Australian Aviation Heritage Centre

Australian Aviation Heritage Centre
Location Darwin, Northern Territory
Coordinates 12°25′30″S 130°53′45″E / 12.4251°S 130.8957°E / -12.4251; 130.8957
Type Aerospace museum
Website http://www.darwinsairwar.com.au

The Australian Aviation Heritage Centre displays aircraft and aircraft engines of relevance to the Northern Territory and aviation in Australia generally. It is located in Darwin, Northern Territory.[1]

History

The Museum's origins can be traced to 1976 when a group of enthusiasts sought to preserve aviation relics after the destruction of Cyclone Tracy. The present museum was opened in 1990.[2][3]

Displays

B52G Bomber on display at the Australian Aviation Heritage Centre

The museum has on display a B-52G bomber (92596), which museum visitors are allowed to enter and examine.[4][5] It is on permanent loan from the United States Air Force and is one of only two on public display in the world outside the USA.[6][7] There is also a bomb fragment dating to a WWII air raid on Darwin which museum visitors may handle.[4]

Static displays of aircraft

Static displays of aircraft engines

The following aircraft engines are also on static display:[13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ The Rough Guide to Australia. Rough Guides. 1 April 2014. pp. 603–. ISBN 978-1-4093-7223-3.
  2. ↑ Alford, Bob (2011). Darwin's air war, 1942-1945 : an illustrated history commemorating the Darwin air raids. Darwin: The Aviation Historical Society of the Northern Territory. ISBN 9780980771305.
  3. ↑ "AHSNT History". Archived from the original on 18 August 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Templemen, Tiana (16 August 2014). "Darwin with kids: Top holiday activities to keep the whole family entertained". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "Darwin with kids: Top holiday activities to keep the whole family entertained". Daily Telegrapg, August 16, 2014 Tiana Templemen
  6. ↑ "AHSNT B52 Details". Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  7. ↑ Lee Mylne; Marc Llewellyn; Ron Crittall and Lee Atkinson (12 October 2010). Frommer's Australia 2011. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 29–. ISBN 978-1-118-00398-5.
  8. ↑ "RAAF F-111 Joins USAF B-52 at Australian Aviation Heritage Centre in Darwin" 25 June 2013. Warbirds News Retrieved 9 April 2016
  9. ↑ "Pilots of tomorrow take a look at their future office at Top End aviation open day". NT News.
  10. ↑ Bolton, Katrina (5 October 2012). "F-111 fighter to land at Darwin aviation museum". ABC News. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  11. ↑ Conlan, Matt (25 August 2013). "Darwin aviation museum receives retired F111". News International. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  12. ↑ Marc Llewellyn; Lee Mylne (16 June 2008). Australia For Dummies. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 12–. ISBN 978-0-470-28980-8.
  13. ↑ "AHSNT Aircraft engines on display". Retrieved 7 August 2013.

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