Aviation Museums and Sights

The Alberta Aviation Museum in Edmonton (11410 Kingsway NW, Edmonton, AB T5G 0X3) highlights the golden age of flight in Western Canada.  With 26 aircraft, exhibits, unique stories, and interesting history, this museum is set to please any aficionado.  Programs at the museum include tours, interactive discovery backpacks, and museum camps.  See https://albertaaviationmuseum.com/ for the most current details.  Winter hours see the museum closed on Mondays, while in the summer (June through August), it remains open daily.

Nanton Bomber Command Museum of Canada is a longstanding highlight along Highway 2.  Its 26,000 square-foot hangar and 3000 square feet of display space for smaller artifacts and art highlight the sacrifice and endurance of Canada’s aircrews and the work of the Commonwealth Air Training Plan that featured prominently on the Canadian prairies.  Check out their website for the most recent hours and opening dates as they change seasonally (https://bombercommandmuseum.ca/).  At the time of writing, the museum was only open Thursday through Monday, 1 May to 31 August, and Saturdays and Sundays the rest of the year.

Airshows occur on a rotating basis in Alberta in Lethbridge, Edmonton, and Cold Lake.  Stay tuned to www.Gozeeit.com for airshow-related events.