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February 2024 by Kyle Martin
Museums like the BC Aviation Museum should be treasured and supported. Clearly a dedicated staff and volunteer force hellbent on preserving Canadian aviation history. Fantastic for kids - my daughter had to be peeled from the kid section. If you live in the area or are visiting from out of town make sure you stop by.
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February 2024 by Bianca Lok
Visited last summer, you can tell it is a well-kept place from the entrance. Upon entering, was nicely greeted by the front desk lady. The volunteer there was a nice older gentleman (forgot his name) who offered my bf and I a tour and guided us around the whole place literally, from the first display to the last, as well as the planes on display outside that they were preparing for an exhibition. He was super knowledgeable and passionate, which made the visit one of a kind and really worth it, as compared to if we had just walked around on our own. (Thank you so much for the tour!)The museum itself is equipped with tons of displays, models, and more that you can interact with.Overall, was a really fun and enjoyable experience.Is a good place to visit if you are looking for a fun activity.10/10 would recommend to go at least once, but probably won't go for the second time as your first visit is sufficient unless you are passionate about aviation as they will have different displays on rotation.
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December 2023 by Tim Summers
Great collection & we were assigned a fantastically knowledgeable volunteer (John) to answer all of our questions. Can't wait to see the Lancaster!
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December 2023 by Chris Thorpe
It's a sort of a great honor to help B.C. aviation museum restore the avro Lancaster mk x fm104 its ok i guess i enjoyed the Victoria cougars and abakazi gardens more
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November 2023 by Prashant B
The staff is excellent.
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November 2023 by James Kelly
Incredible stash of history, artifacts and of course airplanes! I had a guided tour from Stephen, an experienced long-haul pilot, and the knowledge he shared with me quadrupled my experience, I can't say enough great things. Extremely friendly staff, and a very special afternoon of learning more about Canadian aviation.
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November 2023 by Greg Duerksen - Real Estate
Visiting this museum it is hard to believe that until this past year this organization was entirely volunteer run! It is incredible to see how productive the volunteers have been to create such an amazing display of aircraft, artifacts and hands on exhibits. Looking forward to seeing where this museum goes next with much talked about and anticipated arrival of famous Hawaiian Mars water bomber from Coulson.It is also impressive to watch their group of volunteers continue to restore the Lancaster bomber over the past several months. Most days you can drop by and get a personal tour of this restoration as it progresses.
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October 2023 by n hann
Great museum with lots of stories about lots of planes. From war, to bush, to fire fighting and civilian airlines, planes and helicopters. We had a guided tour with a guide who is passionate about the museum and its collection. We saw the restoration area, the indoor displays and the out door one. Didn't try the flight simulators or "play" with the part for younger children.
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August 2023 by Rosemarie Copetti
We visited earlier this summer and were very impressed. The museum was larger than we had expected and had a great variety of aircraft ,artifacts and information expertly displayed. Our guide Gary was pleasant, welcoming and very knowledgeable, as were the other volunteers. We were visiting from Toronto and were thrilled to learn their dedicated volunteers are restoring the Lancaster Bomber that was once on display in our city. They also have a little hands on area to keep some of the younger visitors engaged. We spent well over two hours there and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.
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August 2023 by Greg Duerksen
Visiting this museum it is hard to believe that until this past year this organization was entirely volunteer run! It is incredible to see how productive the volunteers have been to create such an amazing display of aircraft, artifacts and hands on exhibits. Looking forward to seeing where this museum goes next with much talked about and anticipated arrival of famous Hawaiian Mars water bomber from Coulson.It is also impressive to watch their group of volunteers continue to restore the Lancaster bomber over the past several months. Most days you can drop by and get a personal tour of this restoration as it progresses.
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August 2023 by Hope Cornell
Great aviation museum with some very impressive restorations and models! Many unique planes I've never seen before having visited many aviation museums before.Our tour guide was incredibly knowledgeable and friendly, he provided interesting information on nearly all the models and even showed us some projects in the works.It's evident that everyone volunteering/working here is truly passionate about aviation. Thank you for the wonderful experience!
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August 2023 by Iullia Volkogon
We made it to the museum shortly before catching a ferry and I so much regret spending only half an hour there. Definitely will be back again for detailed tour.Museum is nicely maintained with a lot of attention to details, we met retired pilot as a guide, who was just amazing and quickly made a tour.Kids are given a huge variety of stuff to play around and sit in. Perhaps the best hands-on experience, my 4- years old was very impressed with number of devices to play with.
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August 2023 by Dave Sheard
We went to see the new CF104 and were very happy with the volunteer guided tour for rest of the museum. The volunteer chose to start with earliest aviation items and progressed from there. A very good way for us to follow along with the human progression towards mastering flight.My wife, adult daughter and I learned many new flight elements and have more respect for the pioneers of Canadian aviation.
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July 2023 by Jay A
Not entirely sure…. But last 10 years or so ago, when I went there I thought it was by donation. But I guess they do charge for entrance now. Nothing really wrong with it. Was just a little shocked but the lady was wonderful enough to let my kid/s go in to play in the kids area (I believe I something new) together with my aunt and wife without charging them. I did pay for my dad, bro and my tickets to go in and experience the place!! Which is very lovely! I love how they arranged all the planes and have miniature on some where can’t be displayed live due to space constraint. They have a bunch of history all around! Very nice place to visit for sure! On top of it all, they kept the whole place neat! Keep it up guys! My whole family had fun there, hope to go back there soon!
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June 2023 by Felix Yau
We came to the museum as a group of 4 and were all blown away at what an incredible experience this museum had to offer. Amazing museum with lots of history.Our tour guide, Stephan, was extremely knowledgeable and friendly. He had many great stories about the exhibits as well as his own experience flying which made the whole experience that much more enjoyable. Definitely wished we could have stayed longer, but had to catch a ferry.
