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    Canadian Warbirds of the Post-War Piston Era
    Canadian Warbirds of the Post-War Piston Era
    Canadian Warbirds of the Post-War Piston Era
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    Canadian Warbirds of the Post-War Piston Era

    By Harold A. Skaarup

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    This aviation handbook is intended to provide the reader with a quick reference to the propeller-driven aircraft flown by the Royal Canadian Air Force, the Royal Canadian Navy, the Canadian Army and the Canadian Forces in the post-WWII piston-era. The handbooks in this series include a general description and a photograph from the Canadian Forces Archives of at least one of the key variants or marks of each aircraft that has been in Canadian military service. Each aircraft is listed alphabetically by manufacturer, number and type. General details describing the aircrafts engines, service ceiling, speed, armament or weapons load are also included, along with a brief description of the Canadian Squadrons which flew the aircraft on operations.

    This is the fifth volume in the series. It describes the piston-powered fighters, bombers, patrol aircraft, trainers, transports and utility aircraft flown by Canadian aircrews after WWII. A list of museums, private aircraft collections and other locations where a number of the survivors might be found is also included. The handbook is not a definitive list of all Canadian-manufactured or operated aircraft, but it should serve as a quick reminder of the major examples for anyone with an interest in Canadian military aviation.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisheriUniverse
    Release dateMay 29, 2001
    ISBN9781462048205
    Canadian Warbirds of the Post-War Piston Era
    Author

    Harold A. Skaarup

    Major Hal Skaarup has served with the Canadian Forces for more than 40 years, starting with the 56th Field Squadron, RCE and completing his service as the G2 (Intelligence Officer) at CFB Gagetown, New Brunswick in August 2011. He was a member of the Canadian Airborne Regiment, served three tours with the Skyhawks Parachute Demonstration Team, and worked in the Airborne Trials and Evaluation section. He served as an Intelligence Officer overseas in Germany and Colorado, and has been on operational deployments to Cyprus, Bosnia, and Afghanistan. He has been an instructor at the Tactics School at the Combat Training Centre in Gagetown and at the Intelligence Training Schools in Borden and Kingston. He earned a Master's degree in War Studies through the Royal Military College, and has authored a number of books on military history.

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      Canadian Warbirds of the Post-War Piston Era - Harold A. Skaarup

      Contents

      DEDICATION

      LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

      ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

      INTRODUCTION

      CANADIAN WARBIRDS OF THE POST-WAR

      PISTON ERA

      APPENDIX A

      ABOUT THE AUTHOR

      AVIATION BIBLIOGRAPHY

      DEDICATION

      This book is dedicated to my father, Warrant Officer Aage C. Skaarup, and to the men and women he served with during the Golden Years of the RCAF.

      LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

      Auster A.O.P. Mk. VI

      Avro 652A Anson Mk. V

      Avro 683 Lancaster Mk. XP

      Avro 694 Lincoln B. Mk. I

      Beechcraft D-18S/CT-128 Expeditor Mk. 3T

      Beechcraft Model 45, T-34 Mentor

      Beech CT-134 Musketeer I Sundowner C-23

      Beech Model 90A King Air 200, CT-145, USNT-44A Pegasus …

      Blackburn Beverly

      Bristol Type 170 Freighter, Wayfarer Mk. 31C

      Canadair CL-2 North Star Mk. II

      Canadair CL-11, RCAF C-5 VIP Transport

      (DC-4/C-54 Skymaster/DC-6 hybrid)

      Canadair CL-28-1, CP-107 Argus Mk. 1

      Canadair CL-28-2, CP-107 Argus Mk. 2

      Canadair CL-44D, CC-106 Yukon

      Canadair CL-66B, CC-109 Cosmopolitan

      Cessna T-50 Crane Mk. I

      Cessna 305 Bird Dog, RCAF L-19A

      Cessna 182, RCAF L-182F

      Consolidated Model 28-5A (PBY) Canso A

      Consolidated Model 32 RY-3 Privateer C. Mk. IX

      De Havilland DH 103 Sea Hornet Mk. XX

      De Havilland CT-120/DHC 1B Chipmunk Mk. II

      De Havilland DHC-3, CC-123 Otter

      De Havilland DHC-4, CC-108 Caribou Mk. 1A

      De Havilland DHC-5, CC-115 Buffalo

      De Havilland DHC-6-300, CC-138 Twin Otter

      De Havilland DHC-7, CC-132 Dash-7-102/103

      De Havilland DHC-8-102, CT-142 Dash-8

      Douglas DC-3, CC-129 Dakota Mk. IV

      Fairchild C-119F Flying Boxcar

      Fairey Firefly F.R. Mk. 1

      Grumman Avenger AS Mk. 3

      Grumman Model G-111, CSR-110, HU-16, SA-16 Albatross …

      Grumman/De Havilland G-89 Tracker CS2F-1

      Hawker Hurricane Mk. XIIA

      Hawker Tempest Mk. VI

      Hawker Sea Fury F.B. Mk. 11

      Lockheed Vega V-146 Ventura G.R. Mk.V

      Lockheed CP-122/P2V-7/CL-826-45-14 Neptune

      Lockheed CC-130E Hercules

      Lockheed CP-140 Aurora

      North American T-6J Harvard Mk. 4

      North American NA-108 B-25J Mitchell Mk. III

      North American NA-122, P-51D Mustang Mk. IV

      Percival P.40 Prentice Mk. I

      Raytheon CT-156 Pilatus PC-9 Harvard II

      Slingsby T-67C3, USAF T-3A Firefly

      Supermarine Spitfire 361 Mk. XVI

      Supermarine Type 377 Seafire Mk. XV

      Additional photographs of aircraft listed in this volume may be found in the following books which make up this series on Canadian Warbirds:

