WHAT’s NEW ON THE SITE - “Celebrating 100 years of the Royal Canadian Air Force”

  • 18 March 2024 - Under Resources - corrected the CC-330 Husky Serial Listing.

  • 8 March 2024 - Under Resources - Added a “primer” on the P-8 Poseidon MMA aircraft.

  • 6 March 2024 - Under Resources - Amended & updated the CT-145 King Air & CT-155 Hawk Serial # histories to reflect latest info on CE-145C aircraft and the Hawk retirement.

  • 26 January 2024 - Updated our 2024 catalogue available for download in PDF format on the main title website page to reflect our latest additions.

  • 17 December 2023 - Updated the “Coming Soon” page & Added a new article in the Resource section on the RCAF’s Phantom & Phoenix Fleets - “What Might Have Been!”

  • 19 September 2023 - Under Resources - Amended the CC-150 Polaris & CT-114 Tutor Serial # Listings to reflect the latest available details for these aircraft types. Also updated RCAF VIP aircraft pictorial essay to reflect the CC-330 Husky aircraft.

  • 07 September 2023 - Under Resources - Amended the CH-147 Chinook, CT-114 Tutor Serial # Listings to reflect the latest available details for these aircraft types.

  • 04 September 2023 - Reluctantly, but due to yet another Canada Post rate hike, I have had to increase the shipping cost charged for each order by $1; it still, however, remains at a “flat rate”, so the more regular books you order, the more of an actual “discount” you will receive.

  • 25 May 2023 - Under Resources - Amended & updated the CH-124 Sea King, CC-138 Twin Otter and CC-177 Globemaster III Serial # histories.

  • 30 April 2023 - Under Resources - Amended the CH-148 Cyclone, & CH-149 Cormorant Serial # Listings to reflect the latest details on these helicopter types.

  • 24 April 2023 - Under Resources - Further amended CF-188 Hornet Serial Listing to reflect ex-F/A-18 airframes acquired from the USN for test / training purposes thanks to info supplied by Steven Marchitelli.

  • 22 April 2023 - Under Resources - Amended CF-188 Hornet Serial Listing to reflect ex-F/A-18 acquired from the RAAF and corrected CC-138 Twin Otter Serial Listing thanks to info supplied by Peter Hill.

  • 19 March 2023 - Under Resources - Amended CC-295W Kingfisher Serial # Listings to reflect the latest details for this aircraft type.

  • 13 January 2023 - Added a new non-Kestrel title for sale - “into the Mist - Finding CF-JDO” tells the tale of F/O Raymond Gran, DFC. You can find another story about his wartime exploits in our “Resources” section.

  • 20 May 2022 - Under Resources - Uploaded an updated version of RCAF Post-War Squadron Codes + a corrected copy of A Primer on Cdn Military Aircraft Markings & Camouflage. (Thanks to CWH volunteer Ken Murphy for those corrections!)

  • 16 January 2022 - Under Resources - Updated CC-115 Buffalo Serial # Listings to reflect the retirement of the last aircraft from active service

  • 15 November 2021 - Under Resources - Amended CC-115 Buffalo Serial # Listings to reflect the latest details for each aircraft type; (Thanks to Malcolm Ramsay for corrections to the CC-115 Serial Listing)

  • 27 October 2021 - Under Resources - Added CH-136 Kiowa Serial # Listings & moved CH-124 Serial # Listings to “Retired Fleet” category.

  • 30 June 2021 - Under Resources - RCAF Post-War Squadron Codes - (Thanks to Victor Penner, we now know that the Squadron code “DK” for the Air Armament School also applied to Harvard aircraft, in addition to Venturas, Mitchells and Lancasters)

  • 23 June 2021 - Under Resources - Added a corrected RCAF Squadron / Unit Codes 1939 - 1945 Listing - 442 Squadron = “Y2”; (Thanks to Greg Neid for pointing out the “typo”)

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WHAT’s NEW IN OUR LISTINGS - “Celebrating 100 years of the Royal Canadian Air Force”

  • 22 November 2023 - Added new KAP Profile #40 - “The De Havilland Mosquito in RCAF Service” for sale

  • 30 April 2023 - Added new KAP Profile #39 - “The CP-140 Aurora in RCAF Service” for sale.

  • 2 April 2023 - Added “RCAF Marine Service - A History” for sale; Digital & hard copies now available.

  • 29 March 2023 - Added artist Karl Gagnon’s Special Edition Profile Book - “Canadian Military Aircraft in Profile” for sale.

  • 29 March 2023 - Added a couple of “used book” listings on the Avro Arrow by Peter Zuuring and Marc André Valiquette; these are in fact old “new” stock / brand-new books never read and, in some cases, still in their original shrink wrap.