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    HMCS Bonaventure

      HMCS Bonaventure was a Majestic-class aircraft carrier, the third and last aircraft carrier in service with Canada's navy. The aircraft carrier was initially ordered for construction by Britain's Royal Navy as HMS Powerful during the Second World War. Following the end of the war, construction on the ship was halted and it was not until 1952 that work began once again, this time to an altered design for the Royal Canadian Navy. The ship entered service in 1957 renamed Bonaventure and, until the vessel's decommissioning in 1970, was involved in major NATO fleet-at-sea patrols and naval exercises and participated in the Cuban Missile Crisis. During her career Bonaventure carried three hull identification numbers, RML 22, RRSM 22 and CVL 22. Following her decommissioning Bonaventure was sold for scrap and broken up in Taiwan. 

    HMCS Magnificent

       The third ship of the Majestic class, Magnificent was built by Harland and Wolff, laid down 29 July 1943 and launched 16 November 1944. Purchased from the Royal Navy (RN) to replace HMCS Warrior, she served in a variety of roles, operating both fixed and rotary-wing aircraft. She was generally referred to as the Maggie. Her aircraft complement included Fairey Fireflies and Hawker Sea Furies, as well as Seafires and Avengers. - 

    HMCS Warrior

      HMS Warrior (R31) was a Colossus-class light aircraft carrier which served in the Royal Canadian Navy from 1946 to 1948 (as HMCS Warrior)...She was transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy, commissioned as HMCS Warrior and placed under the command of Captain Frank Houghton. She entered Halifax harbour on 31 March 1946, a week after leaving Portsmouth. She was escorted by the destroyer HMCS Micmac and the minesweeper HMCS Middlesex. The RCN experienced problems with the unheated equipment during operations in cold North Atlantic waters off eastern Canada during 1947. The RCN deemed her unfit for service and, rather than retrofit her with equipment heaters, made arrangements with the Royal Navy to trade her for a more suitable aircraft carrier of the Majestic class which became HMCS Magnificent (CVL 21) on commissioning. 

    HMCS Warrior

    Naval Aviation

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      In the Delta    

    At the departure briefing of your sortie, you’ll be given a specific ramp time for the ship. Flyco will expect you to be established in the ‘Delta’ before that time.  Delta is the holding pattern and is set up as a two-minute inbound run on the ship’s aircraft recovery course, the Foxtrot Corpen.  The DELTA came into use when aircrew were killed in accidents or just by natural causes. They are said to have GONE TO THE DELTA, or IN THE DELTA and were never given SIGNAL CHARLIE again.  


    This is a list of our members who are Flying the Delta  


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    The Warrior

    With your membership you receive a copy of our newsletter - the Warrior - which includes articles, images and stories contributed by current military serving members and guest authors. Here is a selection of some of our past issues.

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    Warrior Spring 2024 (pdf)

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    Summer Warrior 2024 (pdf)

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    D491581 Warrior-Winter 2024 (pdf)

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    The Warrior

    With your membership you receive a copy of our newsletter - the Warrior - which includes articles, images and stories contributed by current military serving members and guest authors. Here is a selection of some of our past issues.

    Warrior-Winter 2023_online (pdf)

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    Summer2023 (pdf)

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    2023 spring_Warrior (pdf)

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    WarriorWinter2022 (pdf)

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    WarriorSummer2022 (pdf)

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    Warrior_Spring_2022 (pdf)

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    WarriorWinter2021 (pdf)

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    Warrior-Summer-2021 (pdf)

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    2021 Spring (pdf)

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    Winter-2020 (pdf)

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    Warrior- Summer -2020 (pdf)

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    2020 Spring (pdf)

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    Winter-2019 (pdf)

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    Warrior-Winter-2018 (pdf)

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    Summer warrior 2018 (pdf)

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    2017 spring (pdf)

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    Fall 1996 vol1 Issue 2 (pdf)

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    Spring 1996 Vol 1 Issue 1 (pdf)

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    Winter 1995 Issue #3 (pdf)

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    Summer 1995 Issue #2 (pdf)

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    Spring 1995 Issue #1 (pdf)

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    Winter 1994 Issue 3 (pdf)

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    Summer 1994 Issue #2 (pdf)

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    Spring 1994 Issue #1 (pdf)

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    Fall 1993 Issue #3 (pdf)

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    Summer 1993 Issue #2 (pdf)

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    Spring 1993 Issue #1 (pdf)

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    Fall 1992 Issue 2 #2 (pdf)

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    Fall 1991 Vol 1 #2 (pdf)

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    Winter 1991 Vol 2 #1 (pdf)

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    Spring 1991 Vol1 #1 (pdf)

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