{"id":4312,"date":"2016-03-27T13:38:07","date_gmt":"2016-03-27T11:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/?page_id=4312"},"modified":"2025-02-09T14:46:43","modified_gmt":"2025-02-09T12:46:43","slug":"national-air-force-museum-canada","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/national-air-force-museum-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"National Air Force Museum of Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <strong>National Air Force Museum of Canada<\/strong>, located in <strong>Trenton, Ontario<\/strong>, is the country\u2019s premier museum dedicated to the history and heritage of the <strong>Royal Canadian Air Force<\/strong> (RCAF). Situated at <strong>CFB Trenton<\/strong>. The museum serves as a living tribute to the men and women of the <strong>RCAF<\/strong>, preserving their legacy for future generations. Its combination of historical exhibits, aircraft displays, and educational initiatives makes it a vital institution for understanding Canada\u2019s military aviation heritage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>National Air Force Museum of Canada<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"widget-pane-section-info-text\">220 RCAF Road<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"widget-pane-section-info-text\">Trenton<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"widget-pane-section-info-text\">Ontario K0K 3W0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><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><a href=\"http:\/\/www.airforcemuseum.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.airforcemuseum.ca<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:publicrelations@airforcemuseum.ca\">publicrelations@airforcemuseum.ca<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"widget-pane-section-info-text\"><a class=\"widget-pane-link\" data-href=\"tel:+16139657223\">+1 613-965-7223<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"txt\">Daily 10:00 &#8211; 17:00<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Free admission<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gift shop<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/National-Air-Force-Museum-of-Canada\/120719991296340\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-922 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/facebook.jpg\" alt=\"facebook\" class=\"wp-image-922\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nafmcanada\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1512 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/twitter.png\" alt=\"twitter\" class=\"wp-image-1512\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>From Highway 401, take Exit 526 (Glen Miller Road) and follow the signs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m14!1m8!1m3!1d366646.2775425426!2d-77.8298060028294!3d44.115875!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x0%3A0x117eecdca12956b2!2sNational+Air+Force+Museum+of+Canada!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1459078653142\" 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\/national-air-force-museum-of-canada\/avro-canada-cf-100mk-5-canuck-18774\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4313\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"148\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Avro-Canada-CF-100Mk.5-Canuck-18774.jpg\" alt=\"Avro Canada CF-100Mk.5 Canuck 18774 RCAF, , National Air Force Museum of Canada, Trenton, Ont\" class=\"wp-image-4313\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>VF582<p><\/p>\n<p>KB882<\/p>\n<p>18774<\/p>\n<p>1560<\/p>\n<p>C-FETB<\/p>\n<p>147201<\/p>\n<p>23257<\/p>\n<p>116721<\/p>\n<p>115456<\/p>\n<p>WB550<\/p>\n<p>NA337\/2P-X<\/p>\n<p>J-4029<\/p>\n<p>V7287<\/p>\n<p>130313<\/p>\n<p>104646\/X<\/p>\n<p>140102<\/p>\n<p>101040<\/p>\n<p>188911<\/p>\n<p>23+45<\/p>\n<p>ML380<\/p>\n<p>134213<\/p>\n<p>114015<\/p>\n<p>133435<\/p>\n<p>12963\/FZ658\/P<\/p>\n<p>10732<\/p>\n<p>135102<\/p>\n<p>136204\/EQ-408<\/p>\n<p>11315<\/p>\n<p>12145<\/p>\n<p>118101<\/p>\n<p>FK466<\/p>\n<p>133190<\/p>\n<p>12405<\/p><\/td><td>Auster AOP Mk.6<p><\/p>\n<p>Avro Lancaster B.X<\/p>\n<p>Avro Canada CF-100Mk.5 Canuck<\/p>\n<p>Beech Expeditor 3TM<\/p>\n<p>Boeing 720-023B<\/p>\n<p>Boeing CH-147D Chinook<\/p>\n<p>Canadair&nbsp; CF-86B Sabre 2<\/p>\n<p>Canadair CF-5A Freedom Fighter<\/p>\n<p>de Havilland Canada CC-115 Buffalo<\/p>\n<p>de Havilland DHC-1 Chipmunk<\/p>\n<p>Handley Page Halifax<\/p>\n<p>Hawker Hunter Mk.9<\/p>\n<p>Hawker Hurricane Mk.1 (replica)<\/p>\n<p>Lockheed CC-130E Hercules<\/p>\n<p>Lockheed CF-104G Starfighter<\/p>\n<p>Lockheed CP-140 Aurora<\/p>\n<p>McDonnell CF-101B Voodoo<\/p>\n<p>McDonnell Douglas CF-188B Hornet<\/p>\n<p>Mikoyan-Gurevich Mig-21MF75<\/p>\n<p>Supermarine Spitfire (replica)<\/p>\n<p>Beechcraft CT-134A Musketeer<\/p>\n<p>Canadair CT-114<\/p>\n<p>Canadair&nbsp; T-33AN Silver Star<\/p>\n<p>Douglas CC-129 Dakota 3N<\/p>\n<p>Canadair CP-107 Argus<\/p>\n<p>Bell CH-135 Twin Huey<\/p>\n<p>Bell CH-136 Kiowa<\/p>\n<p>Boeing Vertol CH-113A Labrador<\/p>\n<p>de Havilland Canada CP-121 Tracker<\/p>\n<p>Bell CH-118 Iroquois<\/p>\n<p>Lockheed Hudson Mk.VI<\/p>\n<p>Lockheed CT-133 Silver Star<\/p>\n<p>Sikorsky CH-124A Sea King<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>National Air Force Museum of Canada<\/strong> is a permanent archive which collects, preserves and displays Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) memorabilia, photographs, paintings and documents as a lasting tribute and memorial to all the men and women who served our nation in the <strong>RCAF<\/strong> and its predecessor organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/lancaster-kb882-preservation-society\/avro-lancaster-b-x-kb882\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4163\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Avro-Lancaster-B.X-KB882-728x494.jpg\" alt=\"Avro Lancaster B.X KB882 RCAF, National Air Force Museum of Canada, Trenton, Ont\" class=\"wp-image-4163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Avro-Lancaster-B.X-KB882-728x494.jpg 728w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Avro-Lancaster-B.X-KB882-240x163.jpg 240w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Avro-Lancaster-B.X-KB882-420x285.jpg 420w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Avro-Lancaster-B.X-KB882-600x407.