RCAF.com is private website and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Canadian Department of National defence. The information on this site has been gathered from many sources and may not be entirely accurate or up to date. Please do not quote this site as a reference for air force information. Please feel free to look around. If you've any questions, email me and I'll try and put you in contact with someone who may be able to help. Although I actively promote the Canadian Air Force, I am not employed or receive any remuneration from them. This site is best viewed using a version 6 browser at 1024 x 768 resolution and 16 million colours.
Robert Hurst
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The following are some of the most asked questions please read through them before contacting us.
The Air Force Association of Canada employs professional researchers and a large research library. You can contact them through their website.
You can also visit the Official Air Force website, below is a link to the history section where you can send an e-mail to an air force historian. (link located at bottom of page)
Canadian Military History Gateway
The Gateway provides Canada’s military history dating back to 1000 A.D. and offers access to over 4000 online links to military history, with resources such as digitized books, music, art, photos and video, narratives, interactive games and scholarly research.
This site contains a registry of information about the graves and memorials of more than 116,000 Canadians and Newfoundlanders who served valiantly and gave their lives for their country. The site also contains digital images of photographs and personal memorabilia about individual Canadians. The purpose of the Canadian Virtual War Memorial is to recognize and keep alive the memory of the achievements and sacrifices of Canadian citizens who have served in the defence of freedom and so have contributed to the development of Canada as a nation.
The Genealogy and Personnel Records unit of the National Archives of Canada manages personnel records.
While World War I personnel records are open, most from World War II are closed. Those World War II records that are open are those of service personnel who were killed in action, or veterans who survived the war but whose files have become open (i.e., it has been 20 years since their death or 110 years since their birth). This is a provision of the Privacy Act.
To access open personnel records, you need to know the person’s full name and service (regimental) number. If the date of birth or death will help determine the person’s identity, you are also responsible for providing this information:
Use this form to ask a specific question about genealogical sources and/or military personnel records held at Library and Archives Canada.
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintains a complete searchable website were any persons gravesite can be located:
To enroll in the military, you must: be a Canadian citizen; be at least 17 years old; have a good reputation; and satisfy the medical requirements. For more information, call the Canadian Forces Recruiting Centre at 1-800-856-8488.
The RCAF physical-fitness plan, called the 5BX Plan for Men and the 10BX Plan for Women, used to be sold in bookstores. Some bookstores may still have them in stock, the ISBN number of the book is 0-660-01362-2. Copies of the 5BX and 10BX plans may also be avaliable through the Air Force Association website:
No, this site is a personal site designed to promote the history of Canada's air forces and is not affiliated with, nor endorsed by, the Department of National Defence or the Air Force Association of Canada