Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum

Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum

Location	John C. Munro International Airport in Hamilton, Ontario
Website	www.warplane.com

The Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum is a Canadian aviation museum located at the John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport in Hamilton, Ontario. The museum has 36 military jets, propeller-driven aircraft and helicopters on display.^[1]

Displayed is a collection of Canadian military aircraft, many in flying condition.^[2] The museum is also restoring several Second World War and Cold War aircraft, including a TBM Avenger^[3] a De Havilland Canada built S-2 Tracker ^[4] and a Bristol Bolingbroke.^[5] The flying collection performs at air shows and is made available for local flights by museum visitors.^[6]

The Avro Lancaster flown by the museum is one of only two airworthy Lancasters in the world. Known as the Mynarski Memorial Lancaster in honour of Pilot Officer Andrew Charles Mynarski, it is painted in the markings of his aircraft. An Ontario Historical Plaque near the entrance commemorates Eileen Vollick's role in Ontario's heritage as Canada's first licensed female pilot.^[7]

History

On February 15, 1993, a fire destroyed one of the museum hangars.^[8] Destroyed in the fire were also the Hawker Hurricane, Grumman TBM Avenger, Auster, Stinson 105 and Supermarine Spitfire.

Collection

The museum's aircraft include:^[1]

Fighter aircraft

• Fairey Firefly MK.6
• Hawker Hurricane (Replica)
• Supermarine Spitfire Mk.XVI

Trainers/transports

• Avro Anson V
• Beech D18S Expeditor
• Cessna T50 Crane
• Douglas DC-3^[9]
• Douglas C-47 Dakota ^[10]
• Noorduyn Norseman ^[11]
• Stinson Voyager (Model 105) ^[12]

Jet fighters

• Canadair CF-104 Starfighter
• Canadair CT-133 Silver Star
• De Havilland Vampire
• Canadair CF-104D Starfighter
• McDonnell CF-101B Voodoo
• Canadair CF-5 Freedom Fighter
• Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck
• Canadair Sabre

Bombers

• Avro Lancaster - ex-RCAF BXFM213 is one of two airworthy left in the world
• Consolidated PBY-5A Canso
• Bristol Bolingbroke
• North American B-25J-35NC Mitchell 45-8883
• TBM Avenger^[3]

Anti-submarine

• Grumman CSF-2 Tracker

Observation

• Westland Lysander III
• Auster AOP.6^[13]
• L-19 Bird Dog ^[14]

Single engine trainers

• Boeing Stearman PT-17 Kaydet Two are now in the collection - one in RCAF markings, one in USAAF markings^[15][16]
• de Havilland DHC-1 Chipmunk In RCAF markings^[17]
• de Havilland 82C Tiger Moth
• Fairchild PT-26B Cornell Two are now in the collection - one in RCAF markings, one in RNoAF markings^[18][19]
• Fleet Finch
• Fleet 21K
• Fleet 60K Fort Two are now in the collection - both in RCAF markings, one is flown regularly, the other has only been restored on one half to give visitors an idea of the task faced in restoring an old aircraft.^[20][21]
• North American Harvard 4 Two are now in the collection - both in RCAF markings^[22][23]
• North American NA-64 Yale Two are now in the collection - both in RCAF markings^[24][25]
• Beechcraft CT-134 Musketeer^[26]
• Nanchang CJ-6^[27]

Images

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  Avro Canada CF-100
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  CF-104 Starfighter and CF-101 Voodoo
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  Avro Lancaster
• 
  PBY Canso and Avro Anson
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  Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum logo
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  CF-104 Starfighter
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  Mynarski Memorial Avro Lancaster
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  North American B-25J-35NC Mitchell
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  Sabre Mk VI cut-away display
• 
  The CWH and BBMF Lancasters during a display in 2014

Affiliations

The Museum is affiliated with: CMA, CHIN, OMMC and Virtual Museum of Canada.

See also

• List of aerospace museums
• List of attractions in Hamilton, Ontario
• List of Canadian organizations with royal patronage
• Organization of Military Museums of Canada
• Military history of Canada

References

1. Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum (n.d.). "Canadian Military Aircraft From Then to Now". Retrieved 27 April 2011.
2. myHamilton.ca (n.d.). "Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum". Retrieved 27 April 2011.
3. Canadian Warplane Heritage (April 2009). "Latest acquisition by Canadian Warplane Heritage". Retrieved 2009-12-20.
4. Burman, John (27 March 2012). "Aging Grumman on track to fly again". The Hamilton Spectator. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
5. Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum (August 2009). "Restoration Projects". Retrieved 27 April 2011.
6. Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum (n.d.). "CWH 2011 Flying Schedule". Retrieved 27 April 2011.
7. "Eileen Vollick Historical Plaque". ontarioplaques.com. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
8. John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport (n.d.). "Airport History". Retrieved 27 April 2011.
9. "Douglas DC-3 Dakota". Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum website. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
10. "Douglas C-47 Dakota". Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum website. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
11. "Noorduyn Norseman MK. V Vintage Transport Aircraft - Aircraft History". warplane.com. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
12. Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum. "Stinson 105".
13. "Auster A.O.P. Mk. VI Vintage Spotter Aircraft".
14. "CWH Gets a Bird Dog". CWHM Plane Talk Blog. Retrieved 30 September 2012. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
15. "Boeing PT-17 Stearman Vintage Trainer Aircraft".
16. "Boeing PT-13B Stearman Trainer Aircraft".
17. "de Havilland Canada DHC-1B-2-S5 Vintage Trainer Aircraft".
18. "Fairchild Cornell Mk. II Vintage Trainer Aircraft".
19. "Fairchild Cornell Mk.II Vintage Trainer Aircraft".
20. "Fleet Fort Vintage Trainer Aircraft".
21. "Boeing PT-13B Stearman Trainer Aircraft".
22. "North American Harvard Mk. IV Vintage Trainer Aircraft".
23. "North American Harvard Mk. IV Vintage Trainer Aircraft".
24. "North American Yale Vintage Trainer Aircraft".
25. "North American Yale Vintage Trainer Aircraft".
26. John, Burman (April 16, 2012). "Hamilton warplane museum finds Musketeer trainer on Net and in barn". The Hamilton Spectator. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
27. "Nanchang CJ-6A Vintage Trainer Aircraft". Retrieved 17 April 2013.

External links

• Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum
• Photos of aircraft at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum

Coordinates: 43°09′35″N 079°55′30″W / 43.15972°N 79.92500°W