by K-J | 29 Dec 2022 | News
RCA Museum’s outdoor artillery gun park features a ZPU-4 14.5mm anti-aircraft gun, which is still used by armies around the world. While it might be winter, RCA Museum director Andrew Oakden recommends checking out the outdoor displays, which are free. Then...
by K-J | 28 Dec 2022 | History
Andrew OakdenStag Special In 1986, R. Masterman donated a Second World War recruitment poster for the 13th Winnipeg Field Battery.The Gunners Wanted poster ties in nicely with Canada’s recruitment campaign during the Second World War. It also connects with the...
by K-J | 26 Dec 2022 | History
Andrew OakdenStag Special Children will call them tanks, but they are not tanks.These military vehicles are actually light armoured general purpose carriers, with a set of tracks instead of wheels. These tracks allow the vehicle to go almost anywhere — no roads were...
by K-J | 21 Dec 2022 | History
The collection of artifacts the RCA Museum received contained hundreds of photographs — mostly in three photo albums dated from 1939 to 1942. One photo album dating from March 1941 to July 1942 was particularly engaging. He was stationed in Britain when the photos...
by K-J | 8 Dec 2022 | History
From the abandoned caravan left to collect dust in an Ontario auto-wrecking yard, to what it looks like today after being restored by the RCA Museum. Gen Harry Crerar was the first Canadian to achieve the rank of General while at the front during the Second World War....
