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Royal Canadian Air Force

The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF; French: Aviation royale canadienne - ARC, lit. 'Canadian royal aviation') is the air and space force of Canada. Its role is to "provide the Canadian Forces with relevant, responsive and effective airpower". The RCAF is one of three environmental commands within the unified Canadian Armed Forces. As of 2020, the Royal…

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Founded
1 April 1924 · (102 years, 4 months) · (as Royal Canadian Air Force) · 17 May 1920 · (106 years, 3 months)
Headquarters
National Defence Headquarters, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Anniversaries
Armed Forces Day (first Sunday of June)
Commander of the RCAF
Lieutenant-general Jamie Speiser-Blanchet
Commander-in-Chief
Charles III, King of Canada
Country
Canada

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related to 1968–present: Unification · 35
Royal Canadian Air Force → Air Command, Air Defence Command, Air Force, Air Transport Command, AIRCOM, Aviation, Canada, Canadair CF-104 Starfighter, Canadian Air Group, Canadian Army, Canadian Forces, CF-18 Hornets, CIM-10 Bomarc, Defence Minister, In, In Europe, Iraq, Iraqi, Kuwait, Maritime Command
related to Further reading · 34
Royal Canadian Air Force → Air Enthusiast, Any Other Name, Canadian Aviation, Canav Books, CF Air Command, Department, Douglas, Famous Canadian Aviators, February, Flying Canucks, Flying Canucks II, Gordon, Green, Grumman, Hounslow Press, ISBN, ISSN, Larry, May, Milberry
related to 1920–1945: Pre-unification · 18
Royal Canadian Air Force → After, Air Board, Air Board's Civil Operations, Air Marshal Lindsay Gordon, Branch, CAF, Canada, Canadian Air Force, Europe, First World War, In, Many CAF, Most, RCAF, The, The Canadian Air Force, Williams, Wing Commander John Scott
related to External links · 16
Royal Canadian Air Force → Air, Air Force, Archived, Arctic, British, Canada, Canada's, Canadian, Dartmouth College Library, October, Official, Roundel Round-Up, Sub-Arctic Manuscript, Vintage Wings, Wayback Machine, Wayback MachineThe Royal Canadian
Founded · 12
Royal Canadian Air Force → (102 years, 4 months), (106 years, 3 months), (108 years), (111 years, 11 months), (as Canadian Air Force (1918–1920)), (as Canadian Air Force (1920–1924)), (as Canadian Aviation Corps), (as Royal Canadian Air Force), 1 April 1924, 1 August 1918, 1 September 1914, 17 May 1920
related to Aircraft · 10
Royal Canadian Air Force → Americas, Auditor General, Brazilian Air Force, Canada, Force, However, National Defence, RCAF's, The Royal Canadian Air, United States Armed Forces
Engagements · 8
Royal Canadian Air Force → Gulf War • Operation Friction, Intervention in Libya • Operation Unified Protector • Operation Mobile, Korean War, Kosovo War • Operation Echo, Military intervention against ISIL • Operation Impact, Operation Deliberate Force, Second World War • Battle of Britain • Battle of the Atlantic • Battle of the St. Lawrence • European Bombing campaign • Western Front, War in Afghanistan
related to Badge · 6
Royal Canadian Air Force → Astra, Canadian Royal CrownAn, Latin, Sic Itur, Such, The
Size · 5
Royal Canadian Air Force → 390 aircraft (40 per cent of aircraft assessed as "serviceable" in early 2025), Personnel:, • Civilian members: 1,518 civilian members, • Regular Force: 12,074 Regular force members, • Reserve Force: 1,969 Reserve force members
see also · 5
Royal Canadian Air Force → Canada, Canada's, Canadian Air Force VIP, Canadian Forces, List

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Royal Canadian Air ForceAnniversariesArmed Forces Day (first Sunday of June)1.00infobox
Royal Canadian Air ForceCommander of the RCAFLieutenant-general Jamie Speiser-Blanchet1.00infobox
Royal Canadian Air ForceCommander-in-ChiefCharles III, King of Canada1.00infobox
Royal Canadian Air ForceCountryCanada1.00infobox
Royal Canadian Air ForceDeputy Commander of the RCAFMajor-General Denis O'Reilly1.00infobox
Royal Canadian Air ForceEngagementsSecond World War • Battle of Britain • Battle of the Atlantic • Battle of the St. Lawrence • European Bombing campaign • Western Front1.00infobox
Royal Canadian Air ForceEngagementsKorean War1.00infobox
Royal Canadian Air ForceEngagementsGulf War • Operation Friction1.00infobox
Royal Canadian Air ForceEngagementsOperation Deliberate Force1.00infobox
Royal Canadian Air ForceEngagementsKosovo War • Operation Echo1.00infobox
Royal Canadian Air ForceEngagementsWar in Afghanistan1.00infobox
Royal Canadian Air ForceEngagementsIntervention in Libya • Operation Unified Protector • Operation Mobile1.00infobox
Royal Canadian Air ForceEngagementsMilitary intervention against ISIL • Operation Impact1.00infobox
Royal Canadian Air ForceFighterCF-18 Hornet, F/A-18 Hornet1.00infobox
Royal Canadian Air ForceFounded1 April 19241.00infobox
Royal Canadian Air ForceFounded(102 years, 4 months)1.00infobox
Royal Canadian Air ForceFounded(as Royal Canadian Air Force)1.00infobox
Royal Canadian Air ForceFounded17 May 19201.00infobox
Royal Canadian Air ForceFounded(106 years, 3 months)1.00infobox
Royal Canadian Air ForceFounded(as Canadian Air Force (1920–1924))1.00infobox
Royal Canadian Air ForceFounded1 August 19181.00infobox
Royal Canadian Air ForceFounded(108 years)1.00infobox
Royal Canadian Air ForceFounded(as Canadian Air Force (1918–1920))1.00infobox
Royal Canadian Air ForceFounded1 September 19141.00infobox
Royal Canadian Air ForceFounded(111 years, 11 months)1.00infobox
Royal Canadian Air ForceFounded(as Canadian Aviation Corps)1.00infobox
Royal Canadian Air ForceHeadquartersNational Defence Headquarters, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada1.00infobox
Royal Canadian Air ForceHelicopterCH-139 JetRanger, CH-146 Griffon, CH-147 Chinook, CH-148 Cyclone, CH-149 Cormorant1.00infobox
Royal Canadian Air ForceMarchRCAF March Past1.00infobox
Royal Canadian Air ForceMottosSic itur ad astra (Latin for 'Such is the pathway to the stars')1.00infobox

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