British Columbia Aviation Museum
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| Established | 1985 |
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| Location | Victoria International Airport |
| Coordinates | 48°38′26″N 123°25′15″W / 48.6405°N 123.4208°W |
| Type | Aviation museum |
| Website | www |
The British Columbia Aviation Museum is located in Sidney, British Columbia, Canada. It is on the grounds of the Victoria International Airport at 1910 Norseman Road on the east side of the airport.[1]
The Museum consists of a display area spread over two hangars, a classroom, a restoration workshop and a gift shop. Displays include historical civilian and military artifacts including uniforms, medals and models.[2] Aircraft are displayed and museum volunteers are constantly working on restoring new acquisitions.[3]
History
[edit]In September 2018 the museum acquired Avro Lancaster FM104, which is one of only 17 surviving Lancasters in the world. The aircraft, which was formerly in storage in Toronto, is now under restoration to airworthy status and will be finished in her post-War search-and-rescue configuration.[4] In January 2021, the museum acquired an Grumman S2F Tracker that had been in storage with the Canadian Military Education Centre.[5] The museum acquired a CF-104 in July 2023 and two Piasecki H-21s that September.[6][7][8] In March 2024, the museum announced it was acquiring one of two surviving Martin Mars flying boats, the Hawaii Mars, from Coulson Aviation.[9] The aircraft arrived at the museum on August 11, 2024 and is currently being prepared to be opened to the public on September 28th.[10]
Collection
[edit]Aircraft
[edit]| Type | Identity |
|---|---|
| Auster AOP.6 | C-FXNF as "16662" |
| Avro Anson | K8786 as "FP846" |
| Avro Lancaster | FM104 |
| Beechcraft Model 18 (PacAero Tradewind) | CF-BCF |
| Bristol Bolingbroke | 9104 |
| Canadair CT-133 Silver Star | 21462 |
| Chanute-Type Glider 1896 | |
| DaVinci Ornithopter | |
| Douglas A-26 Invader | CF-BMS |
| Gibson Twin Plane | |
| Eastman E-2 Sea Rover | CF-ASY |
| Falconar AMF-S14 Super Maranda | |
| Fleet Model 2 | CF-AOD |
| Lincoln Sport Aircraft | CF-AWA |
| Luscombe 8 | CF-BSR |
| Martin JRM Mars | C-FLYL |
| Nieuport 17 (7/8-scale replica) | C-IRFC |
| Noorduyn Norseman | CF-DRE |
| North American Harvard IIB | 3290 |
| Pietenpol Air Camper | C-GSNS |
| Republic RC-3 Seabee | C-FLJC |
| Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 (7/8-scale replica) | F1910 |
| Rutan Quickie | C-GTDV |
| Schreder Airmate HP-11 | CF-QIR |
| Stinson Reliant | CF-OAZ |
| Supermarine Spitfire (3/4-scale replica) | |
| Trident TR-1 Trigull | C-GATE |
| Vickers Viscount | CF-THG |
Helicopters
[edit]| Type | Identifty |
|---|---|
| Aérospatiale Alouette III | C-FCAX |
| Bell 47 | CF-FZX |
| RotorWay Scorpion II | N977 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Frommer's Review". Frommer's. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
- ^ "BC Museums". Retrieved 27 May 2011.
- ^ "Divers explore and retrieve in Quesnel Lake". The Williams Lake Tribune. 17 May 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
- ^ "Avro Lancaster FM104 moving to Victoria". wingsmagazine.com. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ^ Welsh, Eric (23 January 2021). "Vintage military aircraft moving from Chilliwack to new home at B.C. Aviation Museum". Coast Mountain News. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ Oliveira, Tanara (16 September 2023). "North Saanich museum takes possession of historic 'Flying Bananas' aircraft". Victoria News. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ Cunningham, Jordan (20 September 2023). "BC Aviation Museum adds 'Flying Bananas' Cold War-era choppers". Chek News. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ Lepine, Hannah (6 July 2023). "BC Aviation Museum Acquires Historic Cold War Fighter Jet". CHEK News. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ Kloster, Darron (28 March 2024). "Martin Mars Bomber Coming to Victoria's B.C. Aviation Museum". Times Colonist. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/hawaii-martin-mars-last-flight-1.7291472.
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