RCAF 1900 to 1949

Canadian Military Aircraft
Serial Numbers
RCAF 1900 to 1949
Detailed List

	Designer	Manufacturer	basic designation	variant or model	name
	company designation	company number
1900	Fairey		Battle	Mk. I
	Ex RAF P2302. Serving at No. 2 Bombing and Gunnery School at Mossbank, Saskatchewan at time of crash.
	first date: 5 April 1941			last date: 29 May 1942
	Taken on strength			Struck off, after Category A crash on 11 April 1942.
1901	Fairey		Battle	Mk. I
	Ex RAF L5081. Category C damage on 11 March 1942, while at No. 2 Bombing and Gunnery School at Mossbank, Saskatchewan.
	first date: 5 April 1941			last date: 6 November 1944
	Taken on strength			Struck off
1902	Fairey		Battle	Mk. I
	Ex RAF L5081. Category B damage, date unknown, while at No. 2 Bombing and Gunnery School at Mossbank, Saskatchewan.
	first date: 7 April 1941			last date: 20 July 1943
	Taken on strength			Struck off
1903	Fairey		Battle	Mk. I
	Ex RAF K9451. Category C damage on 30 April 1942, while serving at No. 5 Bombing and Gunnery School, Dafoe, Saskatchewan. Classified as Instructional Airframe A 258 on 9 January 1943.
	first date: 7 April 1941			last date: 11 December 1943
	Taken on strength			Struck off
1904	Fairey		Battle	Mk. I
	Ex RAF L5269. Had 919:00 airframe time when struck off.
	first date: 21 April 1941			last date: 4 November 1944
	Taken on strength			Struck off
1905	Fairey		Battle	Mk. I
	Ex RAF L5080. Category C damage on 3 March 1942, while at No. 9 Bombing and Gunnery School at Mt.-Joli, PQ. Classified as Instructional Airframe A 266 on 25 January 1943.
	first date: 21 April 1941			last date: 15 September 1944
	Taken on strength			Struck off
1906	Fairey		Battle	Mk. I
	Ex RAF L5304. Category C damage on 2 June 1942, while at No. 5 Bombing and Gunnery School, Dafoe, Saskatchewan.
	first date: 7 April 1941			last date: 11 December 1942
	Taken on strength			Struck off
1907	Fairey		Battle	Mk. I
	Ex RAF K9210. Category A damage at Picton, Ontario on 13 August 1941.
	first date: 22 April 1941			last date: 4 December 1941
	Taken on strength			Struck off
1908	Fairey		Battle	Mk. I
	Ex RAF K9455. Assigned to No. 1 Training Command, Ontario, in 1941.
	first date: 22 April 1941			last date: 12 January 1943
	Taken on strength			Struck off
1909	Fairey		Battle	Mk. I / IT
	Ex RAF P2188. Converted to Mk. IT, with turret, on 8 October 1942.
	first date: 22 April 1941			last date: 16 February 1945
	Taken on strength			Struck off
1910	Fairey		Battle	Mk. I
	Ex RAF L5273. Converted to target tug, date unknown. Classified as Instructional Airframe A 271 on 9 January 1943.
	first date: 16 April 1941			last date: 26 January 1943
	Taken on strength			Struck off
1911	Fairey		Battle	Mk. I / IT
	Ex RAF P5287. Converted to Mk. IT, with turret, on 10 November 1942.
	first date: 16 April 1941			last date: 16 February 1945
	Taken on strength			Struck off
1912	Fairey		Battle	Mk. I
	Ex RAF P6504. Served at No. 7 Bombing and Gunnery School at RCAF Station Paulson, Manitoba in 1941.
	first date: 16 April 1941			last date: 11 January 1943
	Taken on strength			Struck off
1913	Fairey		Battle	Mk. I
	Ex RAF L5045. Converted to target tug on 3 July 1941.
	first date: 16 April 1941			last date: 16 February 1945
	Taken on strength			Struck off
1914	Fairey		Battle	Mk. I
	Ex RAF L5521. With No. 3 Bombing and Gunnery School at RCAF Station MacDonald, Manitoba.
	first date: 16 April 1941			last date: 4 November 1944
	Taken on strength			Struck off
1915	Fairey		Battle	Mk. I
	Ex RAF P6554. Converted to target tug on 3 July 1941.
