Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum
49°54′14″N 99°56′33″W / 49.903786°N 99.942488°W
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| Location | Brandon, Manitoba |
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| Website | http://www.airmuseum.ca/ |
The Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum is an aviation museum located at Brandon Municipal Airport, Brandon, Manitoba. It is dedicated to the memory of the airmen from the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, who trained at World War II air stations across Canada. The museum is in stage 1 of redevelopment, which will see it restored to include the main hangar, medical building, chapel, H-hut aircrew barracks, motor pool building, canteen and interpretive center.
The museum contains several World War II aircraft, displays of navigation, pilot, bombardier, ground crew and transport equipment, various artifacts and a gift shop. The Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum is on the Canadian Register of Historic Places.[1]
Collection
Airplanes
| Plane | Serial |
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| Avro Anson | 12518 |
| Avro Anson | |
| Beechcraft Model 18 | |
| Bristol Bolingbroke | 9059 |
| Bristol Bolingbroke (located at Comfort Inn) | 9944 |
| Cessna Crane | |
| de Havilland Tiger Moth | |
| Fairchild Cornell | |
| Fleet Fort | |
| Hawker Hurricane | 5461 |
| North American Harvard | |
| Stinson 108 | |
| Westland Lysander (until 2003) |
Vehicles
| Vehicle | Type |
|---|---|
| 1940 Chrysler | staff car |
| 1940 Chevrolet | staff car |
| 1942 Ford | fuel tender |
| 1942 Ford 1/x ton | general service |
| 1944 Ford 6x6 | crash truck |
| Ford tractor | tow |
| Jeep | utility |
Gallery
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Bolingbroke at CATPM -
Westland Lysander at CATPM -
Fairchild Cornell at CATPM
Affiliations
The Museum is affiliated with: CMA, CHIN, and Virtual Museum of Canada.
See also
- Organization of Military Museums of Canada
- Military history of Canada
- History of the Royal Canadian Air Force
References
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