This aircraft monument along First Avenue in Gimli was presented by the officers and men of Canadian Forces Base Gimli to commemorate years of friendship and cooperation during operations of the base between 1943 and 1971. The plane, a T-33 Silver Star (later designated CT-133), was brought into town on 29 June 1971.
A plaque commemorating the role of the airbase in the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan during the Second World War was erected by the Manitoba Historical Society in 2025.
CFB Gimli Memorial (September 2010)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Commemorative plaque at the CFB Gimli Memorial (January 2026)
Source: Hugh Arklie
Commemorative plaque at the CFB Gimli Memorial (January 2026)
Source: Hugh ArklieSite Coordinates (lat/long): N50.63106, W96.98554
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: No. 18 Service Flying Training School / No. 2 Flying Training School / Canadian Forces Base Gimli / Gimli Industrial Park Airport (RM of Gimli)
“Gimli given jet plane,” Winnipeg Free Press, 5 July 1971, page 55.
We thank Hugh Arklie for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Nathan Kramer.
Page revised: 24 January 2026
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