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{{Infobox museum
{{Infobox museum
|name= '''Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame'''
|name= Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame
|image= CAHF new logo.png
|image= Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame logo (2006).png
|established= 1973
|established= 1973
|location= in the [[Reynolds-Alberta Museum]] in [[Wetaskiwin]], [[Alberta]], Canada
|location= [[The Hangar Flight Museum]]<br>[[Calgary]], [[Alberta]], Canada
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|coordinates= {{Coord|51.094167|-114.013056|display=inline, title}}
|website= [http://www.cahf.ca www.cahf.ca]
|website= {{URL|www.cahf.ca}}
}}
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'''Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame''', based in the [[Reynolds-Alberta Museum]] in [[Wetaskiwin]], [[Alberta]], Canada, commemorates and honours those whose accomplishments in [[aviation]] contributed so much to Canada's development as a nation. Founded in 1973, the Hall of Fame has honoured thus far more than 200 aviators, engineers, technicians and administrators.
'''Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame''', based in [[The Hangar Flight Museum]] in [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]], Canada, commemorates and honours those whose accomplishments in [[aviation]] contributed so much to Canada's development as a nation. Founded in 1973, the Hall of Fame has honoured thus far more than 200 aviators, engineers, technicians and administrators.


Due to its size and geographical location, Canada has had to rely upon aviation much more than other countries. With so much territory unsuitable for surface travel, it was up to aviation to unite the country and bring the distant regions the opportunities for social and economic progress that would make them part of Canada. The unique combination of pioneering aviation and pioneering development of the country resulted in many outstanding examples of heroism, skill, tenacity, courage, wisdom, and luck, and many great stories to be told. The best of these stories are described in the Aviation Hall of Fame.
Due to its size and geographical location, Canada has had to rely upon aviation much more than other countries. With so much territory unsuitable for surface travel, it was up to aviation to unite the country and bring the distant regions the opportunities for social and economic progress that would make them part of Canada. The unique combination of pioneering aviation and pioneering development of the country resulted in many outstanding examples of heroism, skill, tenacity, courage, wisdom, and luck, and many great stories to be told. The best of these stories are described in the Aviation Hall of Fame.
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==History==
==History==
[[File:Aviation Hangar Exhibit.jpg|left|thumb|200px|View from inside the Aviation Hangar Exhibit at the Reynolds-Alberta Museum]]
[[File:Aviation Hangar Exhibit.jpg|thumb|View from inside the Aviation Hangar Exhibit at the Reynolds-Alberta Museum]]
Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame was incorporated August 2, 1973. The 79 original members included all Companions of the [[Order of Icarus]], all who had been awarded the [[Trans-Canada Trophy|Trans-Canada (McKee) Trophy]], all recipients of the [[Victoria Cross]] in aerial combat, [[Alexander Graham Bell]] and [[Frederick W. Baldwin|F.W. "Casey" Baldwin]] for designing and building the [[AEA Silver Dart|Silver Dart]], and Group Captain [[John Emilius Fauquier]] representing the [[World War II|Second World War]] [[RAF Bomber Command]] and Flight Lieutenant [[George Beurling|George Frederick "Buzz" Beurling]] representing the Second World War [[RAF Fighter Command]]. A confidential nomination review committee reviews nominations for new members of the Hall of Fame, looking for contributions of major benefit to Canada which have stood the test of time.
Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame was incorporated August 2, 1973. The 79 original members included all Companions of the [[Order of Icarus]], all who had been awarded the [[Trans-Canada Trophy|Trans-Canada (McKee) Trophy]], all recipients of the [[Victoria Cross]] in aerial combat, [[Alexander Graham Bell]] and [[Frederick W. Baldwin|F.W. "Casey" Baldwin]] for designing and building the [[AEA Silver Dart|Silver Dart]], and Group Captain [[John Emilius Fauquier]] representing the [[World War II|Second World War]] [[RAF Bomber Command]] and Flight Lieutenant [[George Beurling|George Frederick "Buzz" Beurling]] representing the Second World War [[RAF Fighter Command]]. A confidential nomination review committee reviews nominations for new members of the Hall of Fame, looking for contributions of major benefit to Canada which have stood the test of time.


