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The Alberni Project

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Katherine

The Alberni Project is a program of remembrance which pays tribute to the men who served on HMCS Alberni, a Canadian Corvette, between 1941 and 1944. The Alberni was a Flower Class Corvette, all of which were were named after … Continue reading →

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The airfield

Posted on December 20, 2014 by Katherine

The airfield at the Comox Air Force Museum – but not your normal view… [fbalbum url=”https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.283377791785939.1073742074.123247217798998&type=3″ size=”187″]

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The last tree standing

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Katherine

At the entrance to the BC Forest Discovery Centre, which was once called the BC Forest Museum, and started off in 1965 as the Cowichan Valley Forest Museum.

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Royal Roads – Hatley Castle

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Katherine

In 1906 James Dunsmuir commissioned Canadian architect Samuel Maclure to build a 40-room mansion on their estate “Hatley Park”. The building is 200 feet long and 86 feet wide; the turret is 82 feet high. Local stone, and sandstone from … Continue reading →

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Royal Roads – the museum

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Katherine

The museum underneath Hatley Castle at Royal Roads

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Not your normal view – Grumman CS2F / CP-121 Tracker

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Katherine

RCAF Grumman CS2F / CP-121 Tracker at the Comox Air Force Museum

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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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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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Snowy birds

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Katherine

Two rather cold air planes at the Comox Air Force Museum, located at 19 Wing/CFB Comox. CP-107 Canadair Argus   C-47, Douglas DC-3 Dakota

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