Tag Archives: Comox Air Force Museum

Heritage Vehicle Exhibition opens

Posted on May 7, 2015 by Katherine

19 Wing Commander Colonel T.P. Dunne opening the Heritage Vehicle Exhibition at the Comox Air Force Museum. Colonel Dunne was assisted by Wing Chief Warrant Officer CWO J.C. Parent, Captain Lynn Barley, Director of the Comox Air Force Museum, and … Continue reading →

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The big picture – Comox Air Force Museum

Posted on May 5, 2015 by Katherine

The air park at the Comox Air Force Museum H-21A Piasecki , CH-113 Labrador, C-47 Dakota, and CP-107 Argus in the air park at the Comox Air Force Museum.

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CH-125 Piasecki

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Katherine

CH-125 Piasecki at the Comox Air Force Museum The Boeing Vertol (formerly Piasecki) H-21A was a single engine, tandem rotor helicopter acquired by the RCAF in 1954 and used primarily for search and rescue work. The Piasecki was also used … Continue reading →

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A moment at the airport

Posted on April 25, 2015 by Katherine

The old and the new at the airport

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C-47 Dakota

Posted on April 24, 2015 by Katherine

RCAF C-47 Douglas Dakota at the Comox Air Force Museum

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Air planes and evening light

Posted on April 24, 2015 by Katherine

I just happened to be walking past the Comox Air Force Museum air park and CVAC/YQQ aka the Comox Valley Airport when I noticed the clouds and light and airplanes starting to come alive as the day ended. CP-107 Canadair … Continue reading →

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Not your normal view – CP-107 Argus

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Katherine

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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Not your normal view – Comox Valley Airport

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Katherine

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

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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