March 2026 Dear School Administrators and Teachers, When planning your field trips for this school year, please consider the Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum in Brandon. We offer a student friendly environment with tours to suit all grade levels with specific curriculum links from Grade 1 to 12. We are available for tour bookings now up until theContinue reading “Teachers! It’s Field Trip Time!”
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The RCAF Streamliners: Creating Hope During Devastation
This is the second post written by one of our summer student workers, Seraphina G., Seraphina is a music student at Brandon University. Andy Sparling (son of Streamliner saxophonist Phil) is the source for much of the information, the photos and the recording in this article. His book “Dance Through the Darkness: The Untold StoryContinue reading “The RCAF Streamliners: Creating Hope During Devastation”
Music in the Second World War
This post was written by Rory M., one of our summer students. Rory is a Music major at Brandon University. In the era of the Second World War, music played a quiet yet significant part in Canadian life, both at home and abroad. With a rapidly changing landscape of music production and accessibility, it becameContinue reading “Music in the Second World War”
Wings of Honour
Recently a documentary film on the 100th Anniversary of the RCAF aired on CPAC. The film was sponsored by Canadian Geogrphic Films and contains content provided by the CATP Museum, including interview segments with our President, John McNarry. You can watch it by clicking here!
The BCATP and the RCAF
This year marks the Centennial of the RCAF, which officially came into being on April 1, 1924. The Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum is planning several events to honour this milestone. While the RCAF was formed in 1924 and has its roots as the Canadian Air Force even earlier, the Second World War is whenContinue reading “The BCATP and the RCAF”
Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum & RCAF WWII Memorial 