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Caught a USAF Boeing C-32 VVIP transport on approach to Hamilton Airport - YHM earlier this week.
#aircraftspotter
#aircraftspotter
November 13, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Caught a USAF Boeing C-32 VVIP transport on approach to Hamilton Airport - YHM earlier this week.
#aircraftspotter
#aircraftspotter
October 23, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Too big to boop...the massive nose of a USAF C-5M Super Galaxy at Airshow London this past weekend.
#avgeek #militaryaviation
#avgeek #militaryaviation
September 8, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Too big to boop...the massive nose of a USAF C-5M Super Galaxy at Airshow London this past weekend.
#avgeek #militaryaviation
#avgeek #militaryaviation
The C-47 Dakota FZ692 is a D-Day veteran that participated in Operation Tonga and then flew with 437 Squadron RCAF.
Since 2014, it has been flying passengers with CWHM in Hamilton, Ontario, in its WW2 era 437 Sqn markings.
Since 2014, it has been flying passengers with CWHM in Hamilton, Ontario, in its WW2 era 437 Sqn markings.
August 29, 2025 at 5:36 PM
The C-47 Dakota FZ692 is a D-Day veteran that participated in Operation Tonga and then flew with 437 Squadron RCAF.
Since 2014, it has been flying passengers with CWHM in Hamilton, Ontario, in its WW2 era 437 Sqn markings.
Since 2014, it has been flying passengers with CWHM in Hamilton, Ontario, in its WW2 era 437 Sqn markings.
August 12, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Caught a glimpse of the Timmerman Legends of Flight Collection's vintage FG-1D Corsair before the Military Heritage Day this past weekend at the Chatham-Kent Airport.
#warbird
#warbird
June 23, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Caught a glimpse of the Timmerman Legends of Flight Collection's vintage FG-1D Corsair before the Military Heritage Day this past weekend at the Chatham-Kent Airport.
#warbird
#warbird
The long rotor blade of a RCAF CH-147F Chinook as it was waiting for an open house to begin, last summer.
June 3, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The long rotor blade of a RCAF CH-147F Chinook as it was waiting for an open house to begin, last summer.
Here's the first engine run of the season for CWHM's PBY-5A Canso. I'm looking forward to seeing it fly over Hamilton and southern Ontario again this summer.
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#avgeek
May 30, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Here's the first engine run of the season for CWHM's PBY-5A Canso. I'm looking forward to seeing it fly over Hamilton and southern Ontario again this summer.
#avgeek
#avgeek
For #fighterfriday, here's Spitfire LF Mk. XVIe SL721 marked as AU-J, flown by Michael Potter in 2008, flying over Windsor Airport (YQG) and on the ground at CWHM.
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#avgeek
March 14, 2025 at 6:34 PM
For #fighterfriday, here's Spitfire LF Mk. XVIe SL721 marked as AU-J, flown by Michael Potter in 2008, flying over Windsor Airport (YQG) and on the ground at CWHM.
#avgeek
#avgeek
From a sunny day last summer. The canopy being closed on a DHC-1B Chimpunk, just before clear is called, and it's Gyspy Major engine chuffs and puffs to life.
#avgeek
#avgeek
March 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
From a sunny day last summer. The canopy being closed on a DHC-1B Chimpunk, just before clear is called, and it's Gyspy Major engine chuffs and puffs to life.
#avgeek
#avgeek
One of the more unique Canadian VTOL drone / UAV designs is the Canadair CL-227 Sentinel, nick-named the "Flying Peanut." It was a short-range reconnaissance or artillery-spotting UAV that could stay aloft for up to 2 hours with various onboard sensors and datalinks tested.
February 3, 2025 at 7:01 PM
One of the more unique Canadian VTOL drone / UAV designs is the Canadair CL-227 Sentinel, nick-named the "Flying Peanut." It was a short-range reconnaissance or artillery-spotting UAV that could stay aloft for up to 2 hours with various onboard sensors and datalinks tested.
It was great to see an RCAF CP-140M Aurora up close on a stopover at CWHM in Hamilton, Canada, last weekend.
The most visible feature of the aircraft's recent upgrades is the topside fairing, which covers the new sat-comm systems.
