Type Aerospace museum | Phone +61 8 8947 2145 | |
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Location Darwin, Northern Territory Address 557 Stuart Hwy, Winnellie NT 0820, Australia Hours Open today · 9AM–5PMFriday9AM–5PMSaturday9AM–5PMSunday9AM–5PMMonday9AM–5PMTuesday9AM–5PMWednesday9AM–5PMThursday9AM–5PM Similar Crocodylus Park, George Brown Darwin B, Museum and Art Gallery of, Mindil Beach, Top End | ||
Australian aviation heritage centre darwin
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.
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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.
Displays
The museum has on display a Boeing B-52G bomber, which museum visitors are allowed to enter and examine. 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. There is also a bomb fragment dating to a WWII air raid on Darwin which museum visitors may handle.
Aircraft on display
Aircraft engines on display
The following aircraft engines are also on static display: