This CF-104 is in fact 104790 and served with 439 Sqn, 1 Canadian Air Group at CFB Baden-Soellingen, Germany. It is displayed as 104756 Museum in it's 1976 NATO Tiger Meet colours.

The Fleet Fort was an ungainly design, but 100 were delivered to the RCAF. The exhibition at the CWH is interesting in that the left side of the aircraft is fully restored. The right side shown here is unrestored clearly documenting how much work is involved in restoring aircraft.

Some outdoor aircraft at the CWHM

The real C-GCWH was destroyed in a hangar fire at Hamilton, ON.

The Fleet Finch was well liked by the RCAF as it was rugged and quite easy to fly. The last served until 1947, but most were retired by October 1944. Their role as a primary trainer was taken over by Fairchild PT-26 Cornell. Finch Mk2 4738 was constructed at Fort Erie, ON and delivered to the RCAF in 1940. The aircraft served as a primary pilot trainer at several BCATP Elementary Flying Training Schools before it was retired in 1944. After several rebuilds, it now displays its original 22 EFTS markings from 1943 when based at Ancienne Lorette, now Quebec City Airport.

The DH.82C was a cold weather operations version of the Tiger Moth for the RCAF, fitted with sliding perspex canopy, cockpit heating, brakes, tail wheel and metal struts. One of 1,523, 4947 was built at Downsview and taken on strength with the RCAF in April 1941. It was assigned to No. 2 Training Command in Winnipeg, MN and became an instructional airframe in December 1943. Soc in July 1946, in 1990 it was registered as CF-IME and in 1992 as C-FIME. Underwent a thorough restoration in 2011 and is now regularly flown for passenger rides.

Beautifully finished in original silver colours, this dramatically-posed two-seater Starfighter is located near the CWH museum building and car park.

This CF-100 was manufactured in 1958 as an all-weather interceptor and was one of the last batch produced. Later converted to a Mk.5D electronic counter measures (ECM) aircraft, it was used for simulation of enemy aircraft during NORAD exercises, fitted with wingtip fuel tanks instead of rocket pods to extend range for ECM duties. It served in the electronic warfare role with 414 "Black Knight" Sqdn in North Bay, Ontario until December 1981. It made its last flight on 10th February 1982 and is on loan from the Canada Aviation and Space Museum, Ottawa, painted black to represent the prototype.

The Fort Model 60K was the only aircraft actually designed in Canada to be built during WWII. Intended as an interim trainer that was less expensive than the Harvard, it was not very successful although 100 were acquired from 1941. Most ended their days by 1944 as radio trainers and were sold off even before the war ended. The CWH example was the prototype, employed by the National Research Council Test & Development Establishment until it was assigned to 2 Wireless School in 1942 and is the only survivor that remains flyable. Note the overwing strut which adds to the ungainly appearance.