The Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum is an

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located at

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. It is dedicated to the memory of the airmen from the

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, who trained at

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air stations across Canada. The museum is in stage 1 of redevelopment, which will see it restored to include the main hangar, medical building, chapel, H-hut aircrew barracks, motor pool building, canteen and interpretive center. The museum contains several World War II aircraft, displays of navigation, pilot, bombardier, ground crew and transport equipment, various artifacts and a gift shop. The Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum is on the Canadian Register of Historic Places.

History

In 2014, the museum unveiled a memorial to Canadian airmen killed in World War II. The museum temporarily closed in 2022 for structural repairs to its hangar. The museum unveiled renovated exhibits in April 2025. Plans included repainting the museum's Harvard and restoring its Bolingbroke. Two months later it announced the acquisition of three

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aircraft.

Collection

Airplanes

Vehicles

Gallery

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Affiliations

The Museum is affiliated with: CMA,

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, and

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References

External links

Official Museum Website

History of the Canadian Forces Museums 1919-2004
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