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The Canadian Vickers Vedette was the first commercial aircraft designed and manufactured in Canada and it played an important role for the Royal Canadian Air Force and Government in the 1920’s. It took more than 100 volunteers over 20 years to complete our flight-worthy Vedette replica!

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Looking Ahead

Museum programming and events will resume after the museum's grand opening in early 2022.
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HOSTING AT THE MUSEUM WILL BE YOUR FIRST CHOICE

The new museum will be one of Winnipeg’s premier venues for special events, meetings, and celebrations.

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PRESERVING HISTORY

The extraordinary history of aviation in Canada is preserved in the aircraft and stories of our collection.

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Long before realizing the economic, social, educational, and cultural benefits, Manitobans will feel immense pride when the new Royal Aviation Museum opens.

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Storytelling is a commonality across all cultures. We use stories to inspire, educate, and entertain.

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The Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada was established more than 40 years ago by a small group of visionaries committed to preserving Canada’s distinct aviation heritage. The museum remains one of Canada’s largest and most complete aviation heritage collections.

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COUNTDOWN

Our arrival time is approaching. Stay tuned as we countdown to the grand opening of the new Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada in early 2022!

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GLIMPSE OF OUR COLLECTION

The museum possesses one of the most significant bush plane collections globally. It is also home to an extensive collection of aircraft ranging from bush flying, military, passenger, experimental aircraft, and thousands of aviation artefacts.

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Our transforming museum comes complete with a stunning new logo representing our past, present, and future.

Climb Aboard Capital Campaign

We are on the journey to transformation,
and we need your help to continue our mission.
Learn how you can propel us today!

MUSEUM
CONSTRUCTION

Our Journey to Transformation.

Shovels broke ground May 1, 2020, and just over a year later, the museum is 99% complete!

Along the way, we have tracked the incredible transformation from an empty space to what is becoming a stunning new structure, taking two pictures each week and creating this time-lapse.

Thank you to our construction partners PCL and architects Reich+Petch and A49, for helping our vision become a reality.

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The de Havilland Beaver was designed and built in

The de Havilland Beaver was designed and built in Canada and first flown on August 16, 1947. It is an all-metal bush plane operable on skis, wheels, or floats and was the world’s first aircraft with short takeoff and landing (STOL) capability, making it ideal in bush conditions. Its exceptional performance and rugged reliability made it a favourite of bush pilots and operators around the world.

One secret to the Beaver’s success was the direct involvement of “Punch” Dickins and other Canadian bush pilots during the plane’s development. Dickins was an early bush pilot who flew many landmark flights, including being the first to fly the full length of the Mackenzie River.

The de Havilland Beaver, CF-MAA is part of our permanent collection and will be on display (suspended from the ceiling) when RAMWC reopens in early 2022.

Read more on our website (link in bio)!

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RAMWC was honoured to host Premier Kelvin Goertzen

RAMWC was honoured to host Premier Kelvin Goertzen, Minister Cathy Cox, and Manitoba 150 Host Committee co-chairs, Monique LaCoste and Stuart Murray, as they announced $166,600 in funding, to be divided equally amongst Manitoba’s seven Signature Museums.

As part of the Manitoba 150 celebration program, each of the province’s seven designated signature museums will receive a $23,800 grant that can be used for school and youth programming, exhibits, improving the visitor experience, or other improvements to these facilities that would support the mandate of conserving and promoting Manitoba’s history.

#manitoba150 #manitoba #ramwc #winnipeg

As the museum seeks to honour and commemorate Indi

As the museum seeks to honour and commemorate Indigenous Peoples’ history and aviation in Western and Northern Canada, it strives to share stories of indigenous involvement in aviation throughout the exhibits covering two floors of display space.

To commemorate this new space and the museum’s renewed relationship with Indigenous communities, the museum invites Indigenous – First Nations, Métis, and Inuit – visual artists residing in Canada to submit expressions of interest and qualifications to work with the curatorial staff at RAMWC to create one (1) public artwork installation in the new museum’s welcoming gallery.

This artwork commission will pay CAD $25,000 to the successful applicant.

The commissioned artwork will be front and centre on a “Welcome Column” as guests enter the museum.

Complete proposal packages must be received on or before October 15, 2021.

Read more about this exciting opportunity through the link in our bio.

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Guess what the top speed (at 40,000 feet) of the L

Guess what the top speed (at 40,000 feet) of the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter is:

A) 767 mph (Mach 1)
B) 1535 mph (Mach 2)
C) 1550 mph (Mach 2.35)

Let us know your guess in the comments!

#RAMWC #GuessWhat #Aviation

Get them while you can! Our limited edition T-shir

Get them while you can! Our limited edition T-shirts are low in stock!

All proceeds from sales of these t-shirts will go towards the restoration of aircraft on display at our new museum.

Visit our online store to purchase your shirt and support us!

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You asked and we’ve got answers! Our Curator,

You asked and we’ve got answers!

Our Curator, Davide Montebruno, shares the answers to your questions (swipe through to see his answers)!

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Today is "Ask A Curator Day"! Have a burning avia

Today is "Ask A Curator Day"!

Have a burning aviation question to ask our Curator? Send us your questions and Davide Montebruno (our Curator) will be answering them later today.

#AskaCurator #AskaCuratorDay #RAMWC #Aviation #Museum

Do you enjoy brain teasers? Headscratchers? Myster

Do you enjoy brain teasers? Headscratchers? Mysteries of the universe?

Then you may enjoy our new series of “Guess What?” posts.

For our first installment of the series, we present you with an up-close and personal image of one of the objects in our collection.

Can you guess what it is, or do you need a hint?

Did you say that you want a hint? OK, here it is: A religion derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship. Did that help?

Post your guess in the comments.

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The McDonnell F-101B (CF-101) Voodoo was an all-we

The McDonnell F-101B (CF-101) Voodoo was an all-weather interceptor, measuring 21.6 metres (71 feet) long, 5.5 metres (18 feet) high, and 12.2 metres (40 feet) from wingtip to wingtip. It weighed 23,768 kilograms (52,400 lbs) with full armament and two external fuel tanks. A large amount of fuel allowed the aircraft to fly over 2,414 kilometres (1,500 miles) non-stop. With its afterburners, it developed 13,608 kilograms (30,000 lbs) of thrust.

From 1961 to 1984, the Voodoo’s primary mission was protecting the sovereignty of Canada’s airspace. To that end, each Voodoo squadron had two aircraft on quick reaction alert–24 hours a day, 365 days a year, for 23 years without interruption.

416 Squadron Voodoo 101034 is part of the museum’s permanent collection.

Read more on our website (link in bio)!

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The Snowbird Tutor takes flight! #RAMWC

The Snowbird Tutor takes flight!

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