I have harbored a deep love of the sea and the ships that sail upon her for the best part of my life. My enlistment into the Royal Canadian Navy in the 1960’s was fuelled by this desire alone and the fresh memories of living aboard a yacht on the south coast of England before […]
The Bonnie was originally designed for Britain’s Royal Navy to provide air support for the convoys during WW2 but she was not completed in time and construction was halted. Canada had utilized two previous carriers from the Royal Navy but in ‘1952 purchased the Majestic Class Light Aircraft Carrier and completed the build. On January 17th, […]
Not only was there an opportunity to go to sea, but to fly in aircraft and helicopters. As thrilled as I was to take a ride in a huge Sikorsky out over the Atlantic, I had not prepared for the fifteen to twenty aborted landings that would be involved for the pilot in training. The […]
Back to the beginning of my story and why I would thank my relationship with HMCS Bonaventure for my appearance on the Canadian War Museum site. Unification of the three Canadian services was inevitably undenruay and unhappily for many of us, our new uniform would not reflect the centuries of naval history that we inherited. […]