by Gary | May 29, 2019 | Community Outreach, Member Info, News & Events, Posts
The posting this month is not from our gallery but from our theatre. Throughout the summer, the museum will be showing some classic war movies. On June 01/19 we will be presenting the story of Douglas Bader, one of Britain’s great fighter pilots of World...
by Val | May 27, 2019 | Community Outreach, Member Info, News & Events, Posts
Our Museum will be hosting its annual Garage Sale on Saturday, June 8th from 9:00 a.m. till 1:00 p.m. Our parking lot will be closed for this event; please park across the street in the Canex parking area.
by Val | May 26, 2019 | Collections, Community Outreach, Exhibits, Member Info, News & Events, Posts
BC MUSEUMS WEEK invited all of us to have important conversations about museums, particularly about our Museum. Why are museums important? How is our Museum of value to one of our volunteers? How has our Museum had meaning for our visitors? What do museums mean to...
by Carol Popkin | May 24, 2019 | Collections, Community Outreach, Heritage Air Park, Member Info, News & Events, Posts
A great morning was had by our parade team on Monday, May 20th at Cumberland’s Victoria Day parade. The crowd enjoyed watching our Willy’s Jeep and there were many excited faces of those young and old as we gave out RCAF flags and stickers. Thank you to...
by Val | May 23, 2019 | Community Outreach, Links, Member Info, News & Events, Posts
The Comox Air Force Museum connects with our community by participating in local events. Some of these include: We invite the community to the Museum for the “Snowbirds” annual autograph signing session at CAFM; We participate...
by Val | May 22, 2019 | Aircraft, Collections, Community Outreach, Exhibits, Links, Member Info, News & Events, Posts
During World War II, aircraft of the RCAF were brought down over Europe in large numbers. Whether destroyed by enemy fighters, anti-aircraft guns, mid-air collisions, fuel shortage, mechanical failure, icing, or other causes, the toll in aircrew was enormous. Some...
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.