by Travis Whyte | Nov 24, 2022 | Aircraft
Saskatchewan Government Airways CF-JDO Memorial In August 1959, they took off and were never seen again. Until we found them almost six decades later. The family located both souls and their aircraft in 2018, starting a year’s journey towards their recovery. The...
by Travis Whyte | Oct 6, 2022 | Aircraft
C-GWML was manufactured in 1968 as a 206A and later modified to a 206B. Imported into Canada in 1982 C-GWML saw service with a number of companies finishing its days with Delta Helicopters from St Albert, AB who have donated the aircraft to the museum. Delta has a...
by Travis Whyte | Jun 23, 2022 | Aircraft
The Sylvaire Bushmaster II in our museum was built in 1988 and was used primarily as a recreational plane. Our aircraft was generously donated by a man from Alberta after he retired from flying. Our plane has the nickname “Cloud Dancer”. ...
by Travis Whyte | Jun 23, 2022 | Aircraft
The Auster A.O.P. Mk. VI was a British military light observation plane produced by Auster Aircraft Limited from 1946 to 1953. Canada received a total of 34 Auster 6’s in 1948 for training military observers in Rivers, Manitoba. The Auster plane in our museum is one...
by Travis Whyte | Jun 21, 2022 | Aircraft
Snow plane or aluminum can on a steel tubing frame, mounted on skis and powered by an airplane engine complete with a propellor. This snow plane was built by Mr. Flath, and his brother Robert Flath, at their farm in Rosthern. The 190 horsepower Lycoming aircraft...
by Travis Whyte | Mar 14, 2022 | Aircraft
Pietenpol Air Camper C-GNDX The Air Camper was designed out of spruce and plywood, in hopes the plane would be affordable and easy to construct for home builders. Building an Air Camper required basic woodworking skills and tools, knowledge of welding, and the...
