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RCN/RCAF CH-124 Sea King

January 4, 2024 by Roger Litwiller

RCN/RCAF CH-124 Sea King

RCAF CH-12429 Sea King Helicopter on display at the Borden Military Museum at CFB Borden. This helicopter began it’s career flying for the RCN. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL07118)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Canadian Naval Aviation, CFB Borden, Cold War, Helicopter, History, Naval Air, Naval History, Navy, RCAF, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Air Force, Royal Canadian Navy, Sikorsky CH-124

RCN Hawker Sea Fury FBII

December 13, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

RCN Hawker Sea Fury FBII

Hawker Sea Fury FBII on display at the Naval Museum of Alberta in The Military Museums at Calgary. Seventy-five Sea Fury Fighters flew with the RCN many from the aircraft carrier HMCS MAGNIFICENT. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL20898)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Aircraft, Canadian Naval Aviation, Cold War, Fighter, Hawker Sea Fury, HMCS MAGNIFICENT, Naval Air, Naval History, Naval Museum of Alberta, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, The Military Museums

RCN Helicopters

October 29, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

RCN Helicopters

Four Generations of RCN helicopters on display at the Canadian Aviation Museum in Ottawa, ON. Left to Right; Bell HTL-6, Sikorsky HO4S, Sikorsky CH-124 Sea King and Piasecki HUP-3. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL02156)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Bell HTL-6, Canadian Aviation Museum, Canadian Naval Air Service, Canadian Naval Aviation, Cold War, Helicopter, History, Naval History, Navy, Piasecki HUP-3 Helicopter, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, Sea King, Sikorsky CH-124, Sikorsky HO4S Helicopter

CS2F Tracker

September 7, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

CS2F Tracker

CS2F Tracker 1557 at Shearwater Aviation Museum, Nova Scotia. First flown with the RCN and later taken over by the RCAF. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL44371)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Aircraft, Canadian Naval Aviation, CS2F Tracker, History, HMCS, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

RCAF T-133 Silver Star

August 2, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

RCAF T-133 Silver Star

RCAF T-133 Silver Star located at the Air Park at the Shearwater Aviation Museum on 6 December 2021. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL00640)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Canadian Naval Aviation, Cold War, History, Lockheed CT-133 Silver Star, Naval History, Navy, RCAF, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Air Force, Royal Canadian Navy, Shearwater Aviation Museum

RCN Piasecki HUP-3

June 9, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

RCN Piasecki HUP-3

RCN Piasecki HUP-3 Helicopter at the Shearwater Aviation Museum in CFB Shearwater, NS. The RCN operated three of these helicopters from 11 May 1954 to 28 February 1964. Primary service was from HMCS LABRADOR, supplying the DEW Line and some search and rescue work, based out of HMCS SHEARWATER on the East Coast and Patricia […]

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Aircraft, Canadian Naval Aviation, CFB Shearwater, Cold War, History, HMCS, HMCS SHEARWATER, Naval History, Navy, Piasecki HUP-3 Helicopter, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, Shearwater Aviation Museum

Sea King over a Silver Star

January 22, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

Sea King over a Silver Star

RCAF Sea King and a Silver Star at the Shearwater Aviation Museum Airpark on 6 December 2021. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL00655) If you enjoy the content I create and find value in the articles on this website, please feel free to click on the coffee icon on the bottom right of the […]

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Aircraft, Canadian Naval Aviation, CFB Shearwater, CH-124, Cold War, Helicopter, Lockheed CT-133 Silver Star, Naval History, Navy, RCAF, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Air Force, Royal Canadian Navy, Sea King, Shearwater Aviation Museum

RCAF Silver Star

December 29, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

RCAF Silver Star

RCAF CT-133 Silver Star located at the Air Park at the Shearwater Aviation Museum on 6 December 2021. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL00644) If you enjoy the content I create and find value in the articles on this website, please feel free to click on the coffee icon on the bottom right of […]

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Aircraft, Canadian Naval Air Service, Canadian Naval Aviation, CFB Shearwater, Cold War, History, Lockheed CT-133 Silver Star, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, Shearwater Aviation Museum, Shearwater NS, ships

CH-124 Sea King

November 11, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

CH-124 Sea King

CH-124 Sea King on display at the Shearwater Aviation Museum Air Park on 6 December 2021. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL00641)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Canadian Naval Aviation, Cold War, Helicopter, History, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, Sea King, Shearwater Aviation Museum, Sikorsky CH-124

Sikorsky HO4S Helicopter

September 30, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

Sikorsky HO4S Helicopter

Sikorsky HO4S S-55885 helicopter flown by the RCN at the Shearwater Aviation Museum. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL96295)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Canadian Naval Aviation, CFB Shearwater, Cold War, Helicopter, HMCS, HMCS SHEARWATER, Horse, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, Shearwater Aviation Museum, Shearwater NS, Sikorsky HO4S Helicopter

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