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]
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| Established | 12 September 2009 |
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| Location | London International Airport, Ontario, Canada |
| Coordinates | 43°01′52″N 81°09′20″W / 43.03099°N 81.15552°W |
| Type | Aviation Museum |
| President | Scott Ellinor |
| Website | www.jetaircraftmuseum.ca/ |
The museum officially opened on 12 September 2009.
Mission
editThe 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
editThe aircraft owned by the museum are:[5]
- Canadair CT-133 Silver Star - 3 ex-Canadian Forces aircraft
- McDonnell CF-101 Voodoo - 1
- Hawker Hunter - 1
- CT-114 Tutor - 1
- De Havilland Vampire - 1
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Our Collection". Jet Aircraft Museum. 2019. Retrieved 1 Aug 2024.