vampire pavilion

Help preserve this iconic RCAF aircraft

Total raised to date – Goal $1 million 80% 80%

How to donate

Donations under $5000 can be made in person at the museum by cheque, cash, credit card or debit or online by clicking on the button above. Donate to CAFM RCAF 2024 Projects.

For more information on donations above $5000 or to donate gifts in kind, please contact
Andy Moorhead.
Andy.Moorhead@forces.gc.ca
250-339-8211 x 8246

All donations will be eligible to receive
a tax receipt.

November 13, 2024

Flight to the Finish – Honorary Colonels’ Challenge

With the end of the $1 Million Vampire Campaign now in sight with over $820,000 raised to date, the Honorary Colonels past and present of 19 Wing have set a final challenge! As we approach the edge of this RCAF Centennial Year we are asking all to consider donating to this historical project. The Honorary Colonels have initiated the campaign by contributing $40,000 and are asking local Comox Valley businesses and community members for your support. We are so close! Let’s see the Vampire Pavilion completed for the summer of 2025 for all to enjoy.

Donate online by clicking the Donate Here button to the left and receive a tax receipt immediately.

19 Wing Honorary Colonel Quartermain and Project Lead Dave Mellin kickoff the Flight to the Finish campaign.

November 12, 2023

We did it!

The final donation tally for the Vampire Pavilion Challenge set by Honorary Colonel Quartermain is $50,227. With HCol Quartermain’s matching pledge we have added $100, 227 to the RCAF 2024/Vampire Pavilion fund and we are now half way to our total fundraising effort. A huge thank you to all who donated from HCol Quartermain and everyone involved with this project at 19 Wing, the Museum and the Association.

More updates on construction and further fundraising will be coming soon.

July 20, 2023

Groundbreaking ceremony

Today marked the official groundbreaking for the Vampire Pavilion! It was an exciting day for all involved. A special THANK YOU to all who are supporting this project.

Breaking ground. (L-R) 19 Wing Honorary Colonel Quartermain, Project Lead David Mellin, Member of Parliament Rachel Blaney, Colonel (Ret’d) Syd Burrows, 19 Wing Commander Colonel Gagnon, 19 Wing Chief Warrant Officer Farr, and Vampire Pavilion Committee Lead Major Stevens. Credit: S1 Brendan Gibson, Canadian Armed Forces Photo.

January 2023

Vampire Pavilion

To mark the 100 year anniversary of the Royal Canadian Air Force in 2024, 19 Wing and the Comox Valley Air Force Museum Association are fundraising to construct a pavilion to house the DeHavilland Vampire Mark III, tail number 17031. The aircraft is currently being stored on the Base away from public sight.

Be a part of bringing this iconic aircraft back into the public eye for all to see. We are seeking your financial support to raise $1 million to facilitate the construction of a pavilion in the Comox Air Force Museum Heritage Air Park.

The 1948 DeHavilland Vampire Mark III, 17031, was taken on to the Public Account of the Comox Air Force Museum at 19 Wing Comox on 5 May 2000. Arriving in flying condition it was declared an artifact in February 2001. Impossible to store outside due to its unique wooden construction it has been kept in a hangar since its arrival.