Australian Museums

Cairns –
You have Mike Spalding at Mareeba Airport restoring a Corsair

Melbourne.

South East
Moorabbin airport – Australian National Aviation Museum
Phillip Island Airport – National Vietnam Veterans Museum Carabou, Canberra, Huey, Macchi

South West
RAAF Point Cook
B-24 Museum Werribee (B-24 and CAC Boomerang)

Australian aviation museums by city http://www.aviationmuseum.eu/Blogvor…/06/australia/ Albion Park Rail NSW – Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS) Alice Springs NT – Central Australian Aviation Museum Alice Springs NT – Royal Flying Doctor Service Museum Amberley QLD – RAAF Amberley Heritage Centre Bandiana VIC – Army Museum Bandiana Bankstown NSW – Australian Aviation Museum Benalla VIC – Benalla Aviation Museum Beverley WA