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www.warplane.com

Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum

Location
  
John C. Munro International Airport in Hamilton, Ontario

The Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum is a Canadian aviation museum located at the John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport in Hamilton, Ontario. The museum has 36 military jets, propeller-driven aircraft and helicopters on display.

Contents

Displayed is a collection of Canadian military aircraft, many in flying condition. The museum is also restoring several Second World War and Cold War aircraft, including a TBM Avenger a De Havilland Canada built S-2 Tracker and a Bristol Bolingbroke. The flying collection performs at air shows and is made available for local flights by museum visitors.

The Avro Lancaster flown by the museum is one of only two airworthy Lancasters in the world. Known as the Mynarski Memorial Lancaster in honour of Pilot Officer Andrew Charles Mynarski, it is painted in the markings of his aircraft. An Ontario Historical Plaque near the entrance commemorates Eileen Vollick's role in Ontario's heritage as Canada's first licensed female pilot.

History

On February 15, 1993, a fire destroyed one of the museum hangars. Destroyed in the fire were also the Hawker Hurricane, Grumman TBM Avenger, Auster, Stinson 105 and Supermarine Spitfire.

Collection

The museum's aircraft include:

Fighter aircraft

  • Fairey Firefly MK.6
  • Hawker Hurricane (Replica)
  • Supermarine Spitfire Mk.XVI

    • Trainers/transports

  • Avro Anson V
  • Beech D18S Expeditor
  • Cessna T50 Crane
  • Douglas DC-3
  • Douglas C-47 Dakota
  • Noorduyn Norseman
  • Stinson Voyager (Model 105)

    • Jet fighters

  • Canadair CF-104 Starfighter
  • Canadair CT-133 Silver Star
  • De Havilland Vampire
  • Canadair CF-104D Starfighter
  • McDonnell CF-101B Voodoo
  • Canadair CF-5 Freedom Fighter
  • Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck
  • Canadair Sabre

    • Bombers

  • Avro Lancaster - ex-RCAF BXFM213 is one of two airworthy left in the world
  • Consolidated PBY-5A Canso
  • Bristol Bolingbroke
  • North American B-25J-35NC Mitchell 45-8883
  • TBM Avenger

    • Anti-submarine

  • Grumman CSF-2 Tracker

    • Observation

  • Westland Lysander III
  • Auster AOP.6
  • L-19 Bird Dog

    • Single engine trainers

  • Boeing Stearman PT-17 Kaydet Two are now in the collection - one in RCAF markings, one in USAAF markings
  • de Havilland DHC-1 Chipmunk In RCAF markings
  • de Havilland 82C Tiger Moth
  • Fairchild PT-26B Cornell Two are now in the collection - one in RCAF markings, one in RNoAF markings
  • Fleet Finch
  • Fleet 21K
  • Fleet 60K Fort Two are now in the collection - both in RCAF markings, one is flown regularly, the other has only been restored on one half to give visitors an idea of the task faced in restoring an old aircraft.
  • North American Harvard 4 Two are now in the collection - both in RCAF markings
  • North American NA-64 Yale Two are now in the collection - both in RCAF markings
  • Beechcraft CT-134 Musketeer
  • Nanchang CJ-6

    • Affiliations

    The Museum is affiliated with: CMA, CHIN, OMMC and Virtual Museum of Canada.

    References

    Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum Wikipedia
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