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)
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 […]
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 […]