Canadian Forces Aircraft
I have always had a passion for aircraft, in particular the aircraft flown by the Canadian military. For several years the Canadain Forces (RCAF) had a website that listed the aircraft and general information. Over the years their page changed locations and with each update, information was removed. A few years ago I decided that I would like to try and create a site that would highlight the aircraft, specifications, serial numbers, photos, and flight simulator files. (Little did I realize what a daunting task this would be!) Wish I had thought of this while I was still in the military and had opportunities to see aircraft up close.
Links for the aircraft will be given for information on my web site, the RCAF, and Wikipedia if available. Flightsim links are my flightsim pages.
In December 2013 I noticed that the RCAF (CF) individual web pages for some historical aircraft were no longer available. In February 2017, I noticed that the Canadian Wings website was also no longer available.
I started work on a searchable database that would cross reference serial numbers and provide information on aircraft that has been used by Canadian Military over the years. The starting point of the database is the website of RWR Walker, who passed away. Fortunately his site was taken on by the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum. The database has been online through them since December 2019. I am also using a variety of sources and as the aircraft operating history is entered, the source is provided.
With over 32,000 aircraft in the database, I realized that creating individual pages for each aircraft's history would be formidable, so rather than creating individual pages, I am using the database to display each aircraft's information. There will still be a page for each aircraft type, displaying specifications and listing of each serial number which will link to the database to show the operational history. Currently I am working in adding the histories of each aircraft into the database which will be included on the record page along with citations from where the info was obtained. In the meantime, if the history has not been added to the database, It will take you to RWR Walker's listing for the aircraft.
Canadian Military Aircraft Database, (Searchable)
Current Aircraft
Demonstration Teams
Historical Aircraft
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV)
Note: Aircraft graphics below may not depict a Canadian aircraft.
Current Aircraft
Aircraft that are currently listed on the RCAF websiteListed by RCAF Aircraft Designator
CC-115 Buffalo [de Havilland Canada DHC-5]
CC-130E/H Hercules [Lockheed C-130]
CC-130J Hercules [Lockheed Martin C-130J]
CC-138 Twin Otter [de Havilland Canada DHC-6]
CC-144 Challenger [Canadair]
CC-150 Polaris [Airbus A310-300]
CC-177 Globemaster III [Boeing C-17]
CC-295 Kingfisher [Airbus C-295]
CF-188 Hornet [McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet, Commonly called the CF-18]
CH-139 Jet Ranger [Bell 206]
CH-146 Griffon [Bell 412EP]
CH-147F Chinook [Boeing]
CH-148 Cyclone [Sikorsky H-92 Superhawk]
CH-149 Cormorant [Augusta Westland AW101, formerly EH101]
CP-140 Aurora [Lockheed]
CT-114 Tutor [Canadair CL-41A]
CT-142 Dash 8 [de Havilland Canada DHC-8]
CT-155 Hawk [BAE Systems Hawk 115]
CT-156 Harvard II [Raytheon {Beechcraft} Texan II]
Historical Aircraft of the Canadian Forces (CF, CAF, RCAF),
Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), and Royal Canadian Navy (RCN)
Aircraft that have been utilized in the past, no longer listed as current aircraft.
Note: In Dec 2013 I noticed that the RCAF (CF) web pages for the individual historical aircraft are no longer available. RCAF Historical Aircraft Listing English
françaisAircraft are listed by Manufacturer, then Model.
RCAF Designators are in () for example (CC-137)
AD Scout
Airco DH.4
Airco D.H.9a
Airspeed Horsa
Airspeed A.S.10 Oxford
Armstrong Whitworth AW 41 Albermarle
Armstrong Whitworth Atlas Mk.1
Armstrong Whitworth FK8
Armstrong Whitworth Siskin
Armstrong Whitworth AW 38 Whitley
Astra (CT-102)
National Defence Directorate of Flight Safety Quarterly Flight Safety Report 3rd Quarter 2005, dated 17 Nov 2005(AC1)
Auster A.O.P.
