CAFA News

Join the Canadian Airborne Forces Association for the 58th Anniversary Memorial Ceremony honouring the seven paratroopers lost in the tragic 1968 Petawawa training accident. Sunday, May 3, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. at the Memorial Cairn, Garrison Petawawa. All are welcome. Lest We Forget.

CAFA prides itself on connecting jumpers, serving and retired, and honouring our proud airborne legacy. Yet, we now look to help shape our military’s operational readiness. The attached paper proposes how airborne, parachute, and aerial delivery capabilities can enable emerging CAF missions, at home and abroad.

The 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion was an elite and highly skilled airborne unit of the Canadian Army during the Second World War. Formed in July 1942 and disbanded in September 1945, it was officially part of the Canadian Army but operated under the British 6th Airborne Division, participating in some of the most significant operations of the war — including D-Day, the Battle of the Bulge, and Operation Varsity (the Rhine Crossing).