Name 1968 CF
designator
Place of
manufacture
Primary
role(s)
Service
period
#
used
Notes
AgustaWestland CH-149 Cormorant CH-149 UK/Italy Search and Rescue helicopter 2000–current 15 [2]
Airbus Polaris CC-150 France transport/tanker 1992–current 5 [3][note 1]
Airco DH.4 n/a UK bomber 1920–1928 12 [4]
Airco DH.9A n/a UK bomber 1920–1929 12 [4]
Airspeed Horsa n/a UK glider troop transport 1948–1950 3 [5]
Airspeed Oxford n/a UK trainer (navigation, bombing & radio) 1939–1947 819 [5]
Armstrong Whitworth Atlas n/a UK army co-operation 1927–1942 16 [5]
Armstrong Whitworth Siskin n/a UK fighter 1926–1940 12 [5]
Auster AOP6 & T7 n/a UK air observation post 1948–1958 42 [6]
Avro 504 n/a UK trainer 1920–1934 97 [6][note 2]
Avro 552 Viper n/a Canada forestry patrol 1924–1928 14 [6]
Avro Avian Mk.IVM n/a UK utility/trainer 1929–1936 29 [6]
Avro Tutor (Avro 621) n/a UK trainer 1931–1945 7 [6]
Avro Prefect (Avro 626) n/a UK trainer 1937–1945 12 [6]
Avro Anson n/a UK/Canada medium bomber/trainer 1940–1947 4413 [7]
Avro Lancaster n/a UK/Canada heavy bomber 1944–1965 229 [8]
Avro Lincoln n/a UK/Canada heavy bomber 1946–1947 3 [8]
Avro Wright n/a Canada forestry patrol 1925–1930 1 [6]
Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow CF-105 Canada interceptor 1958–1959 5 [8]
Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck CF-100 Canada interceptor 1951–1984 692 [3][8]
BAE Systems/Advanced Ceramics Research Silver Fox CU-167 UK UAV ?–? 4+ [1]
BAE Systems Hawk CT-155 UK advanced trainer 2000–current 22 [9]
Barkley-Grow T8P-1 n/a US transport 1939–1941 1 [8][note 3]
Beechcraft Expeditor CT-128 US utility/trainer 1941–1972 394 [10][11]
Beechcraft Harvard II CT-156 US elementary trainer 2000–current 26 [12]
Beechcraft King Air CT-145 US transport/trainer 1992–current 8 [11]
Beechcraft Mentor n/a US elementary trainer 1954–1956 25 [13]
Beechcraft Musketeer CT-134 US elementary trainer 1971–1992 46 [11]
Bell 47D & G n/a US utility helicopter 1948–1965 9 [13]
Bell Griffon CH-146 Canada utility helicopter 1994–current 100 [14]
Bell Iroquois CH-118 US/Canada utility helicopter 1968–current 10 [14]
Bell Jet Ranger CH-139 US utility helicopter 1981–1993 14 [14]
Bell Kiowa CH-136 US utility helicopter 1971–1997 74 [14]
Bell Twin Huey CH-135 US utility helicopter 1971–1999 50 [14]
Bellanca CH-300 Pacemaker n/a US transport 1929–1944 13 [13]
Blackburn Shark Mk.II & III n/a UK torpedo bomber 1936–1944 26 [13]
Boeing 247D n/a US transport 1940–1942 8 [13][note 3]
Boeing CC-137 CC-137 US transport/tanker 1970–1997 5 [14][note 4]
Boeing Fortress Mk.II n/a US long-range patrol bomber 1943–1946 6 [13]
Boeing Globemaster III CC-177 US transport 2007–current 4 [15]
Boeing Insitu ScanEagle CU-169 US UAV 2008–current ? [1]
Boeing Stratojet n/a US bomber used as engine testbed 1956–1959 1 [13][note 5]
Boeing-Vertol Chinook CH-147 US transport helicopter 1974–1992 9 [14]
Boeing-Vertol Labrador & Voyageur CH-113 US Search and Rescue helicopter 1963–2004 18 [14][16]
Brewster Bermuda n/a US dive bomber 1943–1946 3 [13]
Bristol Beaufort n/a UK torpedo bomber/strike/minelayer 1941–1944 15 [17]
Bristol Blenheim Mk.IV n/a UK medium bomber/gunnery trainer 1941–1945 1 [13]
Bristol F.2B Fighter n/a UK fighter 1920–1922 2 [13]
Bristol Fairchild Bolingbroke n/a Canada bomber/trainer 1939–1947 626 [18][note 6]
