Base Borden Military Museum

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Base Borden Military Museum
Base Borden Military Museum Indoor Vehicle Display.jpg
Vehicles on display inside the museum
Base Borden Military Museum
Established1970
Location CFB Borden, Borden, Ontario, Canada
Type Military museum
Website https://cfmws.ca/borden/facilities/borden-military-museum

Base Borden Military Museum is a military museum located on the grounds of CFB Borden, in Borden, Ontario, Canada. Combining seven separate collections, it has numerous items, equipment and vehicles from all eras of Canadian military history, including a large number of historic armored vehicles and aircraft displayed outside in the Major-General F. F. Worthington Memorial Park and around the base.

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The museum is located just south of Angus, Ontario. The museum, which combines all the separate museums at the base, was established in the 1970's. [1] [ failed verification ] These included the Worthington Collection and the RCEME Corps Collection. [2] [3]

In June 2007 a new main building for the museum complex was opened, with a large hangar for the display of historic military vehicles.[ citation needed ] The museum complex consists of several buildings and 2 memorial parks as well as an Arboretum. It also operates an the Air Annex focused on the RCAF history in Hangar 11. [1]

Hangar 11 was reopened in April 2024 after a renovation. [4]

The Museum is affiliated with: CMA, CHIN, OMMC and Virtual Museum of Canada.

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References

  1. 1 2 Doyle, Wayne (10 November 2023). "Museum Showcases Canadians' 'Mind-Boggling' Contribution to Wars". Orilla Matters. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  2. "Tank that Foiled Mines is Showpiece". Toronto Star. 16 April 1977. p. G9. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  3. "Maintaining Our Heritage: The History of RCEME Museums and Heritage Room" (PDF). Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Corps. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  4. Kline, Andy (5 April 2024). "RCAF Celebrates Centennial with Monument Unveiling at CFB Borden". Skies. Retrieved 6 October 2025.

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