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Field Trips

Explore 24 bushplane exhibits, experience “The Wildfires” film, and enjoy hands-on simulators during your visit to the Museum. Dive into a world of enriched learning opportunities.

Explore, learn, and be
inspired!

Ignite your students’ curiosity and inspire their passion for learning with an exciting field trip to the Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre!

Trips are offered on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays.

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High-Flying Education: Unleashing Curiosity at the Bushplane

Let The Adventure Begin!

A Field Trip at the Bushplane Museum is fun and educational. Students enjoy hands-on experiential learning that meets the needs of the teacher and, if desired, the curriculum. Let us bring the theory of flight to life or inspire your budding aviators!

Plan Your Field Trip

Tim Murphy

Guided School Tours

This guided experience includes an age-appropriate 45-minute guided/curated tour of bushplane history and development, a private viewing of Wildfires, and as much free time to explore as you like.
This tour is not curriculum-based. 
  
Join Tim for a fun and entertaining tour!

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Self Guided School Tours

Bring your class to the Bushplane Museum to discover the history and development of bushplanes and forest fire management in the North. This tour is entirely self-guided and provides admission to the museum only.
Space for nutrition breaks and visits to Entomica are not included.

Exhibits

Engage in interactive displays, including a chance to examine twenty-four classic bushplanes up close! A visit to the Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre offers an immersive and unforgettable experience. Grab the chance to experience these amazing bushplanes!

wildfires exhibit

Wildfires! Movie

Experience the intensity of forest fire fighting as you join the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry’s Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services Branch (AFFES) in battling Ontario’s wildfires.
Be immersed in ground evacuations and aerial water bombing, with the awe-inspiring CL-415 waterbomber.

Trips are offered on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays.