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To visit the Offcial Site of the newly recreated Royal Canadian Air Force follow the link below.
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| The Royal Canadian Air Force helped fill the breach |
Britain's Royal Air Force is about to unveil a monument to the thousands of Canadian aircrews who were key to the Allied victory in 1945, Randy Boswell reports
With Canada poised to celebrate the country's birthday this week after the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrive from Britain, a more sombre ceremony symbolizing the deep bond between the two countries - a tribute to fallen Canadian airmen from the Second World War - is quietly taking shape in the U.K.
Britain's Royal Air Force is preparing to unveil a "long overdue" national memorial to Canadian aircrews that helped achieve the Allied victory in the Second World War - including some 10,000 RCAF personnel who lost their lives battling Germany and other Axis enemies.
The poignant, maple leaf-inspired monument to this country's air forces, made of granite cut from the Canadian Shield and transported to Britain earlier this year, is to be dedicated July 8 at the U.K.'s National Memorial Arboretum in the central English countryside.
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| On this day in RCAF History |
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1978 › Sale of first two surplus Argus (20715 and 20733) to Steel Services, Swift Current.
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| DID YOU KNOW? |
British Commonwealth Air Training Plan
On October 10, 1939 it was announced that Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and New Zealand had agreed in principle that Canada should provide a training ground for Commonwealth aircrew where, as in 1917-18, instruction could be carried out away from the actual battle zone. On December 17 the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) agreeement was signed, converting Canada into what President Roosevelt of the United States later termed the "airdrome of democracy."
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A short history of Canada's Air Force
 The first Candian Air Force was formed in 1918, read more about the evolution of Canada's Air from the early days of aviation to the high tech air force of today.
CANADIAN AIR FORCE - ORDERS OF BATTLE
 Orders of Battle give a snapshot of the strength and disposition of the air force at selected points in history. The following should present the reader with a good representation of how Canada's Air Force has changed over the years.
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Alberta Aviation Museum
The Alberta Aviation Museum is a museum in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is located on-site at the Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport CYXD on the southwest corner of the field (11410 Kingsway Ave., Edmonton, AB T5G 0X4).
The Alberta Aviation Museum hangar is the last remaining example of a 'double-double' Second World War British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) hangar. Built in 1940-41 after 3 double hangars for RCAF Station Edmonton, it was originally the maintenance hangar for No. 16 Elementary Flying Training School (EFTS) and No. 2 Air Observers School (AOS). After the USA entered the Second World War it was used to service USAAF aircraft heading to Alaska until the new USAAF base opened in Edmonton. Postwar it used by No. 418 (City of Edmonton) Reserve Squadron, Pacific Western Airlines and for DEW Line construction before becoming a car dealership in the early 1960s.
Known in Edmonton as "The Hangar on Kingsway", it has been designated 'M' Hangar, Hangar #6 and later Building #14 by the Edmonton City Airport. It is now a designated municipal and provincial historic site.
 http://www.albertaaviationmuseum.com/
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All Weather Fighter Association
The AWFA was formed to provide a vehicle from which all weather fighter crews could locate and maintain social contact with their RCAF/CAF friends and colleagues. Past reunions confirm that bonds among aircrew remain strong and this association will serve to strengthen and preserve these bonds over the years.
http://www.allwxfighters.ca/
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| Navy and air force to be royal once again |
A royal name change for Canada's navy and air force was announced Tuesday, and the army will also be renamed, in a move that taps Canada's military heritage. The Maritime Command and Air Command will again be known as the Royal Canadian Navy and Royal Canadian Air Force, while the Land Force Command will be renamed the Canadian Army. [ MORE ] |
| What's new |
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- July 3, 2010
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- December 20, 2009
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No. 6 (RCAF) Group
Looking for Richard Koval's site on the the RCAF's No. 6 Bomber Group, follow this link to his new site:
www.6grouprcaf.com/
No. 439 Squadron (Unofficial) Hompage
Looking for Mike Melnick's page on No. 439 Squadron, follow this link to his new site:
www.thisisme.ca/439squadron/
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