NAMS National Aviation Museum Society
11 Aviation Parkway K1K 4R3 Ottawa, ON, Canada

The Nazis called them 'Night Witches' because the whooshing noise their plywood and canvas airplanes made reminded the Germans of the sound of a witch’s broomst...ick. The Russian women who piloted those planes, onetime crop dusters, took it as a compliment. In 30,000 missions over four years, they dumped 23,000 tons of bombs on the German invaders, ultimately helping to chase them back to Berlin. Any German pilot who downed a 'witch' was awarded an Iron Cross. These young heroines, all volunteers and most in their teens and early 20s, became legends of World War II but are now largely forgotten. Flying only in the dark, they had no parachutes, guns, radios or radar, only maps and compasses. If hit by tracer bullets, their planes would burn like sheets of paper." So begins a NY Times tribute to one of the most famous "Night Witches," Nadezhda Popova, pictured here. Popova, who flew 852 missions during the war, passed away in 2013 at the age of 91 See more

#ICYMI, we thought we'd reflect back on the RAF Red Arrows visit to the National Capital Region #today #FriendsPartnersAllies British High Commission, Ot...tawa High Commission of Canada in the United Kingdom Canadian Armed Forces Canadian Army Royal Air Force Capital Experience City of Ottawa CTV Ottawa Ottawa Citizen Ottawa Sun See more

Did you know the NAMS membership also includes veterans? Please take a moment to honour our brave men and women who served. https://www.ctvnews.ca//remembrance-day-2018-live-updates-

Remembering the brave men AND women flying in World War 2, ferrying planes from the factory to the front lines. On W5 tonight!

https://www.cbc.ca//second-world-war-female-pilot-jaye-edw

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Today, the Museum is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the grand opening of its new building. Originally known as the National Aviation Museum, it actually opened in 1960 at Uplands Airport in Ottawa before the new building was opened on June 17, 1988.

Following up on our posts on the Avro Arrow, is an upcoming lecture at the Canadian Aviation and Space museum in Ottawa, On.

https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/5gKi1ZCGfwg4IQ

https://ingeniumcanada.org//event-remembrance-week-2017.php

It's about time we honor these brave unsung heroes who risked, and in some cases gave, their lives fighting for our country. via Interesting Shit