Bristol Freighter n/a UK cargo 1952–1967 6 [17]
Burgess-Dunne n/a US reconnaissance 1914–1914 1 [17][note 7]
Canadair Argus CP-107 Canada maritime patrol 1957–1988 33 [17][19]
Canadair C-5 North Star n/a Canada VIP transport 1950–1967 1 [17]
Canadair CF-5 Freedom Fighter CF-116 Canada fighter/ground attack 1968–current 133 [19][note 8]
Canadair Challenger CC-144 Canada VIP transport/EW trainer/maritime patrol 1983–current 18 [19][20]
Canadair Cosmopolitan CC-109 Canada transport 1960–1994 13 [17][note 9][19]
Canadair Dynavert CX-131 Canada experimental VTOL tilt-wing 1969–1975 3 [19]
Canadair North Star n/a Canada transport 1947–1966 24 [17][note 10]
Canadair Sabre n/a Canada fighter 1950–1977 1184 [17][note 11][19]
Canadair Silver Star CT-133 Canada trainer/EW 1953–current 656 [17][note 12][21]
Canadair Starfighter CF-104 Canada fighter 1961–1988 200 [17][note 13][22]
Canadair Tutor CT-114 Canada trainer 1963–2000 190 [17][22]
Canadair Yukon CC-106 Canada transport 1959–1971 12 [17][22]
Canadian Vickers Vancouver n/a Canada patrol flying boat 1929–1940 6 [23]
Canadian Vickers Vanessa n/a Canada utility/transport 1927–1927 1 [23][note 14]
Canadian Vickers Varuna n/a Canada patrol flying boat 1926–1930 8 [23]
Canadian Vickers Vedette n/a Canada patrol flying boat 1925–1941 44 [23][note 15]
Canadian Vickers Velos n/a Canada patrol floatplane 1927–1928 1 [23][note 14]
Canadian Vickers Vigil n/a Canada training/utility 1928–1930 1 [23]
Canadian Vickers Vista n/a Canada patrol flying boat 1927–1931 1 [23]
Cessna 182/L-182 CO-119 US utility 1961–1973 10 [23][24]
Cessna Bird Dog/L-19 CO-119 US utility/liaison 1954–1983 25 [23][24]
Cessna Crane n/a US trainer 1941–1949 826 [23]
Consolidated Catalina/Canso n/a US/Canada maritime patrol seaplane 1941–1962 254 [23]
Consolidated Courier n/a US utility 1928–1941 3 [23]
Consolidated Liberator n/a US maritime patrol 1943–1948 148 [23]
Consolidated Privateer n/a US maritime patrol 1946–1949 1 [23]
Curtiss Canuck n/a Canada trainer 1920–1923 10 [4]
Curtiss H-16 n/a US patrol flying boat 1922–1924 2 [4]
Curtiss HS-2L n/a US patrol flying boat 1920–1928 30 [4]
Curtiss Kittyhawk n/a US fighter 1941–1946 134 [4]
Curtiss Seamew n/a US utility floatplane 1943–1944 82 [4]
Curtiss Tomahawk n/a US fighter 1943–1946 4 [4]
Curtiss Warhawk n/a US fighter 1942–1943 9 [4]
Curtiss-Reid Rambler n/a Canada trainer/utility 1929–1954 9 [4][note 16]
Dassault Falcon CC-117 France VIP transport 1967–1989 8 [4][24]
de Havilland Comet n/a UK transport 1953–1965 2 [25][note 17]
de Havilland Dragonfly n/a UK transport 1940–1945 6 [25]
de Havilland Fox Moth n/a Canada transport 1941–1945 1 [25]
de Havilland Genet Moth n/a UK role 1928–1932 2 [4]
de Havilland Hawk Moth n/a UK transport 1929–1935 3 [4]
de Havilland Menasco Moth n/a Canada trainer 1941–1947 136 [4]
de Havilland Mosquito n/a UK/Canada bomber/fighter-bomber 1943–1951 444 [25]
De Havilland Moth n/a UK trainer 1928–1948 89 [4]
de Havilland Puss Moth n/a UK transport 1931–1944 19 [4]
de Havilland Sea Hornet n/a UK fighter 1948–1948 1 [25][note 14]
de Havilland DH.82C Tiger Moth n/a Canada trainer 1938–1948 1410 [4]
de Havilland Vampire n/a UK fighter 1946–1958 86 [25]
de Havilland Canada Buffalo CC-115 Canada transport 1967–current 15 [25][26]
de Havilland Canada Caribou CC-108 Canada transport 1960–1971 9 [24][25]