	first date: 16 April 1941			last date: 16 February 1945
	Taken on strength			Struck off
1916	Fairey		Battle	Mk. I
	Ex RAF P6507. Converted to target tug on 5 July 1941.
	first date: 16 April 1941			last date: 16 February 1945
	Taken on strength			Struck off
1917	Fairey		Battle	Mk. I
	Ex RAF K7652. In use at No. 5 Bombing and Gunnery School, Dafoe, Saskatchewan. Classified as Instructional Airframe A 261 on 9 January 1943.
	first date: 7 April 1941			last date: 11 March 1943
	Taken on strength			Struck off
1918	Fairey		Battle	Mk. I
	Ex RAF P5274. Converted to target tug on 12 April 1943.
	first date: 7 April 1941			last date: 16 February 1945
	Taken on strength			Struck off
1919	Fairey		Battle	Mk. I
	Ex RAF L5284. In use at No. 5 Bombing and Gunnery School, Dafoe, Saskatchewan. Classified as Instructional Airframe A 259 on 9 January 1943.
	first date: 5 April 1941			last date: 11 December 1943
	Taken on strength			Struck off
1920	Fairey		Battle	Mk. I
	Ex RAF P6568. In use at No. 5 Bombing and Gunnery School, Dafoe, Saskatchewan.
	first date: 5 April 1941			last date: 11 January 1943
	Taken on strength			Struck off
1921	Fairey		Battle	Mk. I
	Ex RAF L5281. In use at No. 5 Bombing and Gunnery School, Dafoe, Saskatchewan.
	first date: 7 April 1941			last date: 13 February 1945
	Taken on strength			Struck off
1922	Fairey		Battle	Mk. I
	Ex RAF L5453. Served with No. 5 Bombing and Gunnery School, Dafoe, Saskatchewan, coded "55". Converted to target tug on 24 July 1943.
	first date: 7 April 1941			last date: 17 June 1946
	Taken on strength			Struck off
1923	Fairey		Battle	Mk. I
	Ex RAF R3947. Category C damage on 4 March 1942, while at No. 5 Bombing and Gunnery School, Dafoe, Saskatchewan.
	first date: 7 April 1941			last date: 16 February 1945
	Taken on strength			Struck off
1924	Fairey		Battle	Mk. I
	Ex RAF N2083. Converted to target tug on 12 April 1943.
	first date: 7 April 1941			last date: 16 February 1945
	Taken on strength			Struck off
1925	Fairey		Battle	Mk. I
	Ex RAF P6523.
	first date: 7 April 1941			last date: 23 October 1942
	Taken on strength			Struck off, after mid air collision with Battle 2026 on 23 July 1942.
1926	Fairey		Battle	Mk. I / IT
	Ex RAF P6545. Converted to Mk. IT, with turret, on 7 September 1943.
	first date: 28 April 1941			last date: 7 March 1945
	Taken on strength			Struck off
1927	Fairey		Battle	Mk. I / IT
	Ex RAF N2049. Converted to Mk. IT, with turret, on 7 September 1943.
	first date: 28 April 1941			last date: 7 March 1945
	Taken on strength			Struck off
1928	Fairey		Battle	Mk. I
	Ex RAF P6500. In use at No. 5 Bombing and Gunnery School, Dafoe, Saskatchewan. Classified as Instructional Airframe A 257 on 9 January 1943.
	first date: 7 April 1941			last date: 11 December 1943
	Taken on strength			Struck off
1929	Fairey		Battle	Mk. I
	Ex RAF R3953. Category B damage on 4 November 1941, while at No. 5 Bombing and Gunnery School, Dafoe, Saskatchewan.
	first date: 7 April 1941			last date: 11 January 1943
	Taken on strength			Struck off
1930	Fairey		Battle	Mk. I / IT
	Ex RAFL5379. Converted to Mk. IT, with turret, on 6 May 1943.
	first date: 22 April 1941			last date: 17 June 1946
	Taken on strength			Struck off
1931	Fairey		Battle	Mk. I / IT
	Ex RAF L5570. Converted to Mk. IT, with turret, on 7 September 1943.
	first date: 22 April 1941			last date: 4 November 1944
	Taken on strength			Struck off
1932	Fairey		Battle	Mk. I
	Ex RAF L5336. Category C damage on 13 February 1942, while at No. 5 Bombing and Gunnery School, Dafoe, Saskatchewan.
