CAFA News

*see PDF for the full article and pictures On a warm Sunday morning at the Wegner Point Memorial, Garrison Petawawa, 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group Headquarters and Signal Squadron along with 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment, once again mounted a moving ceremony to honour the seven paratroopers who tragically drowned in the Ottawa River on May 8, 1968. Serving soldiers and retired veterans from the Signals, the Royals, and the Airborne community attended, led b

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.

Join the Canadian Airborne Forces Association's 1 Canadian Parachute Battalion Study Tour from 7-16 May 2027. Explore Normandy D-Day beaches, key battlefields in Europe, museums, and cemeteries with expert historians and veterans. Express interest via survey starting Oct 6, 2025.

DAKOTA C-47 CEREMONY. A ceremony was held on 6 June on the 81st anniversary of D-Day, to rededicate the newly refurbished C-47 Dakota...