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RCAF Foundation

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The RCAF Foundation’s mission is to recognize, foster and celebrate the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) through community engagement, digital initiatives, education programs, and commemorative activities.

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RCAF Foundation @rcaffoundation.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

This has to be one of the best photos of the CF-100 Canuck ever taken! Two RCAF CF-100s of No 423 Squadron in 1962. Photo was taken during training at the Air Weapons Unit in Sardinia. These CF-100s were based at RCAF Station Grostenquin, France Source: DND

RCAF Foundation @rcaffoundation.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

The look of pure exhaustion. "Tiredness etched on the face of a young Halifax pilot of No 405 (Vancouver) Squadron, RCAF, after returning from an operation over Germany, July/August 1942." Source: IWM CH 6627

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RCAF Foundation @rcaffoundation.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Now this is a great picture of aircraft! A Banshee of the Royal Canadian Navy flies over Halifax Harbour. Source: DND Archives, RNC-131 #aviation #navalaviation

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Gander Airport Historical Society @gahsyqx.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Views from inside & outside the Gander control tower during the early 1950s. This was the 2nd tower at the airport, built & operated by the RCAF in 1944-45. The 1st was atop the Administration building. ganderairporthistoricalsociety.org/_html_thirty...

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

In 1941, the Royal Canadian Air Force Women's Division was established. During the Second World War, 17,000 enlisted to serve with it, and 30 lost their lives in active service. This is the story of the women of that service. 🧵 1/10

Six women in military uniforms stand in a row in front of a building with large windows, wearing caps, jackets with buttons, skirts, and gloves, with grass at their feet.

RCAF Foundation @rcaffoundation.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

The CF Snowbirds at the Canadian International Air Show this past weekend! #aviation #canadaaviation

RCAF Foundation @rcaffoundation.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

As air show season is in full swing in Canada, watch our video about Jameel Janjua, a Canadian pilot and astronaut, who developed a passion for flying at air shows. And he is the first Canadian astronaut to fly a winged rocket ship to space, so that pretty cool! Watch it here: youtu.be/gCQsg6PqMic

Jameel Janjua: Following His Dreams From Air Shows to Space

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RCAF Foundation @rcaffoundation.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Happy birthday to Chris Hadfield! Check out the RCAF Foundation video on Chris Hadfield about how he overcame his fear of heights to become a pilot and astronaut. Chris Hadfield: The Astronaut Afraid of Heights youtu.be/wl9sjne_t2o #space #aviation

Chris Hadfield: The Astronaut Afraid of Heights

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RCAF Foundation @rcaffoundation.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Our latest video looks at one of the RCAF's unique contributions to Allied victory in the Second World War. No. 6 (RCAF) Group was Canada's own bomber group. Watch the video the here: youtu.be/iSHKtQrdHco #history #ww2 #aviation

No 6 RCAF Group: Canada's Own WW2 Bomber Group

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RCAF Foundation @rcaffoundation.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Happy #InternationalDogDay Photo Source: Library and Archives Canada Item ID number: 5039583

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RCAF Foundation @rcaffoundation.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

In the newest video on the RCAF Foundation YouTube channel, we look at The Hole at CFB North Bay. This underground monitoring station was important part of NORAD in the #ColdWar. Why Did NORAD Go Underground in the Cold War? youtu.be/0h2YtFG41gA

Why Did NORAD Go Underground in the Cold War?

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RCAF Foundation @rcaffoundation.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Curtiss HS-2L flying boat G-CYDT of the Canadian Air Board, the first organization to govern aviation, civilian and military, in Canada, at Victoria Beach, Manitoba on August 3 1921. Source: Library and Archives Canada Item ID number: 3643588

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RCAF Foundation @rcaffoundation.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Be sure to subscribe to the RCAF Foundation YouTube channel and check out the many videos on the channel as doing both really helps us out.

RCAF Foundation @rcaffoundation.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Now this is a great picture of aircraft! A Banshee of the Royal Canadian Navy flies over Halifax Harbour. Source: DND Archives, RNC-131 #aviation #navalaviation

RCAF Foundation @rcaffoundation.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

In the newest video on the RCAF Foundation YouTube channel, we look at The Hole at CFB North Bay. This underground monitoring station was important part of NORAD in the #ColdWar. Why Did NORAD Go Underground in the Cold War? youtu.be/0h2YtFG41gA

Why Did NORAD Go Underground in the Cold War?

