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  Location within Ontario | |
| Location | John C. Munro International Airport in Mount Hope, Ontario |
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| Coordinates | 43°09′35″N 079°55′30″W / 43.15972°N 79.92500°W |
| Type | Military aviation museum |
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| Website | warplane |
The Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum is an aviation museum located at the John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport in Mount Hope, Ontario, Canada. The museum has 47 military jets and propeller-driven aircraft on display.[1]
Displayed is a collection of Canadian military aircraft, many in flying condition.[2] The museum is also restoring several Second World War and Cold War aircraft, including a TBM Avenger[3] a De Havilland Canada built S-2 Tracker[4] and a Bristol Bolingbroke.[5] The flying collection performs at air shows and is made available for local flights by museum visitors.[6]
The Avro Lancaster flown by the museum is one of only two airworthy Lancasters in the world. Known as the Mynarski Memorial Lancaster in honour of Pilot Officer Andrew Charles Mynarski, it is painted in the markings of his aircraft.
- ^ Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum. "Canadian Military Aircraft From Then to Now". Retrieved April 27, 2011.
- ^ myHamilton.ca. "Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum". Archived from the original on December 16, 2010. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
- ^ Canadian Warplane Heritage (April 2009). "Latest acquisition by Canadian Warplane Heritage". Retrieved December 20, 2009.
- ^ Burman, John (March 27, 2012). "Aging Grumman on track to fly again". The Hamilton Spectator. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
- ^ Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum (August 2009). "Restoration Projects". Archived from the original on April 25, 2011. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
- ^ Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum. "CWH 2011 Flying Schedule". Retrieved April 27, 2011.
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