Author Archive for Lookout Production
The Lookout Newspaper can trace its history back to April 1943 when CFB Esquimalt’s first newspaper was published. Since then, Lookout has grown into the award winning source for Pacific Navy News. Leading the way towards interactive social media reach, we are a community resource newspaper growing a world wide audience.
Maritime Explosive Ordnance Disposal High Altitude Mission with Parks Canada
A/ SLt Patrick Delisle, MARPAC PA — As the helicopter climbs above 2,000 metres, two Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Operators gaze out across the rugged peaks of the Rocky Mountains, the serene beauty in stark contrast with their dangerous mission ahead. For safety, one EOD Tech holds the C4 plastic explosives in his pack, while the […]
En souvenir du “duc chuchotant” Schiller un héros oublié de l’aviation canadienne
Kateryna Bandura, Contributeur Lookout — Un nouveau livre sur l’histoire militaire canadienne met en lumière la vie extraordinaire d’un pionnier de l’aviation canadienne dont les exploits audacieux et les contributions aux premiers vols ont largement disparu de la mémoire publique. L’ouvrage de Tom Douglas, Whispering Duke Schiller : Le pionnier de l’aviation […]
Remembering ‘Whispering Duke’ Schiller Canada’s forgotten aviation hero
Kateryna Bandura, Lookout Contributor — A new book in Canadian military history illuminates the extraordinary life of a Canadian aviation pioneer whose daring exploits and contributions to early flight have largely faded from public memory. Tom Douglas’ Whispering Duke Schiller: Canadian Aviation Pioneer resurrects the remarkable story of Clarence Alvin ‘Duke’ Schiller, a man whose aerial […]