by Bobbi | Oct 20, 2018 | Aircraft, Heritage Air Park, News & Events
It was a cloudy, damp day on Saturday, September 22nd, but the Heritage Team had the Argus ready for visitors. 407 Sqn had requested that the aircraft be opened up as one of their events for their Family Day activities. As a part of Sqn history, 407 Sqn members and...
by Val | Sep 12, 2018 | Community Outreach, Gift Shop, Heritage Air Park, Member Info, News & Events, Posts
It’s that time of year… mid-September… your out-of-town visitors have gone home… your kids and grandkids are back in school… perhaps you’ve just retired… perhaps you’re feeling at loose ends… perhaps you need a bit...
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....
by Val | Sep 4, 2018 | Aircraft, Community Outreach, Exhibits, Heritage Air Park, Links, Member Info, News & Events, Posts
As mentioned in my previous post, Mike Forbes worked on the Spitfire Project, giving so much of his time and energy to the tasks needed… during those years, there were many fund raising activities, many visitors to the project, many committed volunteers...
by Val | Aug 30, 2018 | Aircraft, Heritage Air Park, Member Info, News & Events, Posts
This is Mel (centre in photo), a volunteer here at the Museum and Chair of Collections Management. Mel spent many hours watching the Y2K Spitfire while it was here. He took an amazing number of photos that we’re able to share with you. These are the...
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.