Canadian Museum of Flight, Aviation museum in Langley, Canada.
The Canadian Museum of Flight is an aviation museum located at Langley Regional Airport in British Columbia, Canada, with a large collection of historic Canadian aircraft. Several of the planes in the collection have been fully restored to flying condition, which sets this site apart from a typical display-only facility.
The museum was founded in 1977 in Surrey and moved to Langley Regional Airport in 1996 to give the growing collection more room. Moving to an active airfield meant that restored aircraft could actually fly again, which became a defining part of what the museum offers.
Many of the aircraft on display were once flown by Canadian pilots trained in British Columbia, and the exhibits show how ordinary men and women were part of the country's air history. The displays use personal objects, logbooks, and photographs to bring individual stories forward rather than focusing only on machines.
The museum sits on an active airport, so some areas are reached by walking on paved paths between hangars, and comfortable shoes are a good idea. Weekends and clear days tend to offer the best chance of seeing restored aircraft actually in the air.
Among the aircraft here is one of the last surviving Handley Page Hampden bombers, which was rediscovered in 1985 after spending decades out of sight. Before going missing from public knowledge, it had flown coastal patrol missions during the war.
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