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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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 F-86 Sabre Ops Number 3 Fighter Wing Germany mid 1950s

This RCAF film in black and white dates from the mid 1950s and was a PR production of the day to explain the operations and life of the pilots attached to the RCAF Number 3 Fighter Wings based in Germany. At the time during the height of the Cold War, Canada had four fighter aircraft …Read more »

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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 Technical Officer Role Mid 1950s – Glorious Colour

This mid 1950s glorious colour kodachrome 16mm cine film movie explains the various roles of Technical Officers in maintaining the latest aircraft of the day within the Royal Canadian Air Force. The film is only 11 minutes in running time but the film quality is superb, and the colours are magnificent. Aviation fans will savour …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 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 »