Canada Aviation Museum

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The Canada Aviation Museum located in Ottawa, Ontario allows visitors to get up-close and personal with the history of flight and aircraft in Canada. The exhibits are arranged in such a way that visitors progress along a "Walkway of Time" that starts with early attempts at flight and ends with the most advanced aircraft to take to the skies.
 
The Canada Aviation Museum is home to over 120 aircraft and countless aviation-related artifacts including propellers, uniforms, instruments, and even aviation related artwork. The collection reflects the art of flying and the history of flight, not just in Canada, but all around the globe.
 
Originally known as the National Aviation Museum, the Canada Aviation Museum was renamed in the year 2000 and is currently a component of the Canada Science and Technology Museum.
 
Recognized as having the most extensive aviation collection in Canada, the Canada Aviation Museum collection includes the following aircraft:

  1. A.E.A. Silver Dart
  2. A.E.G. G.IV
  3. Aeronca C-2
  4. Airspeed Consul
  5. Auster A.O.P. 6
  6. Avro 504K (G-CYCK)
  7. Avro 504K (G-CYFG)
  8. Avro Anson V
  9. Avro Avian IVM
  10. Avro Canada C.102 Jetliner
  11. Avro Canada CF-100 Mk.5D
  12. Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow 2
  13. Avro 683 Lancaster X
  14. Bellanca CH-300 Pacemaker
  15. Bell CH-135 “Twin Huey”
  16. Bell 47G HTL-6
  17. Bensen B8 Gyroglider
  18. Bensen B8MG Gyrocopter
  19. Blériot XI
  20. Boeing 247D
  21. Boeing CIM-10B Super Bomarc
  22. Boeing Vertol CH-113 Labrador
  23. Bombardier Challenger 604
  24. Borel-Morane Monoplane
  25. Bristol Beaufighter T.F.X
  26. Bristol Bolingbroke IVT
  27. Bristol F.2B Fighter
  28. Buzzman Buccaneer SX
  29. Canadair C-54GM North Star 1 ST
  30. Canadair CF-116 (CF-5A)
  31. Canadair CL-84-1 Dynavert
  32. Canadair CP-107 Argus 2
  33. Canadair CT-114 Tutor
  34. Canadair Sabre 6
  35. Canadair T-33AN Silver Star 3
  36. Cessna Crane
  37. Consolidated PBY-5A Canso A
  38. Consolidated Liberator GR VIII
  39. Curtiss HS-2L La Vigilance
  40. Curtiss JN-4 “Canuck”
  41. Curtiss Kittyhawk I
  42. Curtiss Seagull
  43. Czerwinski/Shenstone Harbinger
  44. de Havilland Canada DHC-1B2 Chipmunk 2
  45. de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver
  46. de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter
  47. de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter
  48. de Havilland Canada DHC-7 Dash 7
  49. de Havilland D.H. 60X Moth
  50. de Havilland D.H. 80A Puss Moth
  51. de Havilland D.H.82C2 Menasco Moth
  52. de Havilland D.H.82C Tiger Moth
  53. de Havilland D.H.83C Fox Moth
  54. de Havilland D.H.98 Mosquito B XX
  55. de Havilland D.H.100 Vampire I
  56. de Havilland D.H.100 Vampire 3
  57. Douglas DC-3
  58. Fairchild 82A
  59. Fairchild FC-2W2
  60. Fairchild PT-26B Cornell III
  61. Fairey Battle IT
  62. Fairey Firefly FR.1
  63. Fairey Swordfish II
  64. Fleet 16B Finch II
  65. Fleet 50K Freighter
  66. Fleet 80 Canuck
  67. Fokker D.VII
  68. Found FBA-2C
  69. Grumman CP-121 Tracker
  70. Grumman G-21A Goose II
  71. Hawker Hind
  72. Hawker Hurricane XII
  73. Hawker Sea Fury FB.11
  74. Hawker Siddeley AV-8A Harrier
  75. Heinkel He 162A-1 Volksjäger
  76. Hispano HA-1112-M1L Buchón
  77. Junkers J.1
  78. Junkers W 34f/fi
  79. Lockheed F-104A Starfighter
  80. Lockheed L-10A Electra
  81. Lockheed L-12A Electra Junior
  82. Lockheed L-1329 Jetstar 6
  83. Maurice Farman S.11 Shorthorn
  84. McDonnell CF-101B Voodoo
  85. McDonnell Douglas CF-188B (CF-18B)
  86. McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32
  87. McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee
  88. McDowall Monoplane
  89. Messerschmitt Bf 109F-4
  90. Messerschmitt Me 163B-1a Komet
  91. Nieuport 12
  92. Nieuport 17
  93. Noorduyn Norseman VI
  94. North American Harvard 4
  95. North American Harvard II
  96. North American P-51D Mustang IV
  97. North American TB-25L Mitchell 3PT
  98. Piasecki HUP-3
  99. Pitcairn-Cierva PCA-2
  100. Pitts Special S-2A
  101. Quickie
  102. Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2C
  103. Sikorsky S-51 H-5 Dragonfly
  104. Sikorsky S-55 HO4S-3
  105. Sikorsky R-4B
  106. Sopwith Camel 2.F.1 Ship Camel
  107. Sopwith 7F.1 Snipe
  108. Sopwith Pup
  109. Sopwith Triplane
  110. SPAD VII
  111. Spectrum Beaver RX550
  112. Stearman 4EM Senior Speedmail
  113. Stinson SR Reliant
  114. Stitts SA-3A Playboy
  115. Supermarine Spitfire L.F. Mk.IX
  116. Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IIB
  117. Supermarine Spitfire Mk.XVIe
  118. Taylorcraft BC-65
  119. Taylor E-2 Cub
  120. Travel Air 2000
  121. Vickers 757 Viscount
  122. Waco 10 (GXE)
  123. Westland Lysander III
  124. Wills Wing XC-185
  125. WSK Lim-2 (Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG- 15bis)
  126. Zenair CH-300 Tri-Z

 

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