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Museum Closed September 11 - October 6

Although we will be closed we are offering special programs.

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Reserve Hangar Guided Tours

See even more of the Museum’s world-renowned collection with a guided tour of the Reserve Hangar.

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Closed September 11 to October 6

11 Aviation Parkway, Ottawa, ON

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9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Canada Aviation and Space Museum

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

Canada Aviation and Space Museum

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

Canada Aviation and Space Museum

Canada Aviation and Space Museum

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Permanent Exhibition

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Health in Space: Daring to Explore

Canada Aviation and Space Museum

Canada Aviation and Space Museum

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Text on image: Health in Space: Daring to Explore

Canada in Space

Canada Aviation and Space Museum

Canada Aviation and Space Museum

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Permanent Exhibition

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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.

From the Channel

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.

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

Rénald Fortier

Ingenium – Canada's…

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.

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

Rénald Fortier

Ingenium – Canada's…

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

A pair of bare metal ejection seats with no cushions or padding are mounted on a plywood base, placed beside a few cardboard boxes. Behind the seats, a camouflage-green helicopter is partially visible.

How a pair of ejection seats from the Avro CF-105 Arrow survived

Ingenium – Canada's…

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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Learn more about Astrophysics from Home
Astrophysics from Home: Monitoring a Variable Star

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The Legacy Series

3 posters from the Women in STEM series
Website: Women in STEM

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About Canada Aviation and Space Museum

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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11 Aviation Parkway
Ottawa ON K1K 2X5
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