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Coordinates: 44°5238N 63°3200W / 44.8772°N 63.5333°W / 44.8772; -63.5333
 

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Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum
Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum is located in Nova Scotia
Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum

Location within Nova Scotia

Established1977 (1977)
LocationHalifax, Nova Scotia
Coordinates44°52′38N 63°32′00W / 44.8772°N 63.5333°W / 44.8772; -63.5333
TypeAviation museum
Websiteacamuseum.ca

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

History[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

  • 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 – under restoration[17]
  • de Havilland Canada CP-121 Tracker[18]
  • Ercoupe 415-C[19]
  • General Motors TBM Avenger[20][2]
  • 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[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "How it all started". Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  • ^ a b "TBM Avenger lovingly restored by our team". Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  • ^ "Flight simulators". Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  • ^ "The story of Halifax's first aerodrome". Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  • ^ "More than just aircraft collections". Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  • ^ Clark, Portia (11 July 2023). "Ever wanted to fly a plane? Now you can — in this N.S. museum's realistic flight simulator". CBC News. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  • ^ "Silver Dart Replica". Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  • ^ "Citabria". Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  • ^ "CF-100 Canuck". Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  • ^ "Bell 47 J-2 Ranger". Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  • ^ "Bell 206 Jet Ranger". Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  • ^ "CF-5 (CF-116) Freedom Fighter". Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  • ^ "CF-104 Starfighter". Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  • ^ "T-33 ( CT-133) Silver Star". Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  • ^ "F-86 Sabre MK V". Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  • ^ "L-19 Bird Dog". Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  • ^ "PBY-5A Catalina/ Canso". Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  • ^ "CP-121 Tracker". Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  • ^ "Ercoupe 415 C". Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  • ^ "TBM Avenger". Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  • ^ "Lincoln Sport Biplane". Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  • ^ "Lockheed Jetstar". Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  • ^ "CF-101 Voodoo". Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  • ^ "Piper PA-38 Tomahawk". Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  • ^ "Pitts Special S-1C". Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  • ^ "RotorWay Exec Helicopter". Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  • ^ "Scamp Ultralight". Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  • ^ "Scheibe L-Spatz 55 ( Sparrow) Glider". Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  • External links[edit]


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