Aero Space Museum of Calgary

Aero Space Museum of Calgary
Aero Space Museum of Calgary, October 2011
Location in Calgary
Established	1975
Location	4629 McCall Way NE, Calgary, Alberta
Coordinates	51°05′39″N 114°00′47″W / 51.094167°N 114.013056°W / 51.094167; -114.013056
Director	Brenda Blair
Public transit access	C-Train to Whitehorn Station then Bus 57
Website	www.asmac.ab.ca

The Aero Space Museum of Calgary is a museum in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The museum is located immediately south of the Calgary International Airport. Over 24 aircraft are on display, as well as 58 aeronautical engines.^[1] A section details the Canadian space programs. Archives containing documents about aeronautics are also located on the premises.

History

The museum was founded in 1975 by aviation enthusiasts and former World War II pilots. It showcases the history of aviation and space technology of Western Canada.

A central War memorial stone slab and four other memorial slabs were erected by the Aircrew Association (Southern Alberta Branch) and the Aerospace Museum Association of Calgary. The plaque name the commonwealth air forces who trained in Calgary as part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan during the Second World War: Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF); Royal Air Force (RAF); Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF); Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF). A In front of the slabs, a gravel mural of a Canadian roundel was painted.^[2]

The Calgary Aerospace Museum erected a list of honour memorial dedicated to the Alberta Airmen who were killed in the Second World War.^[3]

Artifacts on Display^[4]

Aircraft

Avro Anson MK. II One wing is skinned in plexiglass to reveal the internal construction.
Avro Lancaster Mk X FM136, Serial no. 31341
Barkley-Grow Aircraft T8P-1 Serial no. 8 (CF-BQM) The Museum has 2 of the 3 remaining T8P-1s, the one of which, the Yukon Queen (CF-BLV), is on loan to the Alberta Aviation Museum in Edmonton, Alberta
Beechcraft D18S Expeditor Mk.3NM, Serial no. Q/E 92-074 (CF-GXC)
Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck Mk. IIIB, Serial no. 18126 This aircraft, the oldest surviving "Clunk",^[5] was converted to a Mk.IIID dual control trainer
McDonnell CF-101 Voodoo
Cessna Ag Wagon
Douglas DC-3 This Aircraft was the first DC-3 Buffalo Airways ever owned
North American F-86 Sabre originally a P-86A-1-NA (C/N 151-38433), was used as a chase plane at Edwards AFB
North American Harvard Serial no. 20273
Sopwith Triplane (replica built by Aero Space Museum volunteers)
Auster Taylorcraft Auster Mk.VII
Waco ECQ-6 Custom Cabin Series Serial no. 4479 (CF-AZM)
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter CF-PAT, Serial no. 2, second Twin Otter from the de Havilland Canada production line.
de Havilland Vampire DH.100 F.3 Serial 17069

Helicopters

The Museum is affiliated with CMA, CHIN, and Virtual Museum of Canada.

References

↑ Aerospace Museum. "Museum aircraft collection". Archived from the original on 2008-06-15. Retrieved 2008-09-15.
↑ World War II memorial
↑ Second World War memorial
↑ http://www.asmac.ab.ca/aerospace/main_collection.asp?acc_code=007&other_01=nv002
↑ http://www.asmac.ab.ca/aerospace/main_collection_details.asp?list_id=7

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Attractions and landmarks in Calgary

Landmarks	Baitun Nur Burns Building Calgary Tower Fairmont Palliser Mewata Armouries Stephen Avenue Suncor Energy Centre The Bow +15 Tallest buildings Bridges

Attractions	Aero Space Museum of Calgary Bow River pathway Calaway Park Canada Olympic Park Canada's Sports Hall of Fame Fort Calgary Glenbow Museum Heritage Park Historical Village Stampede Telus Spark The Military Museums Zoo Festivals

Venues	Arts Commons Foothills Stadium McMahon Stadium Olympic Oval Scotiabank Saddledome Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium Spruce Meadows Stampede Corral The Grand

Parks	Battalion Bowness Central Memorial Confederation Devonian Gardens Edworthy Fish Creek Millennium Nose Hill Olympic Plaza Peacekeeper Prince's Island

Malls	Chinook Centre CF Market CrossIron Mills* Deerfoot Marlborough North Hill Centre Northland Southcentre Sunridge The Core

Recreation	Southland Leisure Centre Talisman Centre Village Square Leisure Centre

Calgary portal Some places that are *outside of the city

Canadian Aviation Museums

Alberta	Aero Space Museum of Calgary Alberta Aviation Museum Bomber Command Museum of Canada Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame Cold Lake Air Force Museum Reynolds-Alberta Museum

British Columbia	British Columbia Aviation Museum Canadian Museum of Flight Comox Air Force Museum

Manitoba	Air Force Heritage Museum and Air Park Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum Manitoba Military Aviation Museum Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada

Nova Scotia	Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum Greenwood Military Aviation Museum Shearwater Aviation Museum

Newfoundland & Labrador	North Atlantic Aviation Museum

Ontario	Canada Aviation and Space Museum Canadian Air and Space Museum Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum Great War Flying Museum Jet Aircraft Museum Memorial Military Museum National Air Force Museum of Canada

Quebec	Canadian Aviation Heritage Centre Musée de la Défense aérienne Vintage Wings of Canada

Saskatchewan	Saskatchewan Western Development Museum

See also	List of aerospace museums

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