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A 2016 walk through northern aviation memory with Gord Emberley and Keith Olson In 2016, inside an off-site storage facility of the Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada, two of the museum’s founding figures walked slowly between aircraft components, salvaged …

Please enjoy this article reproduced from a past issue of the Museum’s former Altitude publication with updates. In the 21st century, when the global positioning system takes all of the guesswork out of navigation, there was a time when pilots relied on …

Tannis M. Richardson, a lifelong Winnipegger, philanthropist, and dedicated community leader, has passed away at the age of 99. Born in Winnipeg in 1926, she later served as a Voluntary Aid Nurse during the Second World War—an early reflection of …

April 14, 2026 — Winnipeg, Manitoba —The Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada (RAMWC) is constructing a full-scale, walk-in mockup of the Orion spacecraft crew capsule — an immersive new experience. The museum’s restoration team is currently building the Orion …

If you picture a Second World War pilot’s working gear, you might imagine leather jackets or olive drab flight clothing. The journey over time — from homemade clothing solutions for the cold cockpits of bush planes, to the bright orange …

They served in the air and are remembered with Manitoba’s lakes. Behind every name is a story—some widely known, and others in danger of being slowly forgotten over time. Across Canada, place names reveal layers of history, culture, and memory. …

The sight of aircraft travelling through the sky captures the imagination, but it is their engines that make flight possible. Recently, the Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada added three standalone aircraft engines to the Museum floor—each representing a pivotal …

As Canada prepares for the next chapter in human space exploration — with Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen set to fly on an upcoming Artemis mission — interest in the night sky feels newly rekindled. For many Canadians, most of us …

Before radios and satellites, before radar dishes and GPS receivers, there were pigeons. These unassuming birds once carried the hopes of aviators, soldiers, and explorers — soaring through storms and gunfire to deliver vital messages when no other form of …

Each November 11th, Canadians pause to reflect on the service and sacrifice of those who gave their lives in the line of duty. Preserving and sharing the stories of those who served in the air—many of whom never returned—is one …