Royal Canadian Air Force

The Royal Canadian Air Force is the air and space force of Canada. Its role is to "provide the Canadian Forces with relevant, responsive and effective airpower". The RCAF... Wikipedia

  • Founded:  1 April 1924, (as Royal Canadian Air Force)- 17 May 1920, (as Canadian Air Force (1920–1924))- 1 August 1918, (as Canadian Air Force (1918–1920))- 1 September 1914, (as Canadian Aviation Corps)
  • Country:  Canada
  • Type:  Air and space force
  • Role:  Aerial warfare, Space warfare, Airlift
  • Size:  390 aircraft (40 per cent of aircraft assessed as "serviceable" in early 2025), Personnel • Regular Force: 12,074 Regular force members • Reserve Force: 1,969 Reserve force members • Civilian members: 1,518 civilian members
  • Part of:  Canadian Armed Forces
  • Headquarters:  National Defence Headquarters, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
  • Motto(s):  Sic itur ad astra for Such is the pathway to the stars, Per ardua ad astra for Through adversity to the stars (1924–1968)
  • March:  RCAF March Past
  • Anniversaries:  Armed Forces Day (first Sunday of June)
  • Engagements:  Second World War • Battle of Britain • Battle of the Atlantic • Battle of the St. Lawrence • European Bombing campaign • Western Front, Korean War, Gulf War • Operation Friction, Operation Deliberate Force, Kosovo War • Operation Echo, War in Afghanistan, Intervention in Libya • Operation Unified Protector • Operation Mobile, Military intervention against ISIL • Operation Impact
  • Commander-in-Chief:  Charles III, King of Canada
  • Commander of the RCAF:  Lieutenant-General Jamie Speiser-Blanchet
  • Deputy Commander of the RCAF:  Major-General Denis O'Reilly
  • RCAF Command CWO:  Chief Warrant Officer Renee J. Hansen
  • Fighter:  CF-18 Hornet, F/A-18 Hornet
  • Helicopter:  CH-139 JetRanger, CH-146 Griffon, CH-147 Chinook, CH-148 Cyclone, CH-149 Cormorant
  • Patrol:  CP-140 Aurora
  • Reconnaissance:  CU-170 Heron, CE-145C Vigilance
  • Trainer:  CT-114 Tutor, CT-142 Dash-8, CT-156 Harvard II
  • Transport:  CC-130H Hercules, CC-130J Super Hercules, CC-138 Twin Otter, CC-144 Challenger, CC-150 Polaris, CC-177 Globemaster III, CC-295 Kingfisher, CC-330 Husky
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo