The British Columbia Aviation Museum in Sidney, British Columbia. Located near Victoria International Airport (YYJ), the museum is dedicated to preserving and showcasing the history of aviation in British Columbia and Canada.
British Columbia Aviation Museum
+1 250-655-3300
Thursday – Tuesday 10:00 – 16:00
Closed Wednesdays, Christmas and New Year’s Day
Admission fee
Gift shop
Aircraft collection
| FP846 FM104 CF-XNF/16662 C-FBCF CF-FZX 9104/BK-L 133462 – C-FHKF/55 – C-FMPC CF-BMS/22 C-GJCQ CF-ASY – CF-AOD – C-FKVG/12173 CF-AWA – C-FLYL – CF-DRE/AG-R 3290/814 9641 C-FGZM C-GSNS C-GTDV CF-JLC – -/M 55144/961 C-FAI 2-V C-FCAX/203 – CF-THG | Avro Anson Mk.2 Avro 683 Lancaster X Auster K Auster AOP6 Beech 18 (Pacific Airmotive) Turbo Tradewind Bell 47G-2 Bristol 149 Bolingbroke Mk4T Canadair T-33A-N Silver Star 3 Chanute Glider Convair CV580 de Havilland Canada Chipmunk 22 de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Turbo Beaver Douglas A-26C Invader Douglas C-117D Skytrooper Eastman E2 Sea Rover Falconar AMF-S14 Maranda Fleet Model 2 Gibson Twin Plane Grumman CP-121 Tracker Lincoln Sport Luscombe 8A Silvaire Martin JRM-3 Mars Nieuport 17 Noorduyn UC-64A Norseman North American Harvard Mk.2B Piasecki CH-21B Workhorse Piasecki CH-21B Workhorse Pietenpol 1933 Rutan Quickie Republic RC3 Seabee Rotorway Scorpion II Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5a Sikorsky HO4S-2 Skyseeker Ultralite Spitfire replica Sud-Est SE.3160 Alouette III Trident Tri-Gull Vickers Viscount 757 |
Ranges from the first Canadian-designed craft ever to fly (a bizarre kitelike contraption) to World War I-vintage Nieuports and Tiger Moths, to floatplanes and Spitfires and slightly more modern water bombers Martin Mars and helicopters. Thursdays you can watch the all-volunteer crew in the restoration hangar working to bring these old craft back to life.
The British Columbia Aviation Museum consists of a display area spread over two hangars, a classroom, a restoration workshop and a gift shop. Displays include historical civilian and military artifacts including uniforms, medals and models. Aircraft are displayed and museum volunteers are constantly working on restoring new acquisitions.
In September 2018 the British Columbia Aviation Museum acquired Avro Lancaster FM104, which is one of only 17 surviving Lancasters in the world. The aircraft, which was formerly in storage in Toronto, is now under restoration to airworthy status and will be finished in her post-War search-and-rescue configuration.
(April 2024) After more than two years of negotiations on the iconic Martin Mars waterbomber C-FLYL ‘Hawaii Mars’ (c/n 9267) its future seems secured at last. Coulson Aviation has finally agreed to sell this gigantic flying boat to the British Columbia Aviation Museum (BCAM). Recognizing the value of the plane in Canadian aviation history, the BC Ministry of Tourism, Culture, Sport and Arts announced a USD 250,000 grant towards the rescue flight preparation!
The British Columbia Aviation Museum is raising funds to build a new hangar to house the Martin Mars Hawaii and other B.C. firefighting aircraft on land donated by the Victoria Airport Authority. The new exhibit will be interactive, inviting visitors to explore the features of the aircraft up close.