Jet Aircraft Museum

Aviation Museum in Ontario, Canada

Jet Aircraft Museum

Established| 12 September 2009
Location| London International Airport, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates| 43°01′52″N 81°09′20″W﻿ / ﻿43.03099°N 81.15552°W﻿ / 43.03099; -81.15552
Type| Aviation Museum
President| Scott Ellinor
Website| www.jetaircraftmuseum.ca/

The Jet Aircraft Museum is a charitable foundation aviation museum specializing in Canadian Forces jet aircraft. The museum is located at the London International Airport, Ontario, Canada.[1][2]

The museum officially opened on 12 September 2009.

## Mission

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The museum states its mission as:

> The Jet Aircraft Museum (JAM) will acquire, preserve, maintain, display and fly jet aircraft of the Canadian Forces from the DeHavilland Vampire to present day and future aircraft.[3]

The museum has indicated its intention "JAM will strive to maintain four or more of each type as flying aircraft with a flight of four reflecting authentic Canadian Forces paint schemes."[3] The museum has listed the CF-100 Canuck, Canadair Sabre, F2H-3 Banshee, CF-101 Voodoo, CF-104 Starfighter, CF-5 Freedom Fighter and CT-114 Tutor as being targets for intended acquisition.[4]

## Aircraft

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The aircraft owned by the museum are:[5]

* Canadair CT-133 Silver Star \- 3 ex-Canadian Forces aircraft
* McDonnell CF-101 Voodoo \- 1
* Hawker Hunter \- 1
* CT-114 Tutor \- 1
* De Havilland Vampire \- 1

## See also

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* List of aerospace museums

## References

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1. ^ Jet Aircraft Museum (2010). "Who We Are". Archived from the original on 27 July 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
2. ^ Boughner, Bob, Chatham Daily News (May 2009). "Jet Aircraft Museum takes off in London". Retrieved 2009-10-15.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
3. ^ a b Jet Aircraft Museum (2010). "Mission". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
4. ^ Jet Aircraft Museum (2011). "Jets Wanted". Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
5. ^ "Our Collection". Jet Aircraft Museum. 2019. Retrieved 1 Aug 2024.

## External links

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* Official website
* Museum T-33 photo
* C-FRGA "Mako Shark"

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Canadian aviation museums

Alberta|

* Alberta Aviation Museum
* Bomber Command Museum of Canada
* Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame
* Cold Lake Air Force Museum
* The Hangar Flight Museum
* Reynolds Museum

British Columbia|

* British Columbia Aviation Museum
* Canadian Museum of Flight
* Comox Air Force Museum

Manitoba|

* Air Force Heritage Museum and Air Park
* Canadian Starfighter Museum
* Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum
* Manitoba Military Aviation Museum
* Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada

Nova Scotia|

* Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum
* Greenwood Military Aviation Museum
* Shearwater Aviation Museum

Newfoundland and Labrador|

* North Atlantic Aviation Museum

Ontario|

* Canadian Air and Space Conservancy
* Canada Aviation and Space Museum
* Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre
* Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum
* Great War Flying Museum
* Jet Aircraft Museum
* Memorial Military Museum
* National Air Force Museum of Canada

Quebec|

* Quebec Aerospace Museum
* Montreal Aviation Museum
* Musée de la Défense aérienne
* Vintage Wings of Canada

Saskatchewan|

* Western Development Museum

See also|

* List of aerospace museums

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