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Royal Canadian Air Force Active 1 April 1924–present Country File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Allegiance Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada Type Air Force Role "To generate and maintain combat capable, multi-purpose, air forces to meet Canada's defence objectives." Size Regular Force personnel: 14,500 Part of Canadian Armed Forces Headquarters National Defence Headquarters , Ottawa Motto(s) "Sic Itur ad Astra" March RCAF March Past Engagements Second World War Korean War Gulf War 1990–91Bosnia Herzegovina 1995Kosovo 1999Afghanistan War 2001 – 2011Libya - Operation Mobile 2011Chief of the Defence Staff General Thomas J. Lawson OMM, CDCommander of the Royal Canadian Air Force Lieutenant-General Yvan Blondin Ensign File:Air Force Ensign of Canada.svg Roundel File:Roundel of Canada.svg File:Roundel of Canada - Low Visibility.svg Fin flash Air Command Fin Flash Air Command Fin Flash Fighter CF-18 Hornet Patrol CP-140 Aurora , CP-140A Arcturus Reconnaissance CU-170 Heron Trainer CT-114 Tutor , CT-142 Dash-8 , CT-155 Hawk , CT-156 Harvard II Transport CC-115 Buffalo , CC-130 Hercules , CC-130J Super Hercules , CC-138 Twin Otter , CC-144 Challenger , CC-150 Polaris , CC-177 Globemaster III
File:Canadian CF-18 2.jpg A plane of the air force The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF ), formerly Air Command (AIRCOM ), is the air force of Canada and is often called the Canadian Air Force . It is part of the Canadian Forces . Canada also has an army and a navy .
The air force operates all aircraft of the Canadian Forces, including the helicopters of the army and the navy. The air force is made of fighter jets , cargo planes and helicopters .
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