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| RecordEnregistrement | Aircraft NameNom de l’avion | Canadian Designation(s)Désignation(s) canadien(s) | American DesignationDésignation américaine | Role | ||||||||
| 23624 | Polaris | CC-150 | Transport Tanker | |||||||||
| Canadian Military Serial Numbers -- Numéros de série militaires canadiens | ||||||||||||
| Post Unification - Après l’unification | Pre Unification - Pré unification | Unification | ||||||||||
RCAFRoyal Canadian Air Force /CFCanadian Forces /CAFCanadian Armed Forces ARCAviation royale canadienne /FCForces canadiennes /FACForces armées canadiennes |
RCAFRoyal Canadian Air Force ARCAviation royale canadienne |
RCNRoyal Canadian Navy MRCMarine royale canadienne |
Army Armée |
1968 February 1 | ||||||||
| 150001 | ||||||||||||
| Aircraft Characteristics Caractéristiques de l’avion |
Operational History Historique opérationnel |
Disposition | ||||||||||
| View on this siteVoir sur ce site | View BelowVoir ci-dessous | |||||||||||
| Company Compagnie |
Model Modèle |
Variant Variante |
Company # Compagnie # |
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| Airbus Industrie | A310 | A310-304 | 446 | |||||||||
| Manufactured By Fabriqué par |
Aircraft Owned By Aéronef appartenant à |
Taken On Strength Pris en force |
Struck Off Strength Effectif rayé |
Airbus | 1993 June 5 | |||||||
| Aircraft Coded As Aéronef codé comme |
Aircraft Named As Aéronef nommé comme |
Pennant# Fanion # |
Instructional AFAirframe #Cellule d’instruction # |
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| the Taj Mahal | ||||||||||||
| Engine(s) Moteur(s) |
TSNTime Since New (Hours:Minutes)TSNTemps écoulé depuis la nouvelle (Heures:Minutes) |
TSOTime Since Overhaul (Hours:Minutes)TSNTemps écoulé depuis la révision (Heures:Minutes) |
History Card Carte historique |
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| Other Forces Military/Police Serial Numbers, Civil Registrations - Numéros de série militaires/de police des autres forces, registres d’état civil | ||||||||||||
RAFRoyal Air Force |
RFCRoyal Flying Corps |
USAAFUnited States Army Air Force |
USAFUnited States Air Force |
USNUnited States Navy |
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| Other Forces Military/Police - Autres forces militaires/police | Civil Registrations - Enregistrements civils | |||||||||||
| F- WWCM, C-GBWD, F-WQCQ | ||||||||||||
| Aircraft On Display - Aéronefs exposés | ||||||||||||
| Museum/On Display At - Musée/Sur l’affichage à | GPSGlobal Positioning System (WGSWorld Geodetic System -84) |
Map-Carte | ||||||||||
| Aircraft Incidents - Incidents d’aéronefs | ||||||||||||
| Date | Category Catégorie |
Unit |
Location Emplacement |
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| 1) 2013 August 25 2) 2019 October 18 | 1) C D | 1) 8 Wing, Trenton, Ontario, Canada2) 8 Wing, Trenton, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||
| On Board À bord |
Uninjured Survivants |
Injured Blessé |
Fatalities Décès |
GPSGlobal Positioning System (WGSWorld Geodetic System -84) |
Map Carte |
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| 1)12) | 1) 44.1115362,-77.53131012) 44.1115362,-77.531310 | 1) View2) View | ||||||||||
| Aircraft Incident Safety Reports - Rapports sur la sécurité des incidents d’aviation | ||||||||||||
RCAFRoyal Canadian Air Force Directorate of Flight SafetyDirection de la sécurité des vols de l’ ARCAviation royale canadienne |
RCAFRoyal Canadian Air Force Other ReportsAutres rapports - ARCAviation royale canadienne |
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| English - Anglais | French - Français | English - Anglais | ||||||||||
| Date | FSIRFlight Safety Investigation Report |
Epiloque | RESVRapport d’enquête de Sécurité des vols |
Epilogue | RCAFRoyal Canadian Air Force L20Accident Record Card |
RCAFRoyal Canadian Air Force AIFAccident Investigation File |
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| 1) 2013 August 25 2) 2019 October 18 | 1)2) View | 1)2) View | ||||||||||
| Other Reports - Autres rapports | ||||||||||||
