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]

Jet Aircraft Museum
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Established12 September 2009
LocationLondon International Airport, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates43°01′52″N 81°09′20″W / 43.03099°N 81.15552°W / 43.03099; -81.15552
TypeAviation Museum
PresidentScott Ellinor
Websitewww.jetaircraftmuseum.ca/

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]


See also

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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.
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