Becky & Boys

Posted on April 17, 2019 by Katherine

The fishing boat Becky & Boys on the hard in Digby

The fishing boat Becky & Boys on the hard in Digby

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Autumn Mist

Posted on April 17, 2019 by Katherine

The fishing boat Autumn Mist in Digby

The fishing boat Autumn Mist in Digby

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Greenwood Military Aviation Museum – CT-133 Silver Star

Posted on April 17, 2019 by Katherine

Lockheed/Canadair CT-133 at the entrance to CFB Greenwood

Lockheed/Canadair CT-133 Silver Star at the entrance to CFB Greenwood

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Majestic Lady

Posted on April 17, 2019 by Katherine

The wooden hulled Majestic Lady was built in 1988 by Walter Longmire, Granville Ferry

Majestic lady in Digby

The wooden hulled Majestic Lady was built in 1988 by Walter Longmire, Granville Ferry

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Greenwood Military Aviation Museum – CP-140A Arcturus

Posted on April 17, 2019 by Katherine

Lockheed CP-140A Arcturus at the Greenwood Military Aviation Museum

Lockheed CP-140A Arcturus at the Greenwood Military Aviation Museum

A variant of the CP-140 Aurora, the CP-140A Arcturus was not equipped with surface and sub-surface warfare equipment. This made the Arcturus more fuel efficient, and well suited for crew training duties, maritime surface reconnaissance, support for search-and-rescue, and Arctic sovereignty patrols.

The Arcturus possessed a superior AN/APS-507 surface search radar, but did not have an integrated mission computer, or mission systems that are on the Aurora.

Lockheed CP-140A Arcturus at the Greenwood Military Aviation Museum

All three Arcturus were based at 14 Wing and have been retired.

  • Crew: Mission minimum 8, typically 12 to 15
  • Capacity: 20
  • Length: 35.61 m (116 ft 10 in)
  • Wingspan: 30.38 m (99 ft 8 in)
  • Height: 10.49 m (34 ft 5 in (at 125,500 lb))
  • Loaded weight: 27,892 kg (61,362 lb)
  • Powerplant: 4 × Allison T-56-A-14-LFE turboprop engines, 4600 SHP
  • Maximum speed: 750 km/h (405 kn, 462 mph)
  • Range: 9,300 km (5,000 nmi, 5,737 mi)
  • Service ceiling: 10,700 m (35,100 ft)
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Greenwood Military Aviation Museum CC-130E Hercules

Posted on April 16, 2019 by Katherine

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The Lockheed CC-130E Hercules at the Greenwood Military Aviation Museum

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CC-130E RCAF 130328 was fitted with experimental satellite communication antenna 1978 through 1983. She jumped her wheel chocks during an engine run up at CFB Trenton in 1983 and ran into 130320 causing extensive damage to both aircraft.

She was operated by 436 Squadron at CFB Trenton, Ontario  1991 to 2008, and then by CFB Greenwood, NS with No. 413 Squadron at CFB Greenwood from 2009 to 2011.

She was withdrawn from use when hours expired on 12 December 2011, stored stored at CFB Greenwood until April 2012 when she was transported to the museum.

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Greenwood Military Aviation Museum CC-144

Posted on April 15, 2019 by Katherine

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Bombardier CC-144 Combat Support Challenger in the Air Park at the Greenwood Military Aviation Museum.

CC 144 Combat Support Challenger in the Air Park at the Greenwood Military Aviation Museum.

In the 1980s 12 CL-600S Challenger business jets were purchased Canadair, and designated as CC-144, CE-144, and the CX-144. These jets flew with 414 “Black Knight” Squadron at CFB North Bay until July 1992, and with 434 “Blue Nose” Squadron at CFB Greenwood until May 2000, when eight of the aircraft were either sold or retired

  • Crew: Two (pilot & co-pilot
  • Capacity: Up to 19 passengers, depending on configuration
  • Crew: Two (pilot & co-pilot)
  • Capacity: Up to 19 passengers, depending on configuration
  • Payload: 2,184 kg (4,815 lb)
  • Length: 20.85 m (68 ft 5 in)
  • Wingspan: 19.61 m (64 ft 4 in)
  • Height: 6.30 m (20 ft 8 in)
  • Wing area: 45.7 m² (492 ft²)
  • Empty weight: 12,331 kg (27,185 lb)
  • Loaded weight: 21,863 kg (48,200 lb)
  • Max. takeoff weight: 21,863 kg (48,200 lb)
  • Powerplant: 2 × General Electric CF34-3B turbofans
  • Maximum speed: 870 km/h (470 knots, 541 mph)
  • Cruise speed: 850 km/h, (459 knots, 528 mph)
  • Range: 6,878 km (3,714 nmi, 4,274 mi)
  • Service ceiling: 12,500 m (41,000 ft)
  • Rate of climb: 1,355 m/min (4,450 ft/min)
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      Digby Pier Lighthouse

      Posted on April 15, 2019 by Katherine

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      Digby Pier Lighthouse

      The lighthouse was originally located on Digby Pier in Nova Scotia. After the Digby ferry terminal was relocated in 1971, the pier fell into disrepair and the Digby Pier Lighthouse was decommissioned.

      At sometime in the 1970s the tower was moved to the Saint John Coast Guard base, which had responsibility for all lighthouses in the Bay of Fundy. In 1983, the tower was  given to the city of Saint John to be part of the newly renovated Market Slip area.

      Digby Pier Lighthouse

      In 2012 the lighthouse returned to Digby and was placed in it’s new home.

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      Ski Wentworth

      Posted on April 15, 2019 by Katherine

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      Ski Wentworth

      I had decided to not take the toll highway on the way to New Brunswick so we drove on Highway 4, and made a quick stop at Ski Wentworth. This reminds me of the Batawa ski hill in Ontario – definitely worth a trip in ski season to check it out.

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      Theresa E. Connor

      Posted on April 12, 2019 by Katherine

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      Theresa E. Connor at the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic in Lunenburg

      Built in 1938 in Lunenburg, at the Smith and Rhuland Shipyard, Theresa E. Connor is Canada’s oldest saltbank schooner.   

      • Built: 1938, Smith & Rhuland, Lunenburg
      • Gross Tonnage: 185.23 Net Tonnage: 91.04
      • Vessel Length (m): 39.84
      • Vessel Breadth (m): 8.32
      • Vessel Depth (m: )3.17
      • Speed (knots): 10.0
      • Propulsion Method 1 X 300 HP diesel, single screw
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