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Cornwallis Inn
The Cornwallis Inn in Kentville began as the Aberdeen Hotel, a wooden second empire style hotel built in 1892 behind the Kentville Station. It was purchased by the Dominion Atlantic Railway in 1919, renovated, landscaped, and renamed the Cornwallis Inn. … Continue reading
Greenwood Military Aviation Museum – CT-133 Silver Star
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
Posted in airplanes, CFB Greenwood, history, museum, Nova Scotia, RCAF
Tagged air force, air planes, Greenwood, Greenwood Military Aviation Museum, history, museum, Nova Scotia, RCAF
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Greenwood Military Aviation Museum – CP-140A Arcturus
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
Posted in airplanes, CFB Greenwood, history, museum, Nova Scotia, RCAF
Tagged air force, air planes, CP-140A Arcturus, Greenwood, Greenwood Military Aviation Museum, history, museum, Nova Scotia, RCAF
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Greenwood Military Aviation Museum CC-130E Hercules
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
Posted in airplanes, CFB Greenwood, history, museum, Nova Scotia, RCAF
Tagged air force, air planes, Greenwood, Greenwood Military Aviation Museum, history, museum, Nova Scotia, RCAF
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Greenwood Military Aviation Museum CC-144
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
Theresa E. Connor
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
Posted in fishing boats, history, museum, sailing, spring
Tagged fish boat, history, Lunenburg, Lunenburg County, museums, Nova Scotia, sail boat
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CCGC Westport
CCGC Westport (CG 102) in Bridgewater Westport was a 44 foot self-righting cutter used for Search and Rescue from 1969 to 1997. She was based out of Westport, Nova Scotia. Call Sign: CG 2388 Built: 1969 at Chantier Maritimes du … Continue reading
Posted in Coast Guard, history, ships, spring
Tagged Bridgewater, Canadian Coast Guard, history, lifeboat, Nova Scotia, ships, Spring
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