The Hall of Fame officially opened on the first day of [[K-Days|Klondike Days]], July 17, 1974, in the Sportex Building at the [[Northlands|Edmonton Exhibition Grounds]]. During the initial years it moved several times until finally residing in the [[Edmonton Convention Centre]] for several years. When the [[Reynolds-Alberta Museum]] opened near [[Wetaskiwin]], [[Alberta]], in 1992, the Hall of Fame moved to the museum's aviation hangar, combining and merging its exhibits with the museum's extensive aviation collection.
The Hall of Fame officially opened on the first day of [[K-Days|Klondike Days]], July 17, 1974, in the Sportex Building at the [[Northlands (organization)|Edmonton Exhibition Grounds]]. During the initial years it moved several times until finally residing in the [[Edmonton Convention Centre]] for several years. When the [[Reynolds-Alberta Museum]] opened near [[Wetaskiwin]], [[Alberta]], in 1992, the Hall of Fame moved to the museum's aviation hangar, combining and merging its exhibits with the museum's extensive aviation collection.

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In 2022, the hall of fame relocated to [[The Hangar Flight Museum]] in Calgary.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/canada-s-aviation-hall-of-fame-is-moving-to-the-hangar-flight-museum-1.5798628|title=Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame is moving to the Hangar Flight Museum|website=calgary.ctvnews.ca|publisher=BellMedia|access-date=8 August 2022|date=27 February 2022}}</ref>


==Inductees==
==Inductees==
[[File:Leigh Brintnell outside his Fokker Super-Universal airplane (27017701320).jpg|thumb|Fokker Super Universal in Alberta, Canada 1935. The person is famous Canadian aviator [[Wilfred Leigh Brintnell|Leigh Brintnell]] inducted into the hall of fame]]
The Hall has inducted the following people, arranged in alphabetical order, with their year of induction in parentheses.
The Hall has inducted the following people, arranged in alphabetical order, with their year of induction in parentheses.


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*[[Frederick Howard Buller]] (1999)
*[[Frederick Howard Buller]] (1999)
*[[Maurice "Moss" Burbidge]] (1974)
*[[Maurice "Moss" Burbidge]] (1974)
*[[Carl Frederick Burke]] (1982)
*Carl Frederick Burke (1982)
*[[Erskine Leigh Capreol]] (1981)
*[[Erskine Leigh Capreol]] (1981)
*[[Frederick James Carmichael]] (2016)
*[[Frederick James Carmichael]] (2016)
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*[[Jim Chamberlin|James Arthur Chamberlin]] (2001)
*[[Jim Chamberlin|James Arthur Chamberlin]] (2001)
*[[Walter Chmela]] (2006)
*[[Walter Chmela]] (2006)
*[[Nils Christensen]] (2012)
*[[Nils Christensen (aviator)|Nils Christensen]] (2012)
*[[Larry Denman Clarke]] (1996)
*[[Larry Denman Clarke]] (1996)
*[[Raymond Collishaw]] (1974)
*[[Raymond Collishaw]] (1974)
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*[[Thomas Frederic Williams]] (1974)
*[[Thomas Frederic Williams]] (1974)
*[[Arthur Haliburton Wilson]] (1979)
*[[Arthur Haliburton Wilson]] (1979)
*[[John Armitstead Wilson]] (1974)
*[[John Armistead Wilson]] (1974)
*[[Jack Fraser Woodman]] (1995)
*[[Jack Fraser Woodman]] (1995)
*[[Walter "Babe" Woollett]] (2004)
*[[Walter "Babe" Woollett]] (2004)
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*1974 [[Trans-Canada Airlines]]
*1974 [[Trans-Canada Airlines]]
*1988 [[Canadian Air Line Pilots Association]] (CALPA)
*1988 [[Air Line Pilots Association]] (ALPA)
*1989 [[Air Cadet League of Canada]]
*1989 [[Air Cadet League of Canada]]
*1990 [[Southern Alberta Institute of Technology]] (SAIT)
*1990 [[Southern Alberta Institute of Technology]] (SAIT)
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*1992 ''Not Awarded''
*1992 ''Not Awarded''
*1993 [[Canadian Owners and Pilots Association]] (COPA)
*1993 [[Canadian Owners and Pilots Association]] (COPA)
*1994 [[Snowbirds|Canadian Forces Snowbirds]]
*1994 [[Snowbirds (aerobatic team)|Canadian Forces Snowbirds]]
*1995 [[Canadian Ninety-Nines]] (Organization of Women Pilots)
*1995 [[The Ninety-Nines]] (Organization of Women Pilots)
*1996 ''Not Awarded''
*1996 ''Not Awarded''
*1997 ''Not Awarded''
*1997 ''Not Awarded''
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==See also==
==See also==
* [[History of aviation in Canada]]
* [[History of aviation in Canada]]
* [[North American aviation halls of fame]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110701094850/http://www.cahf.ca/members/ Profiles of Hall of Fame Members]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110701094850/http://www.cahf.ca/members/ Profiles of Hall of Fame Members]
* [https://cahf.ca/belt-of-orion/ Belt of Orion. Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame]
* [http://www.cahf.ca Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame]
* [http://www.cahf.ca Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame]
* [http://www.ama.ab.ca/westworld/index.php?/articles/wings_over_wetaskiwin Audio Interview with Stan Reynolds]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120225064552/http://www.ama.ab.ca/westworld/index.php?%2Farticles%2Fwings_over_wetaskiwin Audio Interview with Stan Reynolds]


