870 Naval Air Squadron, also known as VF-870, was a squadron of the Royal Canadian Navy. It was formed when 803 Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy was renumbered to 870 NAS on 1 May 1951. It operate
Four McDonnell F2H-3 Banshees of VF-870 in flight over HMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22), in the late 1950s.
Shearwater Heliport, formerly known as Canadian Forces Base Shearwater and commonly referred to as CFB Shearwater and formerly named HMCS Shearwater, is a Canadian Forces facility located 4.5 nautical