Royal Canadian Air Force (1945-1968)

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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.

News

Flying Banana CH-125 Workhorse Added to Canadian Air Force Museum

Jun 3, 2026 · A rare Piacecki H21 / CH-125 Workhorse “Flying Banana” helicopter has been added to the National Air Force Museum of Canada, preserving a key aircraft from the RCAF’s Arctic transport and search-and-rescue history.

Models

1964-1968	Boeing-Vertol CH-113 Labrador
1961-1968	Hiller UH-12E Raven
1958-1966	Sikorsky S-55 H-19
1955-1971	Sikorsky CH-126 Choctaw
1954-1973	Piasecki H-21
1947-1964	Sikorsky S-51 / R-5 / H-5

Airframes (43)

Reg	Model	C/N	Built
10261	uh-12e	2135		w/o 1962
10262	uh-12e	2131
10263	uh-12e	2132
10264	uh-12e	2101
10265	uh-12e	2122	1961
10279	uh-12e	2176	1961	w/o 1979
CF-POA 10401	ch-113	301	1963
CF-POB 10402	ch-113	302	1964
10403	ch-113	303	1964
10404	ch-113	304	1964
10405	ch-113	305	1964	w/o 1998
10406	ch-113	306	1964
9594	h-21b	B-439
9595	h-21b	B-459
9597	s-55c	55-1165	1958
9598	s-55c	55-1166	1958
9599	s-55c	55-1175	1958
9600	s-55c	55-1183	1958
9601	s-51	51-18		CC-X
9602	s-51	51-19	1947
9603	s-51	51-30	1947	VC-BVU
9604	s-51	51-109		OU-604
9605	s-51	51-117
9606	s-51	51-161		OT-606
9607	s-51	51-166
9611	h-21a	31
9620	s-55	55-774	1954
9621	s-55	55-792	1954
9622	s-55	55-786	1954
9623	s-55	55-787	1954

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