Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum Explained

The Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum is an aerospace museum located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada near the Halifax Stanfield International Airport.

History

The museum was established in 1977 by a group of volunteers. It opened to the public in 1985 and was granted "Local Museum" status by the Government of Nova Scotia in 1989.^[1] A 14,000 square foot hangar was built in 1995. In 1997, the museum recovered a TBM Avenger that crashed on while performing aerial spraying in 1975.^[2]

Exhibits

The museum features a number of exhibits that include CP-107 and Link trainers, a model of Halifax Civic Airport, and an original V-1 flying bomb.^{[3] [4] [5]} A flight simulator based on a Boeing 737NG was installed in July 2023.^[6]

Aircraft on display

• AEA Silver Dart – replica^[7]
• American Champion Citabria^[8]
• Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck^[9]
• Bell 47J-2 Ranger^[10]
• Bell 206^[11]
• Canadair CF-5A Freedom Fighter^[12]
• Canadair CF-104 Starfighter^[13]
• Canadair CT-133 Silver Star^[14]
• Canadair Sabre Mk.5^[15]
• Cessna L-19 Bird Dog^[16]
• Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina/Canso – under restoration^[17]
• de Havilland Canada CP-121 Tracker^[18]
• Ercoupe 415-C^[19]
• General Motors TBM Avenger^[20]
• Lincoln Sport Biplane^[21]
• Lockheed Jetstar^[22]
• McDonnell CF-101 Voodoo^[23]
• Piper PA-38 Tomahawk^[24]
• Pitts S-1C Special^[25]
• RotorWay Exec^[26]
• Scamp 1^[27]
• Scheibe L-Spatz 55^[28]

See also

• List of aerospace museums
• Organization of Military Museums of Canada
• Military history of Canada

External links

• • Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum News

Notes and References

1. Web site: How it all started . Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum . 3 November 2020.
2. Web site: TBM Avenger lovingly restored by our team . Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum . 3 November 2020.
3. Web site: Flight simulators . Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum . 3 November 2020.
4. Web site: The story of Halifax’s first aerodrome . Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum . 3 November 2020.
5. Web site: More than just aircraft collections . Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum . 3 November 2020.
6. Web site: Ever wanted to fly a plane? Now you can — in this N.S. museum's realistic flight simulator . Clark . Portia . 11 July 2023 . CBC News . 12 July 2023.
7. Web site: Silver Dart Replica . Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum . 3 November 2020.
8. Web site: Citabria . Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum . 3 November 2020.
9. Web site: CF-100 Canuck . Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum . 3 November 2020.
10. Web site: Bell 47 J-2 Ranger . Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum . 3 November 2020.
11. Web site: Bell 206 Jet Ranger . Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum . 3 November 2020.
12. Web site: CF-5 (CF-116) Freedom Fighter . Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum . 3 November 2020.
13. Web site: CF-104 Starfighter . Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum . 3 November 2020.
14. Web site: T-33 (CT-133) Silver Star . Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum . 3 November 2020.
15. Web site: F-86 Sabre MK V . Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum . 3 November 2020.
16. Web site: L-19 Bird Dog . Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum . 3 November 2020.
17. Web site: PBY-5A Catalina/ Canso . Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum . 3 November 2020.
18. Web site: CP-121 Tracker . Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum . 3 November 2020.
19. Web site: Ercoupe 415 C . Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum . 3 November 2020.
20. Web site: TBM Avenger . Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum . 3 November 2020.
21. Web site: Lincoln Sport Biplane . Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum . 3 November 2020.
22. Web site: Lockheed Jetstar . Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum . 3 November 2020.
23. Web site: CF-101 Voodoo . Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum . 3 November 2020.
24. Web site: Piper PA-38 Tomahawk . Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum . 3 November 2020.
25. Web site: Pitts Special S-1C . Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum . 3 November 2020.
26. Web site: RotorWay Exec Helicopter . Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum . 3 November 2020.
27. Web site: Scamp Ultralight . Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum . 3 November 2020.
28. Web site: Scheibe L-Spatz 55 (Sparrow) Glider . Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum . 3 November 2020.