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Canadian Air and Space Conservancy

January 01, 1970

Not to be confused with Canada Aviation and Space Museum.

The Canadian Air and Space Conservancy (formerly the Toronto Aerospace Museum and the Canadian Air and Space Museum) was an aviation museum that was located in Toronto, Ontario, featuring artifacts, exhibits and stories illustrating a century of Canadian aviation heritage and achievements. The museum was located in a hangar that once housed the original de Havilland Canada aircraft manufacturing building, but in September 2011 the museum and all of the other tenants in the building were evicted by the landlord, the Crown Corporation, PDP (Downsview Park). The site was slated for redevelopment as a new sports centre but after closing the museum the development was placed on hold. The museum is developing a new location and its collections are currently not available for public viewing.[1]

Canadian Air and Space Conservancy
Former names
  • Toronto Aerospace Museum
  • Canadian Air and Space Museum
Established1997
LocationEdenvale Airport
Coordinates44°26′34″N 79°57′48″W / 44.4429°N 79.9634°W / 44.4429; -79.9634
TypeAviation museum
Websitehttps://www.avroarrow203.com/

Located in what is now known as Downsview Park, the hangar was later appropriated by the Royal Canadian Air Force as a part of RCAF Station Downsview, and then later as CFB Toronto, which was closed in April 1996. On September 20, 2011, after the order to vacate the premises, the museum's collection was transferred to forty-four, 40-foot freight containers and stored in a parking lot on the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) property in Toronto.[1][2][3][4][5] The collection was then unloaded into warehouse space provided by GTAA, until 2018.

When it was active the institution was largely run by volunteers and had the goal of educating visitors on the Canadian aerospace industry and technology.[6] It is a registered Canadian non-profit organization, operating as the "Canadian Air & Space Museum".[7]

In November 2018 it was announced that the museum would reopen at Edenvale Airport, 100 km northwest of Toronto, near Edenvale, Ontario, in 2019 and be renamed the Canadian Air and Space Conservancy.[8]

History edit

 
Former logo when the museum was located at Downsview
 
Replica of the Alouette I
 
Full-sized replica of an Avro Arrow
 
Avro Lancaster being restored alongside the full-sized Avro Arrow replica
 
Restored Tiger Moth on display

The museum was housed in what was the original factory for the de Havilland Aircraft of Canada. It is the oldest surviving aircraft factory building in Canada.[7] This building saw the creation of the de Havilland Beaver and Otter bush planes which helped to open the Canadian North, and was also the place where Alouette I, the first Canadian satellite was assembled.

Originally named the Toronto Aerospace Museum, the museum was re-launched under its new name, the Canadian Air and Space Museum, on February 20, 2009.[9] To add space exploration to the museum's mandate the board contemplated a series of possible names. Since the national museum in Ottawa was called the "National Aviation Museum" and also had no space mandate, the name "Canadian Air and Space Museum" (CASM) was chosen. About one year after the successful rebranding and launch in Downsview the National Museum in Ottawa moved its space artifacts from the Science Museum to the National Aviation Museum and rebranded itself as the Canada Aviation and Space Museum which led to considerable confusion since Ottawa also adopted the acronym CASM.

At that time the Downsview museum had plans to further renovate the premises to better house their large exhibits and to provide more detailed information for visitors and school programs. Plans included specific galleries to house the full-sized Avro Arrow replica, another for the Avro Lancaster and additional galleries dedicated to the history of the de Havilland aircraft company, Canadian achievements in space, including a theatre and planetarium.

The museum was given the notice of eviction from its hangar ostensibly for failure to pay over Can$100,000 in back rent, even though the museum was in the process of repaying the rent owed and had been assured they would not be evicted. The museum relocated the collection into storage by March 2012 before subsequently learning that all of the other tenants of 65 Carl Hall Road had also been served eviction notices and that Downsview Park intended to replace the entire facility with a hockey rink.