| Date | Report By/Report - Rapport par/Rapport | Report - Rapport | ||||||||||
| 1) 2013 August 25 2) 2019 October 18 | 1)2) Aviation Safety Network | 1)2) View | ||||||||||
| Operational History - Historique opérationnel | ||||||||||||
| 1987 December 17: Production test registered as F-WWCM, first flight as a Model A310-304.[RWR Walker]
1988 February 23: Delivered to Wardair registered as C-GBWD.[RWR Walker]
1989 September 3: Seen at Toronto - Lester B. Pearson International (Malton) (YYZ / CYYZ), Ontario, Canada. Wardair C-GBWD makes a speedy exit in between airshow t RAFRoyal Air Force fic for the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE).[Caz Caswell]
1989: Wardair sold to Canadian Airlines.[Wikipedia Free Encylopedial]
1990 January 15: C-GBWD transferred to Canadian Airlines International.[RWR Walker]
1993 January: Canadian Forces buys 5 Aircraft, purchased at prices of $51.2 to $57.1 million each.[RWR Walker]
1993 June 5:Taken on strength as 15001. Assigned to 8 Wing at CFBCanadian Forces Base Trenton, Ontario, Candada, operated by crews of No. 437 (T) Squadron. Originally equipped as head of state VIP Aircraft, known unofficially by its crew as "the Taj Mahal".[RWR Walker]
1993 December 3: Seen at Toronto - Lester B. Pearson International (Malton) (YYZ / CYYZ), Ontario, Canada.[John Kelley]
1996: Temporarily registered as F-WQCQ for conversion to military role in France, as Model A310-304(FFighter )Temporarily registered as F-WQCQ for conversion to military role in France, as Model A310-304(FFighter ).[RWR Walker]
1996 August: Converted to -304(FFighter ), the VIP role now rotates amongst the fleet using interchangeable cabin modules.[RWR Walker]
1999? July: Seen at Adelaide - International (ADL / YPAD), South Australia, Australia.[RWR Walker]
2001 April 25: Seen at Ottawa - Macdonald-Cartier International / Uplands (YOW / CYOW / CUUP), Ontario, Canada. HRH Prince Charles arrives in Ottawa, he actually had to step on a mat to clean his feet before he stepped on Canadian soil (foot and mouth).[Doug Pike]
2001 May 1: Seen at Ottawa - Macdonald-Cartier International / Uplands (YOW / CYOW / CUUP), Ontario, Canada.[John Davies]
2003 May 7: Seen at Hamilton (YHM / CYHM), Ontario, Canada.[Andy Vanderheyden]
2003 June 24: Seen at Vienna - Schwechat (VIE / LOWW) Austria.[Harry Artner]
2003 June 27: Seen at Vienna - Schwechat (VIE / LOWW) Austria.[Fyodor Borisov]
2003 August 2003: Seen at Edmonton - International (YEG / CYEG), Alberta, Canada. Fire fighter government charter to British Columbia, Canada.[Richard Barsby]
2003 October: Transported Governor General of Canada to Finland.[RWR Walker]
2003 October 4: Seen at Helsinki - Vantaa (HEL / EFHK) Finland.[Jussi Kettunen]
2003 October 5: Seen at Helsinki - Vantaa (HEL / EFHK) Finland. The Governor General of Canada visited in Lapland and its surrounding areas.[Olli Hyyti?inen]
2004 July 20: Seen at Edmonton - International (YEG / CYEG), Alberta, Canada.[Richard Barsby]
2004 July 25: Seen at Edmonton - International (YEG / CYEG), Alberta, Canada.[Kevin Wachter]
2004 August 1: Seen at Quebec - Jean Lesage International (YQB / CYQB), Quebec, Canada. Coming in from Europe bringing back Canadian solders.[Robert St-Pierre]
2004 October 9: Seen at Ottawa - Macdonald-Cartier International / Uplands (YOW / CYOW / CUUP), Ontario, Canada. Parked here overnight, this Polaris will take the Prime Minister to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, on 10 Oct 2004 for the homecoming of Lieut. Chris Saunders, who died after a fire on the HMCS Chicoutimi.[Charin deSilva]
2004 October 22: Seen at Geilenkirchen (GKE / ETNG) Germany.[Bernd Lawrenz]
2004 October 24: Seen at Ottawa - Macdonald-Cartier International / Uplands (YOW / CYOW / CUUP), Ontario, Canada.[Charin deSilva]
2004 November 13: Seen at Ottawa - Macdonald-Cartier International / Uplands (YOW / CYOW / CUUP), Ontario, Canada.[Peter Tsagaris]
2004 December 27: Seen at Vancouver - International (YVR / CYVR), British Columbia, Canada.[John Yu]
2005 January 20: Seen at Beijing - Capital (PEK / ZBAA), China.[Weimeng]
