The British Columbia Aviation Museum is located in Sidney

Sidney, British Columbia

Sidney is a town located at the northern end of the Saanich Peninsula, on Vancouver Island in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is one of the 13 Greater Victoria municipalities. It has a population of approximately 11,300. Sidney is located just east of Victoria International Airport,...

, Greater Victoria, British Columbia

British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. It is on the grounds of the Victoria International Airport

Victoria International Airport

Victoria International Airport serves Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. It is north northwest of the city, in North Saanich, quite close to the town of Sidney on the Saanich Peninsula...

 at 1910 Norseman Road on the north edge of the airport.

The Museum consists of a display area spread over two hangars, a classroom, a restoration workshop and a gift shop. Displays include historical civilian and military artefacts including uniforms, medals and models. Aircraft are displayed and
museum volunteers are constantly working on restoring new acquisitions.

Collection

The museum's aircraft and engine collection includes:

Aircraft

• Avro Anson Mk II
  Avro Anson
  The Avro Anson is a British twin-engine, multi-role aircraft that served with the Royal Air Force, Fleet Air Arm and numerous other air forces prior to, during, and after the Second World War. Named for British Admiral George Anson, it was originally designed for maritime reconnaissance, but was...
  
  
• Bell 47
  Bell 47
  The Bell 47 is a two-bladed, single engine, light helicopter manufactured by Bell Helicopter. Based on the third Model 30 prototype, Bell's first helicopter designed by Arthur M. Young, the Bell 47 became the first helicopter certified for civilian use on 8 March 1946...
  
  
• Bristol Bolingbroke Mk IV
  Bristol Fairchild Bolingbroke
  The Bristol Fairchild Bolingbroke was a maritime patrol aircraft used by the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War. Built by Fairchild-Canada, it was a variant of the Bristol Blenheim Mk IV bomber.-Design and development:...
  
  
• Chanute 1897 glider
  Octave Chanute
  Octave Chanute was a French-born American railway engineer and aviation pioneer. He provided the Wright brothers with help and advice, and helped to publicize their flying experiments. At his death he was hailed as the father of aviation and the heavier-than-air flying machine...
  
   replica
• de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk
  De Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk
  The de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk is a tandem, two-seat, single-engined primary trainer aircraft which was the standard primary trainer for the Royal Canadian Air Force, Royal Air Force and several other air forces through much of the post-Second World War years...
  
  
• Douglas A-26 Invader
• Eastman E-2 Sea Rover
  Eastman E-2 Sea Rover
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• Fleet Model 2
• Gibson Twin Plane
• Luscombe 8 Silvaire
• Nieuport 17
  Nieuport 17
  |-Specifications :-See also:-Bibliography:* Bruce, Jack. "Those Classic Nieuports". Air Enthusiast Quarterly. Number Two, 1976. Bromley, UK:Pilot Press. pp. 137–153....
  
   7/8 scale replica
• Noorduyn Norseman
  Noorduyn Norseman
  The Noorduyn Norseman is a Canadian single-engine bush plane designed to operate from unimproved surfaces. Norseman aircraft are known to have been registered and/or operated in 68 countries throughout the world and also have been based and flown in the Arctic and Antarctic regions.-Design and...
  
  
• PacAero Tradewind Beechcraft 18
• Pietenpol Air Camper
  Pietenpol Air Camper
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• Rutan Quickie
  Rutan Quickie
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• Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5A
  Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5
  The Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 was a British biplane fighter aircraft of the First World War. Although the first examples reached the Western Front before the Sopwith Camel and it had a much better overall performance, problems with its Hispano-Suiza engine, particularly the geared-output H-S...
  
   7/8 scale replica
• Sikorsky S-55
• Skye Trek Skyseeker ultralight
• Supermarine Spitfire
  Supermarine Spitfire
  The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was used by the Royal Air Force and many other Allied countries throughout the Second World War. The Spitfire continued to be used as a front line fighter and in secondary roles into the 1950s...
  
   3/4 Scale replica

Engines

• Allison V-1710
• Anzani
  Anzani
  Anzani was an engine manufacturer founded by the Italian Alessandro Anzani , which produced proprietary engines for aircraft, cars, boats, and motorcycles in factories in Britain, France and Italy.-Overview:...
  
   aircraft engine
• Bristol Hercules
  Bristol Hercules
  |-See also:-Bibliography:*Gunston, B. Classic World War II Aircraft Cutaways. Osprey. ISBN 1-85532-526-8*Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. ISBN 1-85260-163-9...
  
  
• Bristol Pegasus XVIII
• Curtiss Challenger
  Curtiss Challenger
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• Franklin Engine Company
  Franklin Engine Company
  The Franklin Engine Company was a manufacturer of aircraft engines, formed as the H. H. Franklin Co. in 1902, located in Syracuse, New York, United States. Barely surviving bankruptcy in 1933, the company was purchased by a group of ex-employees and renamed Aircooled Motors in 1937...
  
   aircraft engine
• de Havilland Gipsy I
  De Havilland Gipsy
  The de Havilland Gipsy is a British air-cooled 4-cylinder in-line aircraft engine designed by Frank Halford in 1927 to replace the ADC Cirrus in the de Havilland D.H.60 Moth light biplane....
  
  
• de Havilland Gipsy Major IC
• Hall-Scott L-4
• Jacobs R-755-9
  Jacobs R-755
  |-See also:-Bibliography:*Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. ISBN 1-85260-163-9*Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War II. London. Studio Editions Ltd, 1989. ISBN 0-517-67964-7...
  
  
• Le Blond Model 5D
• Lycoming Engines
  Lycoming Engines
  Lycoming Engines is a U.S. aircraft engine company, known primarily for its general aviation engines. For most of its history Lycoming has been part of the AVCO group as AVCO Lycoming. In 1987 AVCO was purchased by Textron to become Textron Lycoming...
  
   aircraft engine
• Orenda 11
• Pratt & Whitney Wasp Jr.
• Pratt & Whitney Canada PT-6
• Ranger/Fairchild Engines aircraft engine
• Rolls Royce Merlin Mk. 29
• Rolls Royce Nene
• Wright Cyclone 9 R1820
  Wright R-1820
  |-See also:-References:* Bridgman, L, Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War II. Crescent. ISBN 0-517-67964-7* Eden, Paul & Soph Moeng, The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft. Amber Books Ltd. Bradley's Close, 74-77 White Lion Street, London, NI 9PF, 2002, ISBN 0-7607-3432-1), 1152...
  
  
• Wright Cyclone 18
• Wright R3350-24

External links

• British Columbia Aviation Museum Website