by Val | Feb 1, 2019 | Aircraft, Books, Collections, News & Events, Posts
Looking for a new read? We recently acquired these three titles for our Museum Library: Check out Larry Milberry and Hugh Halliday’s latest, Aviation in Canada – Fighter Pilots and Observers 1915 – 1939. This is “… a new look at...
by Val | Jan 7, 2019 | Books, Collections, News & Events, Posts
It’s that time of year ~ the holiday season is behind us… winter surrounds us… what to do? Look for a good book and curl up and read! Love the Air Force? Love hockey? Then this is a must read! Against All Odds, The Untold Story of Canada’s...
by Val | Sep 14, 2018 | Aircraft, Books, Collections, Links, News & Events, Posts
“Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.” —British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill Battle of Britain Sunday in Canada is on September 16th. It is a day set aside to honour the courage of those...
by Val | Sep 10, 2018 | Aircraft, Books, Collections, Links, News & Events, Posts
Spitfire Fever is slowly passing… How about a change of pace? Perhaps a little Fall Reading? The Avro Arrow is always a popular topic here at the Museum… It’s natural for our visitors to “talk aircraft” with us when they come into our...
by Val | Sep 3, 2018 | Aircraft, Books, News & Events, Posts
September 3rd marks the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic. “The Battle of the Atlantic was Canada’s longest military engagement of the Second World War, lasting from September 1939 to May 1945. This battle was bravely fought by the men...
by Val | Aug 21, 2018 | Aircraft, Books, Collections, News & Events, Posts
The Y2K Spitfire left Monday… Still got Spitfire Fever? A section of our Research Library houses books about Spitfires. Some of the titles you might be interested in reading include: The Spitfire Story by Alfred Price – the author points out that...