Chronological Timeline
Current Teams
Retired Teams
| Canadian Forces Snowbirds | |
| 1971 - Present
Unit: 431 Air Demonstration Squadron
Home Base: CFB Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
Aircraft: Canadair CL-41A Tutor (CT-114)
Official Website: English |
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| CF-18 Demonstration Team | |
| 1983 - Present
Units: CFB Bagotville and CFB Cold Lake Squadrons
Home Base: CFB Bagotville, Canada, and CFB Cold Lake, Canada
Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas CF-188 Hornet
Official Website: English |
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| SkyHawks (The), Canadian Armed Forces Parachute Team | |
| 1969 - Present
1969: Canadian Airborne Regiment Parachute Team
1970: Canadian Forces Parachute Team
1971 - 2013: SkyHawks
2013 - Present: Canadian Army Parachute Team, The SkyHawks
Unit:
1969 - 1971: Canadian Airborne Regiment
1971 - 1996: Canadian Airborne Centre (CABC)
1996 - 2006: Canadian Parachute Centre
2006 - Present: The Canadian Army Advanced Warfare Centre (CAAWC)
Home Base:
1969 - 1996: CFB Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
1996 - Present: CFB Trenton, Ontario, Canada
Parachutes (Canadian Flag parachute):
1969 - 1977: Para-Commander round parachute
1977 - Present: Ram-Air square parachute
The SkyHawks jump from a variety of aircraft and helicopters.
Official Website: English |
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| Air Reserve Teams | |
| 1982 - 1984 Unit: 2 Air Reserve Wing Home Base: CFB Toronto, Ontario, Canada Aircraft: Bell CH-136 Kiowa | |
| Alouette Reds | |
| 1972 Unit: 425 AW(F) Sqn Home Base: CFB Bagotville, Quebec, Canada Aircraft: McDonnell CF-101B Voodoo | |
| Alouettes | |
| 1964 - 1974 Unit: 425 AW(F) Sqn Home Base: CFB Bagotville, Quebec, Canada Aircraft: McDonnell CF-101B Voodoo | |
| B Flight Jesters | |
| 1969 - 1970 Unit: 2 Flying Training School Home Base: CFB Moose Jaw , Saskatchewan, Canada Aircraft: Canadair CL-41A Tutor (CT-114) | |
| Bald Eagles | |
| 1959 - 1960 Unit: No. 3 AW(F) Operational Training Unit Home Base: RCAF Station Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada Aircraft: Avro CF-100 Canuck Mk 4A | |
| Barker Exhibition Team | |
| 1919 Home Base: Leaside, Ontario, Canada Aircraft: German Fokker D.VII Scout | |
| Blue Devils (The) | |
| 1949 - 1951 Unit: 410 (F) Fighter Sqn Home Base: RCAF Station St. Hubert, Quebec, Canada Aircraft: de Havilland Vampire Mk III North American / Canadair F-86 Sabre |
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| Bobcats | |
| 1978 - 1984 Unit: 416 AW(F) Sqn Home Base: CFB Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada Aircraft: McDonnell CF-101B Voodoo | |
| Canadian CF-104 Closeout Team [Starfighters] | |
| 1983 Unit: 417 Tac (F) Training Squadron Home Base: CFB Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada Aircraft: Lockheed / Canadair CF-104 Starfighter |
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| Canadian Reds [The Starfighters] | |
| 1978 Unit: 441, 439, 441 Sqns, 1 Air Division / 1 Canadian Air Group Home Base: CFB Baden-Soellingen, West Germany Aircraft: Lockheed / Canadair CF-104 Starfighter |
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| CDN Forces CF-5 Demo Team | |
| 1972 Aircraft: Northrop / Canadair CF-116 Freedom Fighter (CF-5A) |
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| CEPE Starfighter Demonstrations | |
| 1962 - 1963 Unit: Central Experimental and Proving Establishment Home Base: RCAF Station Uplands, Ontario, Canada Aircraft: Lockheed / Canadair CF-104 Starfighter |
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| CF-100 Team [Operation Prairie Pacific Teams] | |
| 1954 Unit: 423 AW(F) Sqn Home Base: RCAF Station St. Hubert, Quebec, Canada Aircraft: Avro CF-100 Canuck Mk 2 |
