RAMWC Aircraft Donation to the CATPM

Press Release [Brandon, MB – December 13, 2024]

The Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum (CATPM) is excited to announce the arrival of a number of British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) aircraft, various aircraft engines and parts, all courtesy of the generosity of the Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada (RAMWC). The RAMWC of Winnipeg has a long-standing partnership with Brandon’s CATPM. Over the past 5-6 years, the RAMWC has more clearly defined their mandate and as such, they recognized that certain aircraft and artefacts would not have the opportunity to be displayed. Therefore as a sound strategic choice to de-accession the following items to Brandon in order that the public will have access to these items and their stories:

Bolingbroke Mk IVT – 9869
Fairchild Cornell II – FV705
North American Harvard II – AJ555
North American/CCF Harvard’s 2516, 2937, and an unknown Mark 4.
Fleet Fort
Armstrong Siddley Cheetah engines
Jacobs L4 and L6 engines
Kinner B5 engine

The CATPM would like to thank the RAMWC for entrusting our museum with their British Commonwealth Air Training Plan aircraft collection. These items are within our mandate of RCAF training 1939 to 1945 and will be treasured parts of our collection going forward. We have long term plans to restore several of the aircraft to flying condition.

The RAMWC will now house their restoration team within their museum and their next four restoration projects are: