MOVING INTO THE MUSEUM
After many years of planning and building, we are finally starting to move aircraft into the new museum!
Our dedicated volunteers have been on hand to meticulously and lovingly add a shine to each aircraft as it arrives. Since our museum’s very beginning, volunteers have been the lifeblood of our progress and success.
The McDonnell F-101B (CF-101) Voodoo getting some TLC.
PLANES TAKING FLIGHT
How do you safely and artistically raise a heavy aircraft to the ceiling?
This was the question that kept museum staff awake at night during the months leading up to our August 4th move-in date.
A big thanks to ingenious Winnipeg-based engineering firm F. A. Roberts & Associates, who came up with the answer to this challenging puzzle.
Stinson Reliant flies again!
Now visitors will be amazed by how our aircraft seem to have come to life, hanging dramatically in “mid-flight” right over their heads!
The Snowbird Tutor looks like it is flying in through the museum’s hangar door!
If you are not doing so already, please follow us on our social media channels, as we regularly share pictures and videos of this exciting transition.
PREVIEW OF THINGS TO COME
Those of you who are familiar with the old museum on Ferry Road will be astounded by how the new museum will take the history of aviation in Western and Northern Canada to new heights (so to speak)!
We have enjoyed giving valued partners and stakeholders a sneak peek of our progress. Without exception, the most common feedback we have received has been about how SIGNIFICANT a transformation the museum is undergoing.
Assiniboia Chamber of Commerce coordinated a tour of local business leaders on September 1, 2021.
Group shot in front of the newly arrived Vickers Vedette.
The museum’s Grand Reopening is slated for late March 2022 – we are excited for you to experience our transformation for yourself!
RAMWC RECEIVES GRANT FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF MANITOBA
RAMWC was honoured to host Premier Kelvin Goertzen, Minister Cathy Cox, and Manitoba 150 Host Committee co-chairs, Monique LaCoste and Stuart Murray, as they announced $166,600 in funding, to be divided equally amongst Manitoba’s seven Signature Museums.
As part of the Manitoba 150 celebration program, each of the province’s seven designated Signature Museums will receive a $23,800 grant that can be used for school and youth programming, exhibits, improving the visitor experience, or other improvements that would support the mandate of conserving and promoting Manitoba’s cultural heritage.
ARTEFACT HIGHLIGHT
TCA COMPLIMENTARY LIGHTER
Flying on the Vickers Viscount in the 1950s and 1960s was a luxury experience, featuring full steak dinners, large windows, and tons of legroom.
At that time, smoking was permitted in the cabin, and as part of the in-flight experience, Trans-Canada Air Lines (TCA) would provide lighters and ashtrays to passengers.
Today, smoking is strictly prohibited on board airplanes, and anyone caught smoking on a flight can face severe repercussions. This artefact is a reminder that there was a time when smoking was not only allowed on flights but was facilitated by the airlines.
Do you remember ever being on one of these flights?
WE’VE COME THIS FAR BECAUSE OF YOU!
Construction is now complete. The new museum cuts a beautiful profile against a rich blue prairie sky.
Please follow us on any of our social media accounts to stay current with all of the exciting activities going on every day as our museum comes to life!
JOKE OF THE MONTH
Why did Charles Lindbergh cross the Atlantic Ocean?
To land on the other side.
Thanks to our Children’s Programs Coordinator “Chris without the Hat”
Canadian Aviation News 
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