Greenwood Military Aviation Museum

The Greenwood Military Aviation Museum is an aviation museum located in Greenwood, Nova Scotia. The museum houses 15 aircraft and is highlighted by its Avro Lancaster, one of only 17 remaining in the world and one of only three to have flown sorties over continental Europe.[1]

Greenwood Military Aviation Museum
Established1992
LocationGreenwood, Nova Scotia
Websitehttp://www.gmam.ca/home.html

History

The Greenwood Military Aviation Museum is located on CFB Greenwood. The base began its life in 1942 as RAF Station Greenwood, and in July 1944 became RCAF Station Greenwood. Following the Unification of the Canadian Armed Forces in 1968 the base became CFB Greenwood. The museum was begun in 1992 after being initiated by base commander Colonel Kenneth Allen (1941-2017). Since its inception the collection has grown to encompass a large array of aircraft from throughout the RCAF's history.

Collection

Airplanes
Greenwood Military Aviation Museum's Lockheed P-2 Neptune in 2016
Aircraft Serial No.
Avro Lancaster B.X[2] RCAF KB839 painted as JB266
Avro Anson Mk.II[2] RCAF 7135
Beechcraft CT-128 Expeditor Mk.3N[2] RCAF 2300 painted as AF662
Canadair CC-144 Challenger[2] CF 144616
Bristol (Fairchild) Bolingbroke Mk IV.T[2] RCAF 9997 painted as Blenheim EE-H/N3523
Canadair CP-107 Argus Mk.1[2] RCAF 10717
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star[3] RCAF 21434
Douglas CC-129 Dakota Mk. IV U[2][4] RCAF KN451 (ex 44-76590)
Lockheed CP-127 Neptune[2] USN P2V-7 147969, painted as 24113
Lockheed CP-140A Arcturus[2] CF 140119
Lockheed CC-130E Hercules[2] CF 130328
Supermarine Spitfire (replica) -

UAVs
Aircraft Serial No.
SAGEM CU161 Sperwer UAV[2] CF 161028

Helicopters
Aircraft Serial No.
Boeing-Vertol CH-113A Labrador/Vertol 107-II-28[2] CF 11308
Vertol Canada CH-127/Piasecki H-44[2] RCAF 9592 (ex 60-5446)

References
  1. "Home". Greenwood Military Aviation Museum. Retrieved 2018-02-05.
  2. Skaarup, Harold A. (6 November 2019). "Warplanes in Nova Scotia. CFB Greenwood Military Aviation Museum". Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  3. "Lockheed/Canadair Silver Star CT 133 (CL-30)". Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  4. "C-47 DAKOTA KILO NOVEMBER 451 (KN451)". Retrieved 7 November 2019.
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