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RCAF C-17 aircraft transports very special Aluminum from Alberta to the U.K. to be part of the Bomber Command Memorial.



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Wing part from Calgary-born Victoria Cross Recipient's Aircraft to be placed on display with the Ian Bazalgette Memorial Lancaster Bomber.

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Four Bristol Hercules engines have been delivered to the Bomber Command Museum of Canada.

Hercules Engine Recovery Video Coverage >>>>      Part I          Part II          Part III

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    Article   (This article from "Aircraft" magazine as written by and compliments of Richard Mallory Allnutt)





Senator Anne Cools laying wreath at memorial wall.




Jim Blondeau performing "The Wall at Nanton"


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    Read More                      Slide Show (Shipment of Halifax-Hastings parts to Canada from Malta)




Expanded Halifax cutaway diagram showing Halifax-Hastings wing parts recovered from Malta (in Red)
and recently located parts in the UK to be acquired (in Yellow).





A few photos from the 2011 Joe English Memorial Fly-In held at the AJ Flying Ranch July 23rd.










- "Baz" is the latest edition of the museum's biography of S/L Ian Bazalgette VC
- "None but the Brave" tells of the essential contribution of Bomber Command during WW II
- "Soldiers Blue" tells of how Bomber Command and area bombing helpd with the Second World War



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The museum is involved in an exciting project that may ultimately see a restored Halifax Bomber on display together with the Lancaster in the Nanton Lancaster Air Museum.

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If the Calgary Mosquito Society is successful in their proposal to become custodians of the City of Calgary owned Mosquito and Hurricane aircraft, the Bomber Command Museum of Canada in Nanton will be the primary restoration site for these valuable historic aircraft.

Under an agreement reached between the two organizations, the museum will make our restoration shops, tools and related equipment (including specialized tools and engine-handling equipment that are used in the restoration of the Merlin engines), and our advice and expertise in aircraft restoration available to the Calgary Mosquito Society. As well, a portion of our restoration hangar will be provided for the projects.

This assistance will be provided at no cost to the Calgary Mosquito Society.

City of Calgary owned Mosquito in Storage.
[ courtesy Richard de Boer ]

During the restoration, we look forward to providing our museum visitors with opportunities to view major components of the aircraft and to observe the restoration. Interpretive signage will be created to ensure that our visitors are aware of the history associated with the aircraft.

Both these aircraft types have a direct connection to our museum. The Mosquito played a significant role in Bomber Command’s contribution to the defeat of the Nazis in Europe. The Hurricane is of importance to our museum in that Wing Commander Jack Allan DFC, a native of Nanton, flew this type during the North African campaign.

The Bomber Command Museum looks forward to working with the Calgary Mosquito Society to restore and tell the history of these important aircraft.



Many members of the Canadian Aeronautical Preservation Association have entered into a "Reciprocal Membership Agreement" whereby members of participating museums receive free admission to the other participating museums.










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