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Established
  
1952

Director
  
David Gardener

Founded
  
1952

Type
  
Military museum

Phone
  
+61 3 8348 6040

RAAF Museum

Location
  
RAAF Williams Point Cook

Address
  
RAAF Base Williams, Point Cook Rd, Point Cook VIC 3030, Australia

Hours
  
Closing soon · 10AM–3PMWednesday10AM–3PMThursday10AM–3PMFriday10AM–3PMSaturday10AM–5PMSunday10AM–5PMMondayClosedTuesday10AM–3PMSuggest an edit

Similar
  
Temora Aviation Museum, Australian National Aviation, Point Cook Coastal Park, Werribee Park, Werribee Open Range Zoo

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. 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.

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Raaf museum at point cook


Entry

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.

RAAF Williams (Point Cook) is a working Military facility so adult visitors are required to produce photo identification and sign in to gain entry.

Aircraft on display

Not all of the Museum's collection is permanently exhibited. Among those on display are:

Static display

Some of the aircraft, helicopters and missiles displayed in different exhibitions are:

Replica Aircraft

  • Bristol Boxkite
  • Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2
  • Deperdussin 1910 monoplane
  • Training Hangar

  • 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
  • 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
  • Outdoors

  • Lockheed C-130A Hercules
  • Lockheed C-130E Hercules
  • Lockheed C-130H Hercules
  • Hawker Siddeley HS 748
  • Bristol Freighter
  • CAC Sabre
  • Bristol Bloodhound missile (and launcher)
  • Strike Aircraft Hangar

  • McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom
  • General Dynamics F-111G
  • GAF Canberra
  • Aircraft in storage

    Currently non-displayed aircraft include:

  • Avro 707A WD280
  • CAC Wirraway
  • Douglas C-47 Dakota A65-78
  • Gloster Meteor T.7
  • 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 museum conducts an interactive flying display at 1pm (1300) every Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday for visitors. 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, once the flying display is completed the pilots land and then hold an interactive discussion with the spectators answering any questions they may have.

    The Roulettes perform at least twice annually replacing the normal Sunday interactive display, performance dates are shared via Social media.

    References

    RAAF Museum Wikipedia