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{{unreferenced, date=March 2008 Canadian Forces Training Command was an early component of the
Canadian Forces } The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF; french: Forces armées canadiennes, ''FAC'') are the unified military forces of Canada, including sea, land, and air elements referred to as the Royal Canadian Navy, Canadian Army, and Royal Canadian Air Force. ...
after unification of the military in 1968. This command was charged with training of pilots for the entire
Canadian Forces } The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF; french: Forces armées canadiennes, ''FAC'') are the unified military forces of Canada, including sea, land, and air elements referred to as the Royal Canadian Navy, Canadian Army, and Royal Canadian Air Force. ...
after unification. It was eliminated in the simplification of the CF structure in 1975 and now under command of the
Royal Canadian Air Force The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF; french: Aviation royale canadienne, ARC) 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 environm ...
. Training is assigned to individual Squadrons of the RCAF.


Squadrons

* 403 Squadron Helicopter Operational Training Squadron - 1 Wing Kingston * 404 Squadron Maritime Patrol and Training Squadron - 14 Wing Greenwood * 406 Squadron Maritime Operational Training Squadron - 12 Wing Shearwater * 410 Squadron Tactical Fighter Training Squadron - 4 Wing Cold Lake * 419 Squadron Tactical Fighter Training Squadron - 4 Wing Cold Lake * 426 Squadron Transport Training Squadron - 8 Wing Trenton * 441 Squadron Tactical Training Squadron - 4 Wing Cold Lake


Aircraft

* Canadair CF-5 * Beechcraft Musketeer *
Canadair CL-41 Tutor The Canadair CT-114 Tutor (company model CL-41) was the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), and later Canadian Forces, standard jet trainer between the early 1960s and 2000. It was designed and produced by Canadian aircraft manufacturer Canadair ...
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Canadair CF-104 The Canadair CF-104 Starfighter (CF-111, CL-90) is a modified version of the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter supersonic fighter aircraft built in Canada by Canadair under licence. It was primarily used as a ground attack aircraft, despite being de ...
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CF-101 Voodoo The McDonnell CF-101 Voodoo was an all-weather interceptor aircraft operated by the Royal Canadian Air Force and the Canadian Forces between 1961 and 1984. They were manufactured by the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation of St. Louis, Missouri for ...
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T-33 Shooting Star The Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star (or T-Bird) is an American subsonic jet trainer. It was produced by Lockheed and made its first flight in 1948. The T-33 was developed from the Lockheed P-80/F-80 starting as TP-80C/TF-80C in development, then d ...


References

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