The Canada Aviation Museum (French: Musée de l'aviation du Canada) is the national aviation history museum, located in Ottawa, Ontario. ... A museum is typically a non-profit, permanent institution in the service of society and of its development, open to the public, which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits, for purposes of study, education enjoyment, the tangible and intangible evidence of people and their environment. ... This article is about the capital city of Canada. ...

The facilities comprise mainly of the permanent collection of the museum's vintage aircraft. The collection has several rare pieces of a Cold War era Avro Arrow fuselage, and a good selection of aircraft which are representative of Canada's role in World War II. The Cold War was the open yet restricted rivalry that developed after World War II between the United States and its allies and the Soviet Union and its allies. ... The Avro CF-105 Arrow was a delta-wing interceptor aircraft, designed and built in Ontario, Canada by Avro Canada during a short period of time in the 1950s. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km (over 11 miles) into the air, August 9, 1945 after the Allied atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. ...

Also on site are interactive activities on the science of flight, films, demonstrations, a boutique, and guided tours.

A few of the tours take the visitors "behind the scenes" to see conservation and restoration work in progress, and pieces which are in storage.

The National Museum of Science and Technology was established as an autonomous Crown corporation on July 1, 1990. It now operates as the Canada Science and Technology Museum Corporation and is responsible for preserving and protecting Canada's scientific and technical heritage. The Corporation is responsible for three museums In Commonwealth countries a Crown corporation is a state-controlled company or enterprise (a public corporation). ... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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The Canada Science and Technology Museum (French: Musée des sciences et de la technologie du Canada) is located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on St. ...

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