Category Archives: museum

F/L Arnold Roseland Spitfire

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Katherine

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

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Katherine

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

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Grumman CS2F / CP-121 Tracker

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Katherine

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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Bloedel Stewart & Welch No. 1

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Katherine

Bloedel, Stewart & Welch was formed in 1911 by US lumberman Julius Bloedel and railway contractors John Stewart and Patrick Welch. BS&W’s first logging operation was at Myrtle Point, near Powell River, for which the Shay was purchased new from … Continue reading →

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Time lapse – CF-104 Starfighter

Posted on June 28, 2014 by Katherine

The Comox Air Force Museum’s Canadair (Lockheed) CF-104 Starfighter   Crew: 1 Length: 16.7 m Wingspan: 6.63 m Height: 4.08 m Empty weight: 6,300 kg Max. takeoff weight: 13,171 kg Powerplant: 1 × Orenda J79-OEL-7 afterburning turbojet Dry thrust: 10,000 … Continue reading →

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Comox Air Force Museum Heritage Air Park

Posted on April 14, 2014 by Katherine

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