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  • Bristol Bolingbroke IV

    Bristol Bolingbroke IV

    Bristol 149 Bolingbroke In early 1937 the RCAF wanted a general reconnaissance aircraft and, in accordance with Canadian policy, looked to Britain for its supply. The Bristol 142M Blenheim was being tested primarily as a bomber; the Bolingbroke, an improved Blenheim, was being designed as an interim replacement for the Avro Anson reconnaissance aircraft. The…

  • Newsletter No. 21 June, 1983

    Newsletter No. 21 June, 1983

    Museum Newsletter CANADIAN MUSEUM OF FLIGHT AND TRANSPORTATION No. 21 June, 1983 ZENITH 5555 -See Page 4 President’s Report This has been a year of unprecedented growth for the Canadian Museum of Flight and Transportation. As Canada weathers its worst economic crisis in 50 years, the museum has managed to surge ahead, thanks to the…

  • Octogenarians at the Museum

    Did you know that the Museum has three octogenarians in residence? No, no, not the volunteers, we mean some of the aircraft in the collection! The de Havilland 82 Tiger Moth, the Harvard II and the Bolingbroke are all listed as having been built in Canada in 1941 – a cool 80 years ago. When…