Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada explained

Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada
Map Type:Manitoba
Former Name:Western Canada Aviation Museum
Location:Winnipeg, Manitoba
Type:Aviation museum
President:Terry Slobodian
Ceo:Terry Slobodian
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The Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada (formerly the Western Canada Aviation Museum) is a museum in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The museum opened to the public in its new location on 21 May 2022.[1]

History

The Western Canada Aviation Museum was incorporated in 1974.[2] In November of that year, it put forward an application to the federal government for a grant to set up a 19abbr=onNaNabbr=on site at St. Andrews Airport.[3] However, the museum ended up in downtown Winnipeg near the Manitoba Museum of Man and Nature.[4] By the next year, the museum had 25 military and civilian aircraft in its collection.[5] In the mid-1980s, the museum moved to a former Trans Canada Air Lines and Transair hangar, T-2, at Winnipeg International Airport.[6]

The museum developed a master plan for a new facility in 2013 with the design firm Reich&Petch.[7]

The museum received the Royal designation on December 19, 2014, to become the Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada.[8]

The museum closed its Ferry Road site in October 2018 after the lease on the hangar expired. However, following a grant from the federal government in July 2019, construction of a new 86000square feet museum building began in May 2020.[9] [10] [11] By November that year, construction was more than half complete,[12] and construction of the facility was completed on August 4, 2021.[13]

Exhibits

The museum has a large hangar floor, and a mezzanine with a view of the adjacent Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport runways. Aircraft are displayed on the floor and suspended from the ceiling, and include one-of-a-kind aircraft, military jets, bush planes, and commercial aircraft. Exhibits are clustered in zones representing different aspects of aviation history, such as Canadian Innovation, Northern Connections, and Military Skies. Interactive displays such as Experience Flight and the Mechanics Workshop present a hands-on educational experience.

Collection

The museum's collection includes over 90 historic aircraft, 70,000 artifacts, texts, and photographs.[14]

Archives and library

The comprehensive aviation reference library housed at the museum is one of the largest in the country, with holdings of books, magazines, technical manuals, and drawings, as well as some 40,000 photographs, films, and audiotapes, many of which cannot be found anywhere else.[57]

One item in the archives is a rare, five-minute film of Amelia Earhart embarking on her solo trans-Atlantic flight from Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, on May 21, 1932.

The library is open to the public on an appointment basis and photos, films, and audiotapes are loaned or copied on request.

Recovery and restoration

The museum has an active Restoration Department and has returned many damaged aircraft to full display condition. A team of volunteers completed a full-scale replica of a Canadian Vickers Vedette Mark V (CF-MAG) aircraft in May 2002.

The museum has facilitated the recovery of several aircraft, including the "Ghost of Charron Lake" - a Fokker Standard Universal that has taken more than 30 years to locate. It is displayed as it appeared at the bottom of the lake.

Affiliations

The museum is affiliated with the Canadian Museums Association, Canadian Heritage Information Network, and the Virtual Museum of Canada.

