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Tree branches can be seen in the tailplane and the arrestor hook.
  • Tree branches can be seen in the tailplane and the arrestor hook.
Damage can be seen on port wing.
  • Damage can be seen on port wing.
Ray O'Grady removing Parachute and liferaft from the Aircraft.
  • Ray O'Grady removing Parachute and liferaft from the Aircraft.
Briefing
  • Briefing
Port side of A/C 415 on de Said Lake.
  • Port side of A/C 415 on de Said Lake.
One of the few Guppies with a 300 series side number.
  • One of the few Guppies with a 300 series side number.
Navy Flag
  • Navy Flag
Flight deck run up.
  • Flight deck run up.
Flight line Shearwater.
  • Flight line Shearwater.
Frontal view during run up.
  • Frontal view during run up.
Full deck range HMCS Magnificent.
  • Full deck range HMCS Magnificent.
Going on the catapult HMCS Magnificent.
  • Going on the catapult HMCS Magnificent.
  • "Guppie Aircrew"L to R;Pete VanFleet, Ted Kieser, UNK, Bruce Vibert, Tony Cottingham, Wally Schroeder, Weldon Patton & Joe Davis.
  • "Guppie" detachment.Front L to R;Ray Whitting, Ken Bowen, Lionel Ayers, Frank Pelletier, UNK, Pete Bologa, Ray Trinder, Dennis Fields, Ron Staab, Ron Laurie & Brown.\ Center:Jeff Cowie, Mike Bolger, Colin MacAuley, Tony Cottingham, Joe Davis(RN), Wally Schroeder, Pete VanFleet, Weldon Patton, Gregor MacIntosh & Ted Kieser.\ Back;UNK, Thomas, Lorne Glessing, John Harrington, Bill Parfitt, Bush, UNK, Tom Tonks, Eric Atkinson, UNK, UNK & Jack McDonnell.
  • "Guppies" in formation.
Lt Van Fleet exiting a guppy on HMCS Magnificent.
  • Lt Van Fleet exiting a guppy on HMCS Magnificent.
Slightly left of center HMCS Magnificent.
  • Slightly left of center HMCS Magnificent.
Loaded on the cat. Note hold back behind the tailwheel.
  • Loaded on the cat. Note hold back behind the tailwheel.
With a new paint job HMCS Magnificent 1955.
  • With a new paint job HMCS Magnificent 1955.
Guppy on the flight line.
  • Guppy on the flight line.
Lt. Les Hull leaving the aircraft on HMCS Magnificent.
  • Lt. Les Hull leaving the aircraft on HMCS Magnificent.
Belly landing on de Said Lake. Pilot Lt. Jerry MacMillan & observer CPO Bob
  • Belly landing on de Said Lake. Pilot Lt. Jerry MacMillan & observer CPO Bob "Windy" Geale both survived with no injuries. March 1955.
Range run up prior to deck launch HMCS Magnificent.
  • Range run up prior to deck launch HMCS Magnificent.
Ready on the Catapult.
  • Ready on the Catapult.
Recovery from the sponson HMCS Magnificent.
  • Recovery from the sponson HMCS Magnificent.
Guppy free-deck launch.
  • Guppy free-deck launch.
Guppy 412 doing maintenance run up.
  • Guppy 412 doing maintenance run up.
Guppie Album
  • Guppie Album
Four sharks ready to launch back to Shearwater.
  • Four sharks ready to launch back to Shearwater.
Towing damaged Guppy 416 back to the hangar.
  • Towing damaged Guppy 416 back to the hangar.
View showing damage to dome and propeller of A/C 416.
  • View showing damage to dome and propeller of A/C 416.
Aircrew ready to fly????
  • Aircrew ready to fly????
Wave off HMCS Magnificent 1954.
  • Wave off HMCS Magnificent 1954.
In the wires HMCS Magnificent 1954.
  • In the wires HMCS Magnificent 1954.
Remains of guppy at Fairey Aviation in Eastern Passage.
  • Remains of guppy at Fairey Aviation in Eastern Passage.
  • "Guppy" size comparison with Tracker & Banshee.
The
  • The "Guppie Detachment" fall 1955.
Guppy and escort down wind.
  • Guppy and escort down wind.
Over the rounddown HMCS Magnificent 1954
  • Over the rounddown HMCS Magnificent 1954
 

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