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CS2F Tracker

January 20, 2024 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, Anti-Submarine Warfare, ASW, Canadian Naval Air Service, CFB Shearwater, CS2F Tracker, History, HMCS, HMCS SHEARWATER, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Shearwater Aviation Museum

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

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

Lockheed RCN CT-33 Silver Star

October 18, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

Lockheed RCN CT-33 Silver Star

Lockheed CT-33 Silver Star, Serial Number 133038 was used by the Royal Canadian Navy to train fighter pilots in preparation for the new Banshee Jet fighters to be flown from HMCS BONAVENTURE. Later the Silver Star was used to tow targets for air-to-air gunnery practice for the fleet. Aircraft on display at the Shearwater Aviation […]

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

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

Sea King and Avenger

September 6, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

Sea King and Avenger

A Sikorsky CH-124 Sea King with a RCN Grumman Avenger TBM-3 at the Shearwater Aviation Museum on 6 December 2021. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL00650)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Canadian Naval Aviation, Cold War, HMCS SHEARWATER, Naval History, Navy, RCAF, RCN, RCN Grumman Avenger TBM-3, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Air Force, Royal Canadian Navy, Sea King, Shearwater Aviation Museum, Sikorsky CH-124

RCAF Lockheed CT-133 Silver Star

August 5, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

RCAF Lockheed CT-133 Silver Star

RCAF Lockheed CT-133 Silver Star, on display at the Shearwater Aviation Museum, Air Park at the entrance to CFB Shearwater in Nova Scotia. Four Silver Stars were initially used to train RCN Pilots for the Banshee Jet Fighter and later as a towed target aircraft before being turned over to the RCAF during unification. Roger […]

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

RCN McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee Jet Fighter

May 18, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

RCN McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee Jet Fighter

McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee jet fighter on display at the Shearwater Aviation Museum in Nova Scotia. Thirty-nine Banshees were accepted by the Canadian Naval Air Service (CANAS) in 1955 and saw service with Squadrons VF 870, VF 871 and VX 10. This was the first Canadian fighter to be armed with missiles and remained in service […]

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

RCN Grumman Avenger TBM-3

March 1, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

RCN Grumman Avenger TBM-3

Royal Canadian Navy Grumman Avenger TBM-3 on display at the Shearwater Aviation Museum, Air Park at the gates to CFB Shearwater. Used by the Royal Canadian Navy for anti-submarine warfare. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL98863)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Aircraft, Anti-Submarine Warfare, ASW, Canadian Naval Air Service, CANAS, CFB Shearwater, Cold War, Grumman Avenger TBM-3, History, HMCS SHEARWATER, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, Shearwater Aviation Museum, Shearwater NS, ships

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