North Atlantic Aviation Museum ✈️ Join us on Beyond Words Tours: A Come From Away Experience of Gander!
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#ThrowbackThursday to a busy day of naval aircraft at YQX. From the tower, spot a group of Royal Air Force Blackburn Buccaneers built for carrier operations, a US Navy S-3 Viking, and a C-130. Gander serves as a vital staging point for naval aircraft and operations.
Have you ever wondered what it is like to be a bush pilot? Or wanted an inside scoop on flying a water bomber? Glen Goobie's 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘗𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘵 provides both, as he shares his personal account from over forty years of flying across Newfoundland and the globe. /1
Visitors often ask, "How did you fit all those planes on your airfield during 9/11?" While aircraft have grown larger over the years, this 1943 aerial photograph reveals how expansive Gander Airport was and how planes were arranged during the war.
Here is something you don't see every day! The NORAD "Cavalcade of Music" Band 45 record features the anthems of both the United States and Canada. When base radio stations would sign on/off, they would play the anthem of each nation. Does anyone remember hearing these?
It was a great week of filming material for Aviation History Newfoundland & Labrador (AHNL) and the museum! Our shared mission is to preserve and share the region's rich aviation history. Stay tuned for upcoming content on what the museum has to offer!
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The Aviation Traders ATL-98 Carvair was one of the more unusual aircraft ever to fly in our province. Eastern Provincial Airways operated the Douglas DC-4 conversion for the transport of large cargo, including cars and anything else that could fit in the nose!
#ThrowbackThursday to the iconic "Queen of the Skies" at Gander Airport. Pan Am Airlines became one of the airport's first commercial customers, launching service in the fall of 1945. From the tarmac to the tip of its tail, the 747 soared over six stories high!
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Trump boasts how he’s teaching Canada, the worst country in the world, a trade lesson.
Then the biggest liar in the entire world says that there are:
“Under construction, probably 97 car plants. We had none for 48 years we had none.”
Fact is there are TWO car plants under construction: Scout Motors in
Blythewood, South Carolina and Rivian in Stanton Springs Georgia.
Biggest fucking liar ever.
Today's gift shop spotlight is Flown Into the Arms of Angels: Newfoundland and Labrador's Unsung Heroes of 9/11 by local author Mac Moss. Moss tells the stories of people across the island from St. John's, Gander, Goose Bay, Stephenville, and beyond who helped care for /1
the approximately 13,000 stranded passengers during 9/11. The book includes interviews with firefighters, educators, air traffic controllers, and community volunteers, and lists each host who welcomed guests and every flight that volunteers accommodated. /2
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Shiner 31, USN P-8 Poseidon with the AN/APS-154 Advanced Airborne Sensor, departing off of Rwy 31 at #CYQX today.
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all those years ago. Among the most unique artifacts in our collection is an ashtray carved from a piston of a Rolls-Royce "Merlin" engine. Engraved in the bowl are the powerful words of Churchill: "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few." /2
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This past week marked the 86th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. Across Newfoundland and Labrador, ceremonies of commemoration invited us to pause and reflect on the sacrifice and sense of duty displayed by the brave aviators who took to the skies in defense of Britain /1
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#ThrowbackThursday The de Havilland DH. 98 Mosquito was one of the Second World War's most renowned aircraft. Manufactured in Canada from wood, the "Mossie" served as a versatile, multi-role platform. Pictured here is one of those Mosquitoes parked at Gander awaiting its journey.
#ThrowbackThursday The de Havilland DH. 98 Mosquito was one of the Second World War's most renowned aircraft. Manufactured in Canada from wood, the "Mossie" served as a versatile, multi-role platform. Pictured here is one of those Mosquitoes parked at Gander awaiting its journey.
This past week marked the 86th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. Across Newfoundland and Labrador, ceremonies of commemoration invited us to pause and reflect on the sacrifice and sense of duty displayed by the brave aviators who took to the skies in defense of Britain /1