Canadian Forces Aircraft - CP-140 Aurora, CP-140A Arcturus

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CP-140 Aurora, CP-140A Arcturus
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CP-140 Aurora

CP-140A Arcturus

Aircraft Description Originally designed for anti-submarine warfare (ASW), the CP-140 Aurora’s 17-hour endurance and 9266 km range make the aircraft useful for a wide range of operations, including SAR and surveillance missions.

The Canadian version of the U.S. Navy’s turboprop-powered Lockheed P-3 “Orion”—a long-range, land-based maritime patrol aircraft—the Aurora features an enhanced ASW electronics suite.

Length 35.61 m
Wingspan 30.37 m
Height 10.30 m
Empty Weight 27 892 kg
Maximum Gross Weight 64 410 kg
Power 4 Alison T-56-A-14-LFE turboprop engines
Maximum Speed 750 km/h
Cruising Speed 648 km/h
Service Ceiling -10 668 m
Range 9266 km
Surveillance Equipment Radar; sonobuoys; forward-looking infrared (FLIR) camera; magnetic anomaly detector (MAD); electronic support measures (ESM); fixed 70 mm camera; hand-held camera; night vision goggles; gyrostabilized binoculars
Weapons System Mark 46 Mod. V anti-submarine torpedoes; signal chargers; smoke markers; illumination flares
(Note: can also be retrofitted to carry anti-ship air-to-surface missiles)
Other Equipment Two “Sea Survival Kit—Air-Droppable” (SKAD), and Arctic SKAD units
Crew 2 pilots, 1 flight engineer, 4 navigators, 3 airborne electronic sensor operators (AESOPs)
(Note: crew size will vary according to mission)
Year(s) procured 1980
Quantity in CF 18
Location(s) 9 Wing Comox, BC
14 Wing Greenwood, NS

Basically the CP-140 Aurora without all the electronic/avionics suites
Quantity in CF 3

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Serial Number Register

I have used Robert Walker's excellent website on Canadian Military Aircraft Serial Numbers for the basic framework of the information on this page. Cross referenced US serial numbers are from Walker's site or if not listed there came from Joseph Baugher's site on US Military Serial Numbers. Information is from a variety of sources, and if not from Walker's site will have a footnote ^(sample) that can be cross-referenced on the CF Aircraft Bibliography page. Clicking on the small photos will take you to an external site for the larger size photo unless they are my photos and you will remain on my site. This is an amateur site and information has been collected from various sources and may or may not be accurate!

