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CH-113A Labrador

Posted on October 14, 2012 by Katherine

Of the four helicopters at the National Air Force Museum of Canada, one is a CH-135 Bell Twin Huey painted in white United Nations colours, one is a CH-135 Bell Kiowa painted to honour both the Kiowa and 408 Squadron’s … Continue reading →

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Memory Junction

Posted on September 29, 2012 by Katherine

A moment at Memory Junction Museum in Brighton, Ontario. All images © 2012 Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2012

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The Air Field

Posted on July 21, 2012 by Katherine

A rather silly time lapse at the National Air Force Museum Of Canada. © 2012 Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2012

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Bata Shoe Museum

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Katherine

With about 1000 items of footwear on display at any given time (from a collection numbering over 10,000), the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto is the place to learn about footwear. Footwear on display ranges from Chinese bound foot shoes … Continue reading →

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The Work Shops

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Katherine

A look inside the work shops at the National Air Force Museum of Canada.   more images in a girlgeekcat album… All images © 2012 CKB Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2012

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Air Monkey

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Katherine

A cousin of Railway Monkey, Air Monkey can be found hanging around air planes, jets, helicopters and other interesting places that have little to do with places where good monkeys hang around. © 2012 CKB

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Planes and pitot tubes

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Katherine

A visitor recently arrived on my blog by using Google to ask “what’s the pointy thing on the CF104 Starfighter”. It was a good question, so I posted the answer: it’s a pitot tube. Here’s some more pitot tubes, all … Continue reading →

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Memories at Memory

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Katherine

I managed to catch a few quiet moments at the Memory Junction railway museum. It’s one of my favourite spots for a quick yet relaxed picnic, a place where you can form memories of memories, a place to learn what … Continue reading →

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CBC Museum

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Katherine

I ventured into the CBC headquarters in Toronto to visit the CBC museum before it goes the way of the penny and becomes another faded memory as the Harper government dismantles Canada piece by piece.   I was a wee … Continue reading →

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The Last Post

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Katherine

National Ari Force Museum Of Canada. Larger image is here… All images © 2012 CKB Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2012

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