The Hangar Flight Museum

The Hangar Flight Museum

Aero Space Museum of Calgary, October 2011
Location in Calgary
Established 1975
Location 4629 McCall Way NE
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
T2E 8A5
Coordinates 51°05′39″N 114°00′47″W / 51.094167°N 114.013056°W / 51.094167; -114.013056
Director Anne Lindsay-MacLeod
Public transit access C-Train to Whitehorn Station then Bus 57
Website The Hangar Flight Museum

The Hangar Flight Museum, formerly known as the Aero Space Museum of Calgary is a museum in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The Museum is located immediately south of the Calgary International Airport. Over 24 aircraft are on display, as well as 58 aeronautical engines.[1] A section details the Canadian space programs. Archives containing documents about aeronautics are also located on the premises.

History

The museum was founded in 1975 by aviation enthusiasts and former World War II pilots. It showcases the history of aviation and space technology of Western Canada.

A central War memorial stone slab and four other memorial slabs were erected by the Aircrew Association (Southern Alberta Branch) and the Aero Space Museum Association of Calgary. The plaque name the commonwealth air forces who trained in Calgary as part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan during the Second World War: Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF); Royal Air Force (RAF); Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF); Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF). A In front of the slabs, a gravel mural of a Canadian roundel was painted.[2]

The Aero Space Museum Association of Calgary erected a list of honour memorial dedicated to the Alberta Airmen who were killed in the Second World War.[3]

On November 4, 2016 The Aero Space Museum of Calgary became The Hangar Flight Museum.

Artifacts on Display

Aircraft

Helicopters

The museum is affiliated with CMA, CHIN, and Virtual Museum of Canada.

See also

References

  1. Aerospace Museum. "Museum aircraft collection". Archived from the original on 2008-06-15. Retrieved 2008-09-15.
  2. "British Commonwealth Air Training Plan roundel: Calgary Aerospace Museum: Memorial 48004-001 Calgary, AB". National Inventory of Canadian Military Memorials. Veterans Affairs Canada. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  3. "Alberta Airmen memorial (Second World War): Calgary Aerospace Museum: Memorial 48004-002 Calgary, AB". National Inventory of Canadian Military Memorials. Veterans Affairs Canada. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  4. "AVRO 652 ANSON MK. II". The Hangar Flight Museum. The Hangar Flight Museum. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  5. "AVRO LANCASTER MK X". The Hangar Flight Museum. The Hangar Flight Museum. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  6. "BARKLEY GROW T8P-1". The Hangar Flight Museum. The Hangar Flight Museum. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  7. "BEECHCRAFT D18S EXPEDITOR MK.3NM". The Hangar Flight Museum. The Hangar Flight Museum. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  8. "AVRO CANADA CF-100 CANUCK". The Hangar Flight Museum. The Hangar Flight Museum. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  9. "MCDONNELL CF-101B VOODOO". The Hangar Flight Museum. The Hangar Flight Museum. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  10. "CESSNA 188 AG WAGON". The Hangar Flight Museum. The Hangar Flight Museum. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  11. "DOUGLAS DC-3 (C-47, R4D, DAKOTA)". The Hangar Flight Museum. The Hangar Flight Museum. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  12. "NORTH AMERICAN F-86 SABRE". The Hangar Flight Museum. The Hangar Flight Museum. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  13. "NORTH AMERICAN HARVARD". The Hangar Flight Museum. The Hangar Flight Museum. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  14. "SOPWITH TRIPLANE". The Hangar Flight Museum. The Hangar Flight Museum. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  15. "TAYLORCRAFT AUSTER MK. VII". The Hangar Flight Museum. The Hangar Flight Museum. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  16. "DE HAVILLAND CANADA DHC-6 TWIN OTTER". The Hangar Flight Museum. The Hangar Flight Museum. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  17. "DE HAVILLAND DH 100 VAMPIRE F MK. III". The Hangar Flight Museum. The Hangar Flight Museum. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  18. "SA 316/319B AÉROSPATIALE ALOUETTE III". The Hangar Flight Museum. The Hangar Flight Museum. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  19. "BELL 47G". The Hangar Flight Museum. The Hangar Flight Museum. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  20. "SIKORSKY S-51 DRAGONFLY (H-5)". The Hangar Flight Museum. The Hangar Flight Museum. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  21. "SIKORSKY S-55 HORSE (H-19, H04S)". The Hangar Flight Museum. The Hangar Flight Museum. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
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