RCAF Historic 1950s 1960s

A selection of historic RCAF publicity films from the 1950s and 1960s that were digitized and forever preserved by JetFlix TV from the donated archives of CFB Comox via the BC Aviation Museum.

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AVRO Canada CF100 Canuck Orenda Engine Production 1953

This 25 minute publicity film dates from 1953 and was produced in house by the A. V. Roe Canada Limited aviation company (also known as AVRO Canada) to promote their efforts to develop their CF-100 Canuck fighter interceptor jet aircraft which was powered by the Orenda engine, which was also designed and built by Avro …Read more »

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RCAF Royal Canadian Air Force NORAD Operations 1960s CF-101 Voodoo Neptune Tracker

The Royal Canadian Air Force operated a colourful and varied fleet of defence aircraft during the hey days of the 1960s. Canadian was and still is a major partner in the North American Air Defence NORAD agreement that protects our airspace from aggressive incursions by unfriendly foes. In the 1960s the McDonnell CF-101 Voodoo was …Read more »

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RCAF Canadair CF-100 Canucks Role in Canada’s Air Defence 1957

In 1957, the Canadair built CF-100 Canuck was Canada’s front line fighter interceptor (along with having nuclear bomber capability), and the aircraft formed the formidable backbone to the defence of Canada’s airspace from Cold War threats of the day. These types of films follow a common theme with descriptions of the duties of the pilots …Read more »

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RCAF Canadair Argus Patrol Maritime Operations 1960 – Training Flight to Gibraltar

From the 1950s to the early 1981 the Canadair CP-107 Argus was Canada’s front line maritime defence and and anti submarine patrol aircraft. Only 33 Argus aircraft were built and all the examples were exclusively operated by the RCAF / Canadian Armed Forces. Not too many period publicity films exist on the RCAF Argus, and …Read more »

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RCAF Sea Island Rescue Operations 1950s PBY Canso H21 Flying Banana

In the 1950s the RCAF Royal Canadian Air Force maintained a base presence at Vancouver International Airport with an attached rescue squadron that included World War Two era PBY Canso float planes in the search and rescue role. This film which dates from the mid 1950s shows an acted simulation of the RCAF Canso crew …Read more »

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RCAF Station Penhold The Best in the West 1964 Base Overview

This is a long lost 35 minute film that JetFlix TV discovered by chance and we have digitized this gem which might be the only reel of this film in existence. The film was made in 1964, the last year of operations of the RCAF single engine Harvard trainer, which was based at CFB Penhold …Read more »