Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum
The Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum is an aerospace museum located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada near the Halifax Stanfield International Airport.
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  Location within Nova Scotia | |
| Established | 1977 |
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| Location | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Coordinates | 44°52′38″N 63°32′00″W / 44.8772°N 63.5333°W |
| Type | Aviation museum |
| Website | acamuseum |
History
The museum was established in 1977 by a group of volunteers. It opened to the public in 1985 and was granted "Local Museum" status by the Government of Nova Scotia in 1989. A 14,000 square foot hangar was built in 1995. In 1997, the museum recovered a TBM Avenger that crashed on while performing aerial spraying in 1975.
Exhibits
The museum features a number of exhibits that include CP-107 and Link trainers, a model of Halifax Civic Airport, and an original V-1 flying bomb. A flight simulator based on a Boeing 737NG was installed in July 2023.
Aircraft on display
- AEA Silver Dart – replica
- American Champion Citabria
- Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck
- Bell 47J-2 Ranger
- Bell 206
- Canadair CF-5A Freedom Fighter
- Canadair CF-104 Starfighter
- Canadair CT-133 Silver Star
- Canadair Sabre Mk.5
- Cessna L-19 Bird Dog
- Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina – under restoration
- de Havilland Canada CP-121 Tracker
- Ercoupe 415-C
- General Motors TBM Avenger
- Lincoln Sport Biplane
- Lockheed Jetstar
- McDonnell CF-101 Voodoo
- Piper PA-38 Tomahawk
- Pitts S-1C Special
- RotorWay Exec
- Scamp 1
- Scheibe L-Spatz 55
See also
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