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[[Category:Aviation history of Canada]]
[[Category:Aviation history of Canada]]
[[Category:Aerospace museums in Alberta]]
[[Category:Aerospace museums in Alberta]]
[[Category:Halls of fame in Canada]]
[[Category:Halls of fame in Canada|Aviation]]
[[Category:Museums established in 1973]]
[[Category:Museums established in 1973]]
[[Category:Canadian Aviation Hall of Fame inductees|*]]
[[Category:Canadian Aviation Hall of Fame inductees|*]]

Latest revision as of 23:26, 17 March 2024

Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame
Map
Established1973
StandortThe Hangar Flight Museum
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Coordinates51°05′39″N 114°00′47″W / 51.094167°N 114.013056°W / 51.094167; -114.013056
Websitewww.cahf.ca

Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame, based in The Hangar Flight Museum in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, commemorates and honours those whose accomplishments in aviation contributed so much to Canada's development as a nation. Founded in 1973, the Hall of Fame has honoured thus far more than 200 aviators, engineers, technicians and administrators.

Due to its size and geographical location, Canada has had to rely upon aviation much more than other countries. With so much territory unsuitable for surface travel, it was up to aviation to unite the country and bring the distant regions the opportunities for social and economic progress that would make them part of Canada. The unique combination of pioneering aviation and pioneering development of the country resulted in many outstanding examples of heroism, skill, tenacity, courage, wisdom, and luck, and many great stories to be told. The best of these stories are described in the Aviation Hall of Fame.

Stories are told on four by eight foot panels with portraits, citations, photographs, and memorabilia. The Hall has an extensive collection of personal items and memorabilia related to inducted members, including such material as licenses, logbooks, uniforms, insignia, medals, trophies and awards, documents, correspondence, scrapbooks and photographs. The reference library contains approximately 2,500 books and over 12,000 periodicals related specifically to Canadian aviation. Items are loaned to other museums in Canada for exhibit purposes, and may be accessed by researchers and visitors, by appointment.

The Hall of Fame also awards the Belt of Orion and the Order of Polaris each year at its annual induction dinner, to an organization notable for its contribution to Canadian aviation.

History

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View from inside the Aviation Hangar Exhibit at the Reynolds-Alberta Museum

Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame was incorporated August 2, 1973. The 79 original members included all Companions of the Order of Icarus, all who had been awarded the Trans-Canada (McKee) Trophy, all recipients of the Victoria Cross in aerial combat, Alexander Graham Bell and F.W. "Casey" Baldwin for designing and building the Silver Dart, and Group Captain John Emilius Fauquier representing the Second World War RAF Bomber Command and Flight Lieutenant George Frederick "Buzz" Beurling representing the Second World War RAF Fighter Command. A confidential nomination review committee reviews nominations for new members of the Hall of Fame, looking for contributions of major benefit to Canada which have stood the test of time.

The Hall of Fame officially opened on the first day of Klondike Days, July 17, 1974, in the Sportex Building at the Edmonton Exhibition Grounds. During the initial years it moved several times until finally residing in the Edmonton Convention Centre for several years. When the Reynolds-Alberta Museum opened near Wetaskiwin, Alberta, in 1992, the Hall of Fame moved to the museum's aviation hangar, combining and merging its exhibits with the museum's extensive aviation collection.

In 2022, the hall of fame relocated to The Hangar Flight Museum in Calgary.[1]

Inductees

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Fokker Super Universal in Alberta, Canada 1935. The person is famous Canadian aviator Leigh Brintnell inducted into the hall of fame

The Hall has inducted the following people, arranged in alphabetical order, with their year of induction in parentheses.

Official medal of Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame

Belt of Orion

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Belt of Orion Award of Excellence

The Belt of Orion Award for Excellence was founded by the Aviation Hall of Fame in 1988, to honour organizations, groups, societies or associations who have made outstanding contributions to the advancement of aviation in Canada. Recipients include:

Affiliations

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The Museum is affiliated with: CMA, CHIN, Virtual Museum of Canada, and Canadian Aeronautical Preservation Association (CAPA).

See also

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References

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Notes

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  1. ^ "Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame is moving to the Hangar Flight Museum". calgary.ctvnews.ca. BellMedia. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.

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