GNATs versus CATs
For a couple of years into the Second World War, it looked like German U-boats might prevail in the Battle of the Atlantic by starving
Sharon Adams
June 16, 2017
For a couple of years into the Second World War, it looked like German U-boats might prevail in the Battle of the Atlantic by starving
They assembled in Bedford Basin and Sydney Harbour, and picked up additions from St. John’s and the Gulf of St. Lawrence along the way, time
On Remembrance Day or, for a naval veteran, Battle of the Atlantic Sunday in May, I am called upon to recall those fellow Canadians who
MAY 1, 1961: 415 Maritime Patrol Squadron is formed at Summerside, P.E.I. The unit will fly the Argus anti-submarine/marine patrol aircraft.
MAY 2, 1957: The Royal Canadian Air Force receives its first delivery of the Canadair CP-107. The Argus is the most advanced anti-submarine aircraft of the day.
The decks have been cleared for HMCS Ojibwa to be donated to a new regional naval museum on Lake Erie at Port Burwell, Ont. HMCS
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