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| CFS Harvard Team | |
| 1949 Unit: Central Flying School Home Base: RCAF Station Trenton, Ontario, Canada Aircraft: North American Harvard Mk IIB |
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| CFS Harvard Team | |
| 1951 - 1952 Unit: Central Flying School Home Base: RCAF Station Centralia, Ontario, Canada Aircraft: North American Harvard |
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| CFS Vampire Airshow Team | |
| 1948 - 1949 Unit: Central Flying School Home Base: RCAF Station Trenton, Ontario, Canada Aircraft: de Havilland Vampire Mk III |
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| Check Whiskeys [The Starfighters] | |
| 1977 - 1978 Unit: 441 Sqn, 1 Air Division / 1 Canadian Air Group Home Base: CFB Baden-Soellingen, West Germany Aircraft: Lockheed / Canadair CF-104 Starfighter |
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| Chipmunk Synchronized Aerobatic Team (Smoke Eaters) | |
| 1959 - 1962 Unit: Primary Flying School Home Base: RCAF Station Centralia, Ontario, Canada Aircraft: de Havilland DHC 1 Chipmunk |
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| Cobras | |
| 1974 - 1975 Unit: 1 Canadian Forces Flying Training School Home Base: CFB Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada Aircraft: Northrop / Canadair CF-116 Freedom Fighter (CF-5A/D) |
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| Cougar T-33 Team | |
| 1971 Unit: 410 AW(F) Operational Training Sqn Home Base: CFB Bagotville, Quebec, Canada Aircraft: Lockheed T-33 / Canadair Silver Star CL-30 (CT-133) |
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| Cougars | |
| 1962 - 1974 Unit: 410 AW(F) Sqn Home Base: 1962 - 1964 RCAF Station Uplands, Ontario, Canada 1968 - 1974 CFB Bagotville, Quebec, Canada Aircraft: McDonnell CF-101B Voodoo |
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| Deadeye Blacks [Starfighters] | |
| 1974 Unit: 417 Tac (F) Training Squadron Home Base: CFB Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada Aircraft: Lockheed / Canadair CF-104 Starfighter |
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| Deadeye Whiskeys [Starfighters] | |
| 1972 Unit: 417 Tac (F) Training Squadron Home Base: CFB Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada Aircraft: Lockheed / Canadair CF-104 Starfighter |
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| Deadeye Zips [Starfighters] | |
| 1976 - 1982 Unit: 417 Tac (F) Training Squadron Home Base: CFB Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada Aircraft: Lockheed / Canadair CF-104 Starfighter |
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| Deadeye Zips / Alberta Arrows [Starfighters] | |
| 1977 Unit: 417 Tac (F) Training Squadron Home Base: CFB Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada Aircraft: Lockheed / Canadair CF-104 Starfighter |
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| Dragonflies | |
| 1972 - 1984, 1992 Unit: 3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School Home Base: CFB Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada Aircraft: Bell CH-136 Kiowa Bell CH-139 Jet Ranger |
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| Gimli Smokers | |
| 1959 - 1964 Unit: No. 3 Advanced Flying School Home Base: RCAF Station Gimli, Manitoba, Canada Aircraft: Lockheed T-33 / Canadair Silver Star CL-30 (CT-133) |
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| Golden Gigolos | |
| 1959 Unit: 433 AW(F) Sqn Home Base: RCAF Station North Bay, Ontario, Canada Aircraft: Avro CF-100 Canuck Mk 4B |
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| Goldilocks / Moose Jaw Harvard Aerobatic Team | |
| 1962 - 1964 Unit: Flying Instructor School Home Base: RCAF Station Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada Aircraft: North American Harvard Mk 4 |
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| Green Gophers | |
