For historic information on the museum’s Avro Anson follow this link. https://www.bombercommandmuseum.ca/aircraft/avro-anson-mk-ii/ The Bomber Command Museum of Canada’s Anson restoration project has taken on the philosophy to keep as much original material as possible during the restoration of “7481”. While in many cases it is thought that using new material would be faster, the desire to maintain a war time artifact wins out Currently there are five (5) major projects underway, bringing us closer to the restoration of Annie “7481” Main Fuselage Electrical wiring Mainplane – Trailing ed ..read more

Trailing edge Update – Trial fitting of the Wing tip. After a slight delay due to Covid-19, shop nights at the museum have resumed. Our first task, after coming back, was to complete the wing tip and trial fit it into place. There were some challenges with the fabrication of the wing tip rib. The rib is actually split into two sections which is believed to allow the trailing edge to be fabricated separately from the tip. This may have been to facilitate the installation of the aileron and wing tip later in the manufacturing process. To ensure that the wing tip is aligned to the trailing edge ..read more

In the restoration of Annie 7481, we have always tried to keep as much original material as possible. Towards this purpose, when an old derelict remnant of a tailplane was offered to the museum, we jumped at the chance. While we were not 100% ready for the tailplane when it arrived, we knew that one day it would become the first and a major steppingstone towards a completed tailplane. To safety store the tailplane until its time would come, we hung it on the wall in behind the Anson. When the time finally came to start on the tailplane the derelict remnant found its way down to the buildi ..read more

Donate now to our Halifax recovery fund PRESS RELEASE – June 24, 2019 Halifax 57 Rescue (Canada) and the Bomber Command Museum of Canada (BCMC), in partnership with the Swedish Coast and Sea Center (SCSC), are pleased and excited to announce the start of the underwater recovery of a WWII Royal Canadian Air Force Halifax bomber HR871 off the coast of Sweden. The first operations for the recovery will take place from July 1-7 south of Falsterbo, Sweden with recovery crews and vessels based at the Port of Trelleborg, Sweden. The History of RCAF Halifax HR871 Handley Page Halifax heavy bomber ..read more

During the early years of the war, the British and their Allies were making plans to build as many aircraft as possible. If some of this manufacturing could be done out of the range of Nazi bombers the process became simpler and more reliable. The United States was not involved in the war and so Britain turned to Canada which in a surprisingly short time was rolling out thousands of various smaller aircraft both for operational use and as trainers. Lancaster R-5727 over Montreal 24 Aug. 1942 On September 18, 1941 a decision was made to build Lancasters in Canada and the first drawings arrived ..read more

The British built Airspeed Oxford and Avro Anson Mk I were the only twin-engined trainers available for service with the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan in Canada at the beginning of the war. Although Great Britain had promised to provide a certain number of aircraft, their worsening strategic situation in the spring and summer of 1940 severely curtailed this source of supply. Canadian industry was being prepped to produce various types of aircraft, but it would be many months before these factories came on line. Therefore, the RCAF turned to the United States to acquire ai ..read more

Just one minute after Britain’s formal declaration of war against Germany took effect on September 3, 1939, a Blenheim IV of 139 Squadron took off to fly the RAF’s first sortie of the war, a photo-reconnaissance operation. The next day, Blenheims made the first Bomber Command attack by bombing enemy warships. From these earliest operations until early 1942, the Blenheim IV served in a variety of roles. Squadrons were based in France in the early months of the war, other squadrons based in Britain were assigned to intercept enemy shipping, and Blenheim enabled Bomber Command to car ..read more

The Yale is a fixed undercarriage, lower powered, lighter weight version of the well known Harvard. Both the Yale and Harvard evolved from the North American Aviation NA-16 which was first flown in 1935. It was designed to fill the middle role in the American’s three tier training program in which pilots advanced through primary, basic, and advanced phases. Early in 1939, 230 Yales were ordered by the Government of France and assembly began in North American’s California facility. Just over one hundred had been delivered when France fell to the Nazis in 1940. The Luftwaffe made use of these ..read more

The Vickers Viking IV biplane was the first amphibian aircraft to be used in Canada. Although designed in Britain by the British Vicker’s Aircraft Co, most of those used in Canada were constructed by the Canadian Vickers Company in 1923. These were the first aircraft built in Canada following the First World War. da. Although designed in Britain by the British Vicker’s Aircraft Co, most of those used in Canada were constructed by the Canadian Vickers Company in 1923. These were the first aircraft built in Canada following the First World War. The British built Vikings that were powered by ..read more

Our campaign in the coming months will be titled “Home for the Heavies” at the Bomber Command Museum! Our motto – convert the impossible to the difficult and get it done! All we have to do is come up with $4.3 to $4.5 million in the next months of 2022. Benefactors and Corporations, are YOU ..read more