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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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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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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.

LOOK WHAT ELSE IS NEW!

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 nearly a year later, the museum is almost 80% 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.

CONNECT WITH #RAMWC

The COPA Virtual Aviation Expo is happening on Jun

The COPA Virtual Aviation Expo is happening on June 27!

The opening keynote is with 99s Director Robin Hadfield, and there are many exciting topics to enjoy after the keynote, including:
🔹Copiloting skills
🔹Navigation with Foreflight
🔹Owning an airplane

Check out the full schedule online (link in our bio)!

99s members will receive an exclusive discount code for this event! Email Chioma, at okorokachi7@gmail.com to get the discount code.

#COPA #aviation #expo #mb99s

The CF-104 Starfighter still is the fastest RCAF a

The CF-104 Starfighter still is the fastest RCAF aircraft of all time, setting many world altitude and speed records. It is one of the few aircraft in history to have held three world records simultaneously for speed, time to climb, and altitude!

Currently, only ten other CF-104 Starfighters are on display across Canada. Starfighter 703 is the only Starfighter on indoor display in Manitoba and it will be calling the Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada its home, when the museum reopens in early 2022!

You can learn more about the Starfighter on our website (Link in bio)!

Those who flew the CF-104 Starfighter loved the ai

Those who flew the CF-104 Starfighter loved the aircraft, often referring to it as either the “Silver Sliver” or, more commonly, “The Zipper.” In addition, there was an RCAF demonstration team for many years that called themselves the “Deadeye Zips.” 👀

Its Orenda J79-OEL-7 engine was capable of 15,800 pounds of thrust with the afterburner. It was an aircraft built for a nuclear strike, as it could slice through low-level turbulence. The CF-104 Starfighter still is the fastest RCAF aircraft of all time, setting many world altitude and speed records!

You can experience the CF-104 Starfighter yourself when the new RAMWC opens its doors in early 2022!

Learn more about "The Zipper" on our website (Link in our bio)!

Stephen Pajot, Curator and Operations Manager of t

Stephen Pajot, Curator and Operations Manager of the Canadian Starfighter Museum, purchased Starfighter 12703 in 2011. He shipped the aircraft back from Europe and spent seven years meticulously restoring it to precisely how it looked in 1966.

Recently, Mr. Pajot made the difficult decision to close the Canadian Starfighter Museum at St. Andrews Airport. However, he was determined to find the Starfighter a new home, so he secured an agreement with RAMWC for the aircraft to become the showpiece of the new museum's Military Skies exhibit for many years to come.

"I am pleased that this aircraft will call the Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada its new home," said Mr. Pajot. "Restoring this aircraft was a labour of love for me, and knowing that the aircraft will be well looked after and displayed to many more people than ever before is very satisfying."

You can experience the CF-104 Starfighter yourself when the new RAMWC opens its doors in early 2022!

Learn more about this amazing aircraft on our website (Link in our bio)!

#RAMWC

The CF-104 Starfighter served NATO for 25 years an

The CF-104 Starfighter served NATO for 25 years and is one of the most iconic Canadian-manufactured military aircraft. It still is the fastest RCAF aircraft of all time, setting world altitude, climb and speed records. ✈️

You can experience the CF-104 Starfighter yourself when the new RAMWC opens its doors in early 2022!

Learn more about the RCAF's fastest aircraft on our website (Link in our bio)!

#aviation #aviationdaily #winnipeg #manitoba #museum #aircraft

The iconic Starfighter aircraft is landing at the

The iconic Starfighter aircraft is landing at the Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada! ✈️

The Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada (RAMWC) is proud to announce the addition of a Canadair CF-104 Starfighter to its world-class aircraft collection. The Starfighter, with serial number 12703, was the first Starfighter ever flown in Canada.

The CF-104 Starfighter served NATO for 25 years and is one of the most iconic Canadian-manufactured military aircraft. It still is the fastest RCAF aircraft of all time, setting world altitude, climb and speed records.

Stephen Pajot, Curator and Operations Manager of the Canadian Starfighter Museum, purchased Starfighter 12703 in 2011. He shipped the aircraft back from Europe and spent seven years meticulously restoring it to precisely how it looked in 1966.

Recently, Mr. Pajot made the difficult decision to close the Canadian Starfighter Museum at St. Andrews Airport. However, he was determined to find the Starfighter a new home, so he secured an agreement with RAMWC for the aircraft to become the showpiece of the new museum's Military Skies exhibit for many years to come.

You can experience the CF-104 Starfighter yourself when the new RAMWC opens its doors in early 2022!

Learn more about the Starfighter on our website (Link in Bio)!

Now in Stock! Grab your limited edition t-shirt to

Now in Stock! Grab your limited edition t-shirt today.

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 the museum: Link in Bio!

Our partners at Manitoba Aerospace are celebrating

Our partners at Manitoba Aerospace are celebrating Aerospace week! Here are some interesting facts about aerospace in Manitoba that you might not have known:

#DYK Canada ranked in the top 3 countries in civil aircraft, engines, and flight simulators production. (Source: AIAC)

#DYK that a Winnipeg-based tool and die manufacturer tested the first CanadaArm or Canadarm 1 used for 30 years on the International Space Station?

#DYK Manitoba is home to General Electric’s (GE) Aviation Engine Testing, Research & Development Centre? They have developed an innovative wind tunnel system capable of testing large engines like the GE9X engine that now powers Boeing’s 777X aircraft.

#DYK that jet engine manufacturers worldwide send their engines to Manitoba for testing because our extreme cold weather conditions are perfect for cold weather testing?

#DYK that Winnipeg’s Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada is the first Canadian aviation museum to be given a royal designation?

#ManitobaAerospace #mbAerospaceWeek @manitobaaerospace #aviation #aviationdaily #aerospace #aerospaceengineering #aircraft #aircraftlovers #winnipeg #manitoba

In these pictures, you can see Bill Brereton and h

In these pictures, you can see Bill Brereton and his wife, Lorraine, cleaning the Vedette CF-MAG engine. Bill helped recover this very engine from the bottom of a lake. Bill and Lorraine are two dedicated volunteers working every day to prepare our collection for when our new museum opens in 2022.

Their patience and attention to detail are astounding. Imagine cleaning something this size with a paintbrush!

Thank you, Bill and Lorraine!

#RAMWC #volunteersbringchange #BehindTheScenesMW #MuseumWeek #aviation

With sky-high temperatures in Winnipeg today, we a

With sky-high temperatures in Winnipeg today, we are glad to have air conditioning installed in our new museum (that's 90% complete)!

Happy Friday, and have a cool weekend! ✈️🌞

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