Vera readies for summer

Discussion in 'WW2 Museums. Events, & places to see.' started by canuck, Feb 24, 2017.

  1. canuck

    canuck Closed Account

    Refurbished Merlins have arrived at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum.
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  2. Harry Ree

    Harry Ree Very Senior Member

    I was led to believe that the Packard built Merlin engines returned very good performances with the Packard 68A as fitted on the postwar Lincoln B2 returning an exceptional performance as related by a No 97 Squadron pilot.

    Thanks.....good internal photographs of a well cared for hanger and posh floor.
     
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  3. canuck

    canuck Closed Account

    The Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum really is a great venue. Very informal. The volunteer staff who are working on various restorations are very approachable and you can pretty much get close to all the exhibits. There are open cockpits on many of the WW2 trainer aircraft so you can get a feel for the controls and the pilot seat. A must see if you're in Southern Ontario. About an hour from downtown Toronto.


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  4. SDP

    SDP Incurable Cometoholic

    That's a very impressive collection. How many of them still fly?
     
  5. canuck

    canuck Closed Account

    They have approx. 50 aircraft and at least 10 of them are air worthy and available for public flights.
    Lancaster
    Canso
    Firefly
    B-25
    Tiger Moth
    Chipmunk
    Dakota
    Norseman
    Beechcraft
    Harvard
     
  6. Bernhart

    Bernhart Member

    also a lysander, not pictured actually in first pic you can see the wings of the lysander
     
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  7. SDP

    SDP Incurable Cometoholic

    Lysander. Now, that was one heck of an aeroplane. Amazing.
     
  8. canuck

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  9. Chris C

    Chris C Canadian

    There's a model show there every year as well... yikes, it's THIS coming weekend. Not sure if I can make it though I was hoping to go.
     
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