Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum
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  Location within Nova Scotia | |
| Established | 1977 |
|---|---|
| Location | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Coordinates | 44°52′38″N 63°32′00″W / 44.8772°N 63.5333°W |
| Type | Aviation museum |
| Website | acamuseum |
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]- 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][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]- ^ "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.