CATPM Excited to Welcome Historic Boeing Stearman Kaydet airmuseum.ca/2025/10/01/c...

CATPM Excited to Welcome Historic Boeing Stearman Kaydet Press Release: Brandon, MB - October 2, 2025  The Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum (CATPM) is excited to announce the acquisition of a Boeing Stearman Kaydet, a legendary training aircraft that played a key role in preparing Allied…

A Brandon University student has uncovered so many unseen photos and untold stories about women who served in the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War that an exhibit is being created at Brandon’s air museum. www.brandonsun.com/local/2025/0... #bdnmb

Exciting news! Brandon University has partnered with the Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum to launch a new exhibition dedicated to the Women’s Division in WWII. This is a powerful tribute to the contributions, dedication, and legacy of the women who served. news.brandonu.ca/2025/09/24/b...

Comics in the Second World War: “The Golden Age of Comics” in Canada This post was written by Rory M., one of our summer students before he left to return to BU. Rory is a Music major at Brandon University. While they didn’t fly, have capes, gadgets, or coloured ink, for Canadian kids of the…

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Construction of BCATP Schools This post was written by Rory M., one of our summer students. Rory is a Music major at Brandon University. Upon the declaration of war by the British and subsequently, Canada, the beginning of the Second World War saw one of the most magnificent construction projects…

History Takes Flight Over Winnipeg! Our WWII training aircraft are coming to Lyncrest Airport for flight days. Sunday, Sept. 14 & Saturday, Sept. 20 Seats are limited and rides are weather dependent. Call or email the museum to book! For details: airmuseum.ca/services/fli...

Sporting During WWII and Athletics in the RCAF This post was written by Rory M., one of our summer students. Rory is a Music major at Brandon University. While WWII changed the experiences of Canadian life in almost all ways, in Canada and other Allied nations sports remained as an escape from the…

Mark Your Calendar! This Sunday, August 24, the skies over Brandon will come alive as our WWII aircraft take flight at the Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum. See the Tiger Moth, Cornell, Harvard, and Fleet Finch in action. Book a flight or come and watch history take flight.

Rations and Recipes: Cooking Under Wartime Pressure This post was written by Rory M., one of our summer students. Rory is a Music major at Brandon University. When we consider what life was like in the Second World War, we often imagine the battles, uniforms, and equipment. However, behind every…

From the Archives: Sonny Boy Cereal and Aircraft Recognition By CATPM archivist, Judith G. What was once called ‘porridge’ is now called ‘hot cereal’. Developed in 1929 in Alberta, Sunny Boy cereal was a combination of wheat, rye and flax. There is also a suggestion that it was developed in…

John De Le Paulle, A 1941 American Graduate of No. 12 SFTS Brandon Who Won the DFC in 1944 for Anti U-boat Operations Editor's Note: This is a special guest post by Don Stanton. Don is a retired U.S. Navy pilot who flew long-range P-3C (Aurora) patrol planes and serves on the Maryland Aviation…

Call the the museum to book your flight! Flights may be possible Sunday as well if there is enough interest.

The RCAF Streamliners: Creating Hope During Devastation This is the second post written by one of our summer student workers, Seraphina G., Seraphina is a music student at Brandon University. “We were asked if we carried weapons. I said that I had my clarinet. But you can’t kill a guy with a…

Press Release: CATPM Welcomes New Director General Brandon, MB — The Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum (CATPM), Canada’s only museum solely dedicated to the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan and a designated National Historic Site, is proud to announce the appointment of Zoe McQuinn as…

Okay, here's one for all the unsung heroes volunteering at aviation museums around the world. 🌎 It's by Seraphina Gilbert, a summer student worker at @catpmuseum.bsky.social. Although her comments are about her particular museum, there are universal truths in her piece … | 🛩️ ⚔️ 📍 🇨🇦 🥇 | 🧵 1/3

All the Small Things This post was written by one of our summer student workers, Seraphina G. Seraphina wrote a few post for us last summer, and continues with this one, she is a music student at Brandon University. It’s all the small things that keep this museum running. While a museum is a large…

A Tribute to Bob Mazer The Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum mourns the passing of Bob Mazer, a visionary builder, community leader, and unwavering champion of Brandon’s heritage. His legacy has left a profound mark not only on Manitoba’s agricultural and business landscape, but also within…

Ron Mallet & His Accordion This post, his second for us, was written by Rory M., one of our summer students. Rory is a Music major at Brandon University. Musical instruments across the world carry memories of their players, and the history that they have endured. As a musician myself for most of…

Reminder that the CATPM is closed the next two days!

