- National Air Force Museum of Canada
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Coordinates: 44°6′56.36″N 77°33′2.37″W / 44.1156556°N 77.5506583°W
National Air Force Museum of Canada 
National Air Force Museum of CanadaEstablished 1984 Location CFB Trenton in Trenton, Ontario Type Aviation museum Website www.airforcemuseum.ca 
National Air Force Museum of Canada exterior
Canadair CP-107 Argus at National Air Force Museum of CanadaThe National Air Force Museum of Canada, formerly known as the RCAF Memorial Museum, is an aviation museum dedicated to preserving the history of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) and is located on the west side of CFB Trenton in Trenton, Ontario.[1]
Opened April 30, 1984 on the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the RCAF, it is home to a large collection of RCAF aircraft and artifacts.
The museum is a permanent archive which collects, preserves and displays Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) memorabilia, photographs, paintings and documents as a lasting tribute and memorial to all the men and women who served our nation in the RCAF and its predecessor organizations. [2]
Contents
Collection
- Auster AOP6 VF-582 - trainer
- Avro Canada CF-100 774 Canuck - jet fighter
- Beech 23 Musketeer 213 - trainer
- Bell CH-118 Iroquois 101 - utility helicopter
- Bell CH 135 Twin Huey 135102 - utility helicopter
- Bell CH-136 Kiowa 136204 - observation and utility helicopter
- Boeing Vertol CH-113 Labrador 315 - SAR helicopter
- Burgess-Dunne (full scale model) - first aircraft in Canadian military service
- Canadair Argus 732 - transport and surveillance aircraft
- Canadair CF-5 116721 Freedom Fighter - jet fighter and trainer
- Canadair Sabre 23257 - jet fighter
- Canadair CF-104 Starfighter 104646 - jet strike/recon fighter and trainer
- Canadair CT-114 Tutor 114015 - trainer
- Canadair CT-133 Silver Star 435 - trainer, Early Warning, Target Towing
- Canadair CT-133 Silver Star 593 - (cut away) - trainer, Early Warning, Target Towing
- de Havilland Chipmunk WB550 - trainer
- Douglas C-47 Dakota 12963 - transport
- Grumman S-2 Tracker 1545 - Recon and ASW
- Handley Page Halifax NA 337 - A Mk VII - bomber
- Hawker Hunter J-4029 - bomber/jet fighter
- Hawker Hurricane V7287 (full scale model) - fighter
- Lockheed CC-130 Hercules 130314 - Transport
- McDonnell CF-101 Voodoo 101040 - jet fighter
- McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet 188911 - Fighter
- Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 776 - fighter
- SAGEM Sperwer 007 - UAV
- Supermarine Spitfire ML380 (full scale model) - fighter
Memorials
There are 29 memorials and cairns dedicated to RCAF squadrons and units:
- No. 6 Group RCAF
- No. 6 Repair Depot
- 405 Squadron
- 407 Demon Squadron
- 408 Squadron
- 413 Squadron
- 424 Squadron
- 426 Squadron
- 429 Squadron
- 431 Squadron
- 434 Squadron
- 435 Squadron
- 436 Squadron
- 437 Squadron
- 438 Squadron
- AWFP Association
- RCAF and Allied Forces Bomber Command
- Burma Bomber Association
- Dodo Birds - ex RCAF Flight Sergeants
- RCAF Fighter Pilots Association
- Canadian Military Flight Engineers Association
- Jewish Memorial
- Loadmaster Memorial
- RCAF Meteorologists
- Mobile Support Equipment
- Para Rescue Association of Canada
- RCAF Police
- Sabre Pilots I Air Division
- Workshop Machinists
- Non-Destructive Testing
- 306 Maple Leaf Wing RCAFA
Affiliations
The museum is affiliated with: CMA, CHIN, OMMC and Virtual Museum of Canada.
See also
References
- ^ The National Air Force Museum of Canada (2010). "The National Air Force Museum of Canada - formerly known as the RCAF Memorial Museum". http://airforcemuseum.ca/en/the-collection/museum-history. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
- ^ A-AD-266-000/AG-001 Canadian Forces Museums –Operations and Administration 2002-04-03
External links
- National Air Force Museum of Canada
- History of the Canadian Forces Museums 1919-2004
- Photos of the museum collection
- Photos of the museum collection
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Canada Command • Canadian Expeditionary Force Command • Canadian Operational Support Command • Canadian Special Operations Forces Command • Reserve Force
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Chief of the Air Staff · Installations · List of aircraft
History: Canadian Aviation Corps (1914-1915) · Canadian Air Force (1918-1920) · Canadian Air Force (1920-1924) · Royal Canadian Air Force (1924-present)
Snowbirds · List of Wings 1 Wing Kingston · 3 Wing Bagotville · 4 Wing Cold Lake · 5 Wing Goose Bay · 8 Wing Trenton · 9 Wing Gander · 12 Wing Shearwater · 14 Wing Greenwood
15 Wing Moose Jaw · 16 Wing Borden · 17 Wing Winnipeg · 19 Wing Comox · 22 Wing North Bay - List of Squadrons
Training: Canadian Forces School of Aerospace Technology and Engineering
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