Posted on Apr 24, 2021
McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee -- HMCS Bonaventure's all-weather carrier-borne fighters
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Would you believe Canada was once a naval power that had aircraft carriers? Yes, Canada did and the NATO neighbor to the North even helped protect the northern end of picket lines of the Cuban missile crisis in the North Atlantic.
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I didn't know that Canada had a naval fleet LTC (Join to see) , this is a new piece of history to me sir
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Sgt Jim Belanus
LTC (Join to see) - We use to get CTV on the TV and remember this being a big story in Canada. They were building planes back in the 50's and superior to anything else in the world, suddenly shut down and everything destroyed. I think it was Defenbaker who said it was cheaper to buy than build.
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SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth Yes, it's nice To discuss hidden Canadian history and contributions to NATO.
LTC Stephen C. SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth A1C Mike Allen Sgt Jim Belanus
LTC Stephen C. SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth A1C Mike Allen Sgt Jim Belanus
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Sgt Jim Belanus Yes the Avro Arrow Project was cancelled and many of those scientists were picked up by NASA.
https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/the-canadians-who-got-america-to-the-moon
LTC Stephen C. SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth A1C Mike Allen Sgt Jim Belanus
https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/the-canadians-who-got-america-to-the-moon
LTC Stephen C. SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth A1C Mike Allen Sgt Jim Belanus
The Canadians Who Got America to the Moon
The Canadians Who Got America to the Moon
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Sgt Jim Belanus
Another point of trivia, before we were into WW2 the USA would fly war planes to the Pembina port, an area farmer would hook a team of horses to the plane and drag them into Canada, part of the lend lease program according to my father
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I started reading about the Pacific War and learned sinking all the Japanese air carriers would let us dominate the seas, air, and deny the Japanese army that was spread out the necessary war materials. I think I can strongly assume the Japanese army faced attrition because the Japanese navy was incapable of supporting their logistics. I am sure this attrition was a significant factor in eliminating any pretense the Japanese army could win. We had to find them and kill them. The question was not would we win, but when we would win. The Japanese army was incapable of continuing to fight a war of attrition.
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