FLIGHTS in our vintage WWII aircraft are available this coming Sunday (July 12) - weather permitting - call to book (note however, that the museum is closed for hydro upgrades on Tuesday & Wednesday, so no one is there to take your call those days)

Unexpected Closure: The CATPM will be closed on July 8 and 9, 2025, due to an unexpected infrastructure upgrade by Manitoba Hydro that affects our power. The Museum will reopen as usual on Thursday, July 10 at 10:00 am. Thank you for your continued support!

Flights available on Canada Day! Call the museum to book yours!

Is this year for a staycation? Visit us! airmuseum.ca/2025/06/28/m...

Make the CATP Museum a Part of your Staycation/Vacation! Are you staying around home this summer? Or perhaps traveling in Canada? If so, why not take in some of our great museums? The CATP Museum, located at the Brandon Airport is an amazing gem that tells an important part of Canada's history and…

From the Archives: Secret Codes This post is by our archivist, Judith G. Sometimes, the archives receives a log book with several pieces of paper tucked inside.  There may be a letter or a photo or a gem of information. Like this ‘secret’ document entitled: ‘Notes on Security of R/T…

Check out this interesting blog post by one of our summer students! airmuseum.ca/2025/06/16/m...

Music in the Second World War This post was written by Rory M., one of our summer students. Rory is a Music major at Brandon University. In the era of the Second World War, music played a quiet yet significant part in Canadian life, both at home and abroad. With a rapidly changing landscape of…

From the Archives: A “Blood Chit” Returning servicemen brought home many ‘souvenirs of war’. This small rayon piece of cloth was known as a ‘blood chit’. The instructions for use were printed on the back of the cloth. They were used by airmen flying over ‘Soviet Controlled’ territory. Blood chits…

Press Release! airmuseum.ca/2025/06/03/h...

Historic Norseman Aircraft to Fly Again at the Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum The Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum (CATPM) in Brandon, Manitoba, is thrilled to announce the acquisition of three historic Noorduyn Norseman aircraft, including one in flying condition. This exciting…

Join us June 1 for Armed Forces Day. See poster for details! Activities for the entire family! Restocked gift shop with great items! Hot dog lunch available. CFB Shilo exhibit! You can book a flight on one of our vintage WWII aircraft (weather permitting)- call the museum for prices and booking!

Today Moms get free admission !

Today our chief pilot, Jeff, had the Harvard MkII up for the first time this year! Getting a shake down after an engine overhaul and ready for the flying season! It’s a thing of beauty, don’t you think?

Aircraft annual inspections are taking place to prepare for the flying season. Call the museum to book a flight this summer!

When the doors open next Tuesday at the Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum, there will be new displays, signage and stories about those who trained and fought for the British Commonwealth during the Second World War. buff.ly/2fwHJ9S #bdnmb

CATP museum reopens with ‘fresh, modern look’ brandonsun-can.newsmemory.com?publink=0d9e...

Did you ever want to walk the Camino de Santiago? CATPM volunteer, Art Brown will be giving a FREE presentation on his adventure walking the route in our historic Canteen on March 22, 1:30 - 3 pm. Donations to the museum kindly accepted. Snacks, coffee & tea provided.

The hangar is a little crowded, but we are starting to work on sorting it out and organizing new displays in the room main gallery for our planned reopening on April 1!

Special finger weaving workshop by the St Boniface Museum at the Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum in Brandon on March 8, 12-2 pm, drop in event, FREE!

Check out our latest blog post for Valentines Day! airmuseum.ca/2025/02/13/f...

From the Archives: Will you be my Valentine? Some of the items that we have in the archives come to us with a story. Like this ladies’ compact; it is made of sterling silver and in embossed with the Badge of the RAAF – The Royal Australian Air Force. Accompanying it were a few photos that told the…

From the Archives: The Caterpillar Club You may have heard of the Caterpillar Club.  Here, at our museum, we had a volunteer who had such a pin. His life had been saved when he jumped from his aircraft during WW2. His membership then had been issued by the Irvin Parachute Company (see first…

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