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The CC-115 Buffalo aircraft flew an impressive 55 years in the Royal Canadian Air Force from 1967 to 2022. The first CC-115s were stationed at No. 429 Squadron in Saint-Hubert, Quebec, where they performed a medium tactical transport role, such as transportation of troops and equipment.
The de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo is a short takeoff and landing utility transport turboprop aircraft developed from the earlier piston-powered DHC-4 Caribou. The aircraft has extraordinary STOL performance and is able to take off in distances much shorter than even most light aircraft can manage.
The CC-115 Buffalo aircraft flew an impressive 55 years in the Royal Canadian Air Force from 1967 to 2022. The first CC-115s were stationed at 429 Squadron in Saint-Hubert, Quebec, where they performed a medium tactical transport role, such as transportation of troops and equipment.
However, American manufacturers protested having to compete with a Canadian company, and no further orders were placed. Thankfully, other buyers soon appeared, including the Royal Canadian Air Force, which ordered 15 Buffalos under the designation CC-115.
CC-115 BUFFALO. The CC-115 Buffalo aircraft flew an impressive 55 years in the Royal Canadian Air Force from 1967 to 2022. The first CC-115s were stationed at 429 Squadron in Saint-Hubert, Quebec, where they performed a medium tactical transport role, such as transportation of troops and equipment.
The Buffalo is a short takeoff and landing (STOL) utility transport turboprop aircraft developed from the earlier piston-powered DHC-4 Caribou. The aircraft has extraordinary STOL performance and is able to take off in distances much shorter than most light aircraft can manage.
Several CC-115s remain in Canadian Forces service today as search and rescue aircraft, with No. 442 Squadron at Comox, BC. The Buffalo’s ability to operate from small rough air strips, allowing evacuation of ill or wounded personnel, is greatly prized. A total of 126 DHC-5 Buffaloes were built by de Havilland Canada from 1965 to 1986.
