| DHC-5 Buffalo | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Utility aircraft |
| Manufacturer | de Havilland Canada |
| Status | In limited use |
| Primary user | Royal Canadian Air Force |
| Number built | 122 |
| History | |
| Manufactured | 1965–1972, 1974–1986 |
| Introduction date | 1965 |
| First flight | 9 April 1964 |
| 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.