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The British Columbia Aviation Museum is located in Sidney, British Columbia, Canada. It is on the grounds of the Victoria International Airport at 1910 Norseman Road on the east side of the airport. [1] The Museum consists of a display area spread over two hangars, a classroom, a restoration workshop and a gift shop.
On 1 April 2024, Coulson Aviation announced that Hawaii Mars would be donated to the British Columbia Aviation Museum, located at the Victoria International Airport in North Saanich, BC. [23] On 28 March, the province of British Columbia provided a $250,000 grant to "protect and preserve" the plane.
This list of museums in British Columbia, Canada contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
Bournemouth Aviation Museum, Hurn, Dorset; Boscombe Down Aviation Collection, Old Sarum, Wiltshire; Brooklands Museum, Weybridge, Surrey; City of Norwich Aviation Museum, Norwich International Airport, Norfolk; Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre, Newquay, Cornwall – closed [20] Cranwell Aviation Heritage Museum, North Rauceby, Lincolnshire [21]
As home to the Victoria International Airport Sidney also hosts the British Columbia Aviation Museum which features displays, artifacts, restored historical aircraft and a vintage aircraft restoration workshop. [citation needed] During the summer, Sidney hosts a street market on Thursday evenings on the main street (Beacon).
PBY Catalina Survivors identifies Catalinas on display, and includes aircraft designations, status, serial numbers, locations and additional information. The Consolidated PBY Catalina was a twin-engined American flying boat of the 1930s and 1940s, designed by Consolidated Aircraft Co.