News and Events
“TWO BY MOONLIGHT”
You might recall a previous post in which I shared the unveiling of the K.O. Moore exhibit in our Main Gallery. Wing Commander K.O. Moore DSO was certainly a hero of World War Two, earning an immediate Distinguished Service Order (DSO) and the US Silver Star by...
read moreTHE WICKENBY REGISTER NEWSLETTER ~ A NEW SERIES
Mel, Chair of our Collections Management Committee, recently shared a set of newsletters that had been donated to our Museum. The newsletters were printed twice yearly; they include information about 12 Squadron RAF, memories of service men and women, the occasional...
read moreTHE DAM BUSTERS ~ THE CANADIAN CONNECTION
As mentioned in my previous post, Canadians played a major role in the Dams Raid. “Of the 133 airmen involved in the raid, 30 were Canadian. Fourteen were killed during the raid; one became a prisoner of war. Exactly 50% of the Canadians who took off...
read moreNOW IN OUR LIBRARY ~ THE DAM BUSTERS
Operation Chastise was an attack on German dams carried out May 16 and 17, 1943 by the RAF Squadron No. 617; the squadron was later referred to as the “Dam Busters”. Before WWII, the British Air Ministry had...
read moreBBQ AT HANGAR 268 ~ A GATHERING OF OUR VOLUNTEERS
This past Thursday, our volunteers gathered at Hangar 268 ( in our Heritage Air Park ) for a BBQ. We love “working for food” here at the Museum, and the BBQ was well attended. Jed, one of our Gift Shop volunteers, grilled the hot dogs for...
read moreSPITFIRE PILOT ~ FLYING OFFICER PATRICK LANGFORD
Patrick Langford was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, the son of Mr & Mrs Richard Langford. His father was a Forest Ranger at the Jasper National Park and its first Chief Warden from 1911. He returned to England to serve in WW1 and settled back in Jasper in...
read moreComox 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.