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Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum

Location	John C. Munro International Airport on the outskirts of Hamilton, Ontario
Website	www.warplane.com

The Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum is a Canadian aviation museum located at the John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport near Hamilton, Ontario. The museum has 36 military jets, propeller-driven aircraft and helicopters on display.^[1]

Displayed is a collection of Canadian military aircraft, many in flying condition.^[2] The museum is also restoring several Second World War aircraft, including a Westland Lysander and a Bristol Bolingbroke.^[3] The flying collection performs at air shows and is made available for local flights by museum visitors.^[4]

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.^[5]

1 Founding and History
2 Collection
3 Images
4 Affiliations
5 See also
6 References
7 External links

[edit] Founding and History

The CWHM was founded in 1972 by Dennis J. Bradley, Alan Ness, Peter Matthews and John Weir (also one of the instigators of the Great Escape).^{[citation needed]}

On February 15, 1993, a fire destroyed one of the museum hangars.^[6] Destroyed in the fire were also the Hawker Hurricane, Grumman TBM Avenger, Auster, Stinson and Supermarine Spitfire. The current replacement structure was opened in 1996 and houses the entire museum.^{[citation needed]}

Prince Charles, as a member of the Canadian Royal Family, is the royal patron of the museum.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Collection

The museum's aircraft include:^[1]

[edit] Fighter aircraft

Fairey Firefly MK.6
Hawker Sea Fury

[edit] Trainers/transports

[edit] Jet fighters

[edit] Single engine trainers

[edit] Images

[edit] Affiliations

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

[edit] See also

Canadian Forces portal

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum (undated). "Canadian Military Aircraft From Then to Now". http://www.warplane.com/pages/aircraft.html. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
^ myHamilton.ca (undated). "Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum". http://www.myhamilton.ca/organizations/canadian-warplane-heritage-museum. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
^ Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum (August 2009). "Restoration Projects". http://www.warplane.com/pages/restoration.html. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
^ Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum (undated). "CWH 2011 Flying Schedule". http://www.warplane.com/pages/flying%20schedule.html. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
^ Ontario Plaque
^ John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport (undated). "Airport History". http://www.flyhi.ca/airport-information/airport-history/. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
^ Canadian Warplane Heritage (April 2009). "Latest acquisition by Canadian Warplane Heritage". http://www.warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?p=321872. Retrieved 2009-12-20.

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