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Revision as of 17:39, 9 March 2024
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| Established | 1952 |
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| 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 Gardner |
| Website | https://www.airforce.gov.au/community/visit-and-learn/raaf-museum |
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 which is the oldest continuously operating Military Air Base in the world. 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. It is currently overseen by the force's Air Training Wing.
Entry
Entry to the museum is free. The RAAF Museum is open on Thursdays and Sundays from 10 am to 3 pm except on Christmas Day and Good Friday. Group bookings can be accommodated at other times. RAAF Williams (Point Cook) is a working military facility so visitors are required to prebook at https://www.airforce.gov.au/community/visit-and-learn/raaf-museum/plan-a-visit and produce photo identification to gain entry.
Aircraft on display
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Not all of the Museum's collection is permanently exhibited. Among those on display are:[when?]
Static display
Some of the aircraft, helicopters and missiles displayed in different exhibitions are:
Replica Aircraft
Training Hangar
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- Maurice Farman MF.11 Shorthorn
- Avro 504K
- de Havilland Tiger Moth
- de Havilland Vampire T Mk 35
- CAC Winjeel
- Pacific Aerospace Corporation CT/4A
- Aermacchi MB-326H
Technology Hangar
- Supermarine Walrus
- Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5
- Douglas Boston[1]
- de Havilland Vampire F.30
- UH-1B Iroquois
- Bristol Bloodhound SAM
Hangar 180
- CAC Boomerang
- Consolidated Catalina
- GAF Pika
- GAF Jindivik
- Hawker Demon
- Avro 643 Cadet
- de Havilland DH.84 Dragon
- Bell UH-1 Iroquois
- Cessna O-1 Bird Dog
- Sikorsky S-51 Dragonfly
- CAC Sabre
Outdoors
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- Lockheed C-130E Hercules
- Lockheed C-130H Hercules
- Hawker Siddeley HS 748
- Bristol Freighter
- Lockheed P-3 Orion
- Bristol Bloodhound missile (and launcher)
- de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou
Strike Aircraft Hangar
Aircraft in storage
Currently non-displayed aircraft include:[2]
- Avro 707A WD280[3]
- CAC Wirraway
- Douglas C-47 Dakota A65-78[4]
- Gloster Meteor T.7[5]
- Gloster Meteor F.8
- CAC Winjeel
- Lockheed Neptune
- North American Harvard
- Lockheed Ventura
- de Havilland Vampire T.35
- General Dynamics F-111C (A8-125)
Flying display
The Air Force Heritage Squadron, No 100 Squadron, operates Air Force’s fleet of heritage aircraft out of two locations: RAAF Base Point Cook and Temora Aviation Museum.
No 100 Squadron conduct interactive flying displays at the RAAF Museum on open days from 1 pm to 2 pm (subject to weather and operational constraints).
The RAAF Roulettes aerobatic display team perform at least twice annually replacing the normal Sunday interactive display, performance dates are shared via Social media.
See also
- Aviation Heritage Museum (Western Australia)
- Fighter World
- RAAF Wagga Heritage Centre
- List of aerospace museums
References
- ^ "Douglas Boston A28-8". RAAF Museum Point Cook. Archived from the original on 20 June 2005. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ Aircraft in Storage, retrieved 4 April 2011
- ^ Avro 707A WD280, retrieved 4 April 2011
- ^ "Douglas Dakota A65-78". RAAF Museum Point Cook. Archived from the original on 20 June 2005. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ "Gloster Meteor T 7 A77-705". RAAF Museum Point Cook. Archived from the original on 10 April 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
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