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Museum Closed September 11 - October 6

Although we will be closed we are offering special programs.

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9:00 am - 5:00 pm
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Canada Aviation and Space Museum
DateSep 11, 2023 - Oct 6, 2023
Time9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Several circles containing images of the Canada Aviation and Space Museum. One circle show the front of the museum set against a blue sky.  Another circle shows the upside down Tutor aircraft suspended from the ceiling in the museum lobby.  Several other blue and black dots are also scattered on the image.

Reserve Hangar Guided Tours

Canada Aviation and Space Museum
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DateSep 11, 2023 - Oct 6, 2023
TimeTours are offered at 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m.
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Eyes on the Skies: Managing Air Traffic in Canada

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Health in Space: Daring to Explore

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Canada in Space

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Lockheed CC-130E Hercules

Artifact no.: 2016.0005

Lockheed CC-130E Hercules

A heavy-duty transport aircraft designed by Lockheed Aircraft Corporation for the United States Air Force (USAF) in the early 1950s.

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The wreckage of the Hoffar H-2 flying boat after its crash on the roof of the house of an ear, eye and nose doctor, Vancouver, British Columbia. Anon., “From Hantsport to Vancouver.” Canadian Courier, 28 September 1918, 12.
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A tale of air, water, and fire: A peek at the aeronautical activities of Hoffar Motor Boat Company of Vancouver, British Columbia, 1915-27, part 1

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Rénald Fortier
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Sep 24, 2023
Have you ever had one of those days when you should have stayed in bed, my reading friend? The photograph you just saw probably fits in that category. Now, fear not, the pilot of the flying machine in that image lived to fly another day. Mind you, one could argue he was rather lucky to have walked
Wilfrid Thomas Reid. Anon., “Specification and description of the Reid Rambler.” Canadian Air Review, November 1928, 30.
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It was born a rambling plane, trying to make a living and doing the best it could: The fascinating story of the Reid / Curtiss-Reid Rambler, Canada’s first light / private plane, part 2

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Sep 17, 2023
Hello, my reading friend fascinated by aerial matters and, in this case, the fascinating story of the first light / private plane designed in Canada, the Reid Rambler. So, let us begin the second part of our presentation without any more twaddle. Wilfrid Thomas Reid, founding president of Reid
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How a pair of ejection seats from the Avro CF-105 Arrow survived

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Sep 13, 2023
When the Avro Arrow project was cancelled by the federal government in 1959, the six planes already constructed were to be completely destroyed. Fortunately, a pair of ejection seats survived. This is their story.
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Located on a former military air base just five kilometers from the Prime Minister’s residence at 24 Sussex Drive in Ottawa, the Canada Aviation and Space Museum focuses on aviation in Canada within an international context – from its beginnings in 1909 to today.
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