      Book 1.Canadian Warbirds of the Biplane Era—Fighters, Bombers and Patrol Aircraft

      Book 2.Canadian Warbirds of the Biplane Era—Trainers, Transports and Utility Aircraft

      Book 3.Canadian Warbirds of the Second World War—Fighters,

      Bombers and Patrol Aircraft Book 4.Canadian Warbirds of the Second World War—Trainers,

      Transports and Utility Aircraft Book 5.Canadian Warbirds of the Post—War Piston Era Book 6.Canadian Warbirds—the Jets and Helicopters Canadian Warbird Survivors 2000

      ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

      I would like to thank the staff who maintain the Canadian Forces Archives on the Air Force web page at www.airforce.dnd.ca for their assistance and for providing the majority of the photographs used in the preparation of the Canadian Warbirds series of handbooks. Every fan of Canadian Aviation should consult their website for countless helpful details that are invaluable to a person researching Canada’s air history. I would particularly like to acknowledge the invaluable research work carried out by John Griffin, who’s source book on Canadian Military Aircraft is the reference benchmark from which many of the serial numbers quoted here were derived. I would also like to thank the members of the Canadian Aviation Artist’s Association (CAAA) who gave much encouragement for the development of these handbooks. I would specifically like to say a special thank you to the historians and those who volunteer their labour and input for countless hours to restore and preserve our aviation heritage. From all of us who have the interest, keep bringing those aircraft back to where they can be seen and appreciated, and whenever possible, keep them flying.

      INTRODUCTION

      There are a number of us who have a continuing interest in military aircraft that have been flown by Canadian servicemen throughout Canada’s long and interesting aviation history. There are relatively few of the early post-war piston era aircraft preserved in various museums throughout the country, and less than a handful are still flying. Canada has done better than most at preserving a good number of examples of particular significance to its aviation history, although many are still being sought and in some cases, no examples exist.

      The purpose of this handbook is to provide a simple checklist of what aircraft were actually on the RCAF inventory, or were flown by Canadians during their service with an active squadron at home or overseas in the RCAF after the end of the Second World War. A great number of photographs from the Canadian Forces Archives have been used to try and illustrate at least one example, mark or variant of each of the machines found in this list. Where there are surviving examples, the locations for them have also been listed. Due to the limit placed by the publisher of 50 photographs in each book, the post-war piston era aircraft have been illustrated with only a few of each of the major marks where possible. Some of the aircraft mentioned were in use during the war, and photographs may be found in the companion volumes to this series where identified.

      A good number of Canadian warbirds are being recovered from their crash sites in the bush. Historic aircraft are also being brought back to Canada by owners and collectors who have been flying, restoring, or displaying them in other countries. The unfortunate fact is that there are many warbirds from Canada’s aviation heritage for which no single example exists in Canada, and a large number for which none exist anywhere else in the world. One of the uses of this book is to provide at least one clear photograph of what these aircraft of significance to Canada looked like. There are major reference works available that contain many more details than you will find here, although they are bound to be much more expensive. These handbooks are meant to be a quick reminder and general reference for anyone with an enthusiastic interest in Canadian military aviation. The series will extend into several volumes to cover the aircraft flown by Canadians throughout the modern era of aviation.

      Each of these handbooks lists the aircraft alphabetically by manufacturer, number and type. This list is also appended with the locations of examples of the aircraft that may be found in the aviation collections and museums in Canada. No list can ever be completely up to date (although this may be a plus, because hopefully it means that more aircraft are being added to the list). Therefore, if a reader has additional information to add on existing aircraft from the post-war piston era in Canada, please forward an update to me at 2110 Cloverdale Drive, Colorado Springs, CO, 80920, or email me at h.skaarup@worldnet.att.net

      It is my sincere hope that at least one each all of the aircraft listed here will one day be added to the list of survivors in Canada’s military aviation collections, and that many more of them will be recovered, restored or replicated. Grant that you find the handbook and its checklist useful.

      Per Ardua Ad Astra,

      Hal Skaarup

      01 April 2001 (the 77th Anniversary of the Royal Canadian Air Force).

      CANADIAN WARBIRDS OF THE POST-WAR

      PISTON ERA

      Airspeed A.S. 10 Oxford Mk. I (27) (Serial No.s 1501-1525, A89, A101). The Oxford was designed for all aspects of aircrew training. Oxfords were brought into Canada from the UK in 1939 for the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP). The aircraft was also used as an air ambulance, as well as for communication, radar calibration and anti-aircraft training. The Mk. I was equipped with two 355 hp Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah IX or

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