Hangar Flight Museum

• Calgary aviation museum showcases Canadian woman’s incredible feat

  The people who run a Calgary museum are getting ready to welcome some big crowds in the weeks ahead.

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  Jan 24
  
• ‘Some of our heroes’: Calgary museum salutes veterans in new way this Remembrance Day

  Calgary's Hangar Flight Museum welcomes new exhibits from Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame and will be honouring veterans this Remembrance Day.

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  Nov 8, 2022
  
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• Aircraft museum hit by storms makes repairs after ‘some sleepless nights’

  Using shutdown time during COVID-19 restrictions to make repairs, museum hopes to reopen as soon as it's safe; 'Wow, look at all this neat stuff!'

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  Apr 7, 2021
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• Calgary museum marks 111th anniversary of powered flight in Canada

  In honour of National Aviation Day and the 111th anniversary of powered flight in Canada, Calgarians headed to the Hangar Flight Museum to celebrate on Sunday.

  Canada

  Feb 23, 2020
• 77-year-old restored plane unveiled in Calgary with help of former pilot

  The long-awaited unveiling of a restored Hawker Hurricane was attended by more than 100 aviation enthusiasts, including a Second World War pilot, in Calgary on Wednesday.

  Canada

  Nov 7, 2019
• Restored Second World War aircraft returns to Calgary

  The 77-year-old Hawker Hurricane was originally stationed in Calgary. It will be unveiled to the public at the Hangar Flight Museum on Wednesday.

  Canada

  Nov 1, 2019
• Museum salutes 100th anniversary of daredevil plane landing on Calgary Stampede merry-go-round

  Just in time for the 2019 Calgary Stampede, an aviation museum opens an exhibit on an amazing emergency landing on the midway.

  Canada

  Jul 3, 2019
• Alberta WWII veteran Jack Hilton dies at 99

  As a Typhoon fighter pilot, Hilton completed more than 100 operations across Europe during the Second World War and later went on to train hundreds of other young men to fly.

  Canada

  Mar 10, 2019
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• Calgarians celebrate National Aviation Day, 110th anniversary of powered flight in Canada

  On Feb. 23, 1909, the Silver Dart successfully took to the skies, becoming the first controlled, powered flight in Canada.

  Canada

  Feb 23, 2019
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• Rare WWII Hawker Hurricane plane restoration almost complete

  It has taken years to re-build, but a rare World War II Hawker Hurricane fighter plane being restored in Alberta is almost ready to be unveiled.

  Canada

  Dec 15, 2018