The Commonwealth Air Training Plan Hangar, built in 1941, recalls Canada's important contribution to the Allied war effort during World War II, through its associations with the Commonwealth Air Training Plan.
On December 17, 1939, the "Agreement Relating to the Training of Pilots and Aircraft Crews in Canada and their Subsequent Service" was signed among Canada, Great Britain, Australia, and New Zealand, making Canada the focus of a British Commonwealth-wide plan to instruct Commonwealth aircrew. It was a major Canadian contribution to the Allied war effort and to Allied air superiority in World War II, and an impressive national achievement. At the Plan's peak, there were 107 schools and 184 ancillary units at 231 sites in nine provinces. The aircraft establishment stood at 10,906 and the ground organization at 104,113 men and women. The Plan lasted until March 31, 1945, and was called the "Aerodrome of Democracy" by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt of the United States.
The former Brandon Hangar #1 is especially important, not only because it is virtually intact, but because it now functions as a museum devoted to preserving the history and artifacts of the Plan, including several vintage training aircraft.
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Construit en 1941, le hangar rappelle la contribution importante du Canada à l'effort de guerre des pays alliés pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale dans le cadre du Programme d'entraînement aérien du Commonwealth.
Le 17 décembre 1939, le Canada, la Grande-Bretagne, l'Australie et la Nouvelle-Zélande ont signé une entente relative à l'entraînement de pilotes et d'équipages aériens au Canada et à leur affectation ultérieure. L'entente a fait du Canada le centre névralgique de la mise en œuvre d'un programme de formation des équipages aériens du Commonwealth britannique. Le Programme a constitué un apport majeur du Canada à l'effort de guerre des pays alliés et à leur supériorité aérienne au cours de la Seconde Guerre mondiale et il a représenté une réussite nationale impressionnante. Il comptait 107 écoles et 184 unités auxiliaires situées à 231 emplacements dans neuf provinces. L'effectif de l'aviation se chiffrait à 10 906 personnes soutenues par 104 113 hommes et femmes au sol. Le Programme est demeuré en vigueur jusqu'au 31 mars 1945 et le président américain Franklin Delano Roosevelt l'a qualifié d'" aérodrome de la démocratie ".
L'ancien hangar n° 1 de Brandon est particulièrement important, non seulement parce qu'il est pratiquement intact, mais aussi parce qu'il est aujourd'hui un musée consacré à la conservation de l'histoire et des artefacts du Programme, y compris plusieurs aéronefs d'entraînement de l'époque.
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