Canadian Museum of Flight
Hangar #3 - 5333 216th Street V2Y 2N3 Langley, BC, Canada

Family Day fun!!!

Great turnout at the Museum’s physically distanced Family Day, 14-15 Feb 21 in spite of the snow.

Putting the SE5A through her paces... Great day for open cockpit flying ... even if it is January...!!

http://vancouversun.com//sopwith-camel-brings-perils-of-ae

The Queen of the Hurricanes drove a Model A Roadster. Tribute to Elsie MacGill, first female aeronautical engineer. https://www.hagerty.com//the-ford-roadster-and-the-queen/

The Canadian Museum of Flight has changed its availability We are open Wednesday to Sunday, by pre-booked time slots. Phone 604-532-0035 to book your visit. The Museum is now open on Sundays. The revised hours are:... Wednesday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Sunday from noon to 5:00 p.m. We will be open Sunday, October 25, and will be closed the next Tuesday, October 27. Our facility is ideal for family outings during these challenging times, as we have ample space and large outdoor areas. See more

Our CF-104D 645 over Northern Alberta in 1971

Pups at play...!

The SE5A flew twice on November 11, in support of Remembrance Day ceremonies. Lest we forget...

We found a tomato plant outside our volunteer room door. So naturally, we seized upon an analogy: Hardy, persistent, unseen perhaps. Delicious fruit for those who take the time to notice. A funky little museum with inner bigness.

Carla Deminchuk It is with great sadness we advise of the passing of our long-time enthusiastic volunteer, Carla Deminchuk. We all knew Carla as a lovely woman, deeply caring in all things, and a huge supporter and booster of our museum. She brought incredible energy and enthusiasm, and wonderful (sometimes zany) ideas to her work.... Carla contributed in so many ways. She was a professional event planner who assisted the Museum in organizing and running many events. Her brainstorming for events to promote the Museum was well known, and her cheerful and efficient manner of getting an event under way was an inspiration to all the volunteers. Her skills in the kitchen were legendary, with creations such as the special airplane-shaped treats for the children on Family Day. At an event in the hangar, she would be busy in the background ensuring the catering was kept in good order. She was well known to all Museum members as the editor of the Glidepath newsletter. In this capacity she helped us share all the stories of Museum life and local events. When Facebook became mainstream, she embraced the task of updating the news with gusto, adding to the Museum’s profile significantly. For newsworthy events she often wrote the news release for the Museum, giving it a professional touch. Filling so many huge holes in our organization will be a major challenge, a challenge that will again and again remind us how fortunate we were to have Carla working with us. In particular, we regret this facebook page might not be as active as it has been. We hope you will continue to follow us.

Happy Thanksgiving. We are thankful that we have been able to keep the museum open. Heartfelt thanks to all who have contributed. For those who are planning a small Thanksgiving dinner within their family bubble -- go for the gravy! A shot of sherry makes all the difference. We have heard that any RCAF cook worth his weight would add a generous amount of sherry to that rich, brown, gravy "for victory." Bon appetit!

We found a tomato plant outside our volunteer room door. So naturally, we seized upon an analogy: Hardy, persistent, unseen perhaps. Delicious fruit for those who take the time to notice. A funky little museum with inner bigness.

Getting them back on their feet again. Horray! The Tiger Moth and Stearman now have reattached landing gear.

Kudos to the Canadian women who have served our country, past, present, and future.

We are sorry to hear of the death of 1970's singer, Helen Reddy. Many of you will remember her as the singing nun in Airport '75. Aviation buffs may have forgotten this campy scene, but will remember the 747 used in the film. Originally delivered to American Airlines in 1971, it was a 747-123, registration number N9675, serial number 20390, the one hundred thirty-sixth 747 off the production line. She went on to fly for various carriers (in the film she sports the fictitious ..."Columbia" Airlines livery - with a big hole above the FO's seat), eventually ending up as a freighter for UPS (scrapped in 2011). But why oh why did they have to use this hideous purple and pink interior colour scheme for the Queen of the Skies? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxO0dWz-Srg

For those of you who are home schooling youngsters. How about airplane paper plate crafts? (We found these colourful propellers at the dollar store).

