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 405 Squadron Operations Diary |
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Tuesday Volunteer Work Nights and
Restoration Projects.
| A 'found manuscript' that details an eyewitness account of the Nuremburg raid and discusses the circumstances surrounding the raid. It proposes that 'certain events were allowed to happen ... in order to prevent the enemy knowing we knew'. |
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6 Group Salute |
6 Group 75 Anniversary and Memorial. Night run up and socializing. Saturday Events including a talk by Dave Bashow, Memorial Dedication and run ups. |
Bikes And Bombers 2017 More than 200 Motorcyclists visit the Museum |
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Salute to Lancaster's First Op, and Dambusters Families. Rob Taerum receives the lost photo album from Shere Lowe. Morning and afternoon run-ups. |
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| 2016 | |
| Friday night run up and introduction of the SCSC dive team working with Karl Kjarsgaard to recover a Halifax from 50 feet under water. Afternoon ceremony on Saturday re-united Henry (Hank) Jackson DFC with his lost medals. | |
| August 3, 2016 Engine Test |
An afternoon run up testing newly re-installed engine #1 which drew a small crowd. Photos by Carl Orde |
| BCMC 30th Anniversary and 419 Sqn 75th Anniversary and Remembrance |
The Bomber Command Museum celebrates 30 years of reminding Canadians of our history and their sacrifice. 419 Squadron "The Moose Men" commemorate their 75th anniversary and the 537 air crew lost during the war. CT-155 Hawk fly past. |
| Bomber Girls 2016 | A retro fashion show held as part of Nanton Days 2016 |
A mini Oshkosh at the AJ FLying Ranch July 23, 2016 Artist Keith Harder guided a tour of the Gravitas Art Installation a chez Logie on a gorgeous Southern Alberta day. |
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A cool day but fun was had by all. Number One run solo for one full minute in honour of Francis Gardner. |
2015 |
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| The Ceremony at the Museum. November 11, 2015 | |
10th Anniversary of the Dedication of Canada's Bomber Command Memorial Wall |
September 18 and September 19 2015 Two flybys, T-28 Trojans and Harvards. Stephane Guevremont "A Thousand Shall Fall" and Elinor Florence "Bird's Eye View". Re-dedication and wreath laying at the Wall. Run-ups of FM159, Bristol Hercules and Fleet Fawn. |
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FM159 Celebrates her 70th Birthday
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A night run, and a full day of run ups. Special guest Bob Peterson celebrates his 90th birthday by demonstrating the rear turret. His son Sol Peterson from New Zealand plays his song "Let Me Make It Through Tonight" live. Lt. Col Terry Chester (Ret.) relates tales of FM159's service at Comox. Lucky Lancaster book launch. |
| Bikes And Bombers 2015 | July 4, 2015 Over 100 motorcyles and riders fill the hangar and the north field. Guests of honour include Cy Campbell 409 Sqn Lancaster rear gunner, Henry Jackson with 33 missions in Lancasters, and Keith Stephens, A/C Fitter. |
May 10, 2015 A large crowd attended the gala dinner and live and silent auctions. The highlight of the event was the signing of the 25 year lease for the expansion site. A unique range of collectibles and experiences were auctioned in a lively and entertaining evening. A night run of FM159 in the early spring darkness capped off the evening. |
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| 2015 Season Opener | April 25, 2015 Daytime runs of FM159 and the Bristol Hercules. An open house for people who've waited all winter to hear the Merlins and the Hercules. |
2014 |
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Sinking of the Tirpitz Anniversary and The Nuremburg Raid |
August 19/20, 2014 Commemorating the sinking of the German battleship Tirpitz by 617 Dam Busters Squadron using the Tall Boy bomb. Author Martin Middlebrook tells the tale of the ill-fated Nuremburg Raid, March 30/31 1944. The most costly raid in Bomber Command history. |
| August 23, 2014
Ted Barris tells the true tale of the Great Escape March 22/23 1944, FM159 Run Ups Night and Day. The Fleet Fawn is run up during an event for the first time. Falcon Industries is recognized by Halifax 57 Rescue for their donation of the trailer. First Special Service Brigade Re-Enactors perform. |
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| August 4, 2014
FM159 takes the crew for a (very short) ride. Facebook Group Post and YouTube Cockpit video. and Timelapse
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| Bikes N Bombers 2014 | July 5, 2014 300 bikes and 30 classic cars show up for photos and a run up. |
| A Celebration of The Life of Andrew Mynarski VC and the History of 419 Squadron | June 13, 2014 Commander and air crew from 419 Squadron based in Cold Lake attend the museum event commemorating the 70th anniversary of the flight of VR A KB617. Presented by Dr. Stephane Guevremont. Lt. Col. Grover presented the Museum with a loan of the Mynarski Axe. Special Guests F/L Cliff 'Blackie' Black DSO and Bob Petersen were recognized. |
| D-Day 2014 | June 7, 2014 The Packard club comes out for D-Day 70 years on. Karl Kjarsgaard presents D-Day history and Bill Hume cuts a ribbon the new D-Day didactic panel. Shane as Pilot. |
| Dedication of FM159 as Ian Willoughby Bazalgette VC Ddedication | May 24, 2014 FM-159 gets a new fuselage decal commemorating Ian Willoughby Bazalgette, Alberta's only Victoria Cross winner in World War II. FM159 wears F2-T, Bazalgette's designation.
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| Museum Expansion Fundraising Kickoff | May 23, 2014 Rob Pedersen President and Dan Fox Vice President present the expansion plans and the Donor Board is unveiled. |
| RCAF 90th Anniversary Day Event |
April 25 2014 Inclement weather makes for an indoor day. Great Presentation on RCAF and only one run up. |
| RCAF 90th Anniversary Night Run |
April 24 2014 Interior photos of cockpit and crew during first run of 2014. |
2013 |
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September 20 and 21 2013 Photos of the night run and Saturday's program. Motorcycles, B.C. Air Cadets, Veterans, Airplanes |
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September 21 2013 A time lapse video of a four engine 10 minute run up compressed into 45 seconds. FM-159 opens the bomb bay doors, operates flaps and props get adjusted after shut down. |
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August 24 2013 Salute to The Legion, Lt. Col. Stark, Joe Brink, 408 Sqn, CH-146 Griffon, Lancaster and Hercules Bristol engine run ups. First Service Regiment and The Devil's Brigade re-enactors. More Salute by Carl Orde |
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August 23 2013 FM-159 Firing on all four. Look for the blue exhaust flames. Video by Carl Orde |
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Joe English Fly-In |
July 2013 Photos from AJ Flying Ranch Fly In |
May 11, 2013 70th Anniversary of Dam Buster Raid. First run up of Hercules Bristol Engine. | |
2012 |
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| Official Welcome of Mosquito CF-HMS to BCMC |
August 18, 2012 Mosquito CF-HMS officially welcomed to the museum to begin restoration. Jubilee Medal presentations by Senator Kools to Museum Directors. Re-enactors from First Special Service Force perform. |
| Mosquito CF-HMS Arrives at BCMC | August 11, 2012 Mosquito CF-HMS arrives at the museum to begin restoration. |
| Joe English Fly-In 2012 | July 28, 2012 The annual fly-in breakfast at AJ Flying Ranch at Cayley. The Calgary Balloon Club lends colour to the event. |
| Warren Twins Memorial Dedication | July 8, 2012 Dedication of Tiger Moth 4080 and the Garden to the memory of Nanton Spitfire Aces Doug and Dave Warren. |
| Dedication of RAF Bomber Command Memorial in London England | June 28, 2012 Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II unveils the RAF Bomber Command Memorial as part of her Jubilee Celebrations just ahead of start of 2012 Olympic Games. |
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| Almunimum Ingots Loaded aboard an RCAF CC-177 Globemaster III | November 11, 2011 Ingots are loaded at Lethbridge for transport to Trenton and on to London England. They will be incorporated into the new Bomber Command Memorial being built in London. Click here for video clip. Can be slow to load. |
| Arrival of Bristol Hercules Engines | October 21, 2011 The Bristol Hercules engines for the Halifax project arrive at the museum. |
| Salute to 408 Squadron and Nanton Lancaster Society operating the Bomber Command Museum of Canada's 25th Anniversary | August 19-20, 2011 Captions and identifications on this section are still being worked on. If you have a correction or want a name added, just email Doug Bowman at dbowman@archerphotoworks.ca |
| Yellow Wings Tour | July 10, 2011 Aircraft from the Vintage Wings collection visit the Claresholm Airport (former SFTS No. 5) and the Bomber Command Museum as part of a cross country Air Tour. |
| VE Day 2011 | May 8, 2011 Victory In Europe Commemorated at the Bomber Command Museum in Nanton |
| Planes Trains and Elevators | Western Canada Model Show |
August 25, 2012 Aviation Calgary Expo (ACE) 2012 40 Aircraft from vintage warbirds to sleek business jets on the apron at SAIT's Art Smith Aero Centre |
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