The Air Force Museum of Canada at Trenton has opened its doors once again and is looking ahead to a special anniversary of the service.
The Air Force Museum opened up to the public following the COVID-19 lockdown.
Executive Director Kevin Windsor tells Quinte News all the special requirements are in place, including distancing and mask-wearing.
Windsor indicates in normal times, up to 6,000 school children a year visit the facility.
“We have education programs from kindergarten all the way up to grade 12. We also take university and college interns, and co-op students. So we educate everyone really right from six to 106.”
The museum has 40 planes and 50,000 artifacts in its collection.
Windsor points out the Air Force is gearing up to mark its 100th anniversary in 2024 and the local museum will be part of that celebration.
“The air force right now is gearing up to start celebrating the 100th anniversary, their centennial, in 2024. Plans have already begun nationally for that to happen. All of the air force museums across the country will have a role in educating about the centennial. The national strategy hasn’t come out yet.”
He adds, “It began as the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1924, but goes back to World War 1 as the Royal Flying Corps.”
