I saw them at the Abbottsford airshow in the '70's, still one of my favourite aircraft. I was also at the show when the very first Canadian F-18 flew.. very impressive, but there's still something about that chrome dart 104. Not to mention that howl

I spent a year on the Pine Tree line at CFS Sioux Lookout.

The F5 makes me think of Petter and his lightweight fighter concepts in the late 1940’s that led to the Gnat. The F5 essentially being the US Gnat albeit faster and a bit more sleek. Still good for not much else….

The golden age of the Canadian aerospace industry.So much potential wasted to no end.😂😂

I'll never forget watching a CF-5 burn a hole in the sky. And I mean that literally. Hot, still, summer day, stratus overcast arouund 3-5000'. CF-5 on unrestricted climb left enough heat behind that it raised the dewpoint enough that there was a blue patch for a minute where it went though the layer.

.Thank you for not sounding like a robot voice while discussing the ins and outs of the long process to procure military fighters jets.. ... and speaking of then Minister of Defence, Paul Hellyer in reorganising the armed forces, he killed off my regiment, the Victoria Rifles, a memorable part of my life

How could three ground attack craft (Intruder, Corsair 2 and Skyhawk) be considered for use as a fighter? None of them were designed for AAW.

That plagiarizing Pc of garbage Simon from Megaprojects completely ripped you off for his episode on the CF100. As he does with all of his content, taking from specialized channels.

The F-5 freedom fighter is a very stunning looking little plane. If you want to know it’s real capabilities you should ask the Moroccans who flew it, as they have used it in an actual war that occurred between them and some rebel terrorists who had very effective soviet made SAM systems, it was nimble and precise at dropping unguided bombs and cheaper to maintain than most aircrafts. Although they never faced any air to air threats … They kept using it and upgrading it, until today. This plane is just so gorgeous I read a lot of articles mentioning it, although I couldn’t find any reliable sources about the nature of the latest upgrade it had which is the Tiger III, that’s used by the Brazilian and the Moroccan airforces.

Damm we could have had the phantom

6:06 Canadian procurement since the mid-60s in a nutshell: the superiority of the bullet is without question, but its high cost made it prohibitive to Canadian procurement officials, so instead they whittled a bit of flint and attached it to a long stick

The CF-5 did what Canada paid for them - not a lot

Not true that it didn't work. As a first-ever iteration of a rough-field landing gear for a STOL supersonic plane, it worked superbly. See the USAF/Avro "Weapons System 606a" Now see it on rough ground Avrocar Continuation Test Program and Terrain Test Program, 06/01/1960 - 06/14/1961 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pdZ0a5mHv7m7oKM.htmlsi=nKpChQCKR4jyr7kG

Canadians wearing the Voodoo with Class and honor. From your friends down South. Profound Thanks!

VÄLDIGT DÅLIGA FILMBILDER, KAN NI INTE GÖRA DETTA BÄTTRE?

On a more serious note, the Avian is defiantly too advanced for its time A carborn fiber body in the 1960s is so unheard of by that time even the larger aviation companies had struggles with that ... hmmm interesting

I want a kit like that on my 12ft tiny!

I remember one flipped on it's side in the early 90s in Wainwright. Ot could have used a Leo 1 Chassis.

Thanks for this excellent information. I have seen the HMCS Bras d'Or on two occasions while travelling to eastern Canada and have marvelled at the design. Its so great to get all of this background information.

So many amazing pictures!

Yes. Yes. Put this in my veins! I love this Canadian content. Thank you.

Surprised I didn't comment on this video last August (2023). I've been lucky enough to do some subcontracting work (automation), at the Bristol (Magellan) Rockwood Propellant Plant. Many of rhe buildings from the 60s are still standing, the facilities where all the CRV7s and Black Brants were made.

Its too bad the never saved any of these for the snowbirds. They had to of been safer then the Tudors. God the government has turned them into a tragic laughing stock haven't they?.

Just think if they had gone ahead and bought A-4's to replace the Banshee's . India had a carrier of similar vintage as the ' Bonnie ' that they just de- commissioned about 10 years ago . Canada needs to get their act together defence wise . At this rate you risk becoming Luxembourg with sh*ttier weather .

the music is annoying

Russia screwing things up again

Sadly, there is a full Voodoo assembled shell sitting at the Airport in London Ontario on side parking tarmac.. YXU. Engines were removed but exist. Presumably it was to be rebuilt and put in to Londons Jet Aircraft Museum. YXU London Ontario Canada. Sadly, this sweetie has been sitting outside for years with NOTHING being done. Every time I go by I feel positively heartsick. Thought someone whould know.

excellent video, great job!

Not so much friends when trump was prez...

So the F5 was a dog but we bought it anyway. The fact that Hellier was a former Northrup engineer and the F5 was from Northrup had 'nothing' to do with it, cuz you know, politicians never benefit from such contracts, right?

Sometimes less is more...

CFB Chatham, NB. The F5 s were so small.

INDIA WASNT ALLOWED TO IMPORT THE TRAINER VARIANT OF THESE. RUSSIA SAID DONT WORRY GUYS WE HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU. NOT AS GOOD AS THESE BUT WHAT TO DO.

CANADA GARUANTEED FREEDOM IN EUROPE?

There's a good reason why supersonic fighters don't look like supersonic trainers and vice versa. Even the T-6A, the replacement for the T-37 trainer, is nothing like a modern fighter. Northrop was simply trying too hard to fit a square in a round hole. A good radar in the F-5 would have changed the c.g. of the aircraft too much forward, requiring a redesign of the wings, which would have required a total redesign of everything else, thus compatibility of parts with the T-38 (in order to save money) would have been impossible.

You are talking about the plane right Not the entire caf

f-5 sexiest fighter ever

Not buying the F-4 was a worse mistake than any of the other bad decisions.

I was always under the impression the Voodoo wasn’t a very good plane but it would seem it wasn’t that bad at all…

"Built in Canada" by purchasing an American aircraft and the rights to produce it domestically.

I have lived in Halifax all my life and remember seeing her blazing across Bedford Basin as a youth. Everyone around here knew about her...her and "The Bonnie." Though the vessel was quite famous in these parts, this video has filled blanks in her story. Thanks for choosing The Bras D'Or as your subject. Well done!

4:16 ah, a CF-5 Of 419 Moose Tactical Fighter Training Squadron. Photos is probably taken at the Cold Lake Air Weapons Range just north of CFB 4 Wing Cold Lake (same place I was stationed during my time with the 1st Air Maintenance Squadron)

My great uncle worked as a toolmaker for the Orenda Engines company. He said that the cancellation of the arrow brought him to tears and until his recent passing: never forgave the government.

Really good looking aircraft

My dad was an airframe tech. He never talked about work or politics. PENHOLD, BADAN, BADAN (4WING) TRENTON, COMOX... I see the voodoo at the Abbotsford airport and remember him.

I was on the passenger version several times as a kid.

I recall the excitement of it when I was a kid. Ultimately if it had been a preferable platform, someone would have used it along the way.

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As per usually Canada comes up with amazing machinery just to have it squashed by our top brass and government. Here we are in 2024 with the same old issue!

The story of this ship reads like star trek. Even down to the runabouts getting marooned and needing rescue.