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Argus: the Aircraft with a Thousand Eyes Newsletter of the Royal United Services Institute of Vancouver Island ... 1 Volume 44, Number 2 – Second quarter 2012 RUSI Newsletter of the Royal United Services Institute of Vancouver Island Founded 1927 Patron The Honourable Steven L. Point, OBC Argus: The Aircraft with a Thousand Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia Eyes – Theme Aircraft for the RCAF’s th Board of Directors 88 Anniversary President BGen (Ret) D Macnamara, OMM CD Vice President Col (Ret) W Weston, CD Immediate Past President As in the previous 30 years in Named after the Greek mythologi- Cdr (Ret) WE Macdonald, OMM CD Borden, a theme aircraft was se- cal character Argus - who was Treasurer Cdr (Ret) WE Macdonald, OMM CD lected for this year's anniversary said to have a thousand eyes, the Secretary of the Royal Canadian Air CP-107 Argus was designed Maj (Ret) G Del Villano, OMM, CD Naval Directors Force, a tradition that intends around the airframe of the Bristol Cdr (Ret) WE Macdonald, OMM CD not only to highlight the aircraft Army Directors Britannia airliner. Built by Cana- MGen (Ret) E S Fitch, OMM,MSM,CD itself, but also to give recogni- dair in Montreal, it was intro- Col (Ret) G Lake, OMM CD Maj (Ret) G. Del Villano, OMM, CD tion to the Canadians who flew duced into RCAF service in 1957. Maj (Ret) T Body CD and maintained it. For this Considered at the time the most Air Force Directors Col (Ret) W Weston CD RCAF 88th Anniversary, the technologically advanced anti- BGen (Ret) D Macnamara, OMM CD Canadair CP-107 Argus was se- submarine warfare aircraft in the Maj (Ret) Luc Caron, CD Directors at Large lected, as this year marks the world, it was powered by four BGen (Ret) M Ramsbottom, CD 30th anniversary of its retire- LCol (Ret) J Bishop, CD huge Wright R-3350 engines, and Maj (Ret) L Caron, CD ment from CF service. featured two large bomb bays that Ms P Skippon Outreach Coordinator could handle homing torpedoes, BGen (Ret) D Macnamara, OMM CD The story of the Argus finds its bombs or depth charges. It also Membership Director/Chairman LCol Clive Caton, CD roots in the Battle of the Atlantic had a 70-million candlepower RUSI Newsletter during the Second World War, search light mounted on the wing Editor: Capt (Ret) LE Triplett Publisher: LCol (Ret) CL Cotter, CD when allied forces realized the to help with identification of sur- need for a very long range, anti face vessels at night. Loaded with Published quarterly for distribution to the members of the RUSI of submarine patrol aircraft that state-of-the-art detection tools, it Vancouver Island Suggestions could reach and patrol the mid- are encouraged. was easily recognizable by its ob- The RUSI-VI Office is located at: Atlantic. The role was first filled vious external features that in- Bay Street Armoury by the B-24 Liberator until the cluded a large radome holding a 715 Bay Street, end of the war, but soon Canada Victoria, BC V8T 1R1 radar antenna under its chin, and Email: was in need of a modern subma- an 18-foot tail boom to isolate [email protected] rine hunter that could face a fast magnetic sensors away from the Web site: http://rusiviccda.org growing Soviet submarine fleet. aircraft. Webmaster: Capt DA Booker Perhaps something like... the Ar- See the RUSI Calendar of Events gus! With a flight crew of eight and an on page 8. Volume 44, Number 2 – Second Quarter 2012 additional seven sensor operators, the aircraft and her crew have done during Operation Car- flew missions often in excess of 20 hours. In Oc- ibbe demonstrates Canada’s commitments tober 1959, an Argus from 405 Maritime Patrol made during the North American Leaders Squadron made Canadian aviation history by fly- Summit,” said the Honourable Peter MacKay, ing the longest non-stop flight up to that day, a Minister of National Defence. “Canada is de- record-breaking 4,570 miles from Hawaii to voted to contributing more to the security of North Bay. Throughout the Cold War, the RCAF the hemisphere, and countering criminal activ- fleet of Argus made a tremendous contribution to ities and other threats in the region. The efforts the strategic maritime balance by conducting anti by our CF members to disrupt illicit trafficking -submarine patrols for NATO in Canada's area of operations in the Caribbean will help to ensure responsibility. During the 1962 Cuban Missile the safety of Canadians and our borders.” Ini- crisis, RCAF Argus typically flew six hours out tiated on January 15, 2012, Op Martillo is co- to their patrol area in the Atlantic, stood eight ordinated by the Joint Interagency Task Force hours "on station" patrolling their area, before South (JIATF South), a subordinate