Base Borden Military Museum Facts for Kids

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**Base Borden Military Museum**

Established	1990s
Location	CFB Borden, Borden, Ontario, Canada.
Type	Military museum

The Base Borden Military Museum is a fascinating place located at CFB Borden in Borden, Ontario, Canada. It's a special museum that brings together four smaller museums into one big collection. Here, you can see many amazing items, equipment, and vehicles from different times in Canadian military history.

You'll find a large number of historic armored vehicles and aircraft. Many of these are displayed outside in the Major-General F. F. Worthington Memorial Park. You can also spot them around the military base. The museum is just south of Angus, Ontario. It was created in the 1990s by combining all the separate museums at the base.

In June 2007, a new main building for the museum complex was opened. This building includes a huge hangar. It's perfect for showing off the historic military vehicles. The museum complex has several buildings and a memorial park for visitors to explore.

The museum works with several important groups. These include the CMA and the CHIN. It also partners with the OMMC and the Virtual Museum of Canada.

Explore the Museum's Collection
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Explore the Museum's Collection

The Base Borden Military Museum is home to an incredible collection of military vehicles and equipment. You can see everything from powerful tanks to fast fighter jets. It's like stepping back in time to learn about military history.

Tanks and Armored Vehicles

The museum has many different types of tanks. You can see Canadian tanks like the Ram tank. There are also tanks from other countries, such as the German Leopard 1 tank and the Soviet T-72 tank. You might even spot a unique Crab flail tank. This tank has special chains to clear obstacles.

Another interesting vehicle is the German Hetzer tank destroyer. These vehicles were designed to hunt and destroy enemy tanks. The museum also displays older tanks like the T-34-85 and the T-55. You can even see a Whippet tank. This was an early type of tank used a long time ago.

Aircraft on Display

If you love airplanes, you'll enjoy the aircraft at the museum. You can see a Canadian CF-101 Voodoo interceptor. This plane was used to stop enemy aircraft. There's also a Canadian CF-116 fighter jet. These aircraft show how technology changed over the years.

Other Military Equipment

Beyond tanks and planes, the museum has other cool items. You can see different types of anti-tank guns. These include the German Pak 36(r) antitank gun and the 47 mm APX anti-tank gun. There's also the 7.5 cm Pak 97/38. These guns were used to fight against armored vehicles.

Museum History

The idea for the Base Borden Military Museum started in the 1990s. Before that, there were several smaller museums on the base. People decided to combine them into one large museum. This made it easier to display all the amazing artifacts in one place.

The opening of the new main building in 2007 was a big step. It provided a much larger space. This allowed the museum to show off more of its collection. Especially the bigger items like tanks and vehicles. The museum continues to preserve and share Canada's military heritage.