Warbirds in Gatineau
It was pretty exciting to go see one of two airworthy B-29 Superfortress aircraft at the Gatineau-Ottawa Executive Airport on Sunday, July 29th, 2018. “FIFI”...
National Air Force Museum of Canada, Trenton, ON
The National Air Force Museum of Canada in Trenton, ON, features a nice collection of aircraft, most of which served in the RCAF. A few...
The Atomic Age Begins
On this date 70 years ago, a B-29 Superfortress piloted by Colonel Paul Tibbets ushered in the Atomic Age when the first atomic bomb was...
The U-2 Incident, 55 Years Later
Click on the image for a larger version. Today marks the 55th anniversary of the Francis Gary Powers U-2 Incident. In the late 50’s, the...
45th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing
Using computers that were less powerful than a pocket calculator, let alone as sophisticated as a smartphone, NASA and the brilliant engineers who designed and...