Our visit today is The Commonwealth Air training Museum in an original wartime hanger at Brandon airport. The Commonwealth Air Training Plan was an amazing achievement. Spread across Canada at around 230 locations they trained over 130,000 aircrew and 80,000 fitters between 1940 and 1945
Avro Anson Mk.V built in Winnipeg with Pratt & Whitney engines.
Mk.1 Anson, "the original"with its Armstrong Siddeley engines, this plane had hand cranked wheels took 140 turns to lower the wheels.
The instrument panel from a Mk.2 (sorry my lap top doesn't have roman numerals) By this time they had hydraulic operated wheels. They made over 20 versions of this plane until 1952.
Beech 18 Expeditor used By the Air force Top Brass and V.I.Ps and a close up of one of its Pratt & Whitney engines
Re-fuiling truck made here in Brandon on a Ford chassis.
Fleet Fort built in Ontario used for pilot and radio operator training.
The Bristol Bolingbroke, the Canadian version of the Blenheim bomber, the Mk.1V version with Bristol Mercury engines.
1942 Ford Pick Up.
Interesting continuation of radiator design, 1940s International truck and below a modern International Truck, the radiator looks good on the 40s version, ugly on the modern. 
A few engines, 9 cylinder Pratt & Whitney.
I haven't seen many of these engines on my travels - Jacobs 7 Cylinder Radial.
Armstron Siddeley 7 Cylinder Radial
Rolls-Rolls Merlin, picked up from a crashed Mosquito
Upside down Gipsy Moth Engine, or to give it its proper name an inverted engine.
As we were leaving the museum I spotted this Maple Leaf truck with grass growing through it - get it in the museum before its to late!
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