Previously displayed outside in olive camouflage, a difficult shot against the glass on a sunny day. Really ex VP653

This twin-Beech has no military background and wasn't built till 1946 (as NC80213) but has been restored to resemble an RCAF photographic section aircraft stationed at Winnipeg in 1944. The RCAF took delivery of the first of 388 C-45 Expeditors in August 1939. Three types were used - the 3NM for navigation, bombing & weapons training and photo survey, the 3TM for VIP transport and the 3T for cargo. Later registrations were CF-HHI (International Nickel, used for mine transport) and TG-JIQ, with the current registration allocated in 1977. It remains flyable and available for pax rides.

This Dakota was delivered to the RAF in February 1944 as FZ692 and transferred to RCAF 437 Sqdn in September 1944. Post-war it served 424 Sqdn as 12945 for Search & Rescue at CFB Trenton. After withdrawal from service by the Canadian Armed Forces in 1973 it was used for mineral and environmental surveys by Environment Canada as C-GRSB. Donated to the museum in May 2014, it has been restored to its wartime colours as used in the Normandy and Rhine Crossing landings and still flies frequently, with passenger rides available for C$275. The CWH titles are very small above the registration

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.

CWH's airworthy Chipmunk with one-piece canopy typical of the Canadian-built variants

Taken on strength with the R Canadian AF in October 1952 with s/n 20412

Built for the USAAF as 44-74311. To the RCAF as 9577 in 1947. Sold in 1956. Stored in a barn on a farm at Bartlesville, OK for over 20 years. Registered as C-GPSI in 1985 then N151KM in 1998. First flew after restoration two months before this photo was taken.

Owned by Canadian Warplane Heritage

aka CF-HOT

This RCAF Airbus A310 operated by 437 Transport Squadron based at CFB Trenton, Ontario was built in 1987 and delivered to Wardair Canada in February 1988 as C-GBWD carrying the name of Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame member C.C. "Carl" Agar who co-founded Okanagan Helicopters in 1947. Wardair took delivery of 12 A310s but ran into financial trouble and was sold to Canadian Airlines in 1989. The Canadian government bought five of the A310s in 1992/93 to replace its aging military Boeing 707 fleet. This aircraft originally wore a grey colour scheme but was repainted in VIP colours in 2013.

A special guest for Aircraft Maintenance Netherlands (AMN), who held a fly-in on this day in honor of their 10th anniversary as a company.

This beautifully presented Mustang made its first post-restoration flight on 26 Sep 2020 and has a widely-travelled history. After delivery to the USAAF as 44-72059, it was acquired by the Swedish Air Force in 1945. Ten years later, it was sold to Nicaragua and eventually salvaged in the US in 1963. It found its way back to Latin America for service with the Bolivian Air Force from 1966 which whom it remained until 1995. Repatriated to the US again, restoration was began in 2002 and not completed till 2020, impressively finished to represent an P-51 of 424 (City of Hamilton) Sqdn RCAF. The aircraft is privately-owned by Hannu Halminen.

Built as an SNJ-4 for the US Navy, with Bu No 27851. Transferred to private ownership in the late 1950s. Competed in the T-6 Class at the Reno National Championship Air Races in 1995. Seen here on the airshow circuit, in the colours of the Royal Canadian Air Force's "Golden Hawks" aerobatic team.