SPITFIRE FEVER! THE STOCKY EDWARDS LEGACY TRUST
As a result of the huge positive response to the “Spitfire Fever!” series, we thought you might like to read the following Totem Times article: During the Y2K Homecoming Celebration on August 8, two components of RCAF history took centre stage: Stocky...
OUT-OF-TOWN VISITORS GONE? KIDS AND GRANDKIDS BACK TO SCHOOL? HAVE WE GOT A DEAL FOR YOU!!
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...
A REMINDER TO MUSEUM VOLUNTEERS ~ INFO SESSION SEPTEMBER 17th
A reminder of the upcoming Info Session to be held in the Theatre Monday, September 17th at 10:00 a.m. This will be followed by a potluck...
SPITFIRE FEVER! OUR MUSEUM PROGRAMME MANAGER AND VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR REFLECTS…
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...
SPITFIRE FEVER! THE WAIT ENDS FOR MIKE FORBES!
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....Comox Air Force Museum
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.