A Few of My Favourite Things

This post is by summer student worker Seraphina. This is their third summer with us. Seraphina is a recent Music School graduate (Brandon University) and will soon be heading to Ottawa at the end of summer to do a Masters program at Carleton University. This is my final summer at the Commonwealth Air Training PlanContinue reading “A Few of My Favourite Things”

Armed Forces Day 2026: June 7th

There is lots going on on Armed Forces Day at the CATPM! Read all about it below! COMMONWEALTH AIR TRAINING PLAN MUSEUM TO HOST ARMED FORCES DAY CELEBRATION FEATURING HISTORIC AIRCRAFT, COMMUNITY PARTNERS, HERITAGE FLIGHTS, AND FAMILY ACTIVITIES. The Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum will welcome veterans, serving members of the Canadian Armed Forces, cadets,Continue reading “Armed Forces Day 2026: June 7th”

Flight Days & the CATPM’s Stearman

This post is by one of our summer workers, Rory McCallum has submitted several blog posts over the last year, this is his latest. Rory is a Music student at Brandon University. The Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum acquired a Stearman Kaydet last season (https://airmuseum.ca/2025/10/01/catpm-excited-to-welcome-historic-boeing-stearman-kaydet/), and we are thrilled to welcome it to our fleetContinue reading “Flight Days & the CATPM’s Stearman”

The Fairey Battle

This post was submitted by Rory M., one of our summer students, who continues his association with the museum even as he is back attending classes at Brandon University. In the museum workshop, beneath the original WWII era chalkboard artifact created by Greenway school in Winnipeg, lies the in progress fuselage of an aircraft known asContinue reading “The Fairey Battle”