Category Archives: museum

CH-133A Labrador

Posted on June 16, 2019 by Katherine

CH-133A Labrador in the Air Park at the Greenwood Military Aviation Museum Related Posts:CH-113 LabradorGreenwood Military Aviation Museum CC-130E HerculesGreenwood Military Aviation Museum CC-144Greenwood Military Aviation Museum – CP-140A Arcturus

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Greenwood Military Aviation Museum – CT-133 Silver Star

Posted on April 17, 2019 by Katherine

Lockheed/Canadair CT-133 Silver Star at the entrance to CFB Greenwood Related Posts:Canadair CT-133 Silver StarGreenwood Military Aviation Museum CC-130E HerculesGreenwood Military Aviation Museum – CP-140A ArcturusCT-133 Silver Star

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Greenwood Military Aviation Museum – CP-140A Arcturus

Posted on April 17, 2019 by Katherine

Lockheed CP-140A Arcturus at the Greenwood Military Aviation Museum A variant of the CP-140 Aurora, the CP-140A Arcturus was not equipped with surface and sub-surface warfare equipment. This made the Arcturus more fuel efficient, and well suited for crew training … Continue reading →

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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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Theresa E. Connor

Posted on April 12, 2019 by Katherine

Theresa E. Connor at the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic in Lunenburg Built in 1938 in Lunenburg, at the Smith and Rhuland Shipyard, Theresa E. Connor is Canada’s oldest saltbank schooner.    Built: 1938, Smith & Rhuland, Lunenburg Gross Tonnage: 185.23 … Continue reading →

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Fort Anne National Historic Site

Posted on February 26, 2019 by Katherine

Fort Anne National Historic Site – Canada’s first administered National Historic Site Although Fort Anne was neither the first National Historic Park (Fort Howe was designated three years earlier), nor is it the first site designated under the replacement National … 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. Related Posts:Lahave Islands Marine MuseumSt. John Evangelist Anglican ChurchDenman – … Continue reading →

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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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