Alberta Aviation Museum
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  Location in Edmonton | |
| Location | 11410 Kingsway, Edmonton, Alberta |
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| Coordinates | 53°33′57″N 113°31′2″W / 53.56583°N 113.51722°W |
| Type | Aviation museum |
| Website | Alberta Aviation Museum |
The Alberta Aviation Museum is a museum in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is located on-site at the former Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport on the southwest corner of the field (11410 Kingsway Avenue).[1][2]
The museum operates daily except for Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day.[3]
History
The Alberta Aviation Museum hangar is the last remaining example of a 'double-double' Second World War British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) hangar. These hangars, built for the BCATP across Canada, were made of pre-cut wooden timbers of British Columbia fir. They could be built as single units, double units, and the 'double-double' which is four units.[4][5]
Built in 1940 after 3 double hangars for RCAF Station Edmonton, it was originally opened 5 October 1940 as No. 2 Air Observers School (AOS) under the command of Wop May. After the USA entered the Second World War the airport was used to service United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) aircraft heading to Alaska until the new USAAF base that was to become CFB Namao (now CFB Edmonton) opened outside of Edmonton and absorbed some of the traffic. Postwar the museum hangar was used by No. 418 (City of Edmonton) Reserve Squadron, Pacific Western Airlines and for Distant Early Warning Line (DEW Line) construction before becoming a car dealership in the late 1960s.[4][5]
Known in Edmonton as "The Hangar on Kingsway", it has been designated 'M' Hangar, Hangar #6 and later Building #14 by the Edmonton City Airport. It is now a designated municipal and provincial historic site.[4][5]
Current
With the closure of the city centre airport the fate of the museum was, for a time, uncertain. However, since that time the building has been designated as a municipal and provincial historic resource. The Alberta Aviation Museum, now recognized by the Alberta Museums Association, will remain in its current location and act as a community fixture for the new residential neighbourhood, Blatchford.[6][7][8]
The museum hosts several groups including the 504 Blatchford Field Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Cadets,[9] the 180 (20th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA) Royal Canadian Army Cadets,[10] #700 (Edmonton) Wing - Air Force Association of Canada[11] and 418 (City of Edmonton) Squadron Association.[12]
Displays
- Avro Anson Mk II[13][14]
- Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck[15][16]
- Barkley-Grow T8P-1[17]
- Beechcraft Model 18, registration C-FRSX[18][19][20]
- Bell 47G[21]
- Boeing 737-200 in Pacific Western Airlines (PWA) livery C-GIPW (Fleet #745)[20][22][23][24]
- BOMARC missile, one of only two in Canada[25]
- Canadair CL-13 Sabre MK I[26][27]
- Canadair CT-133 Silver Star[28][29]
- Cranwell CLA.4[30][31]
- Curtiss 1918 'Stinson Special', a replica of the aircraft made by Glenn Curtiss for Katherine Stinson[32]
- de Havilland DH 82C Tiger Moth[33]
- de Havilland Mosquito MK B35[34][35]
- de Havilland Vampire Trainer, on loan from Joe McBryan of Buffalo Airways[36]
- ERCO Ercoupe
- Fairchild 71C "CF-ATZ", a bush plane used in the filming of Captains of the Clouds[37][38]
- Fleet Canuck[39]
- Lockheed TF-104G Starfighter[40]
- McDonnell CF-101 Voodoo[41][42][43]
- Noorduyn Norseman MK V[44][45]
- North American B-25J Mitchell[46][47]
- Sindlinger Hurricane, 5/8 scale Hawker Hurricane in storage, registration C-GHHB[20]
- Stinson Reliant SR9FM, under restoration, registration C-FOAY[48][20]
- Vickers Viking MK IV, replica[49]
- Waco Aircraft Company Model UIC cabin aircraft[50][51]
- Westland Lysander, 2/3 scale flying replica on loan to Bomber Command Museum of Canada
Transport Canada also list a Kelly-D with the registration C-FAPD.[20]
Affiliations
The museum is affiliated with:Alberta Museums Association, Canadian Aeronautical Preservation Association, Canadian Museums Association, Canadian Heritage Information Network, Edmonton Heritage Council and Virtual Museum of Canada.
References
- ↑ Alberta Aviation Museum
- ↑ Location
- ↑ Admission and Hours
- 1 2 3 British Commonwealth Training Air Training Plan Hangar
- 1 2 3 Hangar #14
- ↑ Blatchford
- ↑ Future of Alberta Aviation Museum up in the air as City Centre Airport closure date nears
- ↑ Redesign of Edmonton's Alberta Aviation Museum taking off
- ↑ 504 Blatchford Field Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Cadets
- ↑ Alberta Army Cadet League Locations
- ↑ #700 (Edmonton) Wing - Air Force Association of Canada
- ↑ The Edmonton Aviation Heritage Society Centre at Blatchfort Field
- ↑ Avro Anson II (1937)
- ↑ The Anson
- ↑ Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck (1952)
- ↑ The CF-100
- ↑ Barkley-Grow T8P (1937)
- ↑ Beech D18S-3NM Expeditor (1952)
- ↑ The Beech 18
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: Quick Search Result for Alberta Aviation Museum Association". Transport Canada. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
- ↑ Bell 47G (1970)
- ↑ Boeing 737-200 now off site (1972)
- ↑ Old pictures of the museum's 737.
- ↑ History of GIPW at Transport Canada.
- ↑ Boeing CIM-10B BOMARC (1958)
- ↑ Canadair CL-13 Sabre I
- ↑ The Sabre
- ↑ Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (1952)
- ↑ The Silver Star
- ↑ Cranwell CLA.4 (1927)
- ↑ The museum's Cranwell
- ↑ Curtiss Stinson Special (1918)
- ↑ De Havilland Canada Tiger Moth (1938)
- ↑ De Havilland Mosquito B.35 (representing FB.VI) (1943)
- ↑ The Mosquito
- ↑ De Havilland Australia Vampire T.35 (1964)
- ↑ Fairchild 71c (1933)
- ↑ The Fairchild 71
- ↑ Fleet 80 Canuck
- ↑ Old pictures of the museum's F-104 in Dutch service.
- ↑ McDonnell CF-101 Voodoo (1957)
- ↑ The Voodoo on the ground
- ↑ The Voodoo on the pedestal
- ↑ Noorduyn Norseman (1943)
- ↑ The Norseman
- ↑ North American Aircraft B-25J Mitchell (1943)
- ↑ "B-25 Mitchell/44-30791"
- ↑ Stinson SR-9 Reliant (1938)
- ↑ Vickers Viking IV (1923)
- ↑ Waco UIC (1933)
- ↑ The Waco
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