The museum
Built around the memory of Canadian aircrews who served in RAF Bomber Command, Nanton’s museum brings together aircraft, training equipment, engines, archives and a running Lancaster. Its collections place frontline bombers beside the vast training effort that prepared Commonwealth crews for service overseas.
Built around the memory of Canadian aircrews who served in RAF Bomber Command, Nanton’s museum brings together aircraft, training equipment, engines, archives and a running Lancaster. Its collections place frontline bombers beside the vast training effort that prepared Commonwealth crews for service overseas.
Its collection places particular emphasis on commonwealth bomber and aircrew history, the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan and preservation of Second World War aircraft. The Lancaster FM159 is the best-known exhibit and a focus of engine-run demonstrations. Other listed aircraft include restoration projects and research subjects, so the official aircraft index must not be treated as a promise that every complete airframe is displayed.
The aircraft records are selected documented collection entries rather than a complete inventory. An aircraft may be temporarily away from the museum, held in storage, undergoing restoration, or represented by a replica or partial airframe. An unknown display status does not mean the aircraft can be seen during a visit. Confirm opening arrangements and specific aircraft access with the institution before traveling.
What defines the collection
Commonwealth bomber and aircrew history, the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan and preservation of Second World War aircraft
What to expect
The Lancaster FM159 is the best-known exhibit and a focus of engine-run demonstrations. Other listed aircraft include restoration projects and research subjects, so the official aircraft index must not be treated as a promise that every complete airframe is displayed.
What the museum holds
16 documented aircraft and exhibit records
The inventory below separates what the museum or its sources say the institution holds from the smaller set of aircraft histories already connected to the Air Archive.
- Avro LancasterOn Display
- Avro Canada CF-100 CanuckUnknown
- Bristol BlenheimUnknown
- Supermarine SpitfireUnknown
- Avro Anson Mk.II (restoration)Restoration
- Handley Page Halifax (restoration)Restoration
- Bristol Fairchild Bolingbroke / BlenheimUnknown
- Canadair CT-114 TutorUnknown
- Canadair CT-133 Silver StarUnknown
- Cessna CraneUnknown
- De Havilland Tiger MothUnknown
- Fairchild Cornell PT-26Unknown
- Fleet FawnUnknown
- Hispano Aviación HA-1112 BuchónUnknown
Open full museum-listed inventory (16 entries)
| Aircraft | Status | Identity |
|---|---|---|
| Avro Lancaster Avro Lancaster FM159 | On Display | — |
| Avro Anson Mk.II (restoration) | Restoration | — |
| Handley Page Halifax (restoration) | Restoration | — |
| Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck | Unknown | — |
| Bristol Blenheim Bristol Blenheim | Unknown | — |
| Bristol Fairchild Bolingbroke / Blenheim | Unknown | — |
| Canadair CT-114 Tutor | Unknown | — |
| Canadair CT-133 Silver Star | Unknown | — |
| Cessna Crane | Unknown | — |
| De Havilland Tiger Moth | Unknown | — |
| Fairchild Cornell PT-26 | Unknown | — |
| Fleet Fawn | Unknown | — |
| Hispano Aviación HA-1112 Buchón | Unknown | — |
| North American Harvard | Unknown | — |
| North American Yale | Unknown | — |
| Supermarine Spitfire Supermarine Spitfire | Unknown | — |
Aircraft histories connected to this museum
These links connect museum holdings to aircraft histories already in the Trackpads Air Archive. They are not intended to imply that every museum aircraft has a dedicated archive profile yet.