de Havilland Canada Chipmunk CT-120 Canada elementary trainer 1948–1972 100 [25][27]
de Havilland Canada Dash 7 CC-132 Canada transport 1979–1987 2 [27]
De Havilland Canada Dash-8 CT-142 Canada transport/trainer 1989–current 6 [27]
de Havilland Canada Otter CSR-123 Canada transport 1953–1984 69 [25][27]
de Havilland Canada Twin Otter CC-138 Canada transport 1971–current 9 [27]
Douglas Boston n/a US bomber 1941–1945 3 [28]
Douglas Dakota CC-129 US transport 1943–1990 169 [28][29]
Douglas Digby n/a US bomber 1939–1946 20 [28]
Douglas MO-2B n/a US utility/patrol 1927–1930 1 [25]
EADS Eagle 1 CU-160 Netherlands UAV 2003–2003 1 [1]
ELBIT Skylark CU-168 Israel UAV 2006–current 5 [1]
Fairchild 51 & 51A n/a US/Canada transport 1930–1946 9 [28][note 18]
Fairchild 71, 71B & 71C n/a US/Canada transport 1929–1942 23 [28]
Fairchild Argus n/a US utility 1940–1945 2 [28]
Fairchild Cornell n/a US elementary trainer 1942–1948 1555 [30]
Fairchild FC-2, 2L & 2W n/a US/Canada transport 1927–1938 27 [28]
Fairchild KR-34 n/a US utility 1930–1936 1 [28]
Fairchild Super 71 n/a Canada transport 1936–1940 2 [28]
Fairchild Flying Boxcar n/a US transport 1952–1967 35 [30]
Fairey IIIC & IIIF n/a UK bomber 1920–1930 2 [30]
Fairey Albacore n/a UK torpedo bomber 1943–1949 6 [30]
Fairey Battle n/a UK bomber/trainer/target tug 1939–1946 740 [30]
Fairey Swordfish Mk.II & III n/a UK torpedo bomber 1943–1947 105 [30]
Felixstowe F.3 n/a UK patrol flying boat 1921–1923 11 [30]
Fleet Fawn n/a Canada elementary trainer 1931–1947 51 [30]
Fleet Finch n/a Canada elementary trainer 1939–1947 431 [31]
Fleet Fort n/a Canada intermediate/radio trainer 1941–1945 101 [31]
Fleet Freighter n/a Canada transport 1942–1944 2 [31]
Fokker Super Universal n/a US transport 1929–1929 1 [31]
Ford 6-AT Trimotor n/a US transport 1929–1937 1 [31]
General Aircraft Hotspur Mk.II n/a UK training glider 1942–1945 22 [31]
General Atomics Altair CU-163 US UAV 2004–2004 1? [1]
Gloster Meteor n/a UK fighter 1945–1955 4 [31][note 14]
Grumman Albatross CSR-110 US Search and Rescue amphibian 1960–1971 10 [29][31]
Grumman Goblin n/a US/Canada fighter 1940–1942 15 [31][note 19]
Grumman Goose n/a US utility amphibian 1938–1956 31 [31]
Grumman Tracker CP-121 Canada carrier-borne ASW 1968–1994 72 [31][32]
Handley Page Hampden n/a UK bomber 1941–1944 96 [31]
Handley Page Harrow n/a UK bomber/transport 1940–1941 2 [31]
Handley Page Halifax n/a UK heavy bomber 1944–1947 5 [33]
Hawker Audax n/a UK army cooperation 1933–1943 6 [33]
Hawker Hart n/a UK bomber 1937–1943 3 [33]
Hawker Hind n/a UK instructional airframe 1942–1943 4 [33]
Hawker Hurricane n/a UK/Canada fighter 1939–1948 502 [33][note 20]
Hawker Sea Hurricane n/a UK fighter 1942–1943 1 [33]
Hawker Tempest Mk.VI n/a UK fighter 1946–1947 1 [33]
Hawker Tomtit n/a UK trainer 1930–1943 2 [33]
Hiller Nomad CH-112 US utility helicopter 1961–1973 27 [33][34]
IAI Heron CU-170 Israel UAV 2008–current 2+ [1]
Keystone Puffer n/a US crop duster/utility 1927–1934 2 [33]
Lockheed Arcturus CP-140A US training/reconnaissance 1992–current 3 [34]
Lockheed Aurora CP-140 US maritime patrol 1980–current 18 [34]
Lockheed Electra n/a US transport 1939–1946 15 [33]
Lockheed Electra Junior n/a US transport 1940–1945 10 [33]
Lockheed Hercules CC-130 US transport 1960–current 61 [34][35][36]
Lockheed Hudson n/a US bomber 1939–1948 247 [33]
