Fairchild Cornell |
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In the spring of 1941, the RCAF therefore decided on a development of the Fairchild Aircraft (US) Company's PT-19 trainer design. The RCAF version was to feature an enclosed cockpit, an improved heating system, equipment changes along with a Ranger piston engine. |
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Fairey Battle |
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First flown in March of 1936, the Fairey "Battle" was operationally obsolete at the outbreak of World War II in 1939 when it was in service as a front-line light-bomber. After valiant service with the RAF's famous Advanced Air Striking Force in France during the Nazi 'Blitzkreig' in the spring of 1940, the Battle was withdrawn from front-line duty. |
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Fleet Fawn |
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The Fleet Fawn had an American origin. Originally designed by Consolidated Aircraft Limited, the company then acquired Fleet Aircraft. The aircraft had conventional construction for the period with a welded steel-tube fuselage and composite metal, wood and fabric design features. |
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Fleet Finch |
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The RCAF acquired the aircraft type as an elementary trainer. In service, a sliding cockpit enclosure was developed and this became a standard feature on all RCAF aircraft. The Fleet Finch, like its predecessor the Fleet Fawn, was rugged and successful elementary trainer that served the RCAF very well. |
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Fleet Fort |
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Full-scale production was not able to commence immediately and the first model was not flying until April 1941. By then the availability of the Fairchild Cornell trainer and a change in what constituted as an "advanced trainer" led to the contract being cut back sharply and only 101 Forts were delivered between June 1941 and June 1942. |
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Hawker Tomtit |
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Why exactly the Tomtit was acquired for RCAF use remains somewhat unclear. The RCAF already had three other trainers in service including the Avro Tutor, De Havilland Gipsy Moth and Fleet Fawn. |
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Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star |
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The RCAF's first introduction to the aircraft followed two years later, when the first of twenty Lockheed built T-33As were delivered on loan. The aircraft were known to the RCAF was the Silver Star Mk 1. |
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Maurice-Farman Shorthorn |
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A biplane "pusher" developed by the French, the Maurice Farman S.11, more commonly known as the "Shorthorn," lacked the characteristic forward elevator of the Maurice Farman Longhorn. |
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