Snoopy and the Red Baron’s layover in Winnipeg comes to an end

Since the exhibit arrived in December, around 10,000 people have visited the Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada to learn more about the history of World War I through Snoopy. Neve Van Pelt reports.

Snoopy and the Red Baron’s layover in Winnipeg is almost over as it’s set to fly away on Sunday.

Over the past few weeks, the travelling exhibition has been an exciting way for families in Winnipeg to learn about the history of the World War I Flying Ace.

“Snoopy and the Red Baron Exhibit visitor“I’ve watched it quite a few times,” said Atlas, a Snoopy and the Red Baron Exhibit visitor

Since December, around 10,000 people have visited the exhibit and there were dozens of comics for them to check out, as well as old episodes of Charlie Brown.

Snoopy and the Red Baron exhibit in Winnipeg. (Photo Credit: Nick Johnson, CityNews)

“It’s very nostalgic. I remember a lot of these cartoons from when I was a kid. I specifically remember this one and asking my mom about it because she had taken some German in school,” said Kurt Sargent, a Snoopy and the Red Baron Exhibit visitor.

Michel Burrowes, a Snoopy and the Red Baron Exhibit visitor said, “There they were up in the sky shooting at each other, it really captured my imagination as a kid. I grew up next to an airport in Toronto and it was one of the things you dreamed about doing.”

Back in 1965, Snoopy began imagining himself as a World War I Flying Ace, and over the years has comically embraced his fighter pilot role, teaching Peanuts fans – along with new readers — about the many different aspects of World War I.

“It’s good for, especially for young children, to understand what the world went through back then,” said Sargent.

Burrowes adds, “It helps people learn because you see something from, not from that time but from not that long ago that they can relate to, I mean who can’t relate to a dog sitting on top of his dog house chasing a bad guy, everybody loves that.”

Saturday is the last day the exhibit will be available to see at the Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada, as it’s set to head back to the Charles M. Schulz Museum for its next adventure. 

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