See also

References

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. https://royalaviationmuseum.com/ Home
  2. Ogden 1986, p. 26.
  3. News: Canada's First Helicopter. November 12, 1974. Winnipeg Free Press. 3.
  4. News: Love . Myron . Winnipeg aviation museum begins construction of new facility amidst COVID-19 . 28 November 2020 . Journal of Commerce . 8 June 2020.
  5. News: Western Canada Aviation Museum. July 25, 1975. Winnipeg Free Press. 14.
  6. Web site: A fond farewell to Hangar T-2 . Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada . 28 November 2020 . 25 March 2019.
  7. Web site: Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada . Reich&Petch . 28 November 2020.
  8. Web site: A Royal Designation for Aviation Museum . Western Canada Aviation Museum . 27 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141220172741/http://www.wcam.mb.ca/5275/a-royal-designation-for-aviation-museum . 20 December 2014.
  9. News: Construction on new Winnipeg aviation museum cleared for takeoff with federal funding . 27 November 2020 . CBC . 23 July 2019.
  10. News: Dawkins . Glen . Western Canada aviation museum ready to take flight . 28 November 2020 . Winnipeg Sun . 24 July 2019.
  11. News: Construction begins on Royal Aviation Museum . 28 November 2020 . Winnipeg Sun . 2 May 2020.
  12. News: Construction more than half complete for Royal Aviation Museum . 27 November 2020 . Skies . 26 November 2020.
  13. Web site: One of Canada's largest collections of aviation history coming to life at YWG . www.waa.ca . 14 December 2021.
  14. Web site: 2021-02-01. Our Museum - Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada. 2021-12-26. royalaviationmuseum.com. en-CA.
  15. Web site: Avro Canuck, CF 100 . Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada . 27 November 2020 . 20 June 2011.
  16. Web site: Avro Canada Avrocar . Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada . 27 November 2020 . 23 June 2011.
  17. Web site: Beech Musketeer, CAF 134235 . Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada . 27 November 2020 . 25 June 2011.
  18. Web site: Beech Expeditor, RCAF 1477 . Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada . 27 November 2020 . 25 June 2011.
  19. Web site: Bellanca Aircruiser, CF-AWR . Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada . 27 November 2020 . 22 July 2011.
  20. Web site: Bristol Freighter, CF-WAE . Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada . 27 November 2020 . 25 June 2011.
  21. Web site: Airframe Dossier - Bristol Freighter 31, s/n 9699 RCAF, c/n 13219, c/r CF-WAE . Aerial Visuals . 28 November 2020.
  22. Web site: Packing up the RAMWC . Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada . 27 November 2020 . 3 April 2019.
  23. Web site: Sabre F-86 MK6, 1815 . Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada . 27 November 2020 . 25 June 2011.
  24. Web site: T-33 Silver Star, RCAF 21075 . Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada . 27 November 2020 . 25 June 2011.
  25. Web site: Canadair Tutor . Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada . 27 November 2020 . 18 November 2015.
  26. Web site: Vickers Vedette, CF-MAG . Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada . 27 November 2020 . 24 June 2011.
  27. Web site: Article: Vedette–Return of a Classic . Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada . 28 November 2020 . 18 December 2012.
  28. Web site: Junkers JU-52/1M, CF-ARM . Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada . 27 November 2020 . 26 June 2011.
  29. Web site: Winnipeg - Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada . SpottingMode . 28 November 2020 . 1 September 2017.
  30. Web site: Fox Moth, CF-BNP . Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada . 27 November 2020 . 6 July 2011.
  31. Web site: Article: Red and Shiny Wins . Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada . 28 November 2020 . 25 August 2016.
  32. Web site: de Havilland DH-82C Tiger Moth, CF-COU . Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada . 27 November 2020 . 25 June 2011.
  33. Web site: de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, C-FMAA . Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada . 27 November 2020 . 25 June 2011.
  34. Web site: Aird . Neil . 1500 . DHC-2.com . 28 November 2020.
  35. Web site: Fairchild 71C, CF-AKT . Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada . 27 November 2020 . 22 July 2015.
  36. Web site: Airframe Dossier - Fairchild F-11, c/n 2, c/r C-GCYV . Aerial Visuals . 27 November 2020.
  37. Web site: Fairchild Super 71, CF-AUJ . Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada . 27 November 2020 . 25 June 2011.
  38. Web site: Fokker Standard Universal, G-CAJD . Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada . 27 November 2020 . 25 June 2011.
  39. Web site: Fokker Super Universal, CF-AAM . Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada . 27 November 2020 . 7 June 2013.
  40. Meal, Xavier. "Return Of The Super Universal". Aeroplane, Volume 29, Issue 6, 2001.
  41. Web site: Froebe Helicopter . Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada . 27 November 2020 . 25 June 2011.
  42. Web site: Froebe Ornithopter . Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada . 27 November 2020 . 25 June 2011.
  43. Web site: Heath Parasol . Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada . 27 November 2020 . 6 July 2011.
  44. Web site: Kolb Flyer . Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada . 27 November 2020 . 26 June 2011.
  45. Web site: Lockheed 10A Electra, CF-TCC . Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada . 27 November 2020 . 26 June 2011.
  46. Web site: Airframe Dossier - Lockheed L-10A Electra, s/n 1528 RCAF, c/n 1064, c/r CF-HED . Aerial Visuals . 28 November 2020.
  47. Web site: Royal Air Canada celebrates 85 years, donates aircraft from original fleet to museum . Pax News . 14 October 2022.
  48. Web site: Voodoo, CF-101 . Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada . 27 November 2020 . 21 June 2011.
  49. Web site: Airframe Dossier - McDonnell CF-101 Voodoo, s/n 101034 CAF, c/n 540 . Aerial Visuals . 28 November 2020.
  50. Web site: Airframe Dossier - Noorduyn Norseman IVW, s/n 2456 RCAF, c/n 029, c/r CF-BTC . Aerial Visuals . Aerial Visuals . 27 November 2020.
  51. Web site: Harvard . Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada . 28 November 2020 . 6 July 2011.
  52. Web site: Airframe Dossier - North American NA-64 Yale, s/n 3430 RCAF . Aerial Visuals . 28 November 2020.
  53. Web site: Stinson SR-8CM Reliant, CF-AZV . Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada . 27 November 2020 . 26 June 2011.
  54. Web site: Vickers Viscount . Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada . 27 November 2020 . 26 June 2011.
  55. Web site: Blampied . Geoff . Viscount c/n 279 . Vickers Viscount Network . 28 November 2020.
  56. Web site: WACO, CF-AYS . Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada . 27 November 2020 . 6 July 2011.
  57. Ogden 1986, p. 27.

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