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  1. Grey Havoc

    Edward B Johnson, the other CIA officer who pulled off the Argo rescue of US diplomats from Iran (The Daily Telegraph)

    Meant to post this last week: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2024/09/12/edward-johnson-argo-iran-america-diplomats-affleck/ Rest In Peace :(
  2. blockhaj

    Lieutenant Norman Samuels' "super-heavy tank"

    So a dude on the War Thunder forums, "Whelmy", found some docs on this Canadian "super heavy tank" a number of years back, designed by a Canadian dude named (lieutenant) Norman Samuels. Unfortunately i only saved one of the documents from his posts, but he did publish a number of them back in...
  3. Schneiderman

    Library and Archives Canada

    If anyone is seeking copies of Air Ministry Specifications from the inter-war years and finds it tricky to find them in the National Archives and costly to order, then I thoroughly recommend looking to the Library and Archives Canada...
  4. X

    ATM-05 Black Widow

    Hi Chaps. In the '80ies there was a ATGW development in Canada from E.S. Mantis Research Corporation. Someone here who knows more about this project?
  5. fightingirish

    RIP Donald Sutherland 1935 - 2024

    The Canadian actor Donald Sutherland has passed away. May he rest in peace. :( Here a few of my favourite movies with him as an actor: The Dirty Dozen (1967) M*A*S*H (1970) The Eagle has Landed (1976) Eye of the Needle (1981) JFK (1991) Space Cowboys (2000) Sources...
  6. T

    1935-45: airforce on a tight budget & schedule

    Everybody and his brother were trying to have as good as aiforce/air-service as possible, and especially in the specified time frame, but many times the available budget was a serious brick wall between the desires and reality. What kind of aircraft should a not-rich, but a reasonably developed...
  7. Voltzz

    Autonomous Marine PowerSource (AMPS)

    I found short article in MILTECH on the AMPS, a Canadian project for a small scale nuclear reactor for use as air-independent-propulsion in submarines. Further research turned up a couple of interesting studies, which i attached to this post. THE AMPS 1000: AN ADVANCED REACTOR DESIGN FOR MARINE...
  8. M

    Canadian Patrol Submarine Project (CPSP, Victoria-class replacement)

    Since the only Canadian submarine related thread is in the alternative history section (https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/canadas-next-submarine.41251/#post-590211), I've decided to make a new dedicated thread for the actual, very real program.
  9. I

    Canada's Next Submarine

    Folks, Everyone knows Canada is in the early stages of replacing its surface fleet with a Type-26 derivative to be equipped with TLAM. It's purchasing 88 F-35s. Lot's of politics in their current defense procurement plans. How should it refresh its submarine force? Canada briefly flirted with...
  10. X-39

    Space Engine Systems"SEXBOMB" Hypersonic Demonstrator

    LOL. Looks like this company didn't shy away from getting a bit creative with the naming scheme, because of course a drone that proudly displays a "SEXBOMB" livery traveling at hypersonic speeds while the surface temperature of its skin raises sounds sexy :D...
  11. Grey Havoc

    Canada buys land in France's Juno Beach due to condo plan (BBC News)

    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-63177891
  12. Grey Havoc

    Tetrahedral Kites (Alexander Graham Bell)

    View: https://www.reddit.com/r/RetroFuturism/comments/b9pyft/1908_alexander_graham_bell_and_crew_flying_a/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/alexander-graham-bell-goes-and-flies-a-kite-for-science/
  13. hesham

    Canadian Hoffar Aircraft

    Hi, Henry and James Hoffar built aircraft seaplane in 1915,called H-1,followed by H-2 and H-3 flying boats. http://flyingmachines.ru/Site2/Crafts/Craft29897.htm http://flyingmachines.ru/Site2/Crafts/Craft209213.htm
  14. hesham

    Canadian Navigation Trainer Competition for RCAF

    From Canadian Aircraft Since 1909, RCAF announced for a Navigation Trainer contest in 1944/45,and the tenders were; 1- Fairchild Canada F-8 2- Noorduyn design 3- Victory,may be Model-10 ? 4- Fleet Aircraft,may be Model-70 ? 5- Canadian Car & Foundry design
  15. hesham

    Victory Aircraft Ltd. Projects

    Hi, this Canadian company was formed in 1942,produced from Model 1 to 5 aircraft as in the text,and here is a two little known Projects,Model 7 & 9. Canadian Aircraft Since 1909 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_Aircraft
  16. Flyaway

    Maritime Launch Services

    They’ll be based in Canada using the 100% Ukrainian Cyclone-4M medium lift launcher. https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2022/09/mls-spaceport-nova-scotia/
  17. M

    Reason for UK dropping out of MIDS program?

    I've been searching for quite a long time a reason(or reasons) for the UK, Canada and Norway to have dropped out of MIDS program in 1991, just before the signing of the MIDS PMOU. They were indeed a MIDS program members since phase one. Particularly interesting is the case of UK, since they were...
  18. klem

    An experimental anti-tank Lynx armoured car prototype.

    When the demand exceeded the capacity of Daimler, Ford Canada, in Windsor Ontario, begun production of a local derivative. The "Scout Car, Ford Mk.I", also called the "Lynx armoured car". Almost identical, it was one foot taller because of the Ford transmission. The Ford engine was more...
  19. E

    Canadian prototype armored vehicles

    Primarily Cold War era. https://tanks-encyclopedia.com/category/cold-war-canadian-prototypes/
  20. Apophenia

    Esquimalt Ant-Tank Rifle Trainer

    Rifles Anti-Tank (Training Pattern) This is esoteric but I'm looking for more information about an anti-tank training weapon created at Esquimalt, British Columbia in 1941-42. This training device was created by modifying a service rifle to mimic the shape of a Canadian-made Rifle, Anti-Tank...
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