Air Creebec HS-748 Arrives to New Home!
Simply Wow! Air Creebec HS-748 arrives at her new home at the Canadian Aviation Museum and is welcomed by our Airport Fire Departement. Great video clip from our own Peter Rodgers.
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Breaking News! Air Creebec Donates Hawker Siddeley HS748 C-FLIY to the Canadian Aviation Museum!
The Canadian Aviation Museum is pleased to announce that we will be taking possession of an Air Creebec HS748 this Friday, May 30, 2025. The aircraft will complete its final flight at theWindsor Airport, officially marking the end of its…
First Flight of the De Havilland Chipmunk May 22, 1946
The first flight of the De Havilland Canada (DHC-1) Chipmunk took place on this day at Downsview, Ontario. The Chipmunk was the first postwar aviation project conducted by De Havilland Canada. It was introduced into operational service that same year….
14-April 1929 – Edwin Link Launches the Link Trainer
Link Trainer Launched 4/14/1929, a 25-year-old man from NY introduced his latest invention to the world. Ed Link worked for his family’s organ and piano company, and had wanted to pursue flying, but due to the high cost, he could…
Royal Flying Corps (RFC) begins Training at Camp Borden in Ontario – 30-March-1917
30 Mar 1917 – Royal Flying Corps (RFC) begins Training at Camp Borden in OntarioThe RFC begins flight training at Camp Borden. In 1917. the American, British, and Canadian Governments agreed to join forces for training. Between April 1917 and…
First Flight of the De Havilland Canada Dash 7 (27-March-1975)
On the 27th March 1975 the 1st flight of De Havilland DHC-7 takes place. The DHC-7, popularly known as the Dash 7, first flew at Downsview, Ontario, Canada. It is a 4 engine turboprop-powered regional airliner with short take-off and…
First Flight of the Avro Arrow (25-March-1958)
March 25, 1958 marks the anniversary of the first flight of Avro Arrow. Aircraft RL-201 was piloted by Avro’s Chief Developmental Test Pilot – Jan Zurakowsi. The Canadian designed CF-105 Arrow test program would eventually see the aircraft fly at…
National Aviation Day 23-February
On February 23rd each year, Canada celebrates National Aviation Day, we commemorate the past, celebrate the present and advance the future of aviation in Canada. It’s recognized every year on February 23, the day in 1909 when J.A.D. McCurdy piloted…
Avro Arrow Last Flight 18-Feb-1959
On February 18/1959, the Avro Arrow program concluded with the final flight of Arrow 201. The program’s cancellation was announced the very next day, Thursday, February 19, 1959, resulting in the immediate unemployment of 14,528 Avro employees and approximately 15,000…
The Grads of No. 7 – Frank Doolittle
By Don Christopher Francis “Frank” Doolittle was born in Dec 1923 and joined the RCAF on his 18th birthday in 1941. He took his basic training at Lachine, PQ and instruction at Eglington Hunt Club in Toronto. He then posted to…