{"id":4241,"date":"2016-03-25T21:11:02","date_gmt":"2016-03-25T19:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/?page_id=4241"},"modified":"2025-02-08T20:29:33","modified_gmt":"2025-02-08T18:29:33","slug":"great-war-flying-museum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/great-war-flying-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Great War Flying Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Great War Flying Museum (GWFM)<\/strong>, located at the <strong>Brampton-Caledon Airport<\/strong> in Caledon, <strong>Ontario<\/strong>, is Canada&#8217;s only museum dedicated to recreating and honoring the aircraft of World War I. The art collection of alone is worth a visit, with prints, photographs, limited editions and posters of the era. All aircraft are replica&#8217;s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Great War Flying Museum<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"widget-pane-section-info-text\">13961 McLaughlin Road<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"widget-pane-section-info-text\">Caledon<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"widget-pane-section-info-text\">Ontario L7C 3L7<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"widget-pane-section-info-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/2015\/05\/04\/canada\/\">Canada<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/greatwarflyingmuseum.org\">https:\/\/greatwarflyingmuseum.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"mailto:info@greatwarflyingmuseum.org\">info@greatwarflyingmuseum.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">+1 905-838-4936<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Victoria Day Weekend to Labour Day Weekend<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tuesday\/Thursday 11:00 &#8211; 15:00<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saturday\/Sunday\/Holidays 11:00 \u2013 16:00<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Admission fee<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Airport gift shop<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m14!1m8!1m3!1d368857.36709201057!2d-80.15298397926671!3d43.75836400000002!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x0%3A0x72be4593c4e29295!2sGreat+War+Flying+Museum!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1458933122341\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Aircraft collection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/great-war-flying-museum\/royal-aircraft-factory-se-5a-cf-qgm\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4242\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Royal-Aircraft-Factory-SE.5a-CF-QGM.jpg\" alt=\"Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a CF-QGM\" class=\"wp-image-4242\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>&#8211;<p><\/p>\n<p>C-GDRI<\/p>\n<p>C-GFJK<\/p>\n<p>C-GWWI<\/p>\n<p>C-FEWL<\/p>\n<p>CF-QGM<\/p>\n<p>C-GRJC<\/p>\n<p>C-FSOP<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p><\/td><td>Airco DH-2<p><\/p>\n<p>Fokker Dr.I<\/p>\n<p>Fokker Dr.I<\/p>\n<p>Fokker D.VII<\/p>\n<p>Nieuport 28<\/p>\n<p>Royal Aircraft Factory SE5a<\/p>\n<p>Royal Aircraft Factory SE5a<\/p>\n<p>Sopwith 1\/2 Strutter<\/p>\n<p>Sopwith Camel<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Established in 1970 by a group of aviation enthusiasts from the Brampton Flying Club, the museum&#8217;s mission is to preserve the memory of the brave pilots and mechanics who served during the Great War.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Exhibits and Collections <strong>Great War Flying Museum<\/strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Flying Replicas:<\/strong> The museum boasts a collection of meticulously crafted flying replicas of WWI aircraft, including models like the Fokker Dr.I triplane and the Sopwith Camel. These aircraft are maintained in airworthy condition and participate in various airshows and events, providing a living history experience for visitors.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Artifacts and Memorabilia:<\/strong> Beyond the aircraft, the GWFM houses a range of artifacts from the WWI era, offering insights into the lives of those who served during the conflict.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Great War Flying Museum (GWFM), located at the Brampton-Caledon Airport in Caledon, Ontario, is Canada&#8217;s only museum dedicated to recreating and honoring the aircraft&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4241","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4241","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4241"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4241\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33135,"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4241\/revisions\/33135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}