Victory Aircraft Ltd. built 430 Lancaster X which served with RCAF sqn's under No. 6 Bomb Group in the UK, including KB839 which served with 419 Moose Sqn. and flew 26 wartime missions with nine different crews. Postwar, KB839 was one of three 408 Sqn. Lancaster's fitted with an extended nose to carry high altitude cameras used for photo mapping northern Canada. Preserved in 1964, KB839 recently received a wartime nose and was painted as 405 Sqn's JB226, LQ-G, "Gutless Gert" which was shot down on its 61st mission on Nov. 17/18, 1943 en route to Ludwigshaven. Greenwood is home for 405 Sqn.

A decade after the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) took delivery of the last of 18 Lockheed CP-140 Aurora maritime patrol aircraft in 1982, the CAF took delivery of three CP-140A Arcturus aircraft in 1992 (without sophisticated ASW systems) primarily for pilot training and surface patrol missions . Aircraft 140119 was completed by IMP Group at Halifax Airport and delivered to the CAF in December 1992. It was retired to ground instruction use sometime prior to 2005 and transferred to the museum in 2016. The two other CP-140As were retired to AMARG Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ in 2010.

Taken on strength by the RCAF in 1965, this Tutor served with the Snowbirds aerobatic team 1977 - 88. Returning to the training roll with 2 CFFTS, the aircraft was designated a museum artifact in 2000 and moved to CFB Cold Lake, AB for display at the Cold Lake Museums.

The Museum restored this Vertol 44 as No 9592 serving with No. 103 Rescue Unit at Greenwood in the 1960s. Built in March 1960, it later flew at RCAF Chatham until retired in November 1971. Sold to Nahanni Helicopters in 1973 as CF-BSG, it was later abandoned in Fort Simpson, NWT and salvaged by Garth Walker of Comox, BC c.1980 who planned to use it for logging. The museum obtained the rear cabin of 9592 from collector Byron Reynolds in Alberta and later acquired US Army H-21 53-4365 for its front cabin and other parts since a snowplow accidentally crushed the front cabin of 9592 in BC.

This Lockheed Neptune served with the US Navy from 1960 to 1980 as 147969. After retirement from Fleet Composite Squadron Eight (VC-8) based at NAS Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico the aircraft was flown to CFB Greenwood, Nova Scotia on Aug. 27, 1980 to join the Greenwood Military Aviation Museum. Painted as the first of 25 RCAF Neptunes delivered in 1955 to replace the Avro Lancaster. California Airframe Parts Co. bought the surviving RCAF Neptunes for parts in 1970, but three were sold to Flying Firemen in Victoria, BC to be air tankers. These aircraft were never operated in Canada and sold in the US.

Lockheed Neptune 147969 served with the US Navy from 1960 to 1980. After retirement from Fleet Composite Squadron Eight (VC-8) based at NAS Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico the aircraft was flown to CFB Greenwood, Nova Scotia on Aug. 27, 1980 to join the Greenwood Military Aviation Museum. Painted as the first of 25 RCAF Neptunes delivered in 1955 to replace the Avro Lancaster. California Airframe Parts Co. bought the surviving RCAF Neptunes for parts in 1970, but three were sold to Flying Firemen in Victoria, BC to be air tankers. These aircraft were never operated in Canada and sold in the US.

A total of 1832 Avro Anson Mk II were built in Canada by five companies including 340 built by Canadian Car & Foundry in Amherst, NS (including No. 7135). Delivered to the RCAF in August 1942, it was assigned to No. 4 Training Command in November 1942, and allocated to No. 15 Service Flying Training School at Claresholm, Alberta in April 1943. Postwar, it was stored at RCAF Vulcan, AB and sold to a farmer and recovered by aviation enthusiasts many decades later. The restoration team spent 5.5 years and a total of 16,528 volunteer man-hours restoring this aircraft which was completed in 2009.

Wearing NORAD 50th Anniversary scheme

Taken on strength in 1954, this Sabre 5 was transferred to CFB Borden in 1969 for the Training Command Canadian Forces Aircraft Trade School (now known as Canadian Forces School of Aerospace Technology and Engineering). It was designated Instructional airframe A709 and struck off strength by 1974.

Landing at Prestwick on runway 30, to join several other C17's

The first known visit of a Kingfisher happened today. It came in so that the crew could have lunch at the Victoria FC restaurant.

CanForce 01 bringing Prime Minister Trudeau to ANC to transfer to the waiting CC-150 for a trip to the G7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan.

Ex-10312. Struck the ground and crashed 13 Km West of Chapais, Quebec, on 15 October 1980 while on a search mission for a missing helicopter. Eight of the 10 persons on board were killed.

Canadair delivered this Silverstar to the RCAF in October 1953. It came to Camp Borden circa 1961 as an instructional trainer. After retirement, the aircraft was displayed at Royal Canadian Air Force Association Barrie, ON in the Red Knight color scheme. Although this aircraft was never a Red Knight aerobatic display aircraft, the colors endured when it moved back to Camp Borden for display in 2009.

Visiting from Comox. Photo from: San Diego Air & Space Museum

After many months of waiting, an example of the new Kingfisher SAR aircraft showed up today. It flew CFB Comox (CYQQ) to Kelowna (CYLW) low approach, to Penticton (CYYF) low approach, here for a low approach then back to Comox. Call-sign is "Bluenose (BNZ) 516". It will be nice to see one landing like the Buffaloes that it replaced used to do.