Tag: CFB Borden Museum
CFB Borden Makes History in RCAF Centennial Celebrations
Borden celebrates 100 years of the RCAF with a day of special events and guests
Known across the CAF as the “birthplace of the RCAF”,...
Welcoming a Rare Piece of Canadian History
Base Borden Military Museum welcomes a rare military truck in an unusual way
In an unusual welcome ceremony held recently at the Base Borden Military...
The Seal of Approval: How Everyday Items Become Historical Artifacts
Sealed Patterns a blueprint for military issued items past and present
Sealed Patterns come in many different forms, shapes, and sizes, but their purpose remains...
Have you heard of the Avro Arrow?
In the 1950s, the RCAF was looking for a Mach 2 interceptor that could fly at 50,000 feet. Nobody else in the world could...
A British Airplane Design Modified for Canadian Winters
When you first enter Base Borden Military Museum Air Annex, also historically known as Hangar 11, you will notice at the back right a...
Memories of When the Army Had a Fleet: The SS Alfreda Bell
Recently, as I was taking someone around the Base Borden Military Museum (BBMM), the visitor asked me why the BBMM had the...
A Little History on Flight Training on Base Borden
Tucked away in the back of the Base Borden Military Museum’s Air Annex is a small blue box with wings that resembles...
LCol (Ret’d) Stuart Leslie Beaton, CD. retires from Base Borden Military Museum after 70...
Stuart was born in Ottawa, Ontario, in August of 1931. He attended schools in Quebec and Ontario, graduating from Ryerson University’s School...
Flakpanzer follow-up
By / Par Brooke Belliveau, Citoyen Borden Citizen
It may not look like the most welcoming place to crawl into, but a group of dedicated...
The Hill 70 Project comes to Base Borden
By / Par Brooke Belliveau, Citoyen Borden Citizen
For the last few weeks, the Base Borden Military Museum has had a visitor.
There is a ridge...