The museum has various in-house and online resources available. Some resources that we can use include the Barber Book, select Station Magazines, the Memorial Book, and other resources. If you have a request, contact the museum and we will see what we can do to help. Note that some services do have a cost.
There are also some online resources that you can use as well. Some useful links are below.
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission www.cwgc.org
- http://heritage.canadiana.ca
- National Archives of Canada http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Pages/home.aspx
- Information on service records of serving relatives can be requested from Library and Archives Canada at this web site.
- The official website of the RCAF.
- Our archive of Daily Diaries
- Our archive of Station Magazines
- This website is an enormous collection of information about the RCAF and BCATP stations. It was created and is maintained by Nathan Kachur: RCAF.INFO
- Hatch’s book, The Aerodrome of Democracy is a free download
- Looking for information about a particular RCAF aircraft? Check out this site operated by the Warplane Heritage Museum (Hamilton): CASPIR (Canadian Aircraft Serials Personnel Information Resource), contains documents, images, and the history of Canada’s military aviation.
- This website is a comprehensive history of 625 Squadron, several of the airmen trained in the BCATP at #12 SFTS, Brandon.
Email requests for information can be sent to Stephen Hayter, Executive Director at airmuseum@inetlink.ca
Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum & RCAF WWII Memorial 