| 1975 - 1976 Unit: 403 Tactical Helicopter (Operational Training) Sqn Home Base: CFB Gagetown, New Brunswick, Canada Aircraft: Bell CH-136 Kiowa |
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| Grey Ghosts | |
| 1958 - 1960 Unit: VF 870 Home Base: RCNAS Shearwater, Nova Scotia, Canada Aircraft: McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee |
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| Hillers | |
| 1971 Unit: No. 3 Flying Training School Home Base: CFB Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada Aircraft: Hiller CH-112 Nomad |
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| HS 50 Sea King Team | |
| 1973 Unit: HS 50 Home Base: CFB Shearwater, Nova Scotia, Canada Aircraft: Sikorsky CH-124 Sea King |
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| Hummingbirds [Air Reserve Teams] | |
| 1982 Unit: 2 Air Reserve Wing Home Base: CFB Toronto, Ontario, Canada Aircraft: Bell CH-136 Kiowa |
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| Lancers (The) | |
| 1955 Unit: No. 1 (F) Operational Training Unit Home Base: RCAF Station Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada Aircraft: North American F-86 / Canadair CL-13 Sabre Mk 2 |
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| Larks | |
| 1973 Unit: 425 AW(F) Sqn Home Base: CFB Bagotville, Quebec, Canada Aircraft: McDonnell CF-101B Voodoo |
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| Lazer Blues Formation [Air Reserve Teams] | |
| 1983 Unit: 2 Air Reserve Wing Home Base: CFB Toronto, Ontario, Canada Aircraft: Bell CH-136 Kiowa |
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| Musket Gold | |
| 1971 - 1984, 1992 Unit: 3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School Home Base: CFB Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada Aircraft: Beechcraft CT-134 Musketeer |
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| Muskrats (The) [Musket Gold] | |
| 1973 Unit: 3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School Home Base: CFB Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada Aircraft: Beechcraft CT-134 Musketeer |
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| Nighthawks / Hawks (The) | |
| 1965 - 1984 1965 - 1979: Nighthawks 1980 - 1984: The Hawks Unit: 409 AW(F) Sqn Home Base: CFB Comox, British Columbia, Canada Aircraft: McDonnell CF-101B Voodoo |
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| No. 1 FTS Harvard Team | |
| 1948 - 1950 Unit: No. 1 Flying Training School Home Base: RCAF Station Centralia, Ontario, Canada Aircraft: North American Harvard Mk IIB |
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| No. 1 FTS Harvard Team | |
| 1951 Unit: No. 1 Flying Training School Home Base: RCAF Station Centralia, Ontario, Canada Aircraft: North American Harvard Mk IIB |
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| No. 3 AW(F) OTU Solo Demos | |
| 1953 - 1955 Unit: 3 AW(F) Operational Training Unit Home Base: RCAF Station North Bay, Ontario, Canada Aircraft: Avro CF-100 Canuck |
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| Operation Prairie Pacific Teams Support Aircraft | |
| 1954 Aircraft: C-119 Flying Boxcar Canso Flying Boat |
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| Pink Dinks (The) | |
| 1967 Unit: 414 Sqn Detachment Home Base: CFB North Bay, Ontario, Canada Aircraft: Lockheed T-33 / Canadair Silver Star CL-30 (CT-133) |
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| RCAF Army Cooperation Flight Demonstration Team | |
| 1934 Unit: Army Cooperation Flight Home Base: RCAF Station Trenton, Ontario, Canada Aircraft: Armstrong Whitworth Atlas I |
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| RCN Airshow Team | |
| 1952 - 1953 Unit: 31st Support Air Group Home Base: HMCS Shearwater, Nova Scotia, Canada Aircraft: 870 Sqn: Hawker Seafury FB.11 880 Sqn: Grumman Avenger AS-3 |
