On 13 January 1960 the prototype of the Canadair CL-41, registered CF-LTW-X, made its first flight with pilot Ian MacTavish at the controls. It was the high-performance jet trainer Canadair had been proposing since the early 1950s and which would enter service as the CT-114 Tutor.

The aircraft was meant to prepare RCAF pilots for the transition to the F-86 Sabre, with similar controls, but it seated student and instructor side by side with identical controls so the instructor could intervene. After trials and demonstrations, Defence Minister D. S. Harkness announced on 11 September 1961 an initial order for 190 CL-41A aircraft, which began arriving in 1963 at a cost of 425,000 Canadian dollars each.

The Tutor, with a wingspan of 11.13 m and a top speed of 782 km/h, has remained in service since 1963. The prototype itself took part in 1971 in the London-to-Victoria air race marking the centennial of British Columbia, was later displayed at the Portage la Prairie base, and in 2013 was acquired by the National Air Force Museum of Canada.

First flight of the Canadair CL-41 (CT-114 Tutor)