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A Day of Remembrance: A Special Lecture at the CATPM!

When & When: Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum, November 12th 1:30 pm, Museum Canteen Background On August 19, 1942, the ill-fated Allied military attack titled Operation Jubilee, to be later known as the Dieppe Raid, was launched. The events surrounding the combined air-sea-land operation still stir controversy to this day. November 12, 2022, A Day ofContinue reading “A Day of Remembrance: A Special Lecture at the CATPM!”

Museum Closed September 19

September 13, 2022 For Immediate Release Since the Federal government has declared Monday, September 19th a federal holiday, day of mourning for the Queen’s funeral in the UK, the Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum will also be closed in respect and tribute of the late monarch. The Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum is Canada’s only airContinue reading “Museum Closed September 19”

July 12th, 2021 For Immediate Release The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan of World War II was the largest infrastructure program Canada had ever seen, surpassing the construction of the transcontinental railway. Over 200 training establishments changed the social and economic conditions in many communities forever. The influx of 1,500 or more trainees and staff suddenlyContinue reading “Press Release”