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DETAILS Manufacturer:Canadair licence-built version of Bristol Britannia Designation: CP-107 Model No: CL-20 Marks: Mk I, II Role: ASW TOS: 1957 SOS: 1982 No: 33 Comox Squadron/Unit Use: 407 Sqn Service: RCAF & CF SPECIFICATIONS Crew / Passengers:15: Three Pilots, two Flight Engineers, four Navigators, six Observers (post 1968) Powerplant: four 3,400 bhp (without ADI) Wright Model 981 TC18EA1 Turbo-Compound Cyclone R3350 engines Performance:
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Armament: 8,000 lbs of torpedos, bombs, depth charges, mines, etc Original Cost: $5,513,000 |
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The Canadian-built, Canadair Argus was a unique hybrid that employed the wings, tail surfaces and undercarriage of the British designed Britannia transport, married to a completely new unpressurized fuselage of Canadian design and equipped with different American-designed engines.
One of the most effective anti-submarine warfare aircraft of it’s day, the Argus was a mainstay for the RCAF in the maritime role. The principal difference between the Mark I and Mark II was primarily in the different navigation, communication and tactical electronic equipment fitted internally. Externally, the Mk II exhibited a redesigned smaller nose radome and additional ECM antennae above the fuselage. Here in Comox, the Argus replaced the Lancaster and Neptune aircraft types previously flown by 407 Sqn, the Demons. Eventually, the Argus was itself to be replaced by the current CP-140 Aurora aircraft.
