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Dedicated to the de Havilland CARIBOU Aircraft
"This site is dedicated to all the flight and maintenance crews who
flew
or are now flying this great aircraft"
| The Caribou is a twin-engine, short takeoff
and landing (STOL) utility transport built by de Havilland Aircraft of Canada, Ltd.
It is used primarily for tactical airlift missions in forward battle areas
with short, unimproved airstrips. It can carry 26 fully equipped paratroops
or up to 20 litter patients. As a cargo aircraft the Caribou can haul more
than three tons of equipment. The Caribou's STOL capability made it
particularly suitable for delivering troops, supplies, and equipment to isolated
outposts.
The Caribou made its first flight in June 30,1958. In 1959 the U.S. Army flew several prototypes for evaluation and, in 1961, the first 22 out of a total of 159 production versions were delivered to the Army. Originally designated AC-1, the aircraft was redesigned CV-2 in 1962 and retained that designation for the remainder of its Army career. In January 1967, when responsibility for all fixed-wing tactical transports was transferred to the U.S. Air Force, the Caribou received the designation C-7. By the end of production in 1973, a total of 307 aircraft were built. |
DATA on the CARIBOU
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Caribou Roster Contains the history of each aircraft (Updated 1/2/03) |
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| James Randolph provided these two Christmas Cards from the 61th Aviation Company in Vietnam in 1963. Also is a Christmas Card from Maj. Gen. Charles Timmes showing the Christmas Day meal. |
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| 57th Aviation Company Flight from Ft. Sill to Vang Tau, RVN (13-23 December 1965) | 135th Aviation Company Flight from Ft. Benning to Qui Nhon, RVN (3-24 January 66) |
| 1st Aviation Company Returns to the Ft. Benning in December, 1963 | Two Caribous loaned to the India Air Force (December, 1962) |
| "Operation High Road" 61st Aviation Co. Flight from ft. Bragg to Vung Tau (June 1963) | 134th Avn Co, 260th TC Det ., 1966 unit history from the National Archives, Washington, D.C. |
| Caribou N5548R (ditched at sea 10/84) | Army Aviation Wings |
| N800NC Rescued from frozen lake in Alaska 5/98 | Operation Big
Moose 1962 |
10th Air Transport Brigade - Unit History by Danny Johnson
(In Adobe PDF format)
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CARIBOU PHOTOS
| A A H F's CV-2B, 62-4149 (Last update 7/1/05) Page 3 |
| U.S. Army Caribous (CV-2) (Last update 5/28/05) Page 14 |
| U.S.A.F. Caribous (C-7) (Last updated 5/28/05) USAF Page 12 |
| CIA Caribous in Southeast Asia (5/1/04) Page 2 |
| Caribous at Kwajalein Missile Range |
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Royal Australia Air Force (DHC-4)
(Updated
) RAAF
Page 14 |
| Spanish Air Force (DHC-4) (Updated 1/18/05) Page 2 |
| Royal Malaysian Air Force (DHC-4) 9/23/00 |
| de Havilland Demonstration Aircraft (2/2/01) |
| Foreign Military User (Updated 3/1/05) Page 2 |
| Caribou Air Drop (1/10/00) |
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Commercial Caribou Users
(Updated 7/20/05) Page 8 |
| U.S. Army Security Agency Caribou Operations (10/9/99) |
| N124DG used in PBS "NOVA" TV Special in Greenland (2/2/01) |
| N600NC Turbo Caribou Updated 8/16/01 |
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