This has to be one of the best photos of the CF-100 Canuck ever taken! Two RCAF CF-100s of No 423 Squadron in 1962. Photo was taken during training at the Air Weapons Unit in Sardinia. These CF-100s were based at RCAF Station Grostenquin, France Source: DND

The look of pure exhaustion. "Tiredness etched on the face of a young Halifax pilot of No 405 (Vancouver) Squadron, RCAF, after returning from an operation over Germany, July/August 1942." Source: IWM CH 6627

Now this is a great picture of aircraft! A Banshee of the Royal Canadian Navy flies over Halifax Harbour. Source: DND Archives, RNC-131 #aviation #navalaviation

Views from inside & outside the Gander control tower during the early 1950s. This was the 2nd tower at the airport, built & operated by the RCAF in 1944-45. The 1st was atop the Administration building. ganderairporthistoricalsociety.org/_html_thirty...

In 1941, the Royal Canadian Air Force Women's Division was established. During the Second World War, 17,000 enlisted to serve with it, and 30 lost their lives in active service. This is the story of the women of that service. 🧵 1/10

The CF Snowbirds at the Canadian International Air Show this past weekend! #aviation #canadaaviation

As air show season is in full swing in Canada, watch our video about Jameel Janjua, a Canadian pilot and astronaut, who developed a passion for flying at air shows. And he is the first Canadian astronaut to fly a winged rocket ship to space, so that pretty cool! Watch it here: youtu.be/gCQsg6PqMic

Happy birthday to Chris Hadfield! Check out the RCAF Foundation video on Chris Hadfield about how he overcame his fear of heights to become a pilot and astronaut. Chris Hadfield: The Astronaut Afraid of Heights youtu.be/wl9sjne_t2o #space #aviation

Our latest video looks at one of the RCAF's unique contributions to Allied victory in the Second World War. No. 6 (RCAF) Group was Canada's own bomber group. Watch the video the here: youtu.be/iSHKtQrdHco #history #ww2 #aviation

Happy #InternationalDogDay Photo Source: Library and Archives Canada Item ID number: 5039583

In the newest video on the RCAF Foundation YouTube channel, we look at The Hole at CFB North Bay. This underground monitoring station was important part of NORAD in the #ColdWar. Why Did NORAD Go Underground in the Cold War? youtu.be/0h2YtFG41gA

Curtiss HS-2L flying boat G-CYDT of the Canadian Air Board, the first organization to govern aviation, civilian and military, in Canada, at Victoria Beach, Manitoba on August 3 1921. Source: Library and Archives Canada Item ID number: 3643588

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Now this is a great picture of aircraft! A Banshee of the Royal Canadian Navy flies over Halifax Harbour. Source: DND Archives, RNC-131 #aviation #navalaviation

In the newest video on the RCAF Foundation YouTube channel, we look at The Hole at CFB North Bay. This underground monitoring station was important part of NORAD in the #ColdWar. Why Did NORAD Go Underground in the Cold War? youtu.be/0h2YtFG41gA

On August 19, 1942, aircraft of the Royal Canadian Air Force supported the Dieppe Raid. The article linked below goes into details about the RCAF on that terrible day. In the skies above: Dieppe, August 19, 1942 By Major William March www.canada.ca/en/departmen... #history

The RCAF has a new Maritime helicopter! CH-148 Cyclone: Canada's New Maritime Helicopter youtu.be/ZJ9M9a_kbsA

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In Canada, August 9 is commemorated as National Peacekeepers’ Day. We remember all Canadian peacekeepers, past and present. On August 9 1974 nine Canadian peacekeepers were killed when their aircraft was shot down in Syria. They are the Buffalo Nine. Learn about them here: youtu.be/Ka4x6lG4kf8

Before the DEW Line was created, future locations like Cambridge Bay, were the location of towers used for Long Range Navigation, also known as LORAN. Royal Canadian Air Force Base Camp at Cambridge Bay Library and Archives Canada Item ID number: 5307950

The RCAF has a new Maritime helicopter! CH-148 Cyclone: Canada's New Maritime Helicopter youtu.be/ZJ9M9a_kbsA

Squadron Leader Andy Mackenzie, feautred in the photo below, was shot down over North Korea during the Korean War. He became the only RCAF prisoner of war from the Korean War. Hear his recollection of being shot down over enemy territory youtu.be/3VuHkzdtYVI #RCAF #history #militaryhistory

Let's hear it for the Link Trainer, the world's first flight simulator! The Link was used throughout the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan in World War 2. Link Trainer, Royal Canadian Air Force Station, Alliford Bay, British Columbia, 10 April 1942 LAC Item ID number: 3199512 #aviation #ww2

Two Canadair CT-133 Silver Star trainers of the Royal Canadian Navy flying over Angus MacDonald Bridge between Dartmouth and Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1957. Source: U.S. Navy Naval Aviation News July 1957 #aviation #history

Canadian Forces Base Trenton in its much younger days. From July 1933, when it was known as RCAF Station Trenton. Source: Library and Archives Canada Item ID number: 3382693 #Canada #aviation #RCAF

