Tag Archives: Comox

Fire trucks – Fire trucks – Courtenay Volunteer Fire Department

Fire trucks from the Courtenay Volunteer Fire Department in the 2014 Courtenay Canada Day parade. No. 11     No. 13

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Fire trucks – Courtenay Fire Department

Courtenay Fire Department fire trucks in the 2014 Courtenay Canada Day parade E15   R71   L12     T14

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Fire trucks – Union Bay Volunteer Fire Department No. 1

Union Bay Volunteer Fire Department (UBVFD) fire truck No, 1 in the Courtenay 2014 Canada Day parade

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Fire trucks – Courtenay Volunteer Fire Department

Courtenay Volunteer Fire Department (CVFD) fire trucks in the Courtenay 2014 Canada Day parade

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C-GBPC

  C-GBPC, a Pacific Coastal Airlines Beech 1900C at the Comox airport Crew: 1-2 Passengers: 19 Propulsion: 2 x 954 kW Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65B Cruise Speed:  330 km/h Max Speed : 459 km/h Service Ceiling:  7.620 m Rate … Continue reading

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C-GCHJ – Air Ambulance

C-GCHJ – a Helijet Sikorsky S-76C air ambulance on the helipad at St Joseph’s General Hospital, Comox B.C. The Helijet Sikorsky S76 is configured to to accommodate up to 2 stretcher patients and 4 medical attendants.  The aircraft is primarily … Continue reading

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Rain and clouds – Comox airport

I stood under the wing of the Canadair CP-107 Argus at the Comox Air Force Museum and shot a bit of video while waiting for the rain to stop – that’s water pouring off the trailing edge of the Argus … Continue reading

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Time lapse – CF-104 Starfighter

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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Time lapse – traffic at the base

Time lapse video of vehicle traffic at CFB Comox – video shot on Ryan Road near Military Row.

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Comox Estuary

Low tide at the Comox Estuary.

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