Formal meetings of the Ottawa Chapter of the Canadian Aviation Historical Society are held in the Bush Theatre of the Canada Aviation Museum (CAvM), Rockcliffe Airport, on the last Thursday of the month, from September through May (except December), starting at 7:30 p.m. Visitors are always welcome.

In addition, meetings of the Chapter's Research and Projects Group are held in the Board Room (Room 221) of the Administration Annex to the Canada Aviation Museum (CAvM) on the second Tuesday of each month (including the Summer months), starting at 7:00 p.m. These are very informal gatherings, where members show their current and historic aircraft slides and videos or outline some of their research interests. Meetings are open to anyone and new faces are always welcome.

If you would like to participate in either of these forums or require additional information, please contact Timothy Dubé.

Click here for the CAHS Ottawa Chapter membership registration form in Adobe Acrobat format.

Thursday November 25, 2004

Views From the Cockpit Peter Allen shares his insights and his images from the spectrum of the more than 120 different aircraft types he has piloted. Click here or on the image to the left for the November meeting notice.

Thursday October 28, 2004

The CP-107 ARGUS George Mayer weaves his personal story and experiences into an illustrated anecdotal review. Click here or on the image to the left for the October meeting notice.

Thursday September 30, 2004

Thunderbirds for Peace - Larry Motiuk Larry Motiuk details his second volume of the 426 Squadron history covering the years 1945 to 1962. Click here or on the image to the left for the September meeting notice.

Thursday May 27, 2004

Golden Groundcrew Bill Briggs recalls his service and experiences as an aero-engine technician with the RCAF’s Golden Hawks, 1959-1964. Click here or on the image to the left for the May meeting notice.

Thursday April 29, 2004

Return to Kitty Hawk Claude Roy recounts the September 2003 flight of three ultra-lights from Ottawa, Ontario to Kitty Hawk, North Carolina to commemorate 100 years of powered flight. Click here or on the image to the left for the April meeting notice.

Thursday March 25, 2004

803 Squadron Recalled LCdr (ret’d) Pat Whitby, RCN recalls his service with 803 Squadron of the Royal Canadian Navy flying the Supermarine Seafire Mk. XV and later the Hawker Sea Fury F.B. Mk. 11. Click here or on the image to the left for the March meeting notice.

Thursday February 26, 2004

'Touring Aviation Museums' Christopher Terry, CEO of the Canada Science & Technology Museum Corp.shares his images and views from recent aviation museum toursin Australia, England, the United States, and Canada. Click here or on the image to the left for the February meeting notice.

Thursday January 29, 2004

'A Jealous Regard for Reputation' Rachel Lea Heide, a Doctoral  Candidate with the Department of History, Carleton University, will report upon her investigation of the TCA North Star and RCAF Harvard midair collision above Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, on 8 April 1954 and TCA / RCAF Civil-Military Relations Click here or on the image to the left for the January meeting notice.

Thursday November 27, 2003

Canadair CF-5 Freedom Fighter A.L. ‘Tony ’ Stachiw & Andrew Tattersall will share insights on the design and Canadian use of the Canadair CF-5 Freedom Fighter and the production of their new book. Copies of Canadair CF-5 Freedom Fighter will be available for purchase at a Special CAHS Price of $22.00. Click here or on the image to the left for the November meeting notice.

Thursday October 30, 2003

Rénald Fortier, Curator of Aviation History at the Canada Aviation Museum tells the story of Canadian Vickers and aircraft manufacturing in Canada during the 1920s. Click here or on the image to the left for the October meeting notice.

Thursday September 25, 2003

Michel Lavigne, co-author of Hurricanes over the Sands, tells the story of the Canadian & RCAF American airmen who flew Hawker Hurricanes over the Western Desert during the Second World War. Click here or on the image to the left for the September meeting notice.

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