Events

The Manitoba Chapter meets on the last Thursday of the month, from January to May, and from September to November. Our meetings are held in conjunction with the Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada, 958 Ferry Road. We feature speakers that cover all aspects of aviation. Past meeting subjects have included Battle of Britain pilot Johnny Kent, airships, and aviation museums around the world. We also host special events, such as the visit of Lieutenant Colonel Maryse Carmichael, then commanding officer of the Snowbirds air demonstration squadron, and tours of local aviation facilities like the Standard Aero / General Electric Testing, Research and Development Centre. We hold an annual two evening film festival dedicated to historical aviation films. We often hold sales of used aviation books and magazines.

Our meetings are free, and open to everyone interested in Canadian aviation history. We provide the coffee and doughnuts. Check out our Google+ page for more information.

Meeting Information

 Meetings: Last Thursday every month except June, July, August, and December.
 Location: 17 Wing (CFB Winnipeg) Chapel Reception Hall. Click here to view the map.
 Time: 1900
 Landing Fees: Free (collection taken for refreshments)
 Annual Fees: $0

The CAHS Toronto Chapter has many members from both Canada and the United States. With seven monthly meetings featuring intriguing speakers, and an informative monthly newsletter, our chapter is active in the preservation and dissemination of aviation history in Canada.  You’re invited to become a part of it!

Join us at our monthly meetings (location and map below) where you will enjoy 'hangar flying,' informative presentations, refreshments and the camaraderie of those who share your interest in aviation.

With your membership you will also get seven issues of our newsletter, FLYPAST, which includes write-ups of presentations, information on upcoming events, and aviation news of interest to our members. These newsletters are often illustrated with photos and specially-commissioned artwork.

Please check out our website and contact us with any questions. Hope to see you at our next meeting!

Meeting and Membership Information

Meeting: Meetings are held on Saturdays in February, March, April, May and then start again in October, November and December. (we do not meet during the summer months or in January).
Location: Canadian Forces College 215 Yonge Blvd. at Wilson Avenue, Toronto
(Lt - Gen. Guy Simonds Auditorium – Ground Floor)
Transit: Wilson 96 Bus from the York Mills Subway Station
Time: 1300 hours
Landing Fee: $3 for refreshments

Please visit the Membership tab for information on joining the Toronto (YYZ) Chapter!

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Our chapter works to preserve the aviation history and heritage of the province of British Columbia. To achieve this, we hold monthly meetings that vary from guest speakers, slide shows, power point presentations, videos, and trivia quizzes.  Come out, and enjoy an evening of entertainment and learning with fellow aviation enthusiasts of all ages!

Meeting and Membership Information

Meetings: LAST MONDAY of the month, except for July, August and December, when we do not meet.
Note also that this does NOT mean the 4th Monday, as some months have 5 Mondays!

Location: Richmond Cultural Centre, 7700 Minoru Boulevard, Richmond, British Columbia (See Map)
Time: 1900 Hours
Landing Fee: $2
Annual Fee:  $10

The CAHS has nine chapters across Canada and each would love to see you at their next meeting, whether you’re a member, guest, or visitor!

Chapters regularly schedule speakers and presentations on a wide variety of aviation subjects, as well as book launches and organized tours to local aviation sites and events. Many also create newsletters available only to members.

A sense of community is an important part of your CAHS membership, but we’re only able to meet nationally once per year at the convention. For a nominal chapter or “landing” fee, though, you can enjoy the company of fellow aviation history buffs and learn about Canada’s fascinating history in the air all year round.

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Our chapter is named in honour of Roland Groome – the first commercial pilot in Canada, a member of the Royal Air Force in the First World War, and a founder of the Regina Flying Club – and we strive to represent all these areas of aviation!

To do this we’ve established ties with the Saskatchewan Aviation Council, the Airport Display Committee, and played a role in the launch of the Silver Dart stamp in 2009.

We also explore Saskatchewan’s rich and varied aviation history through our monthly meetings. These gatherings range from our popular film and photo nights to guest speakers from around the province and beyond. Past topics have included:  military careers and continental air defense; international museum collections; radio-controlled aircraft races; civilian flying operations and entrepreneurs.

The monthly newsletter, Windsock, records these fascinating talks and events, and provides articles, announcements, and other notable aviation news.

We invite everyone to come out and enjoy an evening with fellow aviation enthusiasts.
For more information, please visit our website

Our chapter – the Carl F. Burke MBE Chapter – celebrates and promotes the history of aviation in Prince Edward Island.

Recording the history of the province is also important, and we do that with our chapter newsletters which not only include meeting minutes, but the histories of Charlottetown and Summerside Airports and their RAF/RCAF connections. We have also produced the history of Mount Pleasant air base and that of the RCAF at Tignish.

If you want to be a part of our meetings, projects, and written histories, please contact us!

Meeting and Membership Information

Meetings: Due to circumstances, the Carl F. Burke Chapter will not be holding regularly scheduled meetings until further notice.

Annual Fee (includes newsletter): $20

Our chapter was formed in 1996 in Saint John but as we are a small province, we rotate our meetings between the cities of Fredericton, Moncton, and Saint John.

While we only hold four monthly meetings, we are a very active group in our communities. Our members volunteer to clean and spruce up aviation displays and memorial cairns; lobby for recognition of historical aviation sites; and erect plaques to inform the public of significant aviation sites.

One of our chapter’s objectives has been to display New Brunswick’s civil, commercial and military aviation history to the public free of charge. This led us to partner with the Greater Moncton International Airport to create the Don McClure Aviation Gallery in the airport terminal in 2003. We also worked with the Saint John Airport to complete a photographic display of the history of the province’s airports, past and present.

Saint John members are also active in promoting aviation history within two local schools: M. Gerald Teed and Millidgeville North. Both of these have aviation history displays and an educational outreach program in the Millidgeville North School introduces three classes of Grade 5 students to the Theory of Flight, Women in Aviation, History of Aviation in New Brunswick, and early Airmail flying in Canada. As part of their school work each spring, students prepare either an aviation art or essay project for judging by the chapter’s members. Prizes are awarded at a pizza party and a field trip is made to tour the airport facilities.

If you are interested in joining our group, becoming involved in some of these activities, or just talking aviation history, please get in touch with us by emailing turnbullchapter@gmail.com.

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The Montreal Chapter is a crossroads where aviation veterans and aviation enthusiasts can meet.

Many of our members are involved in researching and writing history or had a front row seat to it. Others have no aviation background but want to know more about aviation, its history and its impact on Québec and Canada. Everyone is welcome – visitors and guests included!

Montreal has been one of the main centers of the Canadian aviation industry for years, and our chapter is ideally located to participate in and record this history. Every month we feature a keynote speaker and because we follow a mid-day format (1100-1300 hours), we now include a small lunch: sandwiches, veggies, cookies, coffee and bottled water.

Come and be a part of our community!

The Calgary Chapter of the CAHS is currently representing the province of Alberta and its rich aerial history and heritage.  The Chapter hosts dynamic monthly speakers whose expertise range from early airlines and civil flying tasks, to economic impact and aircraft industries, to spying, nuclear weapons, and defence policy.  At the Calgary Chapter of the CAHS, there is always something to capture the interests of all aviation enthusiasts.

Meeting and Membership Information

Meetings: Third Thursday of each month. *Calgary CAHS does not meet in June, July and August.
Location: Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) Art Smith Aero Centre, 1916 McCall Landing N.E., Calgary (airport campus)
Time: 19:00 to 21:00
Landing Fee: Free
Annual Fee: $ 0