Media reports indicate that the museum held its last day open on 25 September 2011 and also launched a massive campaign to save the museum, including enlisting the aid of historians like Jack Granatstein as well as starting a petition. On September 21, 2011 Toronto Councillor Maria Augimeri proposed a motion that "City Council call on the Federal Government to recognize the contributions of Canadian aerospace and aviation innovation; grant the Canadian Air and Space Museum (CASM) located on the site of the former military base in Downsview, a long-term reprieve and provide assurances of its preservation on the Downsview lands." The motion was passed unanimously.[2][3][5][10][11][12]

On 29 October 2011 it was reported that, although the museum building had previously been listed as a federal Heritage Building by both Parks Canada and the Federal Heritage Buildings Review Office, these listings had recently disappeared and Parks Canada claimed that they had been erroneous.[13][14]

The museum temporarily relocated its artifacts to a secure storage location at Toronto Pearson International Airport.[15]

In November 2018 it was announced that the museum's collection would be relocated to Edenvale Airport, 100 km northwest of Toronto. It will reopen in 2019 and be renamed the Canadian Air and Space Conservancy.[8] By mid-December 2018 the museum's Avro Arrow replica had been relocated from outdoor storage where it had begun to deteriorate, to an Edenvale hangar.[16]

The museum is affiliated with the Canadian Museums Association, Canadian Heritage Information Network and the Virtual Museum of Canada.

Collection and exhibits edit

The museum's collection includes: an Avro Lancaster that was undergoing restoration; a full-scale replica of the Avro Arrow, a de Havilland Tiger Moth, Grumman Tracker and many other Canadian-made aircraft. The museum also houses the original equipment that was used to build over a thousand Curtiss JN-4 biplanes in between 1917 and 1918, flight training simulators from the 1940s and 1950s, and exhibits relating to the history of Downsview air force base.

Aircraft displayed edit

Engine collection edit

Simulators edit

Art gallery edit

  • The First DH82C Tiger Moth original oil painting by Charles Kadin, 1998.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b . Archived from the original on 9 December 2011.
  2. ^ a b Amy Dempsey, "Air and Space Museum to become ice rink", Toronto Star, September 20, 2011
  3. ^ a b Niles, Russ (September 2011). "Canadian Air Museum Evicted". AVweb. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
  4. ^ "Toronto's Canadian Air & Space Museum shut down". The Vancouver Sun. 24 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  5. ^ a b Allick, Chantaie (September 2011). "Air museum volunteers still hoping for reprieve". Toronto Star. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
  6. ^ . Archived from the original on 5 July 2012.
  7. ^ a b . Archived from the original on 15 September 2012.
  8. ^ a b Drinkater, Steve (15 November 2018). "Former Air Museum Finds Landing Site". Canadian Owners and Pilots Association. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  9. ^ . CTV.ca. February 20, 2009. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
  10. ^ Canadian Air & Space Museum (September 2011). . Archived from the original on 26 November 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  11. ^ Toronto City Council (September 2011). "Notice of Motion". Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  12. ^ Internet Petition (September 2011). . Archived from the original on 15 June 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  13. ^ "Historic Downsview building slated for demolition". CBC. 2011-10-29. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
  14. ^ . Hamilton Spectator. 2011-10-29. Archived from the original on 7 November 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
  15. ^ "Talks underway on Canadian air museum's new home". CTV News. from the original on 14 November 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
  16. ^ "Arrow Replica Safe Inside". Canadian Aviator magazine. 15 December 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018.

External links edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Canadian Air and Space Museum.
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  • Canadian Air & Space Museum Photos of aircraft and aviation related exhibits at the Canadian Air & Space Museum

