Monthly Archives: August 2022

CT-133 Silver Star Mark III

Posted on August 31, 2022 by Katherine

Known as the “T-Bird”, the Lockheed T-33 started life in 1944 as America’s first operational jet fighter, the Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star. In 1948 a second cockpit was added to create the world’s first purpose-built jet trainer: the T-33. Initially … Continue reading →

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CN Halifax – The Train Does Run Here

Posted on August 28, 2022 by Katherine

Canadian National (CN) rail yard in the south end of Halifax

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Halifax – Across The harbour

Posted on August 27, 2022 by Katherine

  HMCS Sackville, CSS Acadia, and the Halifax harbour ferry Craig Blake HMCS Sackville is a Flower-class corvette that served in the Royal Canadian Navy and later served as a civilian research vessel. She is now a museum ship located … Continue reading →

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York Redoubt 9-Inch Gun

Posted on August 27, 2022 by Katherine

A 9-inch rifled muzzle loading gun (RML) at York Redoubt National Historic Site The 9-inch (12-ton) RML guns at York Redoubt National Historic Site are mounted on dwarf traversing platforms, firing over embrasures in the parapet. The guns have a … Continue reading →

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Angus L. Macdonald Bridge

Posted on August 26, 2022 by Katherine

The Angus L. Macdonald Bridge is a suspension bridge crossing Halifax Harbour in Nova Scotia, Canada; it opened on April 2, 1955. The bridge is one of two suspension bridges linking the Halifax Peninsula to Dartmouth in the Halifax Regional … Continue reading →

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Eastern Passage From The Air

Posted on August 26, 2022 by Katherine

A drone’s eye view of Eastern Passage

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Halifax From The Air

Posted on August 26, 2022 by Katherine

A drone’s eye view of the Halifax waterfront

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Dartmouth From The Air

Posted on August 26, 2022 by Katherine

A drone’s eye view of the Dartmouth waterfront

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CN 2577

Posted on August 26, 2022 by Katherine

Canadian National Railway 2577, a GE C44-9W (Dash 9-44CW) at the Alderney Yard

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Another Brick In The Wall

Posted on August 26, 2022 by Katherine

Bricks in the cook house wall – York Redoubt National Historic Site

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