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RCAF Foundation @rcaffoundation.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

On August 19, 1942, aircraft of the Royal Canadian Air Force supported the Dieppe Raid. The article linked below goes into details about the RCAF on that terrible day. In the skies above: Dieppe, August 19, 1942 By Major William March www.canada.ca/en/departmen... #history

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RCAF Foundation @rcaffoundation.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

The RCAF has a new Maritime helicopter! CH-148 Cyclone: Canada's New Maritime Helicopter youtu.be/ZJ9M9a_kbsA

CH-148 Cyclone: Canada's New Maritime Helicopter

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CaKnuckleHead 🇨🇦 🇭🇷 @psporich.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

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RCAF Foundation @rcaffoundation.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

In Canada, August 9 is commemorated as National Peacekeepers’ Day. We remember all Canadian peacekeepers, past and present. On August 9 1974 nine Canadian peacekeepers were killed when their aircraft was shot down in Syria. They are the Buffalo Nine. Learn about them here: youtu.be/Ka4x6lG4kf8

The Buffalo Nine: A Tribute to Fallen Canadian Peacekeepers

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RCAF Foundation @rcaffoundation.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Before the DEW Line was created, future locations like Cambridge Bay, were the location of towers used for Long Range Navigation, also known as LORAN. Royal Canadian Air Force Base Camp at Cambridge Bay Library and Archives Canada Item ID number: 5307950

RCAF Foundation @rcaffoundation.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

The RCAF has a new Maritime helicopter! CH-148 Cyclone: Canada's New Maritime Helicopter youtu.be/ZJ9M9a_kbsA

CH-148 Cyclone: Canada's New Maritime Helicopter

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RCAF Foundation @rcaffoundation.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Squadron Leader Andy Mackenzie, feautred in the photo below, was shot down over North Korea during the Korean War. He became the only RCAF prisoner of war from the Korean War. Hear his recollection of being shot down over enemy territory youtu.be/3VuHkzdtYVI #RCAF #history #militaryhistory

The RCAF's Only POW in the Korean War

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RCAF Foundation @rcaffoundation.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Let's hear it for the Link Trainer, the world's first flight simulator! The Link was used throughout the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan in World War 2. Link Trainer, Royal Canadian Air Force Station, Alliford Bay, British Columbia, 10 April 1942 LAC Item ID number: 3199512 #aviation #ww2

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RCAF Foundation @rcaffoundation.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Two Canadair CT-133 Silver Star trainers of the Royal Canadian Navy flying over Angus MacDonald Bridge between Dartmouth and Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1957. Source: U.S. Navy Naval Aviation News July 1957 #aviation #history

RCAF Foundation @rcaffoundation.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Canadian Forces Base Trenton in its much younger days. From July 1933, when it was known as RCAF Station Trenton. Source: Library and Archives Canada Item ID number: 3382693 #Canada #aviation #RCAF

RCAF Foundation @rcaffoundation.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Squadron Leader Andy Mackenzie, feautred in the photo below, was shot down over North Korea during the Korean War. He became the only RCAF prisoner of war from the Korean War. Hear his recollection of being shot down over enemy territory youtu.be/3VuHkzdtYVI #RCAF #history #militaryhistory

The RCAF's Only POW in the Korean War

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RCAF Foundation @rcaffoundation.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Summer is Snowbird season! Check out our video on Canada's legendary aerial acrobats RCAF Snowbirds: Canada's Legendary Acrobats in the Sky youtu.be/EVmbKZIfapA

RCAF Snowbirds: Canada's Legendary Acrobats in the Sky

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RCAF Foundation @rcaffoundation.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

New RCAF trainer takes first flight www.flightglobal.com/defence/cana... #RCAF #aviation

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Canada’s first G120TP ‘Astra II’ trainer completes flight debut

Grob Aircraft has performed the first flight of a G120TP turboprop produced for Canada's Future Aircrew Training programme.

RCAF Foundation @rcaffoundation.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

#OTD in 1953, the Korean Armistice Agreement was signed. This agreement created a ceasefire on the Korean peninsula and established the border between North and South Korea. Today we remember the members of the Canadian Armed Forces who fought in the Korean War including the members of the RCAF.

RCAF Foundation @rcaffoundation.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Armourers preparing to load practice bombs onto the wing racks of a Fairey Battle I aircraft of No.1 Bombing and Gunnery School at Jarvis, Ontario in July 1941. Library and Archives Canada Item ID number: 3525930

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Jen Niffer @jen-niffer.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Airplanes and pyrotechnics - from the Wednesday night show. #OSH25 #avgeek #aviation #airplane

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RCAF Foundation @rcaffoundation.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Learn how Canada became known as the Aerodrome of Democracy because of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. Canada: The Aerodrome of Democracy in World War 2 youtu.be/ek9LttN7ywo

Canada: The Aerodrome of Democracy in World War 2

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RCAF Foundation @rcaffoundation.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Ah the days of early aviation!