Avro 504
Avro Anson
Avro Avian Mk.IVM
Avro Lancaster
Avro Lincoln [Avro 694]
Avro Manchester [Avro 679]
Avro Prefect [Avro 626]
Avro Tutor [Avro 621]
Avro Viper [Avro 552A]
Avro Wright
Avro Canada Arrow (CF-105)
Avro Canada Canuck (CF-100)
Barkley-Grow T8P-1
Beech C-45 Expeditor (CT-128)
Beech King Air [C90A]
Beechcraft Mentor [T-34A]
Beechcraft Musketeer (CT-134)[B23 Musketeer]
Beechcraft Musketeer II (CT-134A)[C23 Sundowner]
Bell 47
Bell Airacobra [P-39]
Bell Iroquois (CH-118) [Bell 204/UH-1]
Bell Kiowa (CH-136) [Bell 206/OH-58]
Bell Twin Huey (CH-135) [Bell 212/UH-1N]
Bellanca Pacemaker [CH-300]
Blackburn Roc [B-25]
Blackburn Beverley
Blackburn Lincock [F.2]
Blackburn Shark II
Blackburn Skua
Boeing 247D
Boeing 707-320C (CC-137)
Boeing Flying Fortress [B-17]
Boeing Vertol Labrador (CH-113) [CH-46 Sea Knight]
Boeing Vertol Chinook (CH-147) [CH-47 C/D]
Boeing Vertol Voyageur (CH-113A) [CH-46 Sea Knight]
Boeing Canada Catalina [PB2B (PBY 5A)]
Brewster Bermuda
Bristol Blenheim [Type 142M]
Bristol Bolingbroke [Type 142M]
Bristol Beaufort [Type 152]
Bristol Beaufighter [Type 156]
Bristol F2B Fighter
Bristol Freighter [Type 170]
Burgess-Dunne
Canada Car and Foundry Harvard IV [NA-186]
Canadair Argus (CP-107) [CL-28]
Canadair Cosmopolitan (CC-109) [CL-66]
Canadair Dynavert (CX-131) [CL-84]
Canadair Freedom Fighter (CF-116) [CF-5]{commonly called the CF-5}
Canadair North Star [C-5 / CL-11]
Canadair North Star [C-54GM]
Canadair North Star [DC-4M]
Canadair Sabre [CL-13]
Canadair Silver Star (CT-133) [CL-30]
Canadair Starfighter (CF-104) [CL-90]
Canadair Stratojet [CL-52, Boeing B-47B]
Canadair Yukon (CC-106) [CL-44]
Canadian Aerodrome Co. Baddeck No. 1
Canadian Vickers Vancouver
Canadian Vickers Vanessa
Canadian Vickers Varuna
Canadian Vickers Vedette
Canadian Vickers Velos
Canadian Vickers Vigil
Canadian Vickers Viking
Canadian Vickers Vista
Cessna Bird Dog (CO-119) [L-19]
Cessna Bird Dog (CO-119) [L-182]
Cessna Crane [T-50]
Consolidated Canso [PBY]
Consolidated Catalina [PBY]
Consolidated Courier [O-17]
Consolidated Liberator [B-24]
Consolidated Privateer [PB4Y-2]
Curtiss America [H-4]
Curtiss Canada [C-1]
Curtiss Canuck [JN-4]
Curtiss H-16
Curtiss HS-2L
Curtiss Kittyhawk [87A]
Curtiss Seamew [SO3C]
Curtiss Tomahawk [81A]
Curtiss Warhawk [P-40]
Curtiss-Reid Rambler
Dassault Falcon (CC-117) [Falcon 20/Mystère 20]
de Havilland Cirrus Moth [DH.60]
de Havilland Comet [DH-106]
de Havilland Dragonfly [DH.90]
de Havilland Fox Moth [DH.83]
de Havilland Genet Moth [DH.60]
de Havilland Hawk Moth [DH.75]
de Havilland Menasco Moth [DH.82C-]
de Havilland Mosquito [DH.98]
de Havilland Moth [DH.60]
de Havilland Puss Moth [DH.80A]
de Havilland Sea Hornet [DH.103]
de Havilland Tiger Moth [DH.82]
de Havilland Vampire [DH.100]
de Havilland Canada Beaver [DHC-2]
de Havilland Canada Caribou (CC-108) [DHC-4]
de Havilland Canada Chipmunk (CT-120) [DHC-1]
de Havilland Canada Dash 7 (CC-132) [DHC-7 Series 102/103]
de Havilland Canada Otter (CC-123/CSR-123)[DHC-3]
de Havilland Canada Tracker (CP-121) [CS2F]
Douglas Boston [DB-7]
Douglas Dakota (CC-129) [C-47/DC-3]
Douglas Digby
Douglas O-2BS
