De Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo

DHC-5 Buffalo
A CC-115 Buffalo of 442 Transport & Rescue Squadron at Rockcliffe Airport in Ottawa, 2004
Role	Utility aircraft Type of aircraft
Manufacturer	de Havilland Canada
First flight	9 April 1964
Introduction	1965
Status	In limited use
Primary user	Royal Canadian Air Force
Produced	1965–1972, 1974–1986
Number built	122
Developed from	De Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou

The de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo is a short takeoff and landing (STOL) utility transport turboprop aircraft developed from the earlier piston-powered DHC-4 Caribou. The aircraft has extraordinary STOL performance and is able to take off in distances much shorter than even most light aircraft can manage.