Comox Air Force Museum

The Comox Valley Air Force Museum Association  Cordially invites you to the Heritage Stone Dedication Ceremony When:                          Sunday, 20 September 2015 Time:                           2 P.M.   Please be seated by 1:45 Where:                        Protestant Chapel across the road from Heritage Air Park Suggested Dress:      Business Casual Guest of Honour:        Colonel Tom Dunne, Commander 19 Wing Comox, or his delegate The 2015 ceremony will follow the Battle of Britain Parade. The Master of Ceremonies will read out the name on each stone. Reception to follow in the Comox Air Force Museum. RSVP:                         by 14 September 2015 Museum:               (250) 339-8162 E-mail:                         cafm.lib@gmail.com Canada Post:                CVAFMA Building 11, 19 Wing Comox PO Box 1000, Station Main Lazo, BC, V0R 2K0 Please let us know how many people will be with you. Participants are requested to bring an umbrella in case of inclement weather. If you are unable to attend, we will be pleased to send you a photograph of your Heritage Stone.

This week we celebrate National Volunteer Week! From staffing our front desk, collections management, research and maintenance at the heritage airpark it is our volunteers that make our museum what it is. This week we honour this truly amazing group of people.   Even though the museum is closed our passionate group continue to contribute through research and collections management projects.   To our volunteers: Thank you for all you do. We miss you and look forward to when we can all be together again!

The Annual General Meeting of the Comox Valley Air Force Museum Association will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 17, 2020, in the theatre, Building 11 (Museum main building), 19 Wing Comox. This is an opportunity for the members to receive Association financial reports for the financial year now ended, discuss the proposed budget for the new financial year, hear the President's report, to ratify actions by the Directors since AGM 2019, to receive a report on Museum operations over the past year, to elect new Directors, and to consider any other business which may be properly be brought before the meeting. A formal agenda, a copy of the minutes of AGM 2019, and the financial documents will be provided at the meeting.  In addition, members will have an opportunity to renew their memberships. Registration begins at 6:30 p.m. Please attend this important meeting.

The museum is closed again today due to icy roads and sidewalks. We are expecting more snow this afternoon. Please check in tomorrow for opening hours.

The museum will be closed this afternoon, January 15th, 2020, due to winter conditions.

Looking for something to do with the kids or relatives during the last few days of the holidays? Come visit us! We are open Friday, Saturday and Sunday 10am to 4pm this week.The kids will enjoy our age specific activity book while the adults become immersed in our detailed displays. Stay warm and cozy on this stormy weekend with a visit to the Comox Air Force Museum!

[caption id="attachment_10890" align="alignleft" width="150"] AL WILSON[/caption]   Welcome to the December edition of Al's cartoons!  We're happy to share his work with you!           [caption id="attachment_10992" align="aligncenter" width="1274"] ANNOUNCING THE ARRIVAL OF 707 FLIGHT[/caption]         [caption id="attachment_10993" align="aligncenter" width="1284"] THE OL' FLIEGER SPEAKS[/caption]

  [caption id="attachment_10890" align="alignleft" width="150"] AL WILSON[/caption]   It's our honour to continue to share Al Wilson's work for all of you to enjoy.  Our October Edition looks at "TallMan":           [caption id="attachment_10983" align="aligncenter" width="487"] THE BALLAD OF TALLMAN[/caption]         [caption id="attachment_10984" align="aligncenter" width="818"] NEWS ITEM[/caption]