Canadian Armed Forces and RCAF aircraft photo histories
Royal Canadian Navy & Canadian Armed Forces S2 Trackers Service History 1960s-1970s – Photo History Photos by Dr. John Blatherwick (unless otherwise stated) Write up by Henry Tenby The Grumman S2 tracker was a very successful 1950s designed twin radial engine maritime search and surveillance aircraft that was first ordered by the US Navy as […]
RCAF & Canadian Armed Forces Lockheed C130 Hercules 1960s-1990s Service History – Photo History Photos by Dr. John Blatherwick (unless otherwise stated) Write up by Henry Tenby The venerable Lockheed C130 Hercules has been faithfully serving the air forces the world over since the type first went into service with the US military in the […]
RCAF – RCN – Canadian Armed Forces CT-33 photo history 1960s – 1990s Photos by Dr. John Blatherwick (unless otherwise credited) Write up by Henry Tenby Between the 1950s and the early 2000s all branches of the Canadian Armed Forces including the RCAF and Royal Canadian Navy operated Canadian licensed built versions of the Lockheed […]
Canadian Forces C-47 Dakota 1960s-1980s Photos by Dr. John Blatherwick (unless otherwise credited) Write up by Henry Tenby Between the mid 1940s and the late 1980s the Royal Canadian Air Force and Canadian Armed Forces operated a fleet of several hundred different airframes of the C-47 over the passing decades. The reliable transports were based […]
Canadian Forces McDonnell Douglas CF101 Voodoos 1970s-1980s By Henry Tenby Photos by Dr. John Blatherwick (unless otherwise credited) As a kid I attended most of the Abbotsford Airshows throughout the 1970s into the mid 1980s. Those 1970s shows for me were very special because of the Canadian Armed Forces high speed displays by the Voodoos […]
RCAF / Canadian Armed Forces – Helicopters Photo History Photos by Dr. John Blatherwick The RCAF and later the Canadian Armed Forces and Canadian Army operated a colourful mixture of helicopters between the 1960s and 1980s. Dr. John Blatherwick was a keen slide photographer during this very interesting period and was lucky to photography many […]