	first date: 5 April 1941			last date: 4 November 1944
	Taken on strength			Struck off
1933	Fairey		Battle	Mk. I
	Ex RAF K9268. Category C damage on 13 September 1941, while at No. 5 Bombing and Gunnery School, Dafoe, Saskatchewan.
	first date: 22 April 1941			last date: 16 February 1945
	Taken on strength			Struck off
1934	Fairey		Battle	Mk. I
	Ex RAF P2312. Had 758:00 airframe time when struck off.
	first date: 7 April 1941			last date: 16 February 1945
	Taken on strength			Struck off
1935	Fairey		Battle	Mk. I
	Ex RAF L5021. Assigned to No. 2 Training Command, in western Canada.
	first date: 7 April 1941			last date: 16 February 1945
	Taken on strength			Struck off
1936	Fairey		Battle	Mk. I
	Ex RAF P2165. Assigned to No. 4 Training Command, in western Canada.
	first date: 7 April 1941			last date: 19 March 1944
	Taken on strength			Struck off
1937	Fairey		Battle	Mk. I
	Ex RAFP5252. Served at No. 9 Bombing and Gunnery School at Mt.-Joli, PQ.
	first date: 22 April 1941			last date: 4 November 1944
	Taken on strength			Struck off
1938	Fairey		Battle	Mk. I / IT
	Ex RAF P5282. Converted to Mk. IT, with turret, on 28 April 1943.
	first date: 22 April 1941			last date: 4 November 1944
	Taken on strength			Struck off
1939	Fairey		Battle	Mk. I
	Ex RAF L5389. Assigned to No. 2 Training Command in western Canada.
	first date: 22 April 1941			last date: 4 November 1944
	Taken on strength			Struck off
1940	Fairey		Battle	Mk. I / IT
	Ex RAF P5280. Converted to Mk. IT, with turret, on 6 May 1943.
	first date: 28 April 1941			last date: 17 June 1946
	Taken on strength			Struck off
1941	Fairey		Battle	Mk. I
	Ex RAF L5586. Operated at No. 4 Bombing and Gunnery School at London or Fingal, Ontario in 1941.
	first date: 28 April 1941			last date: 24 March 1944
	Taken on strength			Struck off
1942	Fairey		Battle	Mk. I
	Ex RAF L5420. Assigned to No. 2 Training Command in western Canada. Classified as Instructional Airframe A 260 on 9 January 1943.
	first date: 22 April 1941			last date: 11 December 1943
	Taken on strength			Struck off
1943	Fairey		Battle	Mk. I
	Ex RAF L5132. Assigned to No. 2 Training Command in western Canada.
	first date: 22 April 1941			last date: 11 January 1943
	Taken on strength			Struck off
1944	Fairey		Battle	Mk. I
	Ex RAF L4994. Assigned to No. 2 Training Command in western Canada.
	first date: 22 April 1941			last date: 11 January 1943
	Taken on strength			Struck off
1945	Fairey		Battle	Mk. I
	Ex RAF P6505. Category A accident on 20 February 1942, at Mountain View, Ontario. Classified as Instructional Airframe A 161 on 18 July 1942.
	first date: 14 May 1941			last date: 21 January 1944
	Taken on strength			Struck off
1946	Fairey		Battle	Mk. I
	Ex RAF P2329. Assigned to No. 2 Training Command in western Canada.
	first date: 22 April 1941			last date: 11 January 1943
	Taken on strength			Struck off
1947	Fairey		Battle	Mk. I / IT
	Ex RAF K9449. Converted to Mk. IT, with turret, on 5 December 1942.
	first date: 14 May 1941			last date: 17 June 1946
	Taken on strength			Struck off
1948	Fairey		Battle	Mk. I
	Ex RAF K9401. Served at No. 6 Bombing and Gunnery School at Mountain View, Ontario.
	first date: 14 May 1941			last date: 12 January 1943
	Taken on strength			Struck off
1949	Fairey		Battle	Mk. I / IT
	Ex RAF P2318. Converted to Mk. IT, with turret, on 7 November 1942
	first date: 14 May 1941			last date: 24 February 1944
	Taken on strength			Struck off

This data has come from a variety of sources, and may contain all sorts of errors. In the future, I will add a complete list of references. For now, some recent Internet references can be found at the links below. I would welcome any corrections or additions you may have. Contact me using the link below.

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Created 12 August 2005. Updated 12 August 2005.