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Musée de la Défense aérienne
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Established 1997
Location La Baie, Quebec

The Musée de la Défense aérienne is an aviation museum in La Baie, Quebec. The museum holds a collection of nine military aircraft. It is one of four aviation museums in Quebec, along with Vintage Wings of Canada in Gatineau, the Montreal Aviation Museum in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, and the Quebec Aerospace Museum in Saint-Hubert.

History

The Musée de la Défense aérienne was founded in 1997. It is located on the grounds of CFB Bagotville. Visitors can tour RCAF 3 Wing as part of their visit. Along with the permanent collection of planes (which is located outside), the museum also has a rotating exhibit in its building.

Collection

Airplanes

Plane Serial
Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck 18472 (painted as 18437)
Canadair CF-5 116733
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star
Canadair Sabre 19454
McDonnell CF-101 Voodoo 101027
McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet 188720
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 0390324857

Helicopters

Plane Serial
Bell UH-1 Iroquois 118106
Piasecki H-21 9642

See also

  • List of aviation museums
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