The Alberta Flying Heritage Museum was a proposed aviation museum to be built at Villeneuve Airport in Sturgeon County, Alberta, Canada. It was intended to supplement the Alberta Aviation Museum collection in the City of Edmonton as a result of the closure of the Edmonton City Centre Airport.
  Location in Alberta | |
| Location | Villeneuve Airport, Sturgeon County, Alberta |
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| Coordinates | 53°39′41″N 113°51′48″W / 53.66139°N 113.86333°W |
| Type | Aviation museum |
Development
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The museum was officially announced by the Alberta Aviation Museum on 16 November 2013,[1] days before the closure of the City Centre Airport. In the years following, plans were not pursued, and the website was no longer available in 2015.[2]
As part of the museum, the Alberta Aviation Museum's Boeing 737-200, ident C-GIPW, in Pacific Western Airlines (PWA) livery (Fleet #745) was restored to operational capability and, on 29 November 2013, was flown to Villeneuve on a Schedule A Special Flight Permit issued by Transport Canada.[3][4][5][6][7] The Boeing 737-200 remains at Villeneuve and is a ground attraction during the Alberta International Airshow.
References
edit- ^ "Important Announcement, Alberta Aviation Museum". Archived from the original on 2013-12-24. Retrieved 2013-12-24.
- ^ Archive index at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Future of Alberta Aviation Museum up in the air as City Centre Airport closure date nears
- ^ 737 takes off from City Centre Airport, lands safely at new home
- ^ "New aviation museum to be built just outside Edmonton at Villeneuve Airport - Edmonton | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Archived from the original on 2022-08-18.
- ^ "Flying heritage museum planned for Alberta". CTV News. 2013-11-17. Archived from the original on 2018-12-11.
- ^ New Alberta Flying Heritage Museum