While its largest, most-recent and much-talked-about acquisition won’t be on display, the BC Aviation Museum is poised to give visitors’ imaginations flight with its annual open house this weekend.
The Hawaii Mars water bomber dominated headlines with its recent final flight, however, it awaits a move across Victoria International Airport lands before resting at the museum’s Norseman Road venue, likely after the open house Aug. 17 and 18.
The museum itself is already home to a plethora of vintage aircraft crammed into two hangars including the Lancaster bomber FM104 – a war plane built in Toronto in 1944 – on display in the restoration hangar.
On Saturday, visitors can see the RCMP Aerospatiale AS-350 helicopter.
For more than three decades the museum has offered interactive up-close encounters with aircraft.
Considered the largest fundraiser of the year for the non-profit, the open house traditionally includes activities such as games, face painting and the chance to sit in the cockpit of planes, big and small. It also boasts a selection of food truck options.
The BC Aviation Museum open house, at 1910 Norseman Rd., is Aug. 17 and 10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day with entry by donation.
Learn more at bcam.net.