RCAF Foundation @rcaffoundation.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Summer is Snowbird season! Check out our video on Canada's legendary aerial acrobats RCAF Snowbirds: Canada's Legendary Acrobats in the Sky youtu.be/EVmbKZIfapA

RCAF Snowbirds: Canada's Legendary Acrobats in the Sky

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RCAF Foundation @rcaffoundation.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Innovation in aviation has a long history in Canada and continues to this day! A wireless helmet worn by a member of the Canadian Air Board at High River, Alberta in July 1922. Library and Archives Canada Item ID number: 3643544 #aviation #canadaaviation

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RCAF Foundation @rcaffoundation.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Check out the RCAF Foundation's video on the CF-18 CF-18: The Hornet with A Sting youtu.be/KaVxex2ndnw

CF-18: The Hornet with A Sting

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RCAF Foundation @rcaffoundation.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

At the RCAF Foundation we take a look at the versatile Buffalo aircraft. It's Short Take Off and Landing (STOL) capability makes this one amazing aircraft. DHC-5 Buffalo: The RCAF's STOL Aircraft of Many Roles youtu.be/MOhJbHr_Pws #aviation #canadaaviation #RCAF

DHC- 5 Buffalo: The RCAF's STOL Aircraft of Many Roles

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RCAF Foundation @rcaffoundation.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Fairey battle gunnery training from the No. 1 Bombing and Gunnery School at Jarvis, Ontario. Library and Archives Canada Item ID number: 3205817

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RCAF Foundation @rcaffoundation.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Is the CF-104 Starfighter the most controversial aircraft that saw service with RCAF squadrons? Is there any other contenders?

RCAF Foundation @rcaffoundation.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

The RCAF CF-18 demonstration team at Oshkosh Air Show in July 2024 Credit: Matt Hecht #aviation #rcaf #cf18

RCAF Foundation @rcaffoundation.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

A tranquil photo taken just before the chaos of war. This photo of a RCAF boat on the Ottawa River was taken at RCAF Rockcliffe in Ottawa in July 1939, just before the outbreak of the Second World War. Library and Archives Canada Item ID number: 3581349

RCAF Foundation @rcaffoundation.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

New video on the RCAF Foundation YouTube channel. Maryse Carmichael and Sarah Dallaire were the first and second female pilots in the history of the Canadian Forces Snowbirds. Hear how Carmichael influenced Dallaire to become a pilot and a Snowbird. #aviation Check it out: youtu.be/AKCGI6V6yM4

Flying Through the Glass Ceiling: Women in the Snowbirds

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RCAF Foundation @rcaffoundation.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Canadian paratroopers waiting to board #RCAF Douglas Dakota C-47 TS422 at RCAF Rockcliffe. The RCAF was key for Canadian Army airborne elements during the Second World War and beyond. Library and Archives Canada Item ID number: 3584153 #aviation #aviationhistory #history

RCAF Foundation @rcaffoundation.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Congratulations to Lt.-Gen. Jamie Speiser-Blanchet on becoming Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force. She is the first women to lead the RCAF. We wish you success in your new role. Thank you to Lt.-Gen. Eric Kenny for his years of service with the RCAF. www.canada.ca/en/departmen...

RCAF Foundation @rcaffoundation.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Is the CF-104 Starfighter the most controversial aircraft that saw service with RCAF squadrons? Is there any other contenders?

RCAF Foundation @rcaffoundation.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Aircrew with a North American Mitchell II aircraft of No. 13 (Photographic) Squadron at the Royal Canadian Air Force Station Rockcliffe near Ottawa in July 1944. #history #aviation #aviationhistory Library and Archives Canada Item ID number: 3583349

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RCAF Foundation @rcaffoundation.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

New video on the RCAF Foundation YouTube channel. We look at the RCAF's versatile Twin Otter. The short takeoff and landing (STOL) capabilities of the aircraft allow it to go almost anywhere it's needed. RCAF's Northern Workhorse: The Twin Otter youtu.be/9g19dRaoBrI #aviation #rcaf

RCAF's Northern Workhorse: The Twin Otter

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RCAF Foundation @rcaffoundation.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

New video on the RCAF Foundation YouTube channel. We look at the RCAF's versatile Twin Otter. The short takeoff and landing (STOL) capabilities of the aircraft allow it to go almost anywhere it's needed. RCAF's Northern Workhorse: The Twin Otter youtu.be/9g19dRaoBrI #aviation #rcaf

RCAF's Northern Workhorse: The Twin Otter

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"The Epstein Ballroom" at 1600 Brownshirt Ave @tourswag.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Dad's Logbook covering 1943~1966 would be number 1* Under the Maple Leaf by Kenneth Cothlife is very good. Cothlife has donated much of his research material to the International Bomber Command Center Where we found this image of Dad and his aircrew at 427 Lion Sqn Leeming

RCAF Foundation @rcaffoundation.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

What's your favourite book about the RCAF? #aviation #book #history