RCAF Canadian Armed Forces Canadair CP-107 CL-28 Argus – Photo History Photos by Dr. John Blatherwick (unless otherwise indicated) Write up by Henry Tenby The RCAF took delivery of 33 Canadair built CP-107 Argus maritime patrol aircraft in 1957 and the aircraft remained in front line service with the Canadian Armed Forces until their retirement […]
RCAF Royal Canadian Air Force Canadair CC-106 Yukon – Photo History Photos by Dr. John Blatherwick (unless otherwise indicated) Write up by Henry Tenby The RCAF DC-4M2 North Star replacement commenced in 1961 with the introduction of the CC-106 Canadair Yukon (military version of the CL-44) transport aircraft. This four engine turbo prop was powered […]
RCAF & Canadian Armed Forces Canadair CC-109 Cosmopolitan 1960s-1990s – Photo History Photos by Dr. John Blatherwick (unless otherwise indicated) Write up by Henry Tenby The turboprop era for the RCAF began in 1960 with the introduction of the CC-109 Cosmopolitan. The aircraft was essentially a license conversion of the Convair Twin of the then […]
RCAF & Canadian Armed Forces DHC-4 CC-108 Caribou and CC-115 DHC-5 Buffalo 1960s-1980s – Photo History Photos by Dr. John Blatherwick (unless otherwise indicated) Write up by Henry Tenby To fill the shorter haul and smaller cary transport requirement of the RCAF one level down from the C130 Hercules, the RCAF took delivery of 11 […]
Canadian Armed Forces Lockheed CF-104 Starfighter 1960s-1990 – Photo History Photos by Dr. John Blatherwick (unless otherwise indicated) Write up by Henry Tenby The Lockheed F-104 needs no introduction. As suggested by its appearance, the 1950s supersonic fighter interceptor was aptly referred to as a “man on a missile” and during its decades of service […]
Canadian Armed Forces Avro CF-100 Canuck in the 1970s – Photo History Photos by Dr. John Blatherwick (unless otherwise indicated) Write up by Henry Tenby The AV Roe (Avro) CF100 Canuck was a 1950s Canadian designed and built all weather jet interceptor custom developed for the Cold War, NATO and NORAD hostile interception and border […]
RCAF Grumman HU-16 Albatross in the 1960s – Photo History Photos by Dr. John Blatherwick (unless otherwise indicated) Write up by Henry Tenby During the 1950s and into the 1960s the RCAF operated a small fleet of Grumman HU-16 Albatross aircraft, primarily in the search and rescue role on the West and East coasts of […]
1950s RCAF Transports | Neptune Lancaster C119 Northstar Comet Bristol – Photo History Photos by Dr. John Blatherwick Collection (unless otherwise indicated) Write up by Henry Tenby During the 1950s and into the 1960s the RCAF operated a fascinating fleet of classic transport aircraft on a wide range of duties serving at various locations across […]
Royal Canadian Air Force Beech 18 C-45 Expeditor Service History 1960s – Photo History Photos by Dr. John Blatherwick Write up by Henry Tenby The Beech 18 C-45 Expeditor was a design from World War II and was used by the RCAF in the 1950s and 1960s as a general utility transport for short haul […]
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 […]
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 […]