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| Established | 12 September 2009 |
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| Location | London International Airport, Ontario, Canada |
| Type | Aviation Museum |
| Director | Bob Hewitt |
| Website | www.jetaircraftmuseum.ca/ |
The Jet Aircraft Museum is a charitable foundation aviation museum specializing in Canadian Forces jet aircraft. The museum is located at the London International Airport, Ontario, Canada. [1] [2]
The museum officially opened on 12 September 2009.
The museum states its mission as:
The Jet Aircraft Museum (JAM) will acquire, preserve, maintain, display and fly jet aircraft of the Canadian Forces from the DeHavilland Vampire to present day and future aircraft. [3]
The museum has indicated its intention "JAM will strive to maintain four or more of each type as flying aircraft with a flight of four reflecting authentic Canadian Forces paint schemes." [3] The museum has listed the CF-100 Canuck, Canadair Sabre, F2H-3 Banshee, CF-101 Voodoo, CF-104 Starfighter, CF-5 Freedom Fighter and CT-114 Tutor as being targets for intended acquisition. [4]
The aircraft owned by the museum are: [5]
In January 2019 the museum was engaged in raising funds to buy a Canadair CT-114 Tutor for restoration. [6]
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