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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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Check out all the latest RAMWC news, learn about upcoming events, initiatives, programs, and more on our blog!

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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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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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In 2020, Winnipegger Stan Michalak set out to comm

In 2020, Winnipegger Stan Michalak set out to commemorate Manitoba’s 150th birthday in a unique way.

He decided to build a scale model of the Curtiss H-16 flown in Manitoba in the 1920s—the only one ever registered to fly in Canada.

Now, that model is finally complete and Stan has donated it to our museum. It will be on display beginning April 14, 2023.

Read more about Stan's model, and the aircraft that inspired, him on our blog. (Link in bio)

It's baaaaaaaaaack! 🐰 Our annual Easter Egg H

It's baaaaaaaaaack! 🐰

Our annual Easter Egg Hunt was always a massive hit at our Ferry Road museum, and we're bringing it back this year.

Tickets are just $10.00 for students and youth (ages 2 and under free).

Join us on April 8!

See all the details at the link in our bio ('Upcoming Events') or visit www.royalaviationmuseum.com/eggs

#easteregghunt #wpgevents #onlyinthepeg #exploremb #winnipegmoms

Our first aviation conference is just a month away

Our first aviation conference is just a month away!

In-person registration includes two days of live sessions, catered lunches, museum gallery access, parking, networking, and end-of-day receptions. We also have a virtual attendance option.

Hear about the origins of aerial photography, the use of aircraft in forestry, the development of airmail, and more!

Book your seat now 👉 Link in bio

#RAMAVCON #RAMWC #aviationhistory #avgeeks #vintageaircraft #militaryhistory

This past weekend’s Academy Awards got us thinki

This past weekend’s Academy Awards got us thinking that a lot of the aircraft in our museum are award-worthy. So we created our own set of winners based on some of the famous Oscar categories!

Check out the list on our blog using the our bio link or visit https://royalaviationmuseum.com/awards

🏆✈️ 🏆 ✈️🏆

#RAMWC #aircraftawards #aviation #aviationmuseum #academyawards #oscars

Meet our volunteer-of-the-month, Don Buie!

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A volunteer with RAMWC since 2021, he started on our move-in and aircraft cleaning crew. These days, you'll most often find him behind our ticketing desk.

Don is a former air traffic controller and aircraft refueler, and held a multitude of positions with Hudson General Aviation Services.

FUN FACT — A lifelong Harley Davidson rider, Don has visited 50 states (including Alaska!) by motorcycle.

Thanks for all you do, Don!

Visit the #linkinbio to learn about Volunteer opportunities at the RAMWC.

#volunteerappreciation #volunteer #RAMWC #aviationmuseum

Congratulations to the UMSAE Polar Air team on the

Congratulations to the UMSAE Polar Air team on their victory at this year's SAE Aero Design East competition!

The team came in first overall, first in mission performance, and second in Design Presentation and Report.

The UMSAE Aero exhibit is still on display in our temporary gallery—come by to learn about the competition and see some of the team's past aircraft entries.

@umsae.aero @umpriceengineering #engineering #SAE #SAEaero #aviation

Two engineers from Boeing recently set a Guinness

Two engineers from Boeing recently set a Guinness World Record when the paper airplane they designed flew a distance of 290 feet.

Join us at the museum during spring break for paper airplane competitions and other fun activities—maybe we can beat this record!

Check out the 'Upcoming Events' #linkinbio for details!

#RAMWC #springbreak #paperairplane #winnipegmoms #winnipegevents

Sneak peek of some of the entries from our Nationa

Sneak peek of some of the entries from our National Aviation Day photo contest! #aviationphotography #instagramaviation #aviationphoto #avgeek #aviationmuseum

Did you know we offer private tours? Daytime tou

Did you know we offer private tours?

Daytime tours are just $5 per person on top of admission fees and evening tours are $10 plus admission. And the content and duration of your tour can be customized based on the group's needs.

Plus, we offer discounted admission rates for groups of over 10 people!

✉️ Email info@royalaviationmuseum.com to book.

#RAMWC #thingstodoinwinnipeg #grouptours #museum #aviationmuseum #privatetours

Meet the Tutor! First flown in 1960, the Tutor wa

Meet the Tutor!

First flown in 1960, the Tutor was specifically designed as a primary jet trainer for the Canadian Armed Forces. It featured docile handling characteristics and a tandem side-by-side cockpit layout for a student and instructor, making it perfect for training novice pilots.

190 were ordered by the CAF in 1961, the type mainly serving at Canadian Forces Base Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, and the Canadian Forces Central Flying School at CFB Winnipeg. A military ground-attack version was also produced, with 20 examples serving in the Royal Malaysian Air Force as the CL-41G-5 Tebuan.

For Canada’s Centennial celebrations in 1967, ten Tutors were modified and repainted for aerobatic display duties, the display team being dubbed the Golden Centennaires. While this team was soon disbanded, the idea was resurrected in 1978 with the formation of the Snowbirds – officially 431 Air Demonstration Squadron.

While the Tutor was retired from the training role in 2000, replaced by the Beechcraft CT-156 Harvard II and BAE CT-155 Hawk, 11 continue to serve with the Snowbirds, performing around 100 aerobatic shows every year.

📷: Snowbirds in formation, c. 1970s
📷: Ground-attack variant of the Tutor with hard points for bombs and other ordnance
📷: Tutor 131 (Snowbird #2), c. 1970s
📷: Snowbirds in formation, Winnipeg Centennial AIrshow, 1973

#snowbird #tutor #rcaf #rcafsnowbirds #aviationhistory

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