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About the Canadian Museum of Flight The Canadian Museum of Flight The Canadian Museum of Flight is located at the Langley Airport, and is a non-profit, volunteer driven museum dedicated to restoring, preserving and showcasing Canada's rich aviation heritage. We have something that will interest everyone. In the early 1970's, a group of aviation enthusiasts made a move to stop the exodus of historic aircraft leaving Canada for the U.S. and Europe. This group pooled their resources, to acquire as many of these aircraft as possible. The Canadian Museum of Flight and Transportation was incorporated, as a non-profit society in March 1977, and was given the authority to issue tax-deductible receipts for donations. The Museum was located on Crescent Road in Surrey British Columbia. In 1996, the Museum moved its location to the Langley Airport. In the spring of 1998, the Museum legally changed its name to the Canadian Museum of Flight Association. The Museum and restoration site is open year round, and houses over 25 aircraft both static and flying. The aircraft range from a WWII Handley Page Hampden to a T-33 Silverstar. The Canadian Museum of Flight possesses the only displayed Handley-Page Hampden in the world. On February 13th, 2002, after a 22 year restoration, Museum volunteers saw the 1937 WACO Cabin take to the skies. This restoration was done solely by the Museum’s volunteers whose age range from 16 to 82. Many of our volunteers spent their career in the aviation industry just to retire and put in full time hours at the Museum. To date we have six aircraft flying: Tiger Moth, Fleet Finch, SE5a, WACO Cabin, WACO INF, and the Harvard. Restoration started on the Fleet Canuck on January 8th, 2003, which when completed, will be the Museum’s seventh flying aircraft. The Museum is a very “hands-on” facility. We have a Millennium Kids Room, which allows children to learn by touch and feel how an aircraft flies, and what makes an engine work. A large selection of our aircraft can be touched, and the children can feel that aircraft are made not only from aluminum, but also wood and fabric. The Museum is constantly undergoing display changes to allow our visitors to see something new each time they stop by. Visitors can take a chronological walk around the Museum starting with WWI to present day, and can see how large a part Canada has played in aviation history. Along with the aircraft and displays, the Museum has an extensive aviation gift shop with everything from posters - books - hats - t-shirts - toys - videos and much more. The Museum and Gift Shop is open daily 10:00 am - 4:00 pm. The address is: Hangar # 3 - 5333 216th Street Langley, BC V2Y 2N3 Admission: (Note: GST is applicable) Adults -7.55 Seniors / Students -$5.00 Family -$17.00 Children under 6 - Free Special rates for Group Tours call the Museum for more information Phone: 604-532 -0035 Fax: 604-532-0056 Email: museum@direct.ca | |