Lockheed Lodestar n/a US transport 1943–1948 18 [35]
Lockheed Model 212 n/a US transport 1940–1946 1 [33]
Lockheed Neptune CP-122 US maritime patrol 1955–1970 25 [35][37]
Lockheed Shooting Star/Silver Star n/a US trainer 1951–1955 31 [17][note 21]
Lockheed Starfighter CF-104 US fighter 1962–1986 39 [17][38]
Lockheed Starlifter CC-141 US transport cancelled 0 [1]
Lockheed Ventura n/a US maritime patrol/target tug 1942–1947 286 [35]
Martin Baltimore n/a US bomber 1942–1942 1 [35]
Martinsyde F6 n/a UK fighter 1922–1925 1 [35]
MBB/Kawasaki BK 117 CH-143 Germany/Japan utility helicopter 1989–1990 1 [39]
McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet CF-188 US fighter 1982–current 138 [37]
McDonnell Voodoo CF-101 US interceptor 1963–1990 66 [35][37]
Meggitt Vindicator II CU-162 UK UAV ?–? ? [1]
Mil Mi-17 CH-178 Russia transport helicopter 2010–current 4 [1]
Noorduyn Norseman n/a Canada utility transport 1940–1957 100 [35]
North American AT-6D Texan n/a US advanced trainer 1951–1954 100 [40]
North American Harvard n/a US/Canada advanced trainer 1939–1968 2156 [37][41]
North American Mitchell n/a US bomber 1942–1963 164 [40]
North American Mustang Mk.IV n/a US fighter 1947–1961 130 [40]
North American NA-26 n/a US trainer 1940–1942 1 [35]
North American NA-44 n/a US fighter/utility 1940–1944 1 [35][note 22]
North American Sabre n/a US fighter 1951–1953 1 [17][note 23]
North American Yale n/a US intermediate/radio trainer 1940–1946 119 [40]
Northrop Delta n/a Canada transport/patrol 1936–1945 20 [40][note 24]
Northrop Nomad n/a US light bomber 1940–1945 32 [40]
Percival Prentice n/a UK trainer 1948–1948 1 [40]
Piasecki H-21A CH-125 US utility/rescue helicopter 1954–1973 18 [16][42]
Piasecki Model 44A CH-127 US utility/rescue helicopter 1960–1972 5 [16][42]
Pitcairn Mailwing n/a US utility 1928–1932 1 [40]
Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5a n/a UK fighter 1920–1929 12 [40]
SAGEM Sperwer CU-161 France UAV 2003–current 31 [1]
Schweizer 2-12 n/a US training glider 1946–1949 2 [40]
Sikorsky Cyclone (S-92) CH-148 US anti-submarine warfare helicopter not delivered 0 [1]
Sikorsky H-5 (S-51) n/a US utility/rescue helicopter 1947–1965 7 [16]
Sikorsky H-19 (S-55) n/a US utility/transport helicopter 1954–1985 15 [16][42]
Sikorsky H-34 (S-58) CH-126 US utility/transport helicopter 1955–1973 6 [16][42]
Sikorsky Sea King (S-61) CH-124 US Anti-submarine helicopter 1968–current 40 [16][42][note 25]
Slingsby Firefly CT-111 UK trainer 1992–current 12 [42][note 26]
Sopwith Camel n/a UK fighter 1924–1929 10 [16]
Sopwith Snipe n/a UK fighter 1919–1923 3 [16]
Stearman Kaydet (Model 75) n/a US elementary trainer 1942–1943 301 [16]
Stinson Voyager (Model 105) n/a US utility 1940–1946 25 [16]
Supermarine Spitfire n/a UK fighter 1940–1950 8 [16]
Supermarine Stranraer n/a Canada patrol seaplane 1938–1946 40 [16][note 27]
Supermarine Walrus n/a UK fleet spotter/utility amphibian 1943–1947 8 [16]
Vickers Viking Mk.IV n/a UK patrol amphibian 1923–1931 8 [43]
Waco AQC-6 n/a US utility 1942–1942 1 [43][note 3]
Waco CG-15A n/a US transport glider 1946–1950 1 [43]
Waco Hadrian Mk.II n/a US transport glider 1944–1949 32 [43]
Waco PG-2A n/a US transport 1946–1947 1 [43][note 28]
Westland Lysander n/a UK/Canada army co-operation/target tug 1939–1946 329 [43][note 27]
Westland Wapiti n/a UK army co-operation 1930–1944 25 [43]