No.	Date	Type	CAF/CF#	Man#	Photo
1		CP-140	140101
	1 Sept 2006	Ottawa - Macdonald-Cartier International / Uplands (YOW / CYOW / CUUP) Canada - Ontario, September 1, 2006 ^(PT)
2		CP-140	140102	5689
	June 1995	London (YXU / CYXU) Canada - Ontario, June 1995. ^(DP)
	30 Jan 2007	Halifax - International (YHZ / CYHZ) Canada - Nova Scotia, January 30, 2007. "Pathfinder Three-Four" approaching runway 32 for a touch-and-go. Note the L3 Wescam MX-20 electro-optical infrared surveillance system mounted on the chin. ^(MD)
	3 May 2007	Kinloss (FSS / EGQK) UK - Scotland, May 3, 2007 ^(MM)
	15 June 2007	Geilenkirchen (GKE / ETNG) Germany, June 15, 2007 ^(MB)(EV)
	16 June 2007	Geilenkirchen (GKE / ETNG) Germany, June 16, 2007 ^(AS)
3		CP-140	140103
	June 1987	Hamilton (YHM / CYHM) Canada - Ontario, June 1987. ^(DP)
	June 1988	Trenton (YTR / CYTR) Canada - Ontario, June 1988. An operator's position. ^(DP)
4		CP-140	140104	5697
	June 1984	London (YXU / CYXU) Canada - Ontario, June 1984. London (YXU / CYXU) Canada - Ontario, June 1984. ^(DP)
	July 1993	Brunswick - NAS (NHZ / KNHZ) USA - Maine, July 1993. On display at the Brunswick NAS Open House. ^(GC)
5		CP-140	140105
	Sept 1989	Toronto - Lester B. Pearson International (Malton) (YYZ / CYYZ) Canada - Ontario, September 1989. ^(DP)
	27 June 2004	London (YXU / CYXU) Canada - Ontario, June 27, 2004. Departing from the London International Airfest where it was on static display. ^(JD)
6		CP-140	140106	5706
	June 1984	London (YXU / CYXU) Canada - Ontario, June 1984. ^(DP)
	7 July 1984	Nordholz (- Cuxhaven) (NDZ / ETMN) Germany, July 7, 1984. ^(MW)
	8 July 1984	Nordholz (- Cuxhaven) (NDZ / ETMN) Germany, July 8, 1984. In static display at the wonderful open-day of MFG-3 which is based in Nordholz ^(FM)
	25 Aug 2006	Halifax - International (YHZ / CYHZ) Canada - Nova Scotia, August 25, 2006 ^(MD)
	3 Nov 2006	Halifax - International (YHZ / CYHZ) Canada - Nova Scotia, November 3, 2006. "Trials Zero-Six" on final approach for runway 32. ^(MD)
	9 Feb 2007	Halifax - International (YHZ / CYHZ) Canada - Nova Scotia, February 9, 2007. Departing from runway 23 on a cold winter day. ^(MD)
7		CP-140	140107	5708
	Sept 1982	Trenton (YTR / CYTR) Canada - Ontario, September 1982. ^(DP)
	1989	Faro (FAO / LPFR) Portugal, 1989 ^(PA)
	June 1992	London (YXU / CYXU) Canada - Ontario, June 1992. ^(DP)
8		CP-140	140108	5709
	Sept 1985	Toronto waterfront Canada - Ontario, September 1985. First year of the low-viz livery. ^(DP)
	8 May 1997	Comox (YQQ / CYQQ) Canada - British Columbia, May 8, 1997. Outside for an engine run. ^(TvdM)
	25 Sept 1998	Malta - Luqa (MLA / LMML) Malta, September 25, 1998. Participating in Malta International Airshow 1998. ^(EC)
	18 July 2005	Halifax - International (YHZ / CYHZ) Canada - Nova Scotia, July 18, 2005 ^(MD)
9		CP-140	140109
	March 1988	Toronto - Lester B. Pearson International (Malton) (YYZ / CYYZ) Canada - Ontario, March 1988. Making a brief stop to clear Canadian Customs following foreign exercises. ^(DP)
	June 2001	Quebec - Jean Lesage International (YQB / CYQB) Canada - Quebec, June 2001 At the Québec Air Show. ^(PL-1)
10		CP-140	140110	5712
	19 July 1997	Fairford (FFD / EGVA) UK - England, July 19, 1997. ^(DF)
	21 July 1997	Fairford (FFD / EGVA) UK - England, July 21, 1997. ^(JH)
	30 March 1998	Keflavik (KEF / BIKF) Iceland, March 30, 1998. Just turning out of the ASW parking area on to the south taxiway, the pilots keep a sharp lookout for traffic.P-3Cs from VP-10 and VP-66 visible in the background. ^(BS-1)
	27 June 1981	Greenham Common (EGVI) (closed) UK - England, June 27, 1981. Parked at the Greenham Common Airshow "Sea Search 81" ^(IR)
	July 1981	Greenham Common (EGVI) (closed) UK - England, July 1981 on static display at Greenham Common July 1981 ^(AN)
	2 Dec 2004	Montreal - Pierre Elliott Trudeau International (Dorval) (YUL / CYUL) Canada - Quebec, December 2, 2004. ^(MP-1)(YT)
11		CP-140	140111	5714
	6 June 1981	Glasgow - Prestwick (PIK / EGPK) UK - Scotland, June 6, 1981. Parked at the Prestwick Airshow. ^(IR)
	21 July 1983	Greenham Common (EGVI) (closed) UK - England, July 21, 1983 arriving for IAT 83.^(MJF)
	July 1989	Fairford (FFD / EGVA) UK - England, July 1989. ^(DU)
	24 Aug 2003	Ottawa - Macdonald-Cartier International / Uplands (YOW / CYOW / CUUP) Canada - Ontario, August 24, 2003. Sitting pretty waiting for her chance to impress the spectators at FlightFest 2003 in Ottawa (Carp). ^(PT)
	11 Sept 2004	Halifax - International (YHZ / CYHZ) Canada - Nova Scotia, September 11, 2004. NSIAS 2004. ^(MD)(JD)
	9 March 2007	Willemstad / Curacao - Hato (CUR / TNCC) Netherlands Antilles, March 9, 2007 ^(C)
12		CP-140	140112	5715
	Sept 1981	Trenton (YTR / CYTR) Canada - Ontario, September 1981. ^(DP)
