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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

HMCS BEACON HILL

December 9, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS BEACON HILL

Prestonian class frigate, HMCS BEACON HILL steams alongside HMCS SASKATCHEWAN during the Far East Cruise in 1965. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Brian Rideout. RTL-BR059)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Cold War, Far East Cruise 1965, Frigate, History, HMCS, HMCS BEACON HILL, HMCS SASKATCHEWAN, Mackenzie class destroyer escort, Maritime Forces Pacific, Naval History, Navy, Pacific Ocean, Prestonian class frigate, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

ex-HMCS IROQUOIS

October 31, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

ex-HMCS IROQUOIS

Ex-HMCS IROQUOIS, recently paid-off, sits in HMC Dockyard in Halifax waiting her fate on 5 September 2015. Roger Litwiller collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL53640)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Cold War, decommission, Destroyer, Halifax, HMC Dockyard, HMCS, HMCS IROQUOIS, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

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

Ready for Home

October 25, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

Ready for Home

Sailors in HMCS SASKATCHEWAN’s ships company wait on the upper deck as their ship returns to Esquimalt at the end of the Far East Cruise in 1965. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Brian Rideout. RTL-BR061)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Cold War, Destroyer, Esquimalt, Far East Cruise 1965, HMC Dockyard, HMCS, HMCS SASKATCHEWAN, Mackenzie class destroyer escort, Maritime Forces Pacific, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

RCN AMBULANCE

September 27, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

RCN AMBULANCE

A Royal Canadian Navy Ambulance sits ready at the Assault (Obstacle) Course at HMCS CORNWALLIS in October 1956. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Bill Daniels. (RTL-BD014)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Ambulance, CFB CORNWALLIS, Cold War, History, HMCS, HMCS CORNWALLIS, Naval History, Navy, Obstacle Course, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy

Fleet Manoeuvres -Line Abreast

September 11, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

Fleet Manoeuvres -Line Abreast

HMCShips steam in a close line abreast formation while on a Far East Cruise in 1965. HMCS SASKATCHEWAN is in the foreground with BEACON HILL alongside and MACKENZIE outboard. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Brian Rideout. RTL-BR073)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Cold War, Destroyer, Far East Cruise 1965, Frigate, HMCS, HMCS BEACON HILL, HMCS MACKENZIE, HMCS SASKATCHEWAN, Mackenzie class destroyer escort, Maritime Forces Pacific, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

Returning from the Sea

August 26, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

Returning from the Sea

Roger Litwiller in HMCS OTTAWA, returning to Halifax in March 1981 following CARIBOPS81 in the Caribbean. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL-RTL201115021)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: CARIBOPS, Cold War, Destroyer, HMCS, HMCS OTTAWA (III), Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee

August 16, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee

McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee jet fighter accepted by the Royal Canadian Navy, on display at the Shearwater Aviation Museum in Nova Scotia. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy of Roger Litwiller. (RTL96312)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Aircraft, CFB Shearwater, Cold War, HMCS SHEARWATER, Jet Fighter, Naval History, Navy, RCN, RCN McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, Shearwater Aviation Museum, Shearwater NS

Ex-HMCS OJIBWA

August 6, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

Ex-HMCS OJIBWA

Ex-HMCS OJIBWA under tow in the St. Lawrence River approaching the seaway lock at Iroquois, Ontario on 3 June 2012. The cold war RCN submarine is being moved from Halifax to Port Burwell by tugs from McKeil Marine, Florence M and Lac Manitoba, and will become a museum ship. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. […]

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Cold War, Florence M, History, HMCS, HMCS OJIBWA, Iroquois Lock, Lac Manitoba, McKeil Marine, Navy, Project Ojibwa, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, St. Lawrence River, St. Lawrence Seaway, submarine

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