Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum & RCAF WWII Memorial
Dedicated to the plan for training air force personnel for the Commonwealth in the Second World War
We are pleased to announce that our second annual Props and Hops Beer Tasting is a go. Just like last year we have partnered with Black Wheat Brewing to organize this event. We have 5 breweries scheduled to be at Props and hops this year.
Black Wheat, Farmery, Section 6, Trans Canada, and Barn Hammer.
We hope to have a great turn out just like last year. Also like last year you will have to pre-buy tickets using Eventbrite. You Can purchase tickets here for $28.
We hope to see you August 19th!
An exciting experience – free with admission! Using motion sensing technology, the user ‘pilots’ a WWI biplane! Read about it more here: https://ingeniumcanada.org/aviation/exhibitions/ace-academy-flight-experience . This display is on loan form the Canadian Aviation and Space Museum and will be here all of July & August! Don’t miss it! I won’t!
June 4 was Armed Forces Day and was also our grand reopening after 8 months closed. Our structural issues are shored up, they still require a permanent solution, but it is safe for us to open again. Armed Forces Day provided a wonderful opportunity to reopen, while we would have enjoyed more visitors, we did have almost 300 people come out to enjoy the displays. We thank everyone who came out – visitors and displayers. Donations were plentiful and much appreciated. Just so you know, we have brightened and changed up our galleries as well as rearranged displays in the hangar. The gift shop is also rejuvenated and new stock has been coming in. Please enjoy the video below that highlights the day and lists those who came out to display – including the RCAF and the Canadian Army from CFB Shilo, among others!
You might also want to check out his video made to support a grant application!
Sunday, June 18 10 am – 3 pm! (Weather permitting). Call or email the museum to book a flight. Rides available in the Cornell, Harvard, and Tiger Moth. A once in a lifetime adventure! These are the planes that World War II pilots trained on! Flights are about 20 – 25 minutes long.
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CATPM Armed Forces Day Celebration
Sunday June 4th, 10 am to 3pm
The Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum at McGill Field, Brandon Airport will be having its grand reopening by recognizing Armed Forces Day, Sunday June 4thbetween 10:00 am and 3:00 pm. The public is invited to participate in this family friendly event. The Royal Canadian Air Force is expected to send aircraft that could include a C-130 Hercules and CT-142 Dash 8 and aircraft/helicopters from Southport. Along with our own flying aircraft consisting of a Cornell, Tiger Moth, Harvard, Stinson and Fleet Finch, visiting civilian aircraft may include a Musketeer, Stearman, Harvard, T28 Trojan and Nanchang. There will be no flying aircraft demonstrations, but you will be able to get up close and personal with all the aircraft and in many cases speak directly to the pilots flying them. A special participant will be a CF18 Fighter Full Scale Cockpit. The museum will also be open for viewing to take in our many non-flying aircraft and vintage vehicles and artifacts. There will be free parking and free admission. Donations would be greatly appreciated.
The Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum is proud to be one of the seven Manitoba Signature Museums, a Manitoba Star Attraction and a National Historic Site.
For more information about the CATPM’s event, please contact:
Stephen Hayter, Executive Director
Ph: 204-727-2444 Email: airmuseum@inetlink.ca
Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum & RCAF WWII Memorial