NATO FLIGHT TRAINING CANADA
Forces by Role & Equipment by Type
• AIRCRAFT 19 combat
capable. Total 44 Training Aircrafts.
Lead-In Fighter Trainer (LIFT) 2 sqns with 19 Advanced
Wpns/Tactics Trg ac:
19 CT-155 Hawk (BAE Systems Hawk Mk.11);
Training 2 sqns with 25
Trg ac:
25 CT-156 Harvard II (Raytheon T-6A-1 Texan II);
• FACILITIES
Trg 1 pilot trg school in Moose Jaw with CT- 155 Hawk, CT-156 Harvard II; 1
pilot trg school in Cold Lake with CT-155 Hawk
CFB Moose Jaw, Sas. (CYMJ) Airbase - 15 Wing
2 Canadian Forces Flying Training
School (The Big 2):
419 squadron: 9 CT-155 Hawk
15 Wing Moose Jaw: 25 CT-156 Harvard II
2 CFFTS operates under the NATO Flying Training in Canada (NFTC): 10 CT-155 Hawk
SAR Training school in Comox with 18 SAR/ Trg ac
(NATO Flt Trg Canada)
18 Leased and contractor aircrafts (see also Contracted Flying Services – Southport)
Retired aircraft: 29 Canadair CT-133
(Canadair CL-30/T-33 Silver Star)
Leased and contractor aircrafts: The Canadian Forces have leased aircraft from vendors to help transport
troops and equipment from Canada and other locations in the past decade.
Transport aircraft have been leased as required. Leased and contractor
helicopter: Support and Rotary Flying Training helicopter.
CONTRACTED FLYING SERVICES – SOUTHPORT
Forces by Role & Equipment by Type
• AIRCRAFT 12 combat
capable. Total 34 Training Aircrafts.
Electronic Warfare and Training 1 sqn with 14
EW/Trg ac:
12 Dornier Alpha Jet A (Twelve civil aircraft are operated by Discovery
Air Defence Services for CATS (Contracted Airborne Training Services) and are
based at CFB Bagotville; ex-Luftwaffe trainers.
2 IAI1124 (leased)
Multi-Engine Utility Flight 2 Utl ac:
2 CT-145 Beechcraft B200 Super
King Air (Two aircraft leased from Aero Support Canada Inc.. Used by the
Multi-Engine Utility Flight (MEUF) out of CFB Trenton. Flown by RCAF pilots,
they are used for light transport of personnel and equipment within North America.)
SAR Training school in Comox with 18 SAR/ Trg ac
(NATO Flt Trg Canada)
7 King Air C90B (Raytheon King Air C90B);
11 Grob G120A;
• HELICOPTER No Combat
capable. Total 19 Helicopters.
Rotary Flying Training 1 sqn with 16
Trg hel:
9 CT-146 Outlaw (Bell 412):
7 CT-139 Jet Ranger (Bell 206B-3 Jet Ranger)
Support 1 sqn with 3 Spt hel:
3 CH-178 (Mil Mi-8MT/Mi-17/Hip-H; Medium lift transport
helicopters leased from SkyLink Aviation for use in Afghanistan 2009)
• FACILITIES
Trg 1 pilot trg school in Southport with Grob 120A, Jet Ranger/Griffon and
King Air
Canadian
AF Airfields and Airbases Organisation (Current Order of Battle):
Ottawa - MacDonald Cartier IAP, Ont. (CYOW) Airbase
3 Wing,
414 Electronic Warfare (Black Knight) Squadron:
Alpha Jet A (leased), IAI1124 (leased)
CFB Trenton, Ont. (CYTR) Airbase - 8 Wing,
Multi-Engine Utility Flight: Beech
B200 (leased)
Portage la Prairie / Southport
Aerospace Centre, Man. (CYPG) Airbase
3
Canadian Forces Flying Training School. Beech C90B, Grob G120A, Bell 412CF, Bell
206B-3