Aircraft Photo of 5303 | De Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou | Canada - Air Force

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	5303
Aircraft Original Type:	De Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou
Aircraft Generic Type:	De Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou (C-7/AC-1/V-2)
Aircraft Version:	De Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou
C/n (msn):	1
Operator Titles:	Canada - Air Force

Location
City / Airport:	Toronto - DownsviewMap
Region / Country:	Ontario, Canada
Airport Codes:	ICAO: CYZD IATA: - Local: - Other: -

Photo Date:	June 1963
Photo from:	John Hopton Collection (via Ian McDonell)
Photo ID:	888488

Photo Comment
The prototype DHC-4, on loan from for the Canadian air force, was fitted two General Electric T64 turboprops as part of the project that led to the DHC-5 Buffalo. Converted back to standard CC-108 and returned to the RCAF in 1964. Passed to the Tanzanian air force in after retirement in 1971. Fred Guthrie photo This photo was added on 9 January 2026, and has since been viewed 72 times.

Photo Comment

The prototype DHC-4, on loan from for the Canadian air force, was fitted two General Electric T64 turboprops as part of the project that led to the DHC-5 Buffalo. Converted back to standard CC-108 and returned to the RCAF in 1964. Passed to the Tanzanian air force in after retirement in 1971. Fred Guthrie photo

This photo was added on 9 January 2026, and has since been viewed 72 times.

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