The Royal Canadian Air Force’s 100th Anniversary

51K views · 2.1K reactions | Meet Mr. Jim Drummond, World War II Veteran and member of the Royal Canadian Air Force. An amazing man with an amazing story. Thank you for your service, Mr. Drummond.#hero #veteran #greatestgeneration #airforce #canada #thankyou #history #ww2 #ww2history #ww2vet | Walk Among Heroes | Facebook

#OTD in 1964, it was announced that the Royal Canadian Air Force's aerobatic team, the Golden Hawks, would be disbanded after having flown a total of 317 shows across North America. Not only did the team perform standard loops and rolls in very tight formation, they also introduced their own trademark maneuvers virtually every military team since has adopted in various ways. The Card 5 Maneuver, where five aircraft fly in a card formation, two up front, one in the middle, two in the back. | Cana

RCAF Band plays theme from “633 Squadron”

The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) is leading operations to recover its Northrop Nomad aircraft, which crashed into Lake Muskoka on December 13, 1940. L’Aviation royale canadienne (ARC) dirige une opération de récupération d’un aéronef Northrop Nomad, qui s’est écrasé dans le lac Muskoka le 13 décembre 1940. #NorthropNomad #LakeMuskoka #lacMuskoka #RCAF #ARC | Canadian Armed Forces

5.5K views · 96 reactions | Ex-Royal Canadian Air Force Canso A in the PBY Catalina scheme of ‘Miss Pick Up’, at Imperial War Museum Duxford. #ww2 #wwii #flyingboat #catalina #warbirds | Daniel J Wheatcroft | Facebook