113 Labrador 1040 ...
CH-113 Labrador 304 196410404 : BV-107II-9, cn 304, ff?; del RCAF as CH-113 Labrador 10404, 02Jul ...
CH-113 Labrador 305 w/o 1998 196410405 : BV-107II-9, cn 305, ff?; del RCAF as CH-113 Labrador 10405, 02Jul ...
CH-113 Labrador 306 196410406 : BV-107II-9, cn 306, ff?; del RCAF as CH-113 Labrador 10406, 19Aug ...
H-21B B-439 9594 : RCAF 1965-1971, conv to V44B; scr
H-21B B-459 9595 : CH-127 type, BuNo 60-5449
: rtn RCAF as 9595, unk; conv to 44B, unk; str CFD Mountain View, N ...
S-55C 1165 19589597 : Sikorsky S-55C, cn 55-1165, ff:?;del RCAF as H-19A 9597, 15Feb58; ...
S-55C 1166 19589598 : Sikorsky S-55C, cn 55-1166, ff:?; del RCAF as H-19A 9598, 15Feb58 ...
S-55C 1175 19589599 : Sikorsky S-55C, cn 55-1175, ff:?; del RCAF as H-19A 9599, 22Mar58 ...
S-55C 1183 19589600 : Sikorsky S-55C, cn 55-1183, ff:?; del RCAF as H-19A, 9600, 22Mar5 ...
S-51 / R-5 / H-5 51-18 9601 : to RCAF 9601
: /CC X by 1947
: to Canadian Joint Air Training School, Rivers
: to Experimental and Proving Establishment, Cold Lake by 1955
: to CFB Chatham c 1960
: to Rockcliffe Museum by Jan 1965, still Mar 1978
: at Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, Hamilton by May 2001, still ...
: to NAFMC by Sep 2013, still Sep 2014
S-51 / R-5 / H-5 51-19 19479602 : to RCAF 9602
: 103 Rescue Unit, Greenwood by 1950s
: sold to USA
S-51 / R-5 / H-5 51-30 19479603 : to RCAF 9603
: /VC BVU by Jun 1950
: to Centennial Planetarium, Calgary by Mar 1978
S-51 / R-5 / H-5 51-109 9604 : to RCAF 9604
: Canadian Joint Training Centre / OU-604 by 1962
S-51 / R-5 / H-5 51-117 9605 : to RCAF 9605
S-51 / R-5 / H-5 51-161 scrapped 1954 9606 : to RCAF 9606
: 121 Search and Rescue Flt / OT-606
: destroyed on ground in fire at RCAF Station Sea Island on 4 May 1 ...
S-51 / R-5 / H-5 51-166 9607 : to RCAF 9607
: to Centennial Planetarium, Calgary by Mar 1978
H-21A 31 9611 : CH-21A: ex USAF 52-8488; to RCAF.
: RCAF Rescue Service / 611. Deployed to Calvert Island to recover ...
S-55 0774 19549620 : Sikorsky S-55 c/n 55-774, ff:?; ordered by P&WC for RCAF; del RCA ...
S-55 0792 19549621 : Sikorsky S-55 c/n 55-792, ff:?; ordered by P&WC for RCAF; del RCA ...
S-55 0786 19549622 : Sikorsky S-55 c/n 55-786, ff:?; ordered by P&WC for RCAF; del RCA ...
S-55 0787 19549623 : Sikorsky S-55 c/n 55-787, ff:?; ordered by P&WC for RCAF; del RCA ...
S-55 0788 19549624 : Sikorsky S-55 c/n 55-788, ff:?; ordered by P&WC for RCAF; del RCA ...
S-55 0789 w/o 1975 19549625 : Sikorsky S-55 c/n 55-789, ff:?; ordered by P&WC for RCAF; del RCA ...
S-55 0790 w/o 1976 19549626 : Sikorsky S-55 c/n 55-790, ff:?; ordered by P&WC for RCAF; del RCA ...
S-55 0807 w/o 1965 19549627 : Sikorsky S-55 c/n 55-807, ff:?; ordered by P&WC for RCAF; del RCA ...
S-55 0822 19549628 : RCAF 9628 d/d 03dec54
S-55 0823 19549629 : Sikorsky S-55 c/n 55-823, ff:?; ordered by P&WC for RCAF; del RCA ...
CH-126 Choctaw 0160 19559630 : del RCAF as H-34A, 9630, 27Oct55 [03Nov55?]; to CADC, sos 19Apr67 ...
CH-126 Choctaw 0161 w/o 1961 19559631 : del RCAF as H-34A 9631, 03Nov55; xfer 448 Sqn; fitted out with VI ...
CH-126 Choctaw 0202 19559632 : del RCAF as 9632, 03Nov55; wfu & retired CFB Cold Lake, btwn 05No ...
CH-126 Choctaw 0223 19569633 : del RCAF as S-58A 9633, 12Jan56, for use in building Mid-Canada L ...
CH-126 Choctaw 0224 w/o 1959 19569634 : del RCAF as S-58A 9634, 12Jan56; xfer 448 Sqn, CFB Cold Lake, unk ...
CH-126 Choctaw 0245 19569635 : Sikorsky S-58A, cn 58-245; ff:?; del RCAF as S-58A, 9635, 12Jan56 ...
H-21B B-146 19569641 : CH-125 type, RCAF-9 d/d 12jan56, BuNo 53-4396
: RCAF Sep65-Aug71, conv to V42A, scr
CH-113 Labrador 301 1963CF-POA : reg RCAF as CF-POA for initial acceptance trials, Aug - Oct 1963.
CH-113 Labrador 302 1964CF-POB : reg RCAF as CF-POB for initial acceptance trials, May-Aug 1964.






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