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Aircraft
The Avro Lancaster Mk. X was a Canadian-built variant of the famous British WWII heavy bomber. Manufactured by Victory Aircraft Limited in Malton, Ontario (now Mississauga), 430 of these aircraft were produced using American-built Packard Merlin engines.
Photographer: Ricardo Salamé
Location: Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum
The McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet is a Royal Canadian Air Force variant of the American McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet fighter aircraft. In 1980, the F/A-18 was selected as the winner of the New Fighter Aircraft Project competition to replace the CF-104 Starfighter, CF-101 Voodoo and the CF-116 Freedom Fighter
Photographer: Ricardo Salamé
Modeling Projects
Armor/Military Vehicles
Holy Roller is a Canadian Army M4A2 Sherman tank of the 6th Armoured Regiment (1st Hussars) which landed at D-Day and fought across northwest Europe until the end of the Second World War in Europe, one of two Canadian tanks that fought from D-Day to VE Day. Holy Roller is on display as a memorial in Victoria Park, London, Ontario.
Photographer: Ricardo Salamé
Location: Victoria Park
The Canadian Army relies on the Leopard 2 as its main battle tank. The fleet includes 20 upgraded Leopard 2A4M CAN tanks optimized for modern conflicts, 20 Leopard 2A6M CAN tanks, and several training and support variants. These 55-to-62-tonne beasts feature a 120mm smoothbore gun, reach 72 km/h.
Photographer: Ricardo Salamé
Location: Canadian War Museum & Canadian Tank Museum
Automotive
Ships
HMCS Haida is a Tribal-class destroyer that served in the Royal Canadian Navy from 1943 to 1963, participating in World War II and the Korean War. She was named after the Haida people
Photographer: Ricardo Salamé
Uniforms, Suits
This Apollo spacesuit was worn by David Scott, commander of the Apollo 15 mission that landed two men on the moon in July, 1971. This was the first mission to use the lunar roving vehicle.The suit was constructed by the International Latex Corporation, with the designation A-7LB
Photographer: Ricardo Salamé
Location: National Air and Space Museum, Wash, DC
Modeling Projects
Real Space
Science Fiction Props
Modeling Projects
The original 11-foot USS Enterprise studio model from Star Trek: The Original Series is constructed primarily of wood, plastic, and metal. After being donated to the Smithsonian in 1974, it underwent a massive restoration completed in 2016
Photographer: Ricardo Salamé
Location: National Air and Space Museum, Wash, DC
Weapons