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| RCN Seafires | |
| 1946 Unit: 803 (F) Sqn, RCN Air Section Home Base: RCAF Station Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada Aircraft: Supermarine Seafire XV |
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| Red Herring (The) | |
| 1959 - 1964 Unit: VU-32 Home Base: CFB Shearwater, Nova Scotia, Canada Aircraft: Lockheed T-33 / Canadair Silver Star CL-30 (CT-133) |
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| Red Herrings | |
| 1977 - 1982 Unit: VU-32 Jet Flight Home Base: CFB Shearwater, Nova Scotia, Canada Aircraft: Lockheed T-33 / Canadair Silver Star CL-30 (CT-133) |
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| Red Ravens | |
| 1961 - 1962 Unit: Electronic Warefare Unit Home Base: RCAF Station St. Hubert, Quebec, Canada Aircraft: Avro CF-100 Canuck Mk 5D |
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| Rut Zulus | |
| 1976 - 1985, 1993 Unit: 419 Tactical Fighter Training Squadron Home Base: CFB Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada Aircraft: Northrop / Canadair CF-116 Freedom Fighter (CF-5A/D) |
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| Sabre Team [Operation Prairie Pacific Teams] | |
| 1954 Unit: 431 Fighter Sqn Home Base: RCAF Bagotville, Quebec, Canada Aircraft: North American F-86 / Canadair CL-13 Sabre Mk 2 |
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| Sagueney Expos | |
| 1975 - 1978 Unit: 433 Tactical Fighter Squadron Home Base: CFB Bagotville, Quebec, Canada Aircraft: Northrop / Canadair CF-116 Freedom Fighter (CF-5A) |
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| Sagueney Manics | |
| 1970 - 1973 Unit: 433 Tactical Fighter Squadron Home Base: CFB Bagotville, Quebec, Canada Aircraft: Northrop / Canadair CF-116 Freedom Fighter (CF-5A) |
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| Sagueney Pogos | |
| 1979 Unit: 433 Tactical Fighter Squadron Home Base: CFB Bagotville, Quebec, Canada Aircraft: Northrop / Canadair CF-116 Freedom Fighter (CF-5A) |
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| Sagueney Quebec | |
| 1980 - 1983 Unit: 433 Tactical Fighter Squadron Home Base: CFB Bagotville, Quebec, Canada Aircraft: Northrop / Canadair CF-116 Freedom Fighter (CF-5A) |
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| Seafire Exhibition Flight (Watson's Flying Circus) | |
| 1949 Unit: 803 (F) Sqn/19th Carrier Air Group Home Base: HMCS Shearwater, Nova Scotia, Canada Aircraft: Supermarine Seafire XV |
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| Silver Stars | |
| 1983 - 1985 Unit: Base Flight Home Base: CFB Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada Aircraft: Lockheed T-33 / Canadair Silver Star CL-30 (CT-133) |
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| Silver Stars [Operation Prairie Pacific Teams] | |
| 1954 Unit: Central Flying School Home Base: RCAF Station Trenton, Ontario, Canada Aircraft: Lockheed T-33 / Canadair Silver Star CL-30 (CT-133) |
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| SkyHawks (The), Canadian Armed Forces Parachute Team | |
| 1969 - Present
1969: Canadian Airborne Regiment Parachute Team
1970: Canadian Forces Parachute Team
1971 - 2013: SkyHawks
2013 - Present: Canadian Army Parachute Team, The SkyHawks
Unit:
1969 - 1971: Canadian Airborne Regiment
1971 - 1996: Canadian Airborne Centre (CABC)
1996 - 2006: Canadian Parachute Centre
2006 - Present: The Canadian Army Advanced Warfare Centre (CAAWC)
Home Base:
1969 - 1996: CFB Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
1996 - Present: CFB Trenton, Ontario, Canada
Parachutes (Canadian Flag parachute):
1969 - 1977: Para-Commander round parachute
1977 - Present: Ram-Air square parachute
The SkyHawks jump from a variety of aircraft and helicopters.
