Our Society is the world's premier organization dedicated to the preservation of Canada's diverse aviation heritage.

Now well into our 5th decade, the Canadian Aviation Historical Society is the oldest and largest organization in the world dedicated to the celebration and documentation of Canada's flying heritage. Members receive the CAHS Journal, Canada's premier aviation history magazine, regular newsletters, and an invitation to participate in frequent local and annual national events. We have membership options for online membership with PDF Journals, traditional membership with hardcopies of the Journal, membership for corporations wanting to provide sponsorship, and museum memberships. Check out the options below to find the best way for you to get involved.
Do you have an interest in any aspect of Canadian aviation history?
​You are invited to get involved…

A Resource for Aviation History

As part of our mandate to preserve and disseminate Canadian aviation history, the CAHS also promotes aviation authors and aviation artists. All issues of the CAHS Journal are for sale, as are compendia of some article series. The CAHS has made arrangements with authors and publishers in order to provide discounted prices for aviation-themed books. The CAHS also features the work of Canadian aviation artists in our annual aviation art calendar. Please explore the links below to see what we have for sale.
2024 Aviation Art Calendar
Special Book Offers
Aviation Art by Special Arrangement with Participating Artists
Journal Legacy editions (1963-2009)
printed copies by mail
Journal in Print (2010-present)
printed originals by mail
Journal PDFs (2010-present)
originals by digital download
Journal Complete Set (1963-2018) Special Discount Offer
Compendia of Journal Articles (2010-present) by digital download
Individual Journal Articles (2010-present) by digital download

Annual Conventions

The CAHS puts on an annual in-person convention featuring expert speakers on a wide-range of topics, as well as tours of aviation museums and industries. Check out the link below for the latest updates on dates, location, registration, and the call for proposals.

Convention 2024

Convention 2023

Convention 2022

Get Involved

Join us…

…as a member (we offer individual, family, museum and corporate memberships), a donor, or a friend of the Society. The CAHS welcomes your involvement at whatever level of involvement best suits you. Read more…

Discover…

…the who, what, where, when, why and sometimes how of all facets of Canadian aviation, from humble beginnings at Baddeck to the extensive industry and activity of the Second World War and beyond. Our members help keep our history alive via our CAHS Journal, e-newsletter, meetings and other and events. Non-members can also purchase individual Journals and articles, or subscribe to the newsletter.  Read more…

Create or contribute…

…content for our quarterly CAHS Journal or the Canadian Aviation History Online area of this site. Have you researched a particular subject, curated a family photo collection, or found some industrial / documentary artifacts with a historical connection to Canadian aviation? Please consider getting in touch. Read more…
The CAHS is honoured ​to have these institutions as Museum Members
The CAHS benefits from the friendship of these organizations
CAHS Silver & Gold Sponsoring Members
CAHS Platinum Sponsoring Members
The RCAF Heritage Fund has been a consistent CAHS Annual Convention supporter.