January 01, 1970
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Not to be confused with Canada Aviation and Space Museum The Canadian Air and Space Conservancy formerly the Toronto Aerospace Museum and the Canadian Air and Space Museum was an aviation museum that was located in Toronto Ontario featuring artifacts exhibits and stories illustrating a century of Canadian aviation heritage and achievements The museum was located in a hangar that once housed the original de Havilland Canada aircraft manufacturing building but in September 2011 the museum and all of the other tenants in the building were evicted by the landlord the Crown Corporation PDP Downsview Park The site was slated for redevelopment as a new sports centre but after closing the museum the development was placed on hold The museum is developing a new location and its collections are currently not available for public viewing 1 Canadian Air and Space ConservancyFormer namesToronto Aerospace MuseumCanadian Air and Space MuseumEstablished1997LocationEdenvale AirportCoordinates44 26 34 N 79 57 48 W 44 4429 N 79 9634 W 44 4429 79 9634TypeAviation museumWebsitehttps www avroarrow203 com Located in what is now known as Downsview Park the hangar was later appropriated by the Royal Canadian Air Force as a part of RCAF Station Downsview and then later as CFB Toronto which was closed in April 1996 On September 20 2011 after the order to vacate the premises the museum s collection was transferred to forty four 40 foot freight containers and stored in a parking lot on the Greater Toronto Airports Authority GTAA property in Toronto 1 2 3 4 5 The collection was then unloaded into warehouse space provided by GTAA until 2018 When it was active the institution was largely run by volunteers and had the goal of educating visitors on the Canadian aerospace industry and technology 6 It is a registered Canadian non profit organization operating as the Canadian Air amp Space Museum 7 In November 2018 it was announced that the museum would reopen at Edenvale Airport 100 km northwest of Toronto near Edenvale Ontario in 2019 and be renamed the Canadian Air and Space Conservancy 8 Contents 1 History 2 Collection and exhibits 2 1 Aircraft displayed 2 2 Engine collection 2 3 Simulators 2 4 Art gallery 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory edit nbsp Former logo when the museum was located at Downsview nbsp Replica of the Alouette I nbsp Full sized replica of an Avro Arrow nbsp Avro Lancaster being restored alongside the full sized Avro Arrow replica nbsp Restored Tiger Moth on display The museum was housed in what was the original factory for the de Havilland Aircraft of Canada It is the oldest surviving aircraft factory building in Canada 7 This building saw the creation of the de Havilland Beaver and Otter bush planes which helped to open the Canadian North and was also the place where Alouette I the first Canadian satellite was assembled Originally named the Toronto Aerospace Museum the museum was re launched under its new name the Canadian Air and Space Museum on February 20 2009 9 To add space exploration to the museum s mandate the board contemplated a series of possible names Since the national museum in Ottawa was called the National Aviation Museum and also had no space mandate the name Canadian Air and Space Museum CASM was chosen About one year after the successful rebranding and launch in Downsview the National Museum in Ottawa moved its space artifacts from the Science Museum to the National Aviation Museum and rebranded itself as the Canada Aviation and Space Museum which led to considerable confusion since Ottawa also adopted the acronym CASM At that time the Downsview museum had plans to further renovate the premises to better house their large exhibits and to provide more detailed information for visitors and school programs Plans included specific galleries to house the full sized Avro Arrow replica another for the Avro Lancaster and additional galleries dedicated to the history of the de Havilland aircraft company Canadian achievements in space including a theatre and planetarium The museum was given the notice of eviction from its hangar ostensibly for failure to pay over Can 100 000 in back rent even though the museum was in the process of repaying the rent owed and had been assured they would not be evicted The museum relocated the collection into storage by March 2012 before subsequently learning that all of the other tenants of 65 Carl Hall Road had also been served eviction notices and that Downsview Park intended to replace the entire facility with a hockey rink Media reports indicate that the museum held its last day open on 25 September 2011 and also launched a massive campaign to save the museum including enlisting the aid of historians like Jack Granatstein as well as starting a petition On September 21 2011 Toronto Councillor Maria Augimeri proposed a motion that City Council call on the Federal Government to recognize the contributions of Canadian aerospace and aviation