On September 12th, our Museum celebrated its 30th Anniversary, and on that day, unveiled our new hallway display area. This major addition to our Museum took considerable time to bring to fruition. It began with a vision of what might be… it began with the Museum’s Director and Programme Manager conferring with volunteers to share ideas… it began with… a hallway filled with storage cabinets… and then with the help of a team of volunteers, bit by bit, it came together…
THE BASIC STRUCTURE WAS FRAMED OUT
TEAMWORK
THE WALL TAPED AND READY FOR PRIMER
WALL PAINTED AND THE PLATFORM IS BEING CREATED
USING THE SPACE WHILE WAITING FOR GLASS INSTALLATION
PREPARATION OF THE CORNER CABINET
THE FIRST OF THE GLASS PANELS ARE INSTALLED
GLASS PANELS COMPLETED
THE LIGHTING INSTALLATION BEGINS
THE FIRST DISPLAY IS CENTRED
LINING UP THE PAINTINGS
ORGANIZING THE FIRST OF THE MEDALS
CENTRE SECTION COMPLETE WITH MODELS
MEDALS ON DISPLAY
RIBBON CUTTING
THE FIRST VISITORS
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.