Author Archives: Katherine

Snowbird 5

Posted on April 19, 2015 by Katherine

If you have driven past the Comox Valley visitor Centre you’ll recognize this airplane, and if you’re a fan of the RCAF Snowbirds you’ll probably know what it is – a Canadian built, Canadair CT-114 Tutor. The jetsicle (jet on … Continue reading →

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Fauxtoart – The way it wasn’t

Posted on April 19, 2015 by Katherine

The Comox Air Park…

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C-GPGW

Posted on April 19, 2015 by Katherine

C-GPGW, a 1980 Mooney M20K flying circuits at the Courtenay Air Park –

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C-FXUN

Posted on April 19, 2015 by Katherine

C-FXUN, a 1958  Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I at the Courtenay Airpark Seaplane Base

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Halfatruck

Posted on April 19, 2015 by Katherine

1992 Chevrolet Halfatruck at the Courtenay Air Park

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C-GJPN

Posted on April 19, 2015 by Katherine

C-GJPN, a 2008 Aerospatiale AS 350 B-2 at the Courtenay Air Park

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C-FXFT

Posted on April 19, 2015 by Katherine

The Kaman K-1200 K-MAX “aerial truck” is the world’s first helicopter specifically designed, tested, and certified for repetitive external lift operations and vertical reference flight. C-FXFT, a 1994 Kaman K-1200 at the Courtenay Air Park This is an interesting helicopter … Continue reading →

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2015 CF-18 Demonstration Team

Posted on April 15, 2015 by Katherine

The CF-18 Demonstration Team returns to the North American 2015 air show season with a brand new theme commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. Captain Denis “Cheech” Beaulieu landing the Demonstration Hornet at 19 Wing The colour … Continue reading →

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Snowbirds–the lights

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Katherine

If you look closely at the image above you’ll see that two of the Snowbirds CT-114 Tutors have their landing lights on while the other seven have their nose lights on. Snowbird 6, Outer Right Wing Captain Maciej Hatta (Gdansk, … Continue reading →

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Snowbirds

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Katherine

The RCAF Snowbirds spring training at CFB Comox – 13 April 2015 [fbalbum url=”https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.299440006846384.1073742126.123247217798998&type=1″ size=”187″]

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