RCN Weapon Systems in the Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, Ontario

The Canadian War Museum: Royal Canadian Navy Weapon Systems (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 4950803) .5-inch Vickers Mk. III AA Machine Guns on a quad naval gun mount, ca 1944. (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3196183) Quad AA Gun assembly, Dominion Engineering Works, 1942. (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. … Read more

Military Soft Skinned Vehicles (SSV): Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, Ontario

Canadian War Museum, Military Soft Skinned Vehicles (SSV) (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3392822) Canadian Army Service Corps (CASC) truck with seats for transporting troops, Shirley’s Bay, Ontario, 1928. (Author Photo) Canadian Army Serice Corps four wheel drive truck. (Author Photo) American Dodge WC-18 Ambulance (Serial No. T23929S). Late in 1940, Dodge began to … Read more

Canadian War Museum: Tanks, Ottawa, Ontario

Tanks on display in the Canadian War Museum The data and photos found on this page has been compiled by the author, unless otherwise credited.  Any additions, corrections or amendments to the lists of Armoured Fighting Vehicles in Canada found on these pages would be most welcome and may be e-mailed to the author at … Read more

Canadian War Museum: Warplanes, Ottawa, Ontario

The Canadian War Museum The aim of this website is to locate, identify and document every historical Warplane preserved in Canada.  Many contributors have assisted in the hunt for these aircraft to provide and update the data on this website.  Photos are by the author unless otherwise credited.  Any errors found here are by the … Read more

Canadian War Museum: Armoured Fighting Vehicles (AFV), Ottawa, Ontario

Armoured Fighting Vehicles  in the Canadian War Museum The data and photos found on this page has been compiled by the author, unless otherwise credited.  Any additions, corrections or amendments to the lists of Armoured Fighting Vehicles in Canada found on these pages would be most welcome and may be e-mailed to the author at … Read more

Canadian War Museum: Artillery, 1919 to the present day, Ottawa, Ontario

The Canadian War Museum: Artillery from 1919 to the present day (Library & Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3607969) Universal Carrier with 2-pounder QF anti-tank gun, Camp Borden, Ontario, ca 1941. 2-pounder QF Anti-Tank Gun mounted on a Universal Carrier. (Library & Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3613157) 2-pounder AT Gun being hooked up by … Read more

Canadian War Museum: Artillery, pre-Confederation to 1918, Ottawa, Ontario

Artillery on display in The Canadian War Museum from the early years of Canadian history to the end of the First World War Ottawa, Ontario The aim of this website is to locate, identify and document every historical piece of artillery preserved in Canada.  Many contributors have assisted in the hunt for these guns to … Read more

Canadian War Museum: German Artillery (1914-1918), Ottawa, Ontario

The Canadian War Museum, Captured German Equipment (1914-1918) (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3403104) German First World War 7.92-mm Maxim Spandau MG 08 Machinegun being assembled by German Prisoners, Camblain-l’Abbé, France, May 1917.  (Author Photos) German First World War 7.92-mm Maxim Spandau MG 08 Machinegun (Serial Nr. 4943), 1917, mounted on a Schlitten … Read more

Canadian War Museum: German Artillery (1939-1945) on display, Ottawa, Ontario

The Canadian War Museum: Captured German Artillery (1939-1945) (Author Photos) German Second World War 7.5-cm leichtes Infanteriegeschütz 18 (7.5-cm leIG 18), short-barrelled Field Gun stamped with German emblem, 2682, (Serial Nr. R1285), 1927. The infantry gun was operated by infantrymen, providing them with fast, guaranteed, fire support. The German army retained their infantry guns throughout … Read more

Canadian National War Memorial, Ottawa

The National War Memorial, Canada (Robert Lindsdell Photo) The National War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario. (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 5065148) The National War Memorial in Ottawa, 1938. The National War Memorial is also known as “The Response,” is a cenotaph symbolizing the sacrifice of all Canadian Armed Forces personnel who have served Canada … Read more