Fairchild FC-2
Fairchild FC-2L
Fairchild 51
Fairchild 71 FC-2W
Fairchild Argus [24]
Fairchild Cornell [PT-19]
Fairchild Flying Boxcar [C-119]
Fairchild KR-34
Fairchild Super 71
Fairey III
Fairey Albacore
Fairey Battle
Fairey Firefly
Fairey Swordfish
Felixstowe F-3
Fleet Fawn
Fleet Finch
Fleet Fort [60K]
Fleet Freighter [50]
Fokker Super Universal [50]
Ford Trimotor [6-AT]
General Aircraft Hotspur
Gloster Meteor
Grumman Albatross (CSR-110) [SA-16]
Grumman Avenger [TBM-3E]
Grumman Goblin [G-23]
Grumman Goose [G-21]
Grumman Tracker (CP-121) [CS2F]
Handley Page 0/400
Handley-Page Halifax
Handley Page Hampden [HP.52]
Handley Page Harrow [HP.54]
Hawker Audax
Hawker Hart
Hawker Hind
Hawker Hurricane
Hawker Sea Fury
Hawker Sea Hurricane
Hawker Tempest
Hawker Tomtit
Hawker Typhoon
Hiller Nomad (CH-112)
Junkers W-34
Keystone Puffer
Lockheed Arcturus (CP-140A)
Lockheed Electra [10A]
Lockheed Electra Junior [12]
Lockheed Hercules (CC-130B) [C-130]
Lockheed Hudson [14]
Lockheed Lodestar [12]
Lockheed Model 212 [12]
Lockheed Neptune (CP-127) [P2V-7]
Lockheed Shooting Star/Silver Star [T-33]
Lockheed Starfighter (CF-104) [F-104]
Lockheed Starlifter (CC-141) [C-141 order cancelled]
Lockheed Vega
Lockheed Ventura
Martin Baltimore
Martinsyde F.6
Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (MBB)/Kawasak BK 117 (CH-143)
McDonnell Banshee [F2H-3]
McDonnell Voodoo (CF-101) [F-101]
Mil Mi-17-V5 (CH-178) [Mi-8MTV-5]
Nieuport 17 Scout
Noorduyn Norseman
North American Harvard [AT-6D Texan]
North American Harvard [NA-26]
North American Harvard I [NA-16-1E]
North American Mitchell [B-25]
North American Mustang [P-51]
North American Sabre [F-86]
North American Yale [NA-64]
Northrop Delta [NA-16-1E]
Northrop Nomad [A-17]
Percival Prentice
Piasecki H-21
Piasecki HUP-3 [H-25]
Pitcairn Mailwing
Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2C
Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 a
Schweizer 2-12 [SGS 2-12]
Short Sunderland [S.25]
Short TYPE 184
Sikorsky H-5 [S-51]
Sikorsky H-34 [S-58]
Sikorsky HO4S [H-19/S-55]
Sikorsky Sea King (CH-124) [SH-3/S-61]
Slingsby Firefly (CT-111) [T-67]
Sopwith Atlantic
Sopwith Camel
Sopwith Snipe
Sopwith Strutter [1 1/2]
Stearman Kaydet [D-75N1/PT-27]
Stinson Voyager [105/HW-75]
Supermarine Seafire Mk.XV [Type 377]
Supermarine Spitfire
Supermarine Stranraer
Supermarine Walrus
Vickers E.S.I
Vickers Flanders
Vickers Viking
Vickers Wellington
Voisin Triplane
Vought Corsair [F4U]
Waco AQC-6
Waco CG-15A
Waco Hadrian [CG-4]
Waco PG-2A [CG-4]
Westland Lysander
Westland Wapiti
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV)
Listed by RCAF Aircraft Designator
CU-160 EADS Eagle 1
CU-161 SAGEM Sperwer
CU-162 Meggitt Vindicator II
CU-163 General Atomics Altair
CU-165(CU-169) Boeing Insitu ScanEagle
CU-167 Advanced Ceramics Research Silver Fox
CU-168 Elbit Skylark
CU-170 Israeli Aircraft Industries Heron
CU-172 Boeing Insitu RQ-21 Blackjack
CU-173 AeroVironment RQ-11 Raven
CU-176 UMS Gargoyle
AeroVironment RQ-20 Puma
Boeing Bomarc Missile [CIM-10B]
Prioria Robotics Maveric
Ryan KDA-4 Firebee Drone
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