Montreal Aviation Museum facts for kids
| Musée de l'aviation de Montréal | |
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| Established | 1998 |
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| Location | Macdonald Campus, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Canada |
The Montreal Aviation Museum (French: Musée de L'aviation de Montréal) is a cool place where you can learn all about airplanes and their history! It's located in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Canada. This museum used to be called the Canadian Aviation Heritage Centre.
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How the Museum Started
The museum was first created in 1998 by a person named Godfrey Pasmore. It was called the Canadian Aviation Heritage Centre back then. The museum opened its doors to visitors in 2009, so people could come and see the amazing aircraft. In 2016, the museum changed its name to the Montreal Aviation Museum, which is what it's called today!
Aircraft You Can See
The Montreal Aviation Museum has a fantastic collection of airplanes. These aircraft show important parts of aviation history. You can see different types of planes that were used for various purposes.
Planes in the Collection
Here are some of the aircraft you might find at the museum:
- Blériot XI
- Fairchild Bolingbroke Mk IV
- Fairchild FC-2
- Fleet Canuck
- Curtiss-Reid Rambler
Planes Being Fixed Up
The museum also works on restoring old airplanes. This means they carefully fix up planes that are not in perfect condition, bringing them back to how they looked when they were new. It's a big job that takes a lot of skill and patience!
- Fairchild Bolingbroke Mk IV
- Noorduyn Norseman
- Canadair CF-104 Starfighter
Want to Learn More?
If you like learning about planes and museums, you might also be interested in:
- List of aviation museums
