de Havilland Canada DHC-5A CC-115 Buffalo

de Havilland Canada DHC-5A CC-115 Buffalo

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Delivered to No. 429 Squadron RCAF, s/n 9456, on November 9, 1967. Reserialed to 115456 in 1970.

The following text from Aviation Week is not unique to the aircraft pictured:
04/27/1964. DHC-5 BUFFALO MAKES FIRST FLIGHT. The de Havilland of Canada DHC-5 Buffalo, formerly called the Caribou 2, carries a US military designation of CV-7. The Buffalo can carry a payload of more than 5 tons or 44 passengers. Military version can carry 41 combat troops, 35 paratroopers, or 24 litters and six seats. DHC-5's maximum speed is 232 kt (267 mph, 430 kmh). Takeoff distance over a 50-ft (15 m) obstacle is 1,225 ft (373 m). Army will test DHC-5 in early 1965.


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Delivered to No. 429 Squadron RCAF, s/n 9456, on November 9, 1967. Reserialed to 115456 in 1970. The following text from Aviation Week is not unique to the aircraft pictured: 04/27/1964. DHC-5 BUFFALO MAKES FIRST FLIGHT. The de Havilland of Canada DHC-5 Buffalo, formerly called the Caribou 2, carries a US military designation of CV-7. The Buffalo can carry a payload of more than 5 tons or 44 passengers. Military version can carry 41 combat troops, 35 paratroopers, or 24 litters and six seats. DHC-5's maximum speed is 232 kt (267 mph, 430 kmh). Takeoff distance over a 50-ft (15 m) obstacle is 1,225 ft (373 m). Army will test DHC-5 in early 1965.