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Greenwood Military Aviation Museum CC-130E Hercules

Posted on April 16, 2019 by Katherine

The Lockheed CC-130E Hercules at the Greenwood Military Aviation Museum 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 … Continue reading →

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Greenwood Military Aviation Museum CC-144

Posted on April 15, 2019 by Katherine

Bombardier 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 … Continue reading →

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Fort Point Museum

Posted on January 9, 2019 by Katherine

Fort Point Museum Fort Point is located on a narrow point of the LaHave River, across from Kraut Point and Romkey Head on Dublin Bay. You might think that this being Fort Point, that the lighthouse would be the Fort … Continue reading →

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LaHave Islands Marine Museum

Posted on January 8, 2019 by Katherine

LaHave Islands Marine Museum – Jenkins Island Originally a United Methodist Marine Access church, the LaHave Islands Marine Museum was opened in 1978 and is a Municipal Registered Heritage Building.

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North Bay – echoes of the past

Posted on December 20, 2018 by Katherine

AN/FPS-508 Search Radar Antenna and a CF-101 Voodoo at 22 Wing, CFB North Bay in North Bay. The Voodoo was marked with tail number 101067 in 1995, but is actually Voodoo 10154 22 Wing North Bay has two unique properties … Continue reading →

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AN/FPS-6 Height Finder Radar

Posted on December 20, 2018 by Katherine

AN/FPS-6 Height Finder Radar antenna at 22 Wing, CFB North Bay in North Bay

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AN/FPS-508 Search Radar Antenna

Posted on December 20, 2018 by Katherine

AN/FPS-508 Search Radar Antenna at 22 Wing, CFB North Bay in North Bay

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Cowichan Valley Railway No. 25

Posted on December 12, 2018 by Katherine

Cowichan Valley Railway No. 25 at the BC Forest Discovery Centre No.25 was used during the construction of the Great Northern Railway (now CNR) grade through the Fraser Canyon, and later to transport fill for the construction of North Vancouver … Continue reading →

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BC Forest Discovery Centre

Posted on December 12, 2018 by Katherine

Cowichan Valley Railway #25 on the trestle over the Somenos Marsh

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Britannia Mine Museum

Posted on June 26, 2018 by Katherine

I’d always wanted to visit the Britannia Mine, but had never had the time to stop. I did, I looked around at the outside, and then left. As a person who worked underground in a nickel mine, I am acutely … Continue reading →

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