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Avro-Lancaster-B.X-KB882.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Avro Lancaster B.X KB882 RCAF<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/national-air-force-museum-canada\/b720_c-fetb\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-23828\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"442\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/b720_c-fetb-728x442.jpg\" alt=\"Boeing 720-023B C-FETB Pratt &amp; Whitney Canada, National Air Force Museum of Canada, Trenton, Ont\" class=\"wp-image-23828\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/b720_c-fetb-728x442.jpg 728w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/b720_c-fetb-240x146.jpg 240w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/b720_c-fetb-420x255.jpg 420w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/b720_c-fetb-600x365.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/b720_c-fetb.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Boeing 720-023B C-FETB Pratt &amp; Whitney Canada<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Features:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. <strong>Extensive Aircraft Collection<\/strong>:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The museum boasts an impressive collection of <strong>40+ military aircraft<\/strong>, many displayed in an <strong>outdoor air park<\/strong>. Highlights include:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Avro Lancaster Mk X<\/strong>: A centerpiece of the museum, meticulously restored and on display indoors.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hercules CC-130<\/strong>: An example of Canada\u2019s long-standing contribution to air transport and logistics.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>CF-101 Voodoo<\/strong>: A Cold War-era fighter jet.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aircraft used for search and rescue, reconnaissance, and combat.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. <strong>RCAF History<\/strong>:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Exhibits cover the history of the RCAF from its inception in 1924 to the present day.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Detailed displays on World War II contributions, the Cold War era, and modern-day missions, including peacekeeping and humanitarian efforts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. <strong>Interactive and Educational Displays<\/strong>:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Simulators and Virtual Experiences<\/strong>: Visitors can engage with flight simulators and learn about the mechanics of aviation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Artifacts and Memorabilia<\/strong>: Explore uniforms, medals, photographs, and personal items belonging to Canadian airmen and women.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. <strong>Memorial and Tribute Areas<\/strong>:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>RCAF Memorial Airpark<\/strong>: The outdoor exhibit area features a variety of historic aircraft and serves as a tribute to the men and women of the RCAF.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Memorial Wall<\/strong>: Honors those who served and sacrificed in the line of duty.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. <strong>Restoration Projects<\/strong>:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The museum actively restores vintage aircraft, offering visitors a behind-the-scenes look at the meticulous work involved in preserving aviation history.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. <strong>Educational Programs and Events<\/strong>:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Workshops, guided tours, and special events aimed at teaching visitors about aviation history.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Special Exhibits<\/strong>: Rotating displays focus on specific themes, such as Canadian contributions during pivotal wars or technological innovations in aviation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Photos Rob Vogelaar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More photos <a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/s\/aHBqjA8ccZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/flic.kr\/s\/aHBqjA8ccZ<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Air Force Museum of Canada, located in Trenton, Ontario, is the country\u2019s premier museum dedicated to the history and heritage of the Royal&#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-4312","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4312","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=4312"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4312\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33158,"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4312\/revisions\/33158"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}