Musée de la Défense aérienne
Military aviation museum in La Baie, Quebec
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The Musée de la Défense aérienne is a Canadian museum in CFB Bagotville dedicated to the history of military aviation and the Royal Canadian Air Force.
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| Established | 1997 |
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| Location | La Baie, Quebec, Canada |
| Coordinates | 48.3402°N 70.9910°W |
| Website | museebagotville |
The museum holds a collection of nine military aircraft. Its collections include planes such as a Canadair CF-5, a Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck, a CT-133 Silver Star, a CF-101 Voodoo, a F-86 Sabre, a MiG 23, a CF-18 Hornet and helicopters such as a Vertol H-21 and a UH-1 Iroquois.
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.[1]
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 main and a rotating exhibit in its building. Visitors can also try their hand at flying with two flight simulators.
Collection
Airplanes
| Plane | Serial |
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| 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 |
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| Bell UH-1 Iroquois | 118106 |
| Piasecki H-21 | 9642 |
