CATPM – Page 2 – Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum & RCAF WWII Memorial

Dangerously Dressed: RCAF Fire Suits of WWII

This post is by summer student worker, Whitney M. Hodgins is a Master of Arts Student from Athabasca University. Author’s note: I would like to acknowledge and thank Greg Bartlett, a former Canadian Forces firefighter, for peer reviewing this article and taking the time to provide their expertise to this piece to ensure accuracy ofContinue reading “Dangerously Dressed: RCAF Fire Suits of WWII”

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”

Ron Mallet & His Accordion

This post, his second for us, was written by Rory M., one of our summer students. Rory is a Music major at Brandon University. Note: This article was posted originally last year, however, it is being re-posted with a correction. Musical instruments across the world carry memories of their players, and the history that theyContinue reading “Ron Mallet & His Accordion”

Mandates and Serial Plates

This post is by our summer student, Seraphina. Sera has been with us 3 summers now and is heading to Ottawa at the end of summer to do a Masters program at Carleton University. She has written several blog posts for us over the past 2 years. When it comes to museums, the primary focusContinue reading “Mandates and Serial Plates”

Stephen Hayter Retiring

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum Honours Stephen Hayter Following 27 Years of Leadership Brandon, Manitoba – After 27 years of dedicated service, Stephen Hayter, Executive Director of the Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum (CATPM), will retire at the end of June, concluding an extraordinary career devoted to safeguarding Canada’s aviation heritage. Since joining theContinue reading “Stephen Hayter Retiring”