history – Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum & RCAF WWII Memorial

Something New in the Hangar: CATPM Welcomes the Norseman Home

Yellow Noorduyn Norseman aircraft parked outside the historic hangar at the Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum in Brandon, Manitoba.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Something New in the Hangar: CATPM Welcomes the Norseman Home BRANDON, MB – There is something new, very big and very yellow, in the hangar at the Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum. After nearly two years of planning, coordination and hard work, a Noorduyn Norseman has arrived at CATPM in Brandon, addingContinue reading “Something New in the Hangar: CATPM Welcomes the Norseman Home”

I Came, I Saw, I Conquered: A History Grad Student’s Guide to Conferences in Ottawa (and not cry).

Whitney M. Hodgins is a Master of Arts Student from Athabasca University focusing on Heritage and Social History. In my previous blog post where I discussed “Trading the Hangar for History Panels: A students’ guide to the CHA”, you will find that I was once again missing from my usual spot in the Commonwealth AirContinue reading “I Came, I Saw, I Conquered: A History Grad Student’s Guide to Conferences in Ottawa (and not cry).”

The Ghost Fleet of Fu-Go: When Japan attacked Canada in WWII

Whitney Hodgins is a Master of Arts student at Athabasca University focusing on Heritage and Social History. Picture this: You are tending to your field as a farmer when all of a sudden you see a shadow on the ground approach you in the distance. When you look up into the sky, you see thisContinue reading “The Ghost Fleet of Fu-Go: When Japan attacked Canada in WWII”

The Arrow Phenomenon

This post is by summer student, Rory M. He is a music student at Brandon University, this is his second summer with us. The Avro Arrow seems to be a near-mystical phenomenon in the world of aviation, and I have witnessed this lingering hold firsthand. During my time as a summer student, guests have sharedContinue reading “The Arrow Phenomenon”

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”