by CAFM contributor | Dec 22, 2018 | Exhibits, News & Events, Posts
The First World War display has been of major interest to visitors of the Comox Air Force Museum during the last four years, and the recent armistice celebrations happening so close to Christmas brings to mind the celebrated soccer match of 25th December 1914. The...
by CAFM contributor | Dec 19, 2018 | Collections, Exhibits, News & Events, Posts
THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS Geoff, one of our volunteers, is an avid fan of the Illustrated London News, a popular exhibit in our Museum. In this post, he shares some background information with us: “The Comox Air Force Museum possesses a...
by Gary | Dec 17, 2018 | Collections, Exhibits, News & Events, Posts
This month I want to talk about the way news was spread during the war time period. Having read several newspapers of the time I found that they were matter of fact with lots of space given over to the positive stories that happened in that printing period. However,...
by Gary | Sep 26, 2018 | Aircraft, Collections, Exhibits, Gift Shop, News & Events, Photo Archives, Posts, Vehicles
In past posts, I have given general overviews on various topics. This was done in hopes that if a topic is found interesting, this encourages the reader to then look into topics much more closely. However, my last post on how allied airborne troops came about during...
by Val | Sep 6, 2018 | Aircraft, Exhibits, Heritage Air Park, Member Info, News & Events, Posts
Jon Ambler, our Museum’s Programme Manager and Volunteer Coordinator reflects on the process of getting the Y2K Spitfire to its current state and to bringing the aircraft “back home” to its beginnings: “We were all delighted to see the...
by Val | Sep 5, 2018 | Aircraft, Community Outreach, Exhibits, Heritage Air Park, Member Info, News & Events, Posts
When I spoke with Mike Forbes, one of our Museum volunteers, about the return of the Y2K Spitfire, I asked him how it felt. After all, he was so committed to the reconstruction, spent so many hours working on it, hoping for the opportunity for the aircraft to return....
The CAFM commemorates the role and history of 19 Wing (CFB/RCAF/RAF), documenting significant achievements in West Coast Military Aviation History.
Founded in 1982 as part of the Air Force Indoctrination School, CAFM was accredited as a stand-alone Canadian Forces Museum and officially opened its doors to the public on 12 September 1987.