RCAF – Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum & RCAF WWII Memorial

Lighting the Night: A New Artifact and Its Role in the Commonwealth Air Training Plan

Another interesting post by summer student, Rory. This is Rory’s second summer working for the CATPM, he is a Music & Political Science student at Brandon University. Note on Methodology: This blog post examines a recently acquired General Electric Beacon by analyzing attached identifying information related to the artifact and utilizing digital tools, such asContinue reading “Lighting the Night: A New Artifact and Its Role in the Commonwealth Air Training Plan”

From the Cockpit with Love: The Romantic History of WWII Sweetheart Jewelry

This post is by one of our summer workers. Whitney M. Hodgins is a Master of Arts Student at Athabasca University. Picture this: your loved one is going to war. You are left with an overwhelming sense of uncertainty. Will they come back or will they be injured or killed in action? Naturally, you doContinue reading “From the Cockpit with Love: The Romantic History of WWII Sweetheart Jewelry”

Flight Days & the CATPM’s Stearman

This post is by one of our summer workers, Rory McCallum has submitted several blog posts over the last year, this is his latest. Rory is a Music student at Brandon University. The Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum acquired a Stearman Kaydet last season (https://airmuseum.ca/2025/10/01/catpm-excited-to-welcome-historic-boeing-stearman-kaydet/), and we are thrilled to welcome it to our fleetContinue reading “Flight Days & the CATPM’s Stearman”

Lighting the Way Home: The Humble Flare Pot

This post, her first of many (I hope) is by one of our summer workers. Whitney M. Hodgins is a Master of Arts Student at Athabasca University. This black round object caught my eye in the Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum, it was inside the workshop, sitting humbly on a display case. At first IContinue reading “Lighting the Way Home: The Humble Flare Pot”

Initial Training Schools (ITS)

Our summer workers return, including Rory M., who continues his blog post features with this one exploring the ITS. Rory is a student at Brandon University. As the school year comes to an end, students across Canada, including myself, are preparing for final exams by reviewing notes, late-night studying, and are excited for warmer summerContinue reading “Initial Training Schools (ITS)”