Canadian Armed Forces Dassault Falcon CC-117 20 1960s-1980s – Photo History
Photos by Dr. John Blatherwick (unless otherwise indicated)
Write up by Henry Tenby
The RCAF and Canadian Armed Forces operated a fleet of 8 Dassault Falcon 10 executive jets on VIP and Government transport duties for a twenty year period. The initial purchase of 7 new Falcon 10s was in 1967 with a single additional purchase in 1971. Initially the first 7 Falcons were operated by the 412 Squadron as short haul VIP jet transports based at Ottawa Uplands and were configured to carry 10 passengers.
Canadian Armed Forces Falcon 117503 at the YVR AMU April 1974.
In the mid 1980s 4 of the Canadian Forces Falcon 20s were transferred to 414 Squadron for use as electronic jamming aircraft, having been replaced by brand new CC1-144 Challengers. The Canadian Forces eventually retired the CC-117 Falcon 20 fleet in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
One example 117508 came to the The Canadian Forces Airborne Sensing Unit (ASU) which purchased it for CCRS (part of Energy Mines and Resources) when the two groups were associated briefly from 1972 to 1974. In 1974, many of the ASU principals formed a branch of Innotech Aviation in Ottawa and operated this and several other aircraft for CCRS until 1995. Falcon 117508 was purchased from Remote Sensing Inc. in the USA.
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I am looking to purchase 35mm Kodachrome aircraft slide collections. Please contact me: henrytenby at gmail dot comCanadian Armed Forces Air Transport Command Falcon 20503 circa late 1960s.Canadian Armed Forces Air Transport Command Falcon 20507 July 1968.Canadian Armed Forces Air Transport Command Falcon 117606 at YVR July 1971.Canadian Armed Forces Air Transport Command Falcon 117501 at the Abbotsford Airshow August 1972.Canadian Armed Forces Airborne Sensing Unit Falcon 117508 at the YVR AMU April 1974.Canadian Armed Forces Falcon 117503 at the YVR AMU April 1974.Canadian Armed Forces Falcon 117506 at the YVR AMU August 1975.Canadian Armed Forces Falcon 117503 at YVR Shell Aerocentre (Jens ramp) June 1976.Canadian Armed Forces Falcon 117505 at YVR Shell Aerocentre (Jens ramp) July 1977.Canadian Armed Forces Falcon 117505 at YVR Shell Aerocentre (Jens ramp) July 1979.Canadian Armed Forces Falcon 117503 at YVR Shell Aerocentre (Jens ramp) May 1979.Canadian Armed Forces Falcon 117502 at YVR February 1983 (Henry Tenby slide).Canadian Armed Forces Falcon 117507 at McChord Field January 1988 with 414 Squadron crest on engine (Doug Remington slide).
