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Originally Posted by oldE
We lived near CFB Greenwood in the last years of the Argus. They rattled the dishes in the cupboards as they flew the pattern. We got tours through both the Argus and the Aurora (Canadian version of the Orion) during air shows back in the day. Crews loved the old beasts.
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I rode a P-3 Orion from my squadron, VX-1, into CFB Greenwood in the late 1980's for a three day conference with the RCAF and Navy.
I remember nothing of the conference. What I do remember is learning how to play "Crud" at the O'Club in Greenwood, specifically "Combat Crud".
https://www.aewa.org/Library/crud2.html
https://lagliganabola.com/en/how-do-you-play-crud/
The Sweet Science with billiard balls.