Two Canadian CF-18 Hornets with a CP-140 Aurora fly in formation off the coast of Pearl Harbor. Hawaii in celebration of Canada Day on July 1, 2006. Eight nations participated in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2006, the world’s largest biennial maritime exercise. (Official U.S. Navy photo #FA2006-2053 by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Jason Swink) |
July 2010: Corporal Adam Phillips of Bonavista, NL, an Aviation Systems Technician with 407 Long Range Patrol Squadron out of 19 Wing Comox, BC, marshals in a CP -140 Aurora after it landed at Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. 407 (LPR) Sqn participated in the Rim of Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC) 2010. Canada has participated in every RIMPAC exercise since 1971. (Photo by Corporal Sue Howell, 19 Wing Comox). |
July 5th, 2010: P-3C Orion aircraft from Japan, Canada (CP-140), Australia, Republic of Korea and USA, line the Rainbow Fleet tarmac of Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay during the RIMPAC 2010 exercise. (U.S. Navy photo 100706-N-6855K-063 by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Meagan E. Klein/Released) |
February 12, 2003: MCpl Tim Riutta, from 14 Wing Greenwood and a member of the Operation Apollo Long-Range Patrol Detachment (LRP Det) performs an after flight check on the engine of a Aurora aircraft after a mission in the Arabian Gulf Region (Photo APD03-0506-07 by Cpl Henry Wall, National Support Unit Arabian Gulf Region Image) |
February 12, 2003: Cpl Rick Lindsay and Cpl Steve Green, both from 14 Wing Greenwood, and members of the Op Apollo Long-Range Detachment (LRP Det) refuel a CP-140 Aurora aircraft after a mission in the Arabian Gulf Region. (Photo APD03-0506-16 by Cpl Henry Wall, National Support Unit Arabian Gulf Region Image) |
In this rare shot, CP-140 #140101 is doing a low level pass at the Toronto International Air Show on September 4, 2005 with the weapons bay doors fully open. (Photo by Carlos Fernendez) |
Above and below: Toronto International Air Show, September 2005. #140114 starts a landing simulation in the upper photo with a second pass to show the landing gear fully extended along with the trailing edge flaps. (Photos by Carlos Fernandez) |
Credits and References: 1) Carlos Fernandez sector001 <sector001(at)sympatico.ca>