innovation grant the Canadian Air and Space Museum CASM located on the site of the former military base in Downsview a long term reprieve and provide assurances of its preservation on the Downsview lands The motion was passed unanimously 2 3 5 10 11 12 On 29 October 2011 it was reported that although the museum building had previously been listed as a federal Heritage Building by both Parks Canada and the Federal Heritage Buildings Review Office these listings had recently disappeared and Parks Canada claimed that they had been erroneous 13 14 The museum temporarily relocated its artifacts to a secure storage location at Toronto Pearson International Airport 15 In November 2018 it was announced that the museum s collection would be relocated to Edenvale Airport 100 km northwest of Toronto It will reopen in 2019 and be renamed the Canadian Air and Space Conservancy 8 By mid December 2018 the museum s Avro Arrow replica had been relocated from outdoor storage where it had begun to deteriorate to an Edenvale hangar 16 The museum is affiliated with the Canadian Museums Association Canadian Heritage Information Network and the Virtual Museum of Canada Collection and exhibits editThe museum s collection includes an Avro Lancaster that was undergoing restoration a full scale replica of the Avro Arrow a de Havilland Tiger Moth Grumman Tracker and many other Canadian made aircraft The museum also houses the original equipment that was used to build over a thousand Curtiss JN 4 biplanes in between 1917 and 1918 flight training simulators from the 1940s and 1950s and exhibits relating to the history of Downsview air force base Aircraft displayed edit AEA Silver Dart Replica on loan Aer Pegaso M 100S Avro Canada CF 105 Arrow replica Avro Lancaster FM104 Restoration Project Beechcraft CT 134 Musketeer Bell CH 136 Kiowa Canadair CT 114 Tutor in Snowbirds markings Canadair CT 133 Silver Star Cessna 150D de Havilland Canada DHC 1 Chipmunk de Havilland Hornet Moth De Havilland Canada DH 82C Tiger Moth de Havilland Canada CS2F Tracker Currently in storage Fleet 80 Canuck Found Brothers Aviation FBA 2A Currently in storage SHARP Stationary High Altitude Relay Platform Stinson Reliant UFM Easy Riser ultralight UTIAS Ornithopter No 1 University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies Zenair CH 200 Engine collection edit Alvis Leonides de Havilland Gipsy Major Orenda Iroquois Jet Engine replica Pratt amp Whitney R 1830 Twin Wasp Pratt amp Whitney Wasp Jr Rolls Royce Derwent Simulators edit Link C8 Trainer Air Canada Viscount Simulator Art gallery edit The First DH82C Tiger Moth original oil painting by Charles Kadin 1998 See also editOrganization of Military Museums of Canada Military history of Canada de Havilland Aircraft of Canada Ltd Downsview Park List of aerospace museumsReferences edit a b Canadian Air amp Space Museum Visit Us Archived from the original on 9 December 2011 a b Amy Dempsey Air and Space Museum to become ice rink Toronto Star September 20 2011 a b Niles Russ September 2011 Canadian Air Museum Evicted AVweb Retrieved 24 September 2011 Toronto s Canadian Air amp Space Museum shut down The Vancouver Sun 24 September 2011 Retrieved 25 September 2011 a b Allick Chantaie September 2011 Air museum volunteers still hoping for reprieve Toronto Star Retrieved 14 September 2011 Teacher Information Archived from the original on 5 July 2012 a b About us Archived from the original on 15 September 2012 a b Drinkater Steve 15 November 2018 Former Air Museum Finds Landing Site Canadian Owners and Pilots Association Retrieved 17 November 2018 The New Canadian Air amp Space Museum Celebrates The Canadian Centennial Of Flight CTV ca February 20 2009 Archived from the original on 2011 07 06 Retrieved 2009 02 20 Canadian Air amp Space Museum September 2011 Eviction Notice What Happened Archived from the original on 26 November 2011 Retrieved 25 September 2011 Toronto City Council September 2011 Notice of Motion Retrieved 30 September 2011 Internet Petition September 2011 Long term reprieve and protection of historical site at 65 Carl Hall Road Archived from the original on 15 June 2012 Retrieved 30 September 2011 Historic Downsview building slated for demolition CBC 2011 10 29 Retrieved 2011 10 31 Air and Space museum faces demolition Hamilton Spectator 2011 10 29 Archived from the original on 7 November 2011 Retrieved 2011 10 31 Talks underway on Canadian air museum s new home CTV News Archived from the original on 14 November 2012 Retrieved 2012 09 28 Arrow Replica Safe Inside Canadian Aviator magazine 15 December 2018 Retrieved 15 December 2018 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Canadian Air and Space Museum Official website canadianairandspaceconservancy ca official website archives on Archive org Canadian Air and Space Museum old website archives on Archive org Canadian Air amp Space Museum Photos of aircraft and aviation related exhibits at the Canadian Air amp Space Museum Retrieved from https 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