Jet Aircraft Museum
The Jet Aircraft Museum is a charitable foundation aviation museum specializing in Canadian Forces jet aircraft. The museum is located at the London International Airport, Ontario, Canada.[1][2]
Established | 12 September 2009 |
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Location | London International Airport, Ontario, Canada |
Type | Aviation Museum |
Director | Bob Hewitt |
Website | www.jetaircraftmuseum.ca/ |
The museum officially opened on 12 September 2009.
Mission
The museum states its mission as:
The Jet Aircraft Museum (JAM) will acquire, preserve, maintain, display and fly jet aircraft of the Canadian Forces from the DeHavilland Vampire to present day and future aircraft.[3]
The museum has indicated its intention "JAM will strive to maintain four or more of each type as flying aircraft with a flight of four reflecting authentic Canadian Forces paint schemes."[3] The museum has listed the CF-100 Canuck, Canadair Sabre, F2H-3 Banshee, CF-101 Voodoo, CF-104 Starfighter, CF-5 Freedom Fighter and CT-114 Tutor as being targets for intended acquisition.[4]
Aircraft
The aircraft owned by the museum are:[5]
- BAC Jet Provost - 1
- Canadair CT-133 Silver Star - 6 ex-Canadian Forces aircraft, acquired from Crown Assets Distribution in 2008
- McDonnell CF-101 Voodoo - 1
- Hawker Hunter - 1
In January 2019 the museum was engaged in raising funds to buy a Canadair CT-114 Tutor for restoration.[6]
See also
References
- Jet Aircraft Museum (2010). "Who We Are". Archived from the original on 27 July 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
- Boughner, Bob, Chatham Daily News (May 2009). "Jet Aircraft Museum takes off in London". Retrieved 2009-10-15.
- Jet Aircraft Museum (2010). "Mission". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
- Jet Aircraft Museum (2011). "Jets Wanted". Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
- Jet Aircraft Museum (2014). "Our Aircraft". Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- Drinkwater, Steve (3 January 2019). "Ontario Museum To Restore Tutor". Canadian Owners and Pilots Association. Retrieved 4 January 2019.