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National Air Force Museum of Canada

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Established
  
1984

Website
  
www.airforcemuseum.ca

Province
  
Ontario

Type
  
Aviation museum

Phone
  
+1 613-965-7223

National Air Force Museum of Canada

Location
  
CFB Trenton in Trenton, Ontario

Address
  
220 RCAF Rd, Astra, ON K0K 3W0, Canada

Hours
  
Closed today TuesdayClosedWednesday10AM–5PMThursday10AM–5PMFriday10AM–5PMSaturday10AM–5PMSunday10AM–5PMMondayClosedSuggest an edit

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National air force museum of canada


The 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.

Contents

Opened April 1, 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.

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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
  • Boeing 720
  • 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, Electronic Warfare, Target Towing
  • Canadair CT-133 Silver Star 593 - (cut away) - trainer, Electronic Warfare, 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 130313 - 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.

    References

    National Air Force Museum of Canada Wikipedia