Before turbo conversion. Photo by : Enrique Cortes

Became TC-TKM with the Turkish Air Force in Mar 2009.

Note that in this photo it does carry titles. To Turkey (as C-FTXB) in 2009 to train Turkish Air Force crews. Damaged whilst crew training at Izmir 9 Apr 2009 when the crew forgot to lower the gear. This incident was featured in the TV series Ice Pilot. Repaired and returned to Yellowknife. Back to Turkey and registered to the Turkish Air Force circa Nov 2009 as TC-TKJ.

This CL-215-II was delivered to the Hellenic Air Force on 23 June 1974. The aircraft was still operational with 355 MTM at Elefsis in summer 2021!

Performing a water drop during the 2006 Airshow. Filling of the tanks is carried out off the coast of Malta.

This water bomber is a former Yugoslavia Air Force aircraft (ex 72205) Yugoslavia AF. The Canadair was delivered to Greece with 355 MTM at Elefsis in late 1995. It carried serial 72205 up to late 1996. The Scooper was reregistered to 1110 since.

This water bomber is a former Yugoslavia Air Force aircraft (ex 72205) Yugoslavia AF. The Canadair was delivered to Greece with 355 MTM at Elefsis in late 1995. It carried serial 72205 up to late 1996. The Scooper was reregistered to 1110 since.

This CL-215-II was delivered to the Hellenic Air Force on 23 June 1974. The aircraft was still operational with 355 MTM at Elefsis in summer 2021!

This water bomber is former Yugoslavia Air Force serial 72204 and was delivered to 355 MTM in late 1995. It carried serial 72204 (up to late 1996) and was later reregistered to 1070. The beauty unfortunately crashed during firefighting mission of a very big fire at Neapoli, Lakonia on 17 July 2015. The aircraft crash-landed just out of the village of Faraklo. Luckily the crew was able to escape the Scooper. The CL-215 was then consumed by the forest fire and completely destroyed.

A CL-215-III, delivered to 355 MTM at Elefsis on 29 May 1979. The aircraft was written off on 25 July 2023 when battling a wildfire as part of firefighting operations in Karystos, Evia. The CL-215 clipped a tree with its right float while conducting a drop, made a sharp right turn, before stalling and crashing into a mountainside.

This CL-215-II carried once Canadair test registration C-GUMW. The Scooper was delivered to 355 MTM of the Hellenic Air Force on 23 August 1976.

This Scooper was delivered to 355 MTM at Elefsis on 7 May 1990 and carried Canadair test registration C-GKEV.

This water bomber is a former Yugoslavia Air Force aircraft (ex 72205) Yugoslavia AF. The Canadair was delivered to Greece with 355 MTM at Elefsis in late 1995. It carried serial 72205 up to late 1996. The Scooper was reregistered to 1110 since.

Photo by : Pol van Damme

Delivered to the Elliniki Polemiki Aeroporia on 14 May 1979. It was damaged on 16 March 1988 after it crashed in Lake Yliki. The CL-215 sank inverted, killing both pilots. The aircraft was later recovered, repaired by HAI and reentered service in 1989. Sadly, the water bomber saw another incident on 22 August 1993 when it was written off at Ano Rodini, Patra, Western Greece. The aircraft operated from Eleusina, north west of Athens. During a fire fighting water drop the Canadair was pulling away but stalled due to a mechanical/control failure. The aircraft crashed, killing again both pilots.

This CL-215-II was delivered to the Hellenic Air Force on 23 June 1974. The aircraft was still operational with 355 MTM at Elefsis in summer 2021!