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RCAF Then And Now

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Honouring those of the Royal Canadian Air Force

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Joined October 2013
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Can you #captionthisphoto for a little #FighterFriday fun? Ex: I dropped my keys again! 😉 Original caption: A #RCAF CF-18 Hornet Pilot gets in the CF-18 before heading out on a combat training flight during Op REASSURANCE, Oct. 8, 2020 at the Mihail Kogӑlniceanu Air Base, 🇷🇴.
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Our first Remembrance Day Service had just over 100 attending. Over the years, it has grown to thousands. Due to restrictions, this years' service will not have an audience. You will still be able to watch it on CHCH and stream at chch.com/live. Lest we forget. #TBT – at Hamilton, Ontario
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Ron Eisele
@ron_eisele3 Nov 2020
McDonnell F-101 Voodoo
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An excellent tribute to the father of the modern @RCAF_ARC. theglobeandmail.com/canada/a…
Daring Spitfire pilot Bill Carr went on to rebuild Canada’s air force

Daring Spitfire pilot Bill Carr went on to rebuild Canada’s air force

After flying a remarkable 142 wartime reconnaissance missions, he was eventually promoted to lieutenant-general and used his prodigious leadership skills to create a unified Air Command

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The 2020 Poppy Campaign is on! Canadians from coast to coast to coast will wear a poppy as a visual pledge to never forget. Find out more about this year’s Poppy Campaign and where to find a poppy near you: legion.ca/remembrance/the-po… #GetYourPoppy #LestWeForget
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@CanadianArmy30 Oct 2020
Congratulations Sgt O'Driscoll!
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Sergeant Brigitte O’Driscoll became the Canadian Armed Forces' first female Master Door Gunner during the Basic Tactical Aviation Course conducted by 438 Tactical Helicopter Squadron at Canadian Forces Base Valcartier in September 2020: canada.ca/en/department-nati… #WHM2020 #RCAF
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Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck #785 first flew in 1958 and served at Uplands and St Hubert. In 1981, it was painted all black similar to the prototype CF-100. It’s been on display since 1996 at our museum on long term loan from @avspacemuseum. #tbt #ThrowbackThursday – at Hamilton, Ontario
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@ron_eisele29 Oct 2020
CF-18A of the Royal Canadian Air Force
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William Vavrek
@williamvavrek28 Oct 2020
Search and Rescue Exercise South of Beaverlodge Alberta - Tuesday Afternoon #gpab #countyofgp @CASARA_National @RCAF_ARC @CanadianForces @NationalDefence
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Remember the fallen@war_fallen27 Oct 2020
Remembering Nursing Sister Marion Westgate, Royal Canadian Air Force, died aged 26 on 27th October 1943: cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casua… #WW2 #nurses @RCAF @HerosofCanada @CanWarMuseum
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Pat Hort@Pathort127 Oct 2020
(SAR) #683 CC 130 Hercules, “A” Category, 27 October 2011, (Loss of Life) In response to a distress call from two men in a small open boat in Hecla Strait, northeast of Igloolik. Nunavut. @RCAF_ARC @CASARA_National @Aerossurance @AviationSafety @CanMNews
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Then we'll just have to go visit Vera! 😀
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The Lancaster bomber is up for one of its last flights of the season. #avgeek
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Anita Thomas-Maillé@urbanmoon25 Oct 2020
One of my favourite shots of the #B25 #Mitchell from the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum @CWHM, a real treasure in the city of #HamOnt. #aviation #avgeek #B25Mitchell #bomber #merlin #WWII #warplane #plane #military
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Museum Chief Pilot (& Lancaster pilot) Leon Evans being interviewed by @yourtvniagara for an upcoming segment about Remembrance Day. Lest We Forget. – at Hamilton, Ontario
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The Hudson Bomber, the first aircraft type to start up Ferry Command in 1940. Erected on a pedestal located on approach to Rwy 09 in 1966. Removed because of airport road changes & now located at the North Atlantic Aviation Museum in the town of Gander ganderairporthistoricalsocie…
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Mark Collins@Mark3Ds17 Oct 2020
Replying to @CWHM
#LeonardBirchall "spotted a Japanese fleet approaching Ceylon (now Sri Lanka)on 4 April 1942 while on patrol in a 413 (#RCAF) Squadron #ConsolidatedCatalina flying boat" pbycatalina.com/leonard-jose… #WWII #CoastalCommand #RoyalNavy #navalhistory #flyingboats #seaplanes #AvGeek
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The PBY-5A Canso is up flying on this beautiful fall day! #avgeek – at Hamilton, Ontario
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Shoutout to Corporal Laura Landry for this week’s #PhotoOfTheWeek. 📸👏 Make sure to check out all our Photo of the Day pics on Instagram 👇 👀 instagram.com/p/CGYLwD-rgJt/
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Last night, @OPP_E requested assistance for 2 canoeists after canoe overturned at Joe Lake @Algonquin_PP. 424 Sqn with a @RCAF_ARC Hercules and a Griffon successfully rescued them, patients were transported to a @RenCtyParamedic ambulance. #AlwaysReady @CFOperations
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Last night, a @RCAF_ARC 424 Squadron Griffon helicopter crew hoisted an injured hiker near Bat Lake @Algonquin_PP, Ont and transported the patient to Pembroke Hospital in good health. #GreatTeamwork @NipissingMedics @RenCtyParamedic @OntarioParks @CFOperations
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