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year they had 114,000 visitors. Reynolds continued to make donations over the years to the facility. In 1999, he made his second large contribution by donating 60 aircraft. It was the largest donation of vintage aircraft by any individual in
Canadian history. This donation gave the Reynolds-Alberta Museum the second largest collection of aircraft in Canada behind the National Aviation Museum. As of February 2000, Reynolds had donated a total of $ 11.5 million worth of artifacts to the museum.
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The museum was built on a 156-acre site on the west side of the
Wetaskiwin airport. The government also erected an 18,300 square feet (1,700 m) hangar, which became the home of Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame. The Reynolds-Alberta Museum quickly became a major tourist attraction. In their first
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Reynolds started noticing that many of the machines that helped build the province were gradually disappearing. Feeling that
Alberta was losing a vital part of its heritage, Reynolds extended his collection to include tractors, steam engines and airplanes. Reynolds also kept detailed files on every
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Recognizing the growing importance of aviation and needing a place to land his plane, Reynolds built and operated the
Wetaskiwin airport until he transferred the facility to the City and County of Wetaskiwin in 1969. Reynolds sold the airfield to the town for $ 29,875, less than half the market
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Alberta government. This donation provided the foundation of the Reynolds-Alberta Museum, which opened on September 12, 1992 and is one of Alberta's provincial historic sites. The donation that Reynolds gave to the province of Alberta for all the
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