by Capt Barley | Apr 22, 2019 | Community Outreach, Member Info, News & Events, Posts
The Comox Air Force Museum’s Director, Captain Lynn Barley, is delighted to introduce Carol Popkin as our new Program Manager and Volunteer Coordinator. “Carol is not a new face at the Museum as she has in fact been volunteering here since April of...
by Val | Apr 12, 2019 | Aircraft, Collections, Gift Shop, Member Info, News & Events, Posts
The Snowbirds arrive next week for their annual Spring Training! And tomorrow, the first of our Classic Movie series, “The Snowbirds” will be shown. We know you love collecting Snowbirds gear and have stocked up our Gift Shop in anticipation. We’ve got a...
by Val | Apr 7, 2019 | Community Outreach, Member Info, News & Events, Posts
NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK During the week of April 7thto 13th, should you visit our Museum, you’ll see a poster next to the entry reminding us all that it’s National Volunteer Week. The Comox Air Force Museum is a member of Volunteer Canada. Each year National...
by Val | Apr 4, 2019 | Community Outreach, Member Info, News & Events, Posts
Today marks the 70thAnniversary of NATO. NATO stands for North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The North Atlantic Treaty was signed on April 4th, 1949. Formed in 1949 to provide collective security against the threat posed by the Soviet Union, NATO was...
by Val | Apr 3, 2019 | Aircraft, Community Outreach, Gift Shop, Member Info, News & Events, Posts
Announcing our upcoming Classic Military Movies @ 1300 event! Starting on April 13th, we will be showing a movie a month (excluding May) in the theatre at 1300. See the schedule below. Admission is by donation and as the event will occur on Saturdays the Museum will...
by Val | Mar 28, 2019 | Aircraft, Community Outreach, Heritage Air Park, Member Info, News & Events, Posts, Vehicles
Spring has sprung here in the Comox Valley, and as we shared with you in a previous post, many upgrades have taken place in the Heritage Air Park. The two helicopters have now been moved into “viewing position”; the Heritage Maintenance Team spent 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.