Pioneers first settled in the Nanton area in the late 1800's and early 1900's. The town is named for Sir Augustus Nanton, a partner in the financial firm, Osler, Hammond and Nanton, of Ontario. He was sent west to investigate investment in farm mortgages and was renowned for his sound judgment. The small town of Nanton is located just 40 minutes south of Calgary at the junction of Highway 2 and Highway 533. Of interest here are the Big Sky Garden Railway and the Lancaster Air Museum.
Bomber Command Museum of Canada (formerly Nanton Lancaster Air Museum)
(Near Calgary)
The Bomber Command Museum of Canada in Nanton has expanded over the years. Originally the museum was little more than a tour of the interior of the four-engined Lancaster bomber. It was designed largely to honor those associated with Bomber Command during WW II and commemorates the activities of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan in Alberta. Over the years the Nanton Lancaster Society Air Museum (Bomber Command Museum of Canada) has acquired a number of aircraft and other artifacts, as well as aviation art. The facility now has a 20,000 sq ft hangar for aircraft and and additional 3,000 ft for other artifacts.
Address:
Bomber Command Museum of Canada, Box 1051, Nanton, AB T0L1R0, Canada
Phone: 1 (403) 646-2270, Fax: 1 (403) 646-2214
Hours:
April 16 to October 15: 9am-5pm
October 16 to April 15: 10am-4pm; Closed: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
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Details of the Alberta Badlands.
The badlands near Drumheller.
