Historic Hamilton is a series of caches that serve to bring cachers to historic places in and around the City of Hamilton. These caches can be placed by anyone, and are not limited to one CO. If you know of a historic place that you would like to bring people to, feel free to add it to the series!
John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport was first built in October 1940 as a wartime air force training station. Originally designed as a multi-purpose military field, the airport was used for flight training, air navigation, telegraphy, and air gunnery. After World War II, the airport transitioned from a military establishment into a public facility.
Expanding the Hamilton Airport into a regional transportation hub was a dream of many Hamilton Politicians. John Munro, who was born in Hamilton in 1931, was instrumental in turning this dream into a reality.
In the early 1980’s Mr. Munro secured a $55 million federal investment to expand and develop Hamilton International Airport’s existing facilities. In 1981 construction to expand the existing airport began
Expansion of the Hamilton Airport was complete by 1986 and the new facility attracted larger aircraft and accommodated increased passenger and cargo traffic.
On February 15, 1993, a devastating fire destroyed Hangar 3 and one of the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum hangars. As a result of the fire, and due to the importance and significance of the Warplane Museum in our community, Regional Council announced that $12 million would be given to develop a new museum. The new Warplane Museum opened its doors to the public on March 2, 1996.
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