10733 - Special markings for retirement

This was the final marking scheme for 10733. This aircraft's last operational flight with VP415 was on 11 Aug 1975 with Capt Chris Squire at the yolk.

My sincere thanks to Carl Pedersen for providing the reference photo of my favorite Argus (10733) resting at the scrapper at the Saskatoon Airport.

~Rob

Raw ... Wet .... POWER!

CP-107 from VP415 "Swordfish" Squadron (CFB Summerside) claws at the sky on a typically rainy night en route to an Atlantic patrol. This 18x30 inch piece would look great in your Den wouldn't it? Trouble is...it belongs to my wife!
So...isn't it time you ordered one for yourself?

Rob
MightyArgus@gmail.com

Argus Mark 2 - 10742

Nice 'n' Grimy!

Rob

More work on Argus nose section and seat

Take #2 --- Sunday 24 Oct 2010


Hi folks,

Yes, it's been awhile but the weather is getting chilly so...I'm back at at again. This time it's the plexiglass nose and seat, etc. I'm also finishing up the Polar Bear motif that some argus aircraft received when assigned to Northern Patrols (NORPATS). Feel free to let me know what you think. Anyone have any Argus pics to share?

Send to planesandtrains@gmail.com if you do.

I also welcome any comments you have on the nose section to make it better.

Thanks for visiting!


Rob

10738

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This one is a VP415 machine. Not quite as clean as the 407 machine below...but still loveable...right??? This depicts 738 as I saw her at an airshow in the late 1970's at CFB Summerside while serving with the Swordfish Squadron. She retired out of Summerside in 1981.
I hope you like her.

~Rob

Maritime Proving and Evaluation Unit (MPEU)

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Here's an example from MPEU. This unit was tasked to evaluate new systems proposed for the Argus.

Taken from a 1976 photo (courtesy William Burns of the EXCELLENT CanMilAir decals), this aircraft has had the Magnetic Anomaly Detection (MAD) gear removed. Notice the tail stinger is absent on the aircraft. Also noteworthy is the temporary fairings on the 18 foot weapons bays and the MPEU symbol on the tail (an Arctic Tern).

I waited all YEAR as a young boy to see the Argus up close at the annual CFB Summerside Open House and Airshow. One year in particular found MPEU tasked to support the Open House with a Static bird. No tail stinger? I was shocked...but I got over it! LOL

~Rob

Did a little more work today. The master file is getting BIG. I created proper numerals and the Mark 2 radome. Accordingly, here is a draft rendition of 10732 as I saw her in 1979 in my hometown of Summerside PEI. This aircraft served with VP415 from about 1961 thru to 1981 and is a CP-107, Mark 2. The key spotting feature of the Mark 2 Argus is the smaller chin radome housing the ASV-21 radar system. Aircraft serials in the 10723 thru 10742 series were all Mark 2 aircraft. The Mark 1 (depicted below) sported the larger chin radome to house the APS-20 radar. Those aircraft were numbered in the 10710 through 10722 series. More little details are now being added to the aircraft (various antennae, nose bubble details, bomb bay door lines, etc). Keep watching!

~Rob

Air Cadet Memories

It was a normal training night at CFB Summerside for 53 Sqn RC (Air)C. Yours truly joined Air Cadets for 2 reasons; to be closer to the Argus and, of course, the girls! But I digress...this image was a direct result of memories of one particular night when and the constant (and welcome) interruptions by the fighting Four Hundred and Fifteenth. Cpl Daryl Churchill finally threw in the towel and dismissed the class so we could go outside to watch the Argus doing her touch and go's (it was the right thing to, Daryl). I still remember the flames shooting over the wings as she split our eardrums time and time again rolling down Rwy24 in wet power! Hope you like it.

~ Rob