Just an update on our celebrations of the

British Commonwealth Air Training Plan

December 17th
We unveiled our BCATP exhibit in a very well covered press conference that featured all of the region TV, Radio and print media.

Most were shocked at the scope and scale of the BCATP program and the effects it had on the Second World War as well as its lasting postwar effects.

February 23rd
We unveiled the second stage of the exhibit..
Building the BCATP an exhibit that covers the construction side of the program and its extent and depth.

From 5 airbases in 1939 to over 230 by the end of 1941…everything from the runways to the sewers had to be built and the exhibit covers with a broad brush everything that had to happen.

The third stage is near…we hope to unveil “The Women of the BCATP” by the end of April which will outline in a broad brush their important contribution to the program.

On the challenging side

The Spirit of Edmonton BCATP tour

This program of traveling 4100km across (3) Provinces to visit the remaining 38 BCATP bases in Alberta Manitoba and Saskatchewan is having difficulty raising the needed funds to complete the 14day program.

Currently we are $10,000 short of the required budget but are pushing hard to stay on target for a mid May launch.

For more information on the Alberta Aviation Museum or to view our newletter please visit albertaaviationmuseum.com.

You can see our initial BCATP display on the link under “Whats Happening”.
The exhibit combines conventional display with digital photos running on computer, our BCATP aircraft with interactive flight simulators beside them
(Tiger Moth with the Tiger Moth/Anson with the Anson) and feature the backgrounds, scenery and aircraft types of 1944 Edmonton.

For detailed information on the Spirit of Edmonton BCATP Tour please e-mail me direct at [email]eahs.execdirector@shawbiz.ca[/email] for the tour route and details.

This is too important an anniversary to let pass unnoticed.

Tom