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| Established | 1952 |
| Location | RAAF Williams Point Cook |
| Coordinates | 37°55′50″S 144°44′57″E / 37.930464°S 144.749073°E |
| Type | Military museum |
| Director | David Gardener |
| Website | http://www.airforce.gov.au/raafmuseum/ |
RAAF Museum is the official museum of the Royal Australian Air Force, the second oldest air force in the world, located at RAAF Williams Point Cook, Victoria, Australia. The museum displays aircraft of significance to the RAAF from its inception as the Australian Flying Corps to the present. At the direction of Air Marshal Sir George Jones, the RAAF Museum was formed in 1952 and fell under the administration of Headquarters Point Cook until 1988 when it became a separate unit of the RAAF.
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Entry [edit]
Entry to the museum is free. The operating hours are Tuesday to Friday 10am - 3pm, Weekends and Public Holidays 10am - 5pm. The museum is closed on Mondays, Christmas Day, and Good Friday.
Aircraft on display [edit]
Not all of the Museum's collection is permanently exhibited. Among those currently on display are:
Static display [edit]
Some of the aircraft, helicopters and missiles displayed in different exhibitions are:
Training Hangar [edit]
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- Maurice Farman Shorthorn
- Avro 504K
- de Havilland Tiger Moth
- de Havilland Vampire T Mk 35
- CAC Winjeel
- New Zealand Aerospace Industries CT4A
- Aermacchi MB-326H
Technology Hangar [edit]
- Supermarine Walrus
- Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5
- Douglas Boston
- F-4E Phantom
- de Havilland Vampire F.30
- UH-1B Iroquois
- Bristol Bloodhound SAM
Hangar 180 [edit]
- CAC Boomerang
- Consolidated Catalina
- GAF Pika
- GAF Jindivik
- Hawker Demon
- Avro Cadet
- DH 84 Dragon
- CAC Sabre
- Dassault Mirage III
- Bell UH-1 Iroquois
- Cessna Bird Dog
Outdoors [edit]
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- Lockheed C-130A Hercules
- Lockheed C-130E Hercules
- Hawker Siddeley HS 748
- Bristol Freighter
- Bristol Bloodhound missile (and launcher)
Aircraft in storage [edit]
Currently non-displayed aircraft include:[1]
- Avro 707A WD280[2]
- CAC Wirraway
- Douglas C-47 Dakota
- Gloster Meteor T 7
- Gloster Meteor F 8
- Sikorsky S-51 Dragonfly
- GAF Canberra
- CAC Winjeel
- Lockheed Neptune
- North American Harvard
- Lockheed Ventura
- de Havilland Vampire T Mk 35
Flying display [edit]
The museum conducts an interactive flying display at 1pm (1300) every Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday for visitors.[3] Aircraft include the museum's own CA-18 Mustang, CAC Winjeel, CT4A Trainer, DH Tiger Moth and Sopwith Pup. Also visiting aircraft from other museums and operators participate in these displays.
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ Aircraft in Storage, retrieved 2011-04-04
- ^ Avro 707A WD280, retrieved 2011-04-04
- ^ Interactive Flying Displays
External links [edit]
Media related to RAAF Museum at Wikimedia Commons
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