Alberta Flying Heritage Museum

The Alberta Flying Heritage Museum was a proposed aviation museum to be built at Villeneuve Airport in Sturgeon County, Alberta, Canada. It was intended to supplement the Alberta Aviation Museum collection in the City of Edmonton as a result of the closure of the Edmonton City Centre Airport.

Alberta Flying Heritage Museum
Alberta Flying Heritage Museum is located in Alberta
Alberta Flying Heritage Museum
Location in Alberta
LocationVilleneuve Airport, Sturgeon County, Alberta
Coordinates53°39′41″N 113°51′48″W / 53.66139°N 113.86333°W / 53.66139; -113.86333
TypeAviation museum

Development

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Boeing 737-200 at Villeneuve Airport

The museum was officially announced by the Alberta Aviation Museum on 16 November 2013,[1] days before the closure of the City Centre Airport. In the years following, plans were not pursued, and the website was no longer available in 2015.[2]

As part of the museum, the Alberta Aviation Museum's Boeing 737-200, ident C-GIPW, in Pacific Western Airlines (PWA) livery (Fleet #745) was restored to operational capability and, on 29 November 2013, was flown to Villeneuve on a Schedule A Special Flight Permit issued by Transport Canada.[3][4][5][6][7] The Boeing 737-200 remains at Villeneuve and is a ground attraction during the Alberta International Airshow.

References

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  1. ^ "Important Announcement, Alberta Aviation Museum". Archived from the original on 2013-12-24. Retrieved 2013-12-24.
  2. ^ Archive index at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Future of Alberta Aviation Museum up in the air as City Centre Airport closure date nears
  4. ^ 737 takes off from City Centre Airport, lands safely at new home
  5. ^ "New aviation museum to be built just outside Edmonton at Villeneuve Airport - Edmonton | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Archived from the original on 2022-08-18.
  6. ^ "Flying heritage museum planned for Alberta". CTV News. 2013-11-17. Archived from the original on 2018-12-11.
  7. ^ New Alberta Flying Heritage Museum