Feature Programs
Museum Online lecture Series
Edmonton’s Aviation History: More than a Century of Adventure
Join Alberta Aviation Museum curator Ryan Lee on a twelve-chapter journey through the history of aviation, from a uniquely Edmonton perspective. Starting with the early days of exhibition flights, through pioneering barnstormers, bush pilots, and business tycoons, this monthly online public lecture series will explore how Edmonton became known as “the most air-minded city in Canada.”
Lecture 1:
Play Video about Black and white photo of first airplane in Edmonton. Text: Aviation Comes to Edmonton
Lecture 2:
Play Video about Aviator Wop May in a WWI Airplane. Text: The Great War
Lecture 3:
Play Video about Black and white photo of Wop May's City of Edmonton Aircraft. Text: The Post-War Boom...and Bust
Lecture 4:
Play Video about Black and white photos of Wop May and Edmonton Flying Club Members. Text: Blatchford Field and the Edmonton Flying Club
Lecture 5:
Play Video about Black and white picture of early bush pilot. Text: Pioneers of Bush Flying
Lecture 6:
Play Video about Black and white photo of Blatchford Field hangar. Text: The First Airlines
Lecture 7:
Play Video about Black and white photo of Peter Blatchford getting into an aircraft. Text: Edmontonians Abroad in WWII
Lecture 8:
Play Video about Black and white photo of aircraft assembly crew. Text: Edmontonians at Home in WWII
Lecture 9:
Play Video about Black and white photo of an aircrew in front of at B25 Bomber. Text: The Cold War
Lecture 10:
Play Video about Black and white photo of a Pacific Western Jetliner. Text: Northern Operations
Lecture 11:
Play Video about Black and white photo of Edmonton Municipal Airport. Text: Major Airlines in Edmonton
Lecture 12:
Play Video about Black and white photo of Pacific Western Jetliner taking its last flight from Blatchford Field. Text: The closure of the Muni