command making the six-hour return flight home - although of U.S. Southern Command, which is based in their key contribution to the operation was never Florida. JIATF South is a U.S. national task publicly acknowledged. force responsible for conducting interagency and international detection and monitoring op- Over a period of more than two decades, the Ar- erations, and facilitating the interdiction of il- gus was flown and maintained by crews from licit trafficking of drugs, weapons, money and 404, 405, 407, 415 and 449 Squadrons, mostly people. out of Greenwood, N.S., Comox, B.C., and “This operation is designed to deny transna- Summerside, P.E.I. It was replaced in its mari- tional criminal organizations air and maritime time patrol role by the CP-140 Aurora in 1981 access to the littoral regions of the Central American isthmus,” said Lieutenant-General The Maple Leaf, MWO Normand Marion, Mar 22, 2012 Walt Semianiw, Commander of Canada Com- mand, “We are committed to working with our western hemisphere and European partners, RCN participates in and successfully disrupting illicit trafficking operations in the region.” International Throughout the course of this mission, HMCS Counter-Narcotics Op St. John's, its helicopter and crews will pro- vide surveillance, detection and monitoring of potential vessels of interest during counter- drug surveillance and U.S. Coast Guard led HMCS St. John’s, and its ship-borne CH-124 law-enforcement interdiction operations. Sea King helicopter, are participating in Opera- “The efforts of HMCS St. John’s and her crew tion Caribbe. It represents the Canadian will directly lead to the interruption of some Forces’ contribution to Op Martillo, a bi- illicit drugs destined for our shores. These are national joint interagency and multinational tangible results that will be felt in the commu- collaborative effort among western hemisphere nities of Canada and its allies,” said Vice- and European nations to counter illicit traffick- Admiral Paul Maddison, Commander of the ing in the Caribbean Basin. Royal Canadian Navy. “These are outcomes “The tremendous work that HCMS St. John’s Newsletter of the Royal United Services Institute of Vancouver Island ... 3 we can all be proud of.” with a L115A3 rifle. The weapon is us- Every year, under the coordination of JIATF es .338 Lapua Magnum cartridges. The Ca- South, partner nations intercept and seize mil- nadian records were fired with.50BMG lions of dollars in illicit drugs, and play a major rounds. role in suppressing trafficking in international The L115A3 .338 is a bolt action, detacha- waters and airspace. Op Caribbe helps to ble magazine-fed, precision rifle. strengthen international partnerships, builds But it doesn’t come cheap. News reports put partnership capacity, and demonstrates our re- the rifle at around $25,000. But if you put it gional commitment to combatting transnational in the right hands and it can hit a sized tar- criminal organizations. The CF has participated get from 4500 feet. More importantly, even in Op Caribbe since November 2006. at extreme range, the bullet retains its pow- This is HMCS St. John’s second participation in er, hitting with more force than a .44 Mag- Op Caribbe. In 2011, it assisted in the recovery num at 25 feet. of a sunken self-propelled semi-submersible ve- “It was just unlucky for the Taliban that hicle carrying drugs, and used its helicopter to conditions were so good and we could see medically evacuate an injured U.S. Coast Guard them so clearly. We saw two insurgents sailor to Honduras. The Maple Leaf, April 16, 2012 running through its courtyard, one in a black dishdasha, and one in green. They came forward carrying a PKM machine Canadian Combat gun, set it up and opened fire on the com- Sniper Record Broken mander’s wagon. The first round hit a ma- chine gunner in the stomach and killed him outright. He went straight down and didn’t A British Army soldier by the name of Cor- move. The second insurgent grabbed the poral Craig Harrison, of the Household Cav- weapon and turned as my second shot hit alry, set a new record for the longest shot in him in the side. He went down, too. They combat. Twice. Cpl. Harrison fired two were both dead." shots at Taliban machine gunners in Af- Cpl. Harrison had a memorable tour of du- ghanistan . They were confirmed via GPS to ty, making the two impossible shots, having be 8,120 feet from Cpl Harrison's position. a bullet deflect off his helmet, and surviving That is more than a mile and a half. To an IED blast that broke both of his arms. He make it even more astounding, the range is reportedly healing well, and has returned was almost 3,000 feet beyond what is con- to duty.
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