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.
Model Types |
Model | Del'd | From | To |
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B-V CH-113 Labrador | 6 | 1964 | 1968 |
Hiller UH-12E Raven | 27 | 1961 | 1968 |
Sikorsky S-55 H-19 | 14 | 1958 | 1966 |
Sikorsky CH-126 Choctaw | 6 | 1955 | 1971 |
Piasecki H-21 | 20 | 1955 | |
Sikorsky S-51 / R-5 / H-5 | 7 | 1947 | 1964 |
List of Aircraft |
Model | C/N | Built | ID | |
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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 | 1961 | 10265 : 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 | 1961 | 10279 : ex 10279, reserialled 112279 | |
CH-113 Labrador | 301 | 1963 | 10401 : del RCAF as CH-113 Labrador 10401, 11Oct63; xfer to CAF, reserial ... | |
CH-113 Labrador | 302 | 1964 | 10402 : 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 | 1964 | 10403 : Boeing BV-107II-9, cn 303, ff:?; del RCAF as CH-113 Labrador 1040 ... | |
CH-113 Labrador | 304 | 1964 | 10404 : BV-107II-9, cn 304, ff?; del RCAF as CH-113 Labrador 10404, 02Jul ... | |
CH-113 Labrador | 305 w/o 1998 | 1964 | 10405 : BV-107II-9, cn 305, ff?; del RCAF as CH-113 Labrador 10405, 02Jul ... | |
CH-113 Labrador | 306 | 1964 | 10406 : 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 | 1958 | 9597 : Sikorsky S-55C, cn 55-1165, ff:?;del RCAF as H-19A 9597, 15Feb58; ... | |
S-55C | 1166 | 1958 | 9598 : Sikorsky S-55C, cn 55-1166, ff:?; del RCAF as H-19A 9598, 15Feb58 ... | |
S-55C | 1175 | 1958 | 9599 : Sikorsky S-55C, cn 55-1175, ff:?; del RCAF as H-19A 9599, 22Mar58 ... | |
S-55C | 1183 | 1958 | 9600 : 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 | 1947 | 9602 : to RCAF 9602 : 103 Rescue Unit, Greenwood by 1950s : sold to USA | |
S-51 / R-5 / H-5 | 51-30 | 1947 | 9603 : 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 | 1954 | 9620 : Sikorsky S-55 c/n 55-774, ff:?; ordered by P&WC for RCAF; del RCA ... | |
S-55 | 0792 | 1954 | 9621 : Sikorsky S-55 c/n 55-792, ff:?; ordered by P&WC for RCAF; del RCA ... | |
S-55 | 0786 | 1954 | 9622 : Sikorsky S-55 c/n 55-786, ff:?; ordered by P&WC for RCAF; del RCA ... | |
S-55 | 0787 | 1954 | 9623 : Sikorsky S-55 c/n 55-787, ff:?; ordered by P&WC for RCAF; del RCA ... | |
S-55 | 0788 | 1954 | 9624 : Sikorsky S-55 c/n 55-788, ff:?; ordered by P&WC for RCAF; del RCA ... | |
S-55 | 0789 w/o 1975 | 1954 | 9625 : Sikorsky S-55 c/n 55-789, ff:?; ordered by P&WC for RCAF; del RCA ... | |
S-55 | 0790 w/o 1976 | 1954 | 9626 : Sikorsky S-55 c/n 55-790, ff:?; ordered by P&WC for RCAF; del RCA ... | |
S-55 | 0807 w/o 1965 | 1954 | 9627 : Sikorsky S-55 c/n 55-807, ff:?; ordered by P&WC for RCAF; del RCA ... | |
S-55 | 0822 | 1954 | 9628 : RCAF 9628 d/d 03dec54 | |
S-55 | 0823 | 1954 | 9629 : Sikorsky S-55 c/n 55-823, ff:?; ordered by P&WC for RCAF; del RCA ... | |
CH-126 Choctaw | 0160 | 1955 | 9630 : del RCAF as H-34A, 9630, 27Oct55 [03Nov55?]; to CADC, sos 19Apr67 ... | |
CH-126 Choctaw | 0161 w/o 1961 | 1955 | 9631 : del RCAF as H-34A 9631, 03Nov55; xfer 448 Sqn; fitted out with VI ... | |
CH-126 Choctaw | 0202 | 1955 | 9632 : del RCAF as 9632, 03Nov55; wfu & retired CFB Cold Lake, btwn 05No ... | |
CH-126 Choctaw | 0223 | 1956 | 9633 : del RCAF as S-58A 9633, 12Jan56, for use in building Mid-Canada L ... | |
CH-126 Choctaw | 0224 w/o 1959 | 1956 | 9634 : del RCAF as S-58A 9634, 12Jan56; xfer 448 Sqn, CFB Cold Lake, unk ... | |
CH-126 Choctaw | 0245 | 1956 | 9635 : Sikorsky S-58A, cn 58-245; ff:?; del RCAF as S-58A, 9635, 12Jan56 ... | |
H-21B | B-146 | 1956 | 9641 : CH-125 type, RCAF-9 d/d 12jan56, BuNo 53-4396 : RCAF Sep65-Aug71, conv to V42A, scr | |
CH-113 Labrador | 301 | 1963 | CF-POA : reg RCAF as CF-POA for initial acceptance trials, Aug - Oct 1963. | |
CH-113 Labrador | 302 | 1964 | CF-POB : reg RCAF as CF-POB for initial acceptance trials, May-Aug 1964. |