Squadron Leader Andy Mackenzie, feautred in the photo below, was shot down over North Korea during the Korean War. He became the only RCAF prisoner of war from the Korean War. Hear his recollection of being shot down over enemy territory youtu.be/3VuHkzdtYVI #RCAF #history #militaryhistory

Summer is Snowbird season! Check out our video on Canada's legendary aerial acrobats RCAF Snowbirds: Canada's Legendary Acrobats in the Sky youtu.be/EVmbKZIfapA

New RCAF trainer takes first flight www.flightglobal.com/defence/cana... #RCAF #aviation

#OTD in 1953, the Korean Armistice Agreement was signed. This agreement created a ceasefire on the Korean peninsula and established the border between North and South Korea. Today we remember the members of the Canadian Armed Forces who fought in the Korean War including the members of the RCAF.

Armourers preparing to load practice bombs onto the wing racks of a Fairey Battle I aircraft of No.1 Bombing and Gunnery School at Jarvis, Ontario in July 1941. Library and Archives Canada Item ID number: 3525930

Airplanes and pyrotechnics - from the Wednesday night show. #OSH25 #avgeek #aviation #airplane

Learn how Canada became known as the Aerodrome of Democracy because of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. Canada: The Aerodrome of Democracy in World War 2 youtu.be/ek9LttN7ywo

Ah the days of early aviation!

Summer is Snowbird season! Check out our video on Canada's legendary aerial acrobats RCAF Snowbirds: Canada's Legendary Acrobats in the Sky youtu.be/EVmbKZIfapA

Innovation in aviation has a long history in Canada and continues to this day! A wireless helmet worn by a member of the Canadian Air Board at High River, Alberta in July 1922. Library and Archives Canada Item ID number: 3643544 #aviation #canadaaviation

Check out the RCAF Foundation's video on the CF-18 CF-18: The Hornet with A Sting youtu.be/KaVxex2ndnw

At the RCAF Foundation we take a look at the versatile Buffalo aircraft. It's Short Take Off and Landing (STOL) capability makes this one amazing aircraft. DHC-5 Buffalo: The RCAF's STOL Aircraft of Many Roles youtu.be/MOhJbHr_Pws #aviation #canadaaviation #RCAF

Fairey battle gunnery training from the No. 1 Bombing and Gunnery School at Jarvis, Ontario. Library and Archives Canada Item ID number: 3205817

Is the CF-104 Starfighter the most controversial aircraft that saw service with RCAF squadrons? Is there any other contenders?

The RCAF CF-18 demonstration team at Oshkosh Air Show in July 2024 Credit: Matt Hecht #aviation #rcaf #cf18

A tranquil photo taken just before the chaos of war. This photo of a RCAF boat on the Ottawa River was taken at RCAF Rockcliffe in Ottawa in July 1939, just before the outbreak of the Second World War. Library and Archives Canada Item ID number: 3581349

New video on the RCAF Foundation YouTube channel. Maryse Carmichael and Sarah Dallaire were the first and second female pilots in the history of the Canadian Forces Snowbirds. Hear how Carmichael influenced Dallaire to become a pilot and a Snowbird. #aviation Check it out: youtu.be/AKCGI6V6yM4

Canadian paratroopers waiting to board #RCAF Douglas Dakota C-47 TS422 at RCAF Rockcliffe. The RCAF was key for Canadian Army airborne elements during the Second World War and beyond. Library and Archives Canada Item ID number: 3584153 #aviation #aviationhistory #history

Congratulations to Lt.-Gen. Jamie Speiser-Blanchet on becoming Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force. She is the first women to lead the RCAF. We wish you success in your new role. Thank you to Lt.-Gen. Eric Kenny for his years of service with the RCAF. www.canada.ca/en/departmen...

Is the CF-104 Starfighter the most controversial aircraft that saw service with RCAF squadrons? Is there any other contenders?

Aircrew with a North American Mitchell II aircraft of No. 13 (Photographic) Squadron at the Royal Canadian Air Force Station Rockcliffe near Ottawa in July 1944. #history #aviation #aviationhistory Library and Archives Canada Item ID number: 3583349

New video on the RCAF Foundation YouTube channel. We look at the RCAF's versatile Twin Otter. The short takeoff and landing (STOL) capabilities of the aircraft allow it to go almost anywhere it's needed. RCAF's Northern Workhorse: The Twin Otter youtu.be/9g19dRaoBrI #aviation #rcaf

New video on the RCAF Foundation YouTube channel. We look at the RCAF's versatile Twin Otter. The short takeoff and landing (STOL) capabilities of the aircraft allow it to go almost anywhere it's needed. RCAF's Northern Workhorse: The Twin Otter youtu.be/9g19dRaoBrI #aviation #rcaf

Dad's Logbook covering 1943~1966 would be number 1* Under the Maple Leaf by Kenneth Cothlife is very good. Cothlife has donated much of his research material to the International Bomber Command Center Where we found this image of Dad and his aircrew at 427 Lion Sqn Leeming

What's your favourite book about the RCAF? #aviation #book #history