When Canada was called upon, we stepped up. Through the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, communities across this country trained 220,000 personnel and helped shape the outcome of the Second World War. Small towns across Canada made a big impact.
That spirit still guides us at the Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum (CATPM).
This year, our Director General participated in UNESCO’s global Live Museum training – joining museum and heritage professionals from around the world to explore how museums can foster dialogue across cultures. From Brandon, Manitoba, we stood shoulder to shoulder with institutions including the Grand Egyptian Museum, sharing ideas about how heritage can connect people across borders.
We are a focused, independent museum telling one chapter of Canada’s story – but it is a chapter that changed the world.
Dialogue across cultures: Museum and heritage professionals worldwide
Little hangar. Global conversation.
Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum & RCAF WWII Memorial 