Official Website: English |
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| Skylarks | |
| 1975 Unit: 425 AW(F) Sqn Home Base: CFB Bagotville, Quebec, Canada Aircraft: McDonnell CF-101B Voodoo |
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| Starfighter Demonstration Teams | |
| 1964 - 1967 Unit: No. 6 Strike/Recce Operational Training Unit Home Base: RCAF Station Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada Aircraft: Lockheed / Canadair CF-104 Starfighter |
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| Starfighters | |
| 1968 - 1982 Unit: 417 Tac (F) Training Squadron Home Base: CFB Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada Aircraft: Lockheed / Canadair CF-104 Starfighter |
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| Starfighters (The) | |
| 1966 - 1983 Unit: 1 Air Division / 1 Canadian Air Group Home Base: CFB Baden-Soellingen, West Germany Aircraft: Lockheed / Canadair CF-104 Starfighter |
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| TAC ADS Formation [Air Reserve Teams] | |
| 1984 Unit: 2 Air Reserve Wing Home Base: CFB Toronto, Ontario, Canada Aircraft: Bell CH-136 Kiowa |
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| Tactical Tigers Demonstration Team | |
| 1982 - 1984 Unit: Tactical Airlift School Home Base: CFB Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Aircraft: Lockheed CC-130 Hercules |
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| Test and Development Establishment | |
| 1945 Unit: Test and Development Establishment Home Base: RCAF Station Rockcliffe, Ontario, Canada Aircraft: Gloster Meteor F.3 |
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| Tiger Romeos [The Starfighters] | |
| 1976, 1977, 1979 Unit: 439 Sqn, 1 Air Division / 1 Canadian Air Group Home Base: CFB Baden-Soellingen, West Germany Aircraft: Lockheed / Canadair CF-104 Starfighter |
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| Tracer Reds | |
| 1983 - 1992 Unit: VU-32 Jet Flight Home Base: CFB Shearwater, Nova Scotia, Canada Aircraft: Lockheed T-33 / Canadair Silver Star CL-30 (CT-133) |
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| VF 870 Aerobatic Team | |
| 1956 - 1957 Unit: VF 870 Home Base: RCNAS Shearwater, Nova Scotia, Canada Aircraft: McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee |
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| VU-32 Jet Flight Formation Team | |
| 1966 - 1971 Unit: VU-32 Home Base: CFB Shearwater, Nova Scotia, Canada Aircraft: Lockheed T-33 / Canadair Silver Star CL-30 (CT-133) |
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| VU-33 T-33 Team | |
| 1977 - 1978, 1990 - 1992 Unit: VU-33 Home Base: CFB Comox, British Columbia, Canada Aircraft: Lockheed T-33 / Canadair Silver Star CL-30 (CT-133) |
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| Warlocks | |
| 1976 - 1982 Unit: 425 AW(F) Sqn Home Base: CFB Bagotville, Quebec, Canada Aircraft: McDonnell CF-101B Voodoo |
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| Winter Experimental Establishment | |
| 1946 - 1947 Unit: North-West Air Command Home Base: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Aircraft: Gloster Meteor F.3 de Havilland DH-100 Vampire |
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| 1 CAG Starfighters [The Starfighters] | |
| 1979 - 1983 Unit: 1 Air Division / 1 Canadian Air Group Home Base: CFB Baden-Soellingen, West Germany Aircraft: Lockheed / Canadair CF-104 Starfighter |
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| 1 Canadian Air Group / 1 Air Division | |
| 1985 - 1990 Unit: 4 Wing Home Base:CFB Baden-Soellingen, West Germany Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas CF-188 Hornet |
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| 1 (F) Wing Aerobatic Team ["North Luff" Sabre Teams] | |
| 1953 - 1954 Unit: 1 (F) Wing Home Base: RCAF Station North Luffenham, England Aircraft: North American F-86 / Canadair CL-13 Sabre Mk 2 |
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| 1 FIS Formation Team | |
| 1955 - 1958 Unit: Flying Instructor School Home Base: RCAF Station Trenton, Ontario, Canada Aircraft: Lockheed T-33 / Canadair Silver Star CL-30 (CT-133) |
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| 2 AFS Formation Team | |
| 1955 - 1958 Unit: No. 2 Advanced Flying School Home Base: RCAF Station Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada Aircraft: Lockheed T-33 / Canadair Silver Star CL-30 (CT-133) |
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| 2 FTS Harvard Team ("Yellow Chickens") | |
| 1959 Unit: 2 Flying Training School Home Base: RCAF Station Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada Aircraft: North American Harvard |
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| 2 (F) Wing Sky Lancers | |
| 1955 Unit: 2 (F) Wing Home Base: RCAF Station Grostenquin, France Aircraft: North American / Canadair F-86 Sabre Mk 5 |
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| 3 (F) Wing Fireballs | |
| 1954 Unit: 3 (F) Wing Home Base: RCAF Station Zweibrucken, West Germany Aircraft: North American F-86 / Canadair CL-13 Sabre Mk 2 |
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| 4 (F) Wing Sky Lancers | |
| 1956 Unit: 4 (F) Wing Home Base: RCAF Station Baden-Soellingen, West Germany Aircraft: North American / Canadair F-86 Sabre Mk 5 |
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| 410 (F) Sqn Aerobatic Team ["North Luff" Sabre Teams] | |
| 1952 - 1953 Unit: 410 (F) Squadron Home Base: RCAF Station North Luffenham, England Aircraft: North American F-86 / Canadair CL-13 Sabre Mk 2 |
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| 413 (F) Sqn Sabre Team | |
| 1952 Unit: 413 (F) Sqn Home Base: RCAF Station Bagotville, Quebec Aircraft: North American F-86 / Canadair CL-13 Sabre Mk 2 Lochkheed / Canadair Silver Star CL-30 [CT-133] |
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| 416 (F) Sqn Mustang Team | |
| 1951 Unit: 417 (F) Sqn Home Base: RCAF Station Uplands, Ontario, Canada Aircraft: North American F-51 Mustang IV |
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| 417 (FR) Sqn Mustang Team | |
| 1947 - 1948 Unit: 417 (FR) Sqn Home Base: RCAF Station Rivers, Manitoba, Canada Aircraft: North American F-51 Mustang IV |
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| 420 (F) Sqn Mustang Team | |
| 1951 - 1952 Unit: 420 (F) Sqn, RCAF Auxiliary Home Base: Crumlin Airport, London, Ontario, Canada Aircraft: North American F-51 Mustang IV |
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| 424 (F) Sqn Mustang Team | |
| 1951 Unit: 424 (F) Sqn, RCAF Auxiliary Home Base: Mount Hope Airport, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Aircraft: North American F-51 Mustang IV |
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| 430 Sqn Eagles [The Starfighters]) | |
| 1966 Unit: 430 Sqn, 1 Air Division / 1 Canadian Air Group Home Base: CFB Baden-Soellingen, West Germany Aircraft: Lockheed / Canadair CF-104 Starfighter |
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| 431 (F) Sqn Aerobatic Team | |
| 1954 Unit: 431 (F) Sqn Home Base:RCAF Station Bagotville, Quebec, Canada Aircraft: North American F-86 / Canadair CL-13 Sabre Mk 2 |
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| 439 (F) Sqn Aerobatic Team ["North Luff" Sabre Teams] | |
| 1953 - 1954 Unit: 439 (F) Squadron Home Base: RCAF Station North Luffenham, England Aircraft: North American F-86 / Canadair CL-13 Sabre Mk 2 |
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| 439 Sqn Tigers [The Starfighters] | |
| 1967 Unit: 439 Sqn, 1 Air Division / 1 Canadian Air Group Home Base: CFB Baden-Soellingen, West Germany Aircraft: Lockheed / Canadair CF-104 Starfighter |
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| 441 (F) Sqn Aerobatic Team ["North Luff" Sabre Teams] | |
| 1953 Unit: 441 (F) Squadron Home Base: RCAF Station North Luffenham, England Aircraft: North American F-86 / Canadair CL-13 Sabre Mk 2 |
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| 445 AW(F) Sqn Formation Team | |
| 1953 Unit: 445 AW(F) Sqn Home Base: RCAF Station North Bay, Ontario, Canada RCAF Station Uplands, Ontario, Canada Aircraft: North American Harvard |
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