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2014 Regional Gliding School (Pacific) graduation parade

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G-GWSZ

G-GWSZ, a Westjet Boeing 737-8CT (737-800) In service since 1998, the 737-800 is a stretched version of the Boeing 737-400 generation. All versions have more powerful and efficient engines, improved wings and tail sections and modernized cockpits. WestJet’s B737-800 fleet … Continue reading

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Not your normal view – CP-107 Argus

As early as 1952 the RCAF issued requirements for a new long-range patrol Aircraft to replace the wartime Lancaster. By 1958, less than three years from contract start, the first Argus was airborne and on 1 May 1958, CFB Greenwood … Continue reading

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C-FGCN

C-FGCN, a Canadian North Boeing 737-36N (737-300) at Comox Valley Airport The internal front stairs are an interesting feature of this airplane. Length: 32.49 meters    Wingspan: 31.09 meters Tail Height: 11.38 meters  Fuselage width: 3.76 m Engine type (x2) CFM56-3B-1 … Continue reading

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Not your normal view – Comox Valley Airport

The Comox Valley Airport viewed from above the CP-121 Tracker at the Comox Air Force Museum

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F/L Arnold Roseland Spitfire

Packing up TE 294, the F/L Arnold Roseland Spitfire In 1999, members of the Comox Air Force Museum on Vancouver Island, began a decade long project to construct a Supermarine Spitfire IX from the ashes of a former South African … Continue reading

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Not your normal view – airplanes

The Comox Air Force Museum offers a window on history, and if you take the time, a window into history…

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Regional Gliding School (Pacific)

I spent a day at CFB Comox with the Regional Gliding School (Pacific) – I’m impressed… very impressed. A last minute check with the flight instructor   Waiting…   The tow plane arrives   The tower signals clearance to cross … Continue reading

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Runway birds

The Courtenay Air Park is an interesting place as it is pretty much right in downtown Courtenay, it’s right beside the river, and you can walk around it. It’s perhaps a unique combination, and to top it off, it’s also … Continue reading

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Grumman CS2F / CP-121 Tracker

Grumman produced 1,185 Trackers, and another 99 aircraft carrying the CS2F designation were manufactured in Canada under license by de Havilland Canada. The Canadian built Trackers entered service starting in 1956, and were built to the earlier “A” model airframe … Continue reading

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