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The most visible feature of the aircraft's recent upgrades is the topside fairing, which covers the new sat-comm systems.
#avgeek
January 30, 2025 at 8:06 PM
It was great to see an RCAF CP-140M Aurora up close on a stopover at CWHM in Hamilton, Canada, last weekend.
The most visible feature of the aircraft's recent upgrades is the topside fairing, which covers the new sat-comm systems.
#avgeek
The most visible feature of the aircraft's recent upgrades is the topside fairing, which covers the new sat-comm systems.
#avgeek
Reflecting on warm summer days in the CWHM hangar on this cold winter day.
The WW2-era PBY-5A Canso in the photo is being pulled out for a flight.
#avgeek
The WW2-era PBY-5A Canso in the photo is being pulled out for a flight.
#avgeek
January 22, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Reflecting on warm summer days in the CWHM hangar on this cold winter day.
The WW2-era PBY-5A Canso in the photo is being pulled out for a flight.
#avgeek
The WW2-era PBY-5A Canso in the photo is being pulled out for a flight.
#avgeek
A mechanic working on a P-51 Mustang in RCAF 424 Squadron markings beside a B-25 Mitchell with D-Day stripes last summer at CWHM.
#avgeek
#avgeek
January 10, 2025 at 6:19 PM
A mechanic working on a P-51 Mustang in RCAF 424 Squadron markings beside a B-25 Mitchell with D-Day stripes last summer at CWHM.
#avgeek
#avgeek
One of the new and not yet in service CC-295 Kingfisher in its RCAF high-visibility search and rescue (SAR) markings.
January 3, 2025 at 9:48 PM
One of the new and not yet in service CC-295 Kingfisher in its RCAF high-visibility search and rescue (SAR) markings.
A vintage Fairey Firefly waiting for its next flight. This vintage warbird flew early in the Cold War and is now in RCN markings and available for flights at CWHM in Hamilton, Canada.
#avgeek
#avgeek
December 11, 2024 at 4:11 PM
A vintage Fairey Firefly waiting for its next flight. This vintage warbird flew early in the Cold War and is now in RCN markings and available for flights at CWHM in Hamilton, Canada.
#avgeek
#avgeek
The all-too-brief RAF Red Arrows visit to CWHM during their 2024 Maple Hawk tour was a fun opportunity to see them up close. They departed with a rare flypast of all 12 Hawk T1A jets.
The Red Arrows were visiting Canada to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the RCAF.
#avgeek #rcaf100
The Red Arrows were visiting Canada to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the RCAF.
#avgeek #rcaf100
December 10, 2024 at 6:01 PM
Flying over #Burlingtonon near the Skyway in CWHM's Avro Lancaster bomber from a couple summer's ago.
#burlont
#burlont
November 30, 2024 at 9:14 PM
Flying over #Burlingtonon near the Skyway in CWHM's Avro Lancaster bomber from a couple summer's ago.
#burlont
#burlont
The iconic C-47 Dakota. This one, FZ692, dropped paratroops in support of the D-Day landings in 1944 and is part of the ride program at CWHM in Hamilton, Canada. It's painted in RCAF 427 Sqn markings that it flew with during WW2.
#avgeek
#avgeek
November 26, 2024 at 6:29 PM
The iconic C-47 Dakota. This one, FZ692, dropped paratroops in support of the D-Day landings in 1944 and is part of the ride program at CWHM in Hamilton, Canada. It's painted in RCAF 427 Sqn markings that it flew with during WW2.
#avgeek
#avgeek
A rare look at RCAF Search and Rescue aircraft from SAREX 2017. Topped by a DHC-5 Buffalo in UN markings memorializing 'The Buffalo Nine' beside another with modern SAR markings of the now retired RCAF CC-115 Buffalo from RCAF 442 Sqn.
November 21, 2024 at 6:09 PM
A rare look at RCAF Search and Rescue aircraft from SAREX 2017. Topped by a DHC-5 Buffalo in UN markings memorializing 'The Buffalo Nine' beside another with modern SAR markings of the now retired RCAF CC-115 Buffalo from RCAF 442 Sqn.