I've always been a fan of the link trainer in particular, and I'd never heard of the Bolingbroke before (although I did pick it out as a Blenheim!)
Cheers.
June 26, 2014 at 5:03 PM
A couple of weeks ago Jen and I made the 2 1/2 hour drive out to Brandon for PrairieCon, where I played in the fun games put on by fellow Conscripts Greg and Dallas. Saturday evening we were joined by Kim, Byron, Anne and Chris at my favourite Brandon watering hole/restaurant, The Dock on Princess. Yum!
On Sunday, Jen and I went to the Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum, located by the Brandon airport. We'd been meaning to go for some time, and this was a great opportunity. During World War Two the British  Commonwealth Air Training Plan trained 131,533 Allied pilots and aircrew at 231 locations all across Canada. Brandon was a major centre for this effort.
There are several dioramas at the museum depicting day to day operations...
The father of our friend Samantha trained as an air gunner in a Bristol Bolingbroke (a license built copy of the Blenheim bomber), but the war ended before he was posted overseas.
The Fairey Battle in the workshop is interesting. There exist no plans, but the museum is working with a museum in Australia who are undertaking a similar project. Note both the R/C model (which the pile of junk behind it will eventually look like)...
"Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum Visit"
2 Comments -
What a great museum Dave! Would love to see the hurricane complete!
June 25, 2014 at 3:04 PM
Just brilliant - thanks for sharing!
I've always been a fan of the link trainer in particular, and I'd never heard of the Bolingbroke before (although I did pick it out as a Blenheim!)
Cheers.
June 26, 2014 at 5:03 PM