	17 Dec 2002	Ottawa - Macdonald-Cartier International / Uplands (YOW / CYOW / CUUP) Canada - Ontario, December 17, 2002. ^(JD)
	19 July 2003	Fairford (FFD / EGVA) UK - England, July 19, 2003. 'Showing the flag' at RIAT 2003. ^(BS)
13		CP-140	140113
	Sept 1984	Toronto waterfront Canada - Ontario, September 1984.^(DP)
	20 July 1996	Fairford (FFD / EGVA) UK - England, July 20, 1996. ^(JvdW)
14		CP-140	140114	5719
	26 May 1986	Mildenhall (MHZ / GXH / EGUN) UK - England, May 26, 1986 . ^(MB-1)
	3 June 1990	Leiden - Valkenburg (LID / EHVB) Netherlands, June 3, 1990 ^(GH)
	June 1994	London (YXU / CYXU) Canada - Ontario, June 1994. ^(DP)
	24 July 1999	Fairford (FFD / EGVA) UK - England, July 24, 1999. 140114 / GX-N Anniversary markings for 415 Sqn. ^(GC-1)
	7 Aug 2003	Abbotsford (YXX / CYXX) Canada - British Columbia, August 7, 2003. 2003 Abbotsford Airshow. ^(SW)
	9 Aug 2003	Abbotsford (YXX / CYXX) Canada - British Columbia, August 9, 2003. 2003 Abbotsford Airshow. ^(MM-1)
	5 Sept 2005	Toronto - Lester B. Pearson International (Malton) (YYZ / CYYZ) Canada - Ontario, September 5, 2005. ^(SF-1)
15		CP-140	140115	5720
	2 Dec 1998	Aalborg (AAL / EKYT) Denmark, December 2, 1998. ^(EF)
	19 March 2005	Ottawa - Macdonald-Cartier International / Uplands (YOW / CYOW / CUUP) Canada - Ontario, March 19, 2005. ^(JD)
	2 July 2005	Bagotville (YBG / CYBG) Canada - Quebec, July 2, 2005. SAIB 2005. ^(MP-1)
	3 July 2005	Bagotville (YBG / CYBG) Canada - Quebec, July 3, 2005 ^(LB)
16		CP-140	140116	5722
	16 Feb 2005	Montreal - Pierre Elliott Trudeau International (Dorval) (YUL / CYUL) Canada - Quebec, February 16, 2005. ^(PL)
	12 July 2005	Halifax - International (YHZ / CYHZ) Canada - Nova Scotia, July 12, 2005 being serviced in front of the Canjet hangar. ^(MD)
	17 June 2006	Ottawa - Macdonald-Cartier International / Uplands (YOW / CYOW / CUUP) Canada - Ontario, June 17, 2006. In town for the air show. ^(CdS)
	9 Sept 2006	Halifax - International (YHZ / CYHZ) Canada - Nova Scotia, September 9, 2006. Low, slow pass for the crowd with the flaps out and the gear down. Note the co-pilot snapping pictures. ^(MD)
17		CP-140	140117	5723
	16 Sept 1993	Doncaster / Sheffield - Robin Hood (Finningley) (DSA / EGCN) UK - England, September 16, 1993 ^(MJF)
	26 Aug 2006	Nordholz (- Cuxhaven) (NDZ / ETMN) Germany, August 26, 2006. Nordholz Airday 2006 ^{(MS-1)(RM)(LH-1)}
	27 Aug 2006	Nordholz (- Cuxhaven) (NDZ / ETMN) Germany, August 27, 2006. Nordholz Airday 2006 ^(TH)
	3 Nov 2006	Kinloss (FSS / EGQK) UK - Scotland, November 3, 2006. A regular Kinloss visitor. On this occasion it was taking part in Ex. Neptune Warrior. ^(AW)
18		CP-140	140118
	12 Aug 2006	Abbotsford (YXX / CYXX) Canada - British Columbia, August 12, 2006. ^(RA)
	13 Aug 2006	Abbotsford (YXX / CYXX) Canada - British Columbia, August 13, 2006. Abbotsford Airshow 2006, in really nice British Columbia morning light. ^(AGD)
19		CP-140A	140119	5828
	25 Sept 1994	Malta - Luqa (MLA / LMML) Malta, September 25, 1994. Participated in the Malta International Airshow-1994. ^(PT-1)
	21 Jan 2001	Ottawa - Macdonald-Cartier International / Uplands (YOW / CYOW / CUUP) Canada - Ontario, January 21, 2001. ^(JD)
	July 2001	Niagara Falls - International (IAG / KIAG) USA - New York, July 2001. ^(TT)
20		CP-140A	140120	5829
	5 May 2002	Ottawa - Macdonald-Cartier International / Uplands (YOW / CYOW / CUUP) Canada - Ontario, May 5, 2002 doing a touch and go on runway 25 before heading over to do a fly past for the Battle of Atlantic ceremony. ^(JD)
	14 July 2002	Edmonton - International (YEG / CYEG) Canada - Alberta, July 14, 2002. Edmonton International Airshow 2002. ^(KW)
	10 Sept 2005	Halifax - International (YHZ / CYHZ) Canada - Nova Scotia, September 10, 2005. NSIAS 2005. ^(MD)
	11 Sept 2005	Halifax - International (YHZ / CYHZ) Canada - Nova Scotia, September 11, 2005. Sun and clouds make a nice contrast as the demo CP-140 does a flyby at NSIAS 2005. ^(MD)
	29 Oct 2005	Hamilton (YHM / CYHM) Canada - Ontario, October 29, 2005.Call sign "Pathfinder 20". ^(AV)
	May 2006	Greenwood (YZX / CYZX) Canada - Nova Scotia, May 2006. Doing some touch-and-go landings at CFB Greenwood on a sunny afternoon. ^(MD)
21		CP-140A	140121	5830
	Sept 1994	Toronto - Lester B. Pearson International (Malton) (YYZ / CYYZ) Canada - Ontario, September 1994. ^(DP)
	June 1995	London (YXU / CYXU) Canada - Ontario, June 1995. ^(DP)
	19 May 2002	Ottawa - Macdonald-Cartier International / Uplands (YOW / CYOW / CUUP) Canada - Ontario, May 19, 2002. ^(JD)
	28 June 2003	London (YXU / CYXU) Canada - Ontario, June 28, 2003. ^(AV)
	21 May 2005	Edmonton - International (YEG / CYEG) Canada - Alberta, May 21, 2005. ^(RB)

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