2005 February 15: Seen at Brussels - National (Zaventem) / Melsbroek (BRU / EBBR / EBMB) Belgium. 437 Squadron brought Paul Martin, the Prime Minister of Canada, to Brussels.[Kevin Van Bunnen]
2005 February 21: Seen at Brussels - National (Zaventem) / Melsbroek (BRU / EBBR / EBMB) Belgium.[Nik Deblauwe]
2005 February 26: Seen at Montreal - Pierre Elliott Trudeau International (Dorval) (YUL / CYUL), Quebec, Canada.[Youri Thonon]
2005 March 6: Seen at Ottawa - Macdonald-Cartier International / Uplands (YOW / CYOW / CUUP), Ontario, Canada.[Charin deSilva]
2005 march 13: Seen at Ottawa - Macdonald-Cartier International / Uplands (YOW / CYOW / CUUP), Ontario, Canada.[Peter Stuhlmann]
 
2005 May 19: Seen at Saskatoon - John G. Diefenbaker (YXE / CYXE) Canada - Saskatchewan. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II arrives in Saskatoon.[Niels Koehncke]
2005 May 24: Seen at Edmonton - International (YEG / CYEG), Alberta, Canada. The Queen visited Edmonton and this is her ride back to London-Heathrow, England.[Ivan Kresanek]
2005 July 6: Seen at Glasgow - Prestwick (PIK / EGPK), Scotland, UK. Carrying Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin - the first of the G8 leaders to arrive in Scotland for the Summit at Gleneagles.[Mark McEwan]
2006 June 4: Visited Pearson International Airport, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[RWR Walker]
2006 June 9: Visited Pearson International Airport, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[RWR Walker]
2007 February 19: At Larnaca airport, Cyprus.[RWR Walker]
2007 February 20: Seen at Cologne / Bonn (- Konrad Adenauer / Wahn) (CGN / EDDK), Germany.[Frische Michael]
2007 October: At Ramstein, Germany.[RWR Walker]
22 October 2004: Seen at Geilenkirchen (GKE / ETNG) Germany.[Bernd Lawrenz]
24 October 2004: Seen at Ottawa - Macdonald-Cartier International / Uplands (YOW / CYOW / CUUP), Ontario, Canada.[Charin deSilva]
13 November 2004: Seen at Ottawa - Macdonald-Cartier International / Uplands (YOW / CYOW / CUUP), Ontario, Canada.[Peter Tsagaris]
27 December 2004: Seen at Vancouver - International (YVR / CYVR), British Columbia, Canada.[John Yu]
20 January 2005: Seen at Beijing - Capital (PEK / ZBAA), China.[Weimeng]
15 February 2005: Seen at Brussels - National (Zaventem) / Melsbroek (BRU / EBBR / EBMB) Belgium. 437 Squadron brought Paul Martin, the Prime Minister of Canada, to Brussels.[Kevin Van Bunnen]
21 February 2005: Seen at Brussels - National (Zaventem) / Melsbroek (BRU / EBBR / EBMB) Belgium.[Nik Deblauwe]
21 February 2005: Seen at Brussels - National (Zaventem) / Melsbroek (BRU / EBBR / EBMB) Belgium.[Jan Severijns]
26 February 2005: Seen at Montreal - Pierre Elliott Trudeau International (Dorval) (YUL / CYUL), Quebec, Canada.[Youri Thonon]
6 March 2005: Seen at Ottawa - Macdonald-Cartier International / Uplands (YOW / CYOW / CUUP), Ontario, Canada.[Charin deSilva]
13 March 2005: Seen at Ottawa - Macdonald-Cartier International / Uplands (YOW / CYOW / CUUP), Ontario, Canada.[Peter Stuhlmann]
19 May 2005: Seen at Saskatoon - John G. Diefenbaker (YXE / CYXE) Canada - Saskatchewan. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II arrives in Saskatoon.[Niels Koehncke]
24 May 2005: Seen at Edmonton - International (YEG / CYEG), Alberta, Canada. The Queen visited Edmonton and this is her ride back to London-Heathrow, England.[Ivan Kresanek]
6 July 2005: Seen at Glasgow - Prestwick (PIK / EGPK), Scotland, UK. Carrying Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin - the first of the G8 leaders to arrive in Scotland for the Summit at Gleneagles.[Mark McEwan]
4 June 2006: Visited Pearson International Airport, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[RWR Walker]
9 June 2006: Visited Pearson International Airport, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[RWR Walker]
19 February 2007: At Larnaca airport, Cyprus.[RWR Walker]
20 February 2007: Seen at Cologne / Bonn (- Konrad Adenauer / Wahn) (CGN / EDDK), Germany.[Frische Michael]
October 2007: At Ramstein, Germany.[RWR Walker] |
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