Happy Thanksgiving. We are thankful that we have been able to keep the museum open. Heartfelt thanks to all who have contributed. For those who are planning a small Thanksgiving dinner within their family bubble -- go for the gravy! A shot of sherry makes all the difference. We have heard that any RCAF cook worth his weight would add a generous amount of sherry to that rich, brown, gravy "for victory." Bon appetit!

The BGM Dance Studio in Richmond used the museum as a back drop for a music video. Last Friday night's smokey skies added an ethereall look to the creative endeavour,

September 11, 2020: The skies are quieter because of an invisible enemy called covid 19. September 11, 2001: The skies were dead quiet because of another invisible enemy called terrorism.

This marks the 80th Anniversary for the Battle of Britain. A major air campaign in WW2. #battleofbritain80 We encourage cadets to watch the RCAF wreath laying c...eremony on Sep 20 at 10:30 EDT. The RCAF Facebook page will hold a livestream for the ceremony. Cadets Canada posted a video, on their Facebook page in which fellow cadets are commemorating the Battle of Britain.

The Harvard a.k.a. the Happy Machine.

Tourism Langley has created a wonderful "Wild Child" video featuring some of the Fraser Valley's premier attractions like the Canadian Museum of Flight. https://drive.google.com//1ko1PRavh0qer8bj57FkVOl-l7PkPyrip #LangleyFresh #TheFraserValley

Super Model! The de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver A new addition to the Museum collection arrived in August, 2020. The Beaver is the iconic Canadian bushplane. Unfortunately, it is not a full-size aircraft, but fortunately it is a magnificent model of a Beaver in full dress of the RCMP. What could be more Canadian - a Canadian designed and built aircraft flown by the country's national police agency and on display at the Canadian Museum of Flight?... The 1/8 scale model was donated by builder, Taylor Sapergia who re-assembled the aircraft at the Museum. It is in the 1972 paint scheme of the original aircraft, registered CF-MPR.

Look...it's a bird...it's a plane...it's a Max 8? "BOEING TO SKIRT CLOSED BORDER BY SENDING 737 MAX TO METRO VANCOUVER FOR CANADIAN TESTING In a break with custom prompted by the coronavirus pandemic, Boeing will fly a Max over the border to Metro Vancouver early next week rather than basing all the test activity in Seattle. Flight testing will take place in U.S. airspace, with the aircraft then returning to B.C. to drop off Transport Canada experts, the regulator said in an ...email Friday. The regulator would not say which airport in the Lower Mainland will be used by the Boeing aircraft, citing security concerns." - Canadian Aviation News" I wonder if this secret airport will be Abbotsford? Isn't YXX the only airport in the metro Vancouver area that could handle a 737 (besides YVR)?

The museum participated in last weekend's drive-thru Wings and Wheels event. The event raised over $56,000 for the Crystal Gala Foundation, which supports the fight against breast cancer. We could not do these good deeds without YOUR support. We know these are challenging times, but if you can make a fiscal donation to the museum, we can continue to pay it forward Thank-you.... http://www.canadianflight.org/content/donate See more

August 18th is known as the Hardest Day during the Battle of Britain. The Luftwaffe set out to destroy Fighter Command Airfields. They flew 850 sorties with 2200 aircrew and the RAF 927 sorties with 600 aircrew. Target airfields were Kenley, Biggin Hill, Gosport, Ford, Thorne Island Hornchurch, North Weald along with the radar station at Poling. Re-arming and refuelling the fighter aircraft was carried out as quickly as possible as the pilots would have to be ready to fly s...everal sorties. The day ended with the Germans losing 69 aircraft and the RAF 68, 31 of these was during air combat. The face of Sqn Ldr Brian Sandy Lane tells the story of being a fighter pilot during the Battle of Britain. - from the Battle of Britain (Official site)