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Where History Takes Flight
Open 10am to 4pm, 7 days a week
1910 Norseman Rd, North Saanich, BC
Contact us at: [email protected]
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The resident ghosts, ghouls, spiders and giant skeletons have made their return to the museum! 💀👻🎃 Come check out the haunted hangars for our annual Halloween Haunt! See our spooky friends in their new homes, walk through the haunted visit the Haunted Viscount and participate in the trick or treating scavenger hunt next Friday, October 23rd! Halloween Haunt runs 10am to 4pm, included in regular admission. by @bcaviationmuseum
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The ghosts and ghouls have returned to the BC Aviation Museum Hagar for another Halloween Haunt! Join us Friday October 23rd as we celebrate Halloween for a museum wide scavenge hunt, trick or treating, a tour of the Haunted Viscount and a day of fun. Regular admission required, hours 10am to 4pm. taken in British Columbia Aviation Museum by @bcaviationmuseum
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Join us Wednesday, October 21st at 7pm for our monthly Speaker Night! This month we are welcoming Jeff Morris talk titled Angel of Flight of British Columbia - Frist 25 Years and Beyond. Doors open at 7pm, tickets are $5 a head. by @bcaviationmuseum
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Did you know we have over 200 (!!) volunteers? You will see them around the museum helping in the gift shop, moving and restoring aircraft, keeping the displays clean and much much more! We are so lucky to have such a great group ✈️ If you’re interested in joining the team, please come fill out a volunteer form in the Gift Shop! ☺️ taken in British Columbia Aviation Museum by @bcaviationmuseum
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Summer is over and we have a quick summary update on the restoration projects. First up is a quick montage of some work days with the volunteers on the FM104 Lancaster and the Piasecki H-21 helicopter. Next up is a very exciting development in the Merlin 224 startup. We have successfully started the engine a few times using ether and it turns over without breaking, which is good. We are now working on getting the newly acquired carburetor tuned up and working for the next stage on having the engine operational. The remaining photos are snapshots of the restoration work including the wings of the Tiger Moth getting close to complete. Stay tuned for future news on the Merlin startup as we work on the carb and get propellers ready for it. *there is no sound on the montage restoration clip but there is for the Merlin 224 running. #vintageaviation #bcaviationmuseum #vintageplanes taken in British Columbia Aviation Museum by @bcaviationmuseum
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The Museum will be closing at 12pm on Thursday, September 24 for volunteer appreciation! Please keep these updated hours in mind when planning your visit this week, and we apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. by @bcaviationmuseum
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VICTORIA’S FAVOURITE TEACHER! We’re teaming up with Build-a-Brain and the BC Aviation Museum to celebrate one incredible local teacher — chosen by YOU! THE PRIZE PACKAGE: Dino Lab Inc. A FREE class tour + use of our dinosaur-themed private lunch/party room. Build-a-Brain A FREE in-classroom program of their choice, valued at $200. BC Aviation Museum A complimentary class museum tour + an age-appropriate educational program. HOW TO NOMINATE & VOTE: In the comments, tell us your school, teacher’s name, and why they ROCK! Already see your teacher nominated? Vote for them in the comments! Tag your teacher, parents, students and friends so they can join in and help get your favourite teacher more votes! Open to teachers from schools in BC School District 61 (Greater Victoria) School District 62, and School District 63 (Saanich). Nominations & voting close October 25th! The winning teacher will be announced on Halloween — October 31st! Let’s show our local teachers just how appreciated they are! Dinosaurs. Science. Aviation. #VictoriasFavouriteTeacher #DinoLabInc #BuildABrain #BCAviationMuseum by @bcaviationmuseum
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Another great summer at the museum has come to an end! Here are some fun memories from the past few months ☀️ Reminder we are open all Labor Day weekend 10am to 4pm. 1.Bringing over Cessna summer loan. 2. Bringing over the Super Cub summer loan. 3. Sidney Canada Day parade. 4. Putting the decals on the “Snowbird 1”. 5. Opening the Kamov rotors. 6. Open House. 7. Open House. 8. Open House. 9. Snowbird Team signing autographs at the museum. 10. Snowbird Team singing autographs at the museum. 11. Snowbird demonstrations over Dallas Rd in Victoria. taken in British Columbia Aviation Museum by @bcaviationmuseum
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For our final artifact spotlight of the summer, we are highlighting some WW2 shark repellent. Swipe through to learn more! Information in this post is based on: https://theconversation.com/before-shark-week-and-jaws-world-war-ii-spawned-americas-shark-obsession-163789 https://foxtozermuseum.com/2026/05/11/history-of-shark-repellents/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/sinking-uss-indianapolis-triggered-worst-shark-attack-history-25715092/ https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/155.8.358 https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007612002903 https://peerj.com/articles/5554/ https://www.americansurfmagazine.com/article/shark-deterrents-shark-repellants #aviation #sharks #history This slide reads “artifact spotlight shark repellent” then ““Shark Chaser” was invented by the US military during WW2 for sailors and pilots flying over the ocean, a dissolvable brick made of chemicals and dyes intended to deter sharks. Despite not being consistently effective, it was used until the 1970s.” There is a picture of a package that says “life jacket shark chaser” (accession number 2013.046.3). The background is yellow with blue waves at the bottom and a shark fin poking out of them. The BC aviation museum logo is in the bottom right corner. by @bcaviationmuseum
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Summer is coming to a close, reminder that we will be retuning to our regular hours 10am to 4pm on Tuesday, September 1! #yyj #explorebc #sidneybc #bcaviationmuseum taken in British Columbia Aviation Museum by @bcaviationmuseum
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This week we’re highlighting a ww2 mechanic’s vest. Swipe through to learn more! Information in this post is based on BC Aviation Museum records. This slide reads “artifact spotlight WW2 vest” then “This vest was worn by RCAF mechanic Dennis Hunt. He used it to record the names of each place he was sent during WW2, starting in Canada, then England, and finally mainland Europe.” There is a photo of a leather vest covered in writing (accession number 2025.031.1) and a photo of a man in an RCAF uniform. The background is blue and yellow, and the BC aviation museum logo is in the bottom right corner. by @bcaviationmuseum
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For our grand finale of Spotlight Sunday 2026, we present the most famous aircraft in our collection, the Hawaii Mars! The JRM Martin Mars was built by the Martins Company for the US Military during World War 2. It was the largest flying boat the allies had in production and only seven were ever made. In 1959 the plane was meant to be sold for scrap, but the newly formed Forest Industries Flying Tankers bought the ships first. This resulted in the planes being converted into firefighting water bombers. It is also when the planes came to British Columbia. In 2007, the last two surviving planes were sold to Coulson Aviation, and the Hawaii Mars remained operational until 2016. In 2024 Coulson Aviation donated the plane to the BC Aviation Museum where it currently resides. Resources:https://bcam.net/hawaii-mars-history/ The Daily Colonist No. 17 12/31/1960 https://archive.org/details/dailycolonist19601231/page/n1/mode/2up Conversion resource: https://www.inflationtool.com/canadian-dollar/1960-to-present-value?year2=2026&frequency=yearly *Image resource: The Daily Colonist No.77, O3/11/1960 https://archive.org/details/dailycolonist19600311 #HawaiiMars #JRMmartinmars #firefighting #coulsonaviation #ww2 taken in British Columbia Aviation Museum by @bcaviationmuseum
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