Halifax – Gear head #24
The restoration of Engine #4 gets underway Curator and Project lead Karl Kjarsgaard contemplates the future with the Bristol Hercules 216 from a Hastings transport shipped in from the UK,…
Pratt and Whitney project support
Pratt and Whiney , a proud sponsor Pratt and Whitney (P&W), who built the Wasp engines used on the Harvard and other aircraft , is proud to sponsor a new…
Battle of Berlin – December 3, 1943
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From Wartime Legend to Canadian Restoration: Be Part of the Legacy
Frame 5 currently sits in England, waiting to come home. This is a major undertaking but one that is oh so critical to the successful completion of the Project. You can…
Hurricane engine runs again!
The Calgary Mosquito Society's Hurricane engine roared to life in Nanton this week, drawing a crowd of aviation enthusiasts eager to hear the unmistakable sound of a wartime fighter. Captured in…
Avro Anson – Tailplane
From Scrap to Treasure: A Remarkable Anson Restoration story Every piece of an aircraft tells a story — and sometimes, those stories start as a heap of twisted metal.Recently, the…
Profile of a Spitfire
A Glimpse of What’s to ComeWhile the restoration team continues their battle with the real Spitfire engine, visitors to the museum can now catch a glimpse of the future.To help…
Spitfire Engine tear down
The Battle of the Spitfire Engine Progress on the Spitfire engine began with optimism. Bolts turned easily, valve covers came off, and components that hadn’t seen daylight in decades finally…
And into the shop we go!
Our Spitfire engine has finally made it into the shop! After waiting to get the engine cradle modified, to fit the longer engine, we were finally able to get the…
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Harvard restoration project update
An engine for the HarvardThe Harvard project begins! The future engine which will be a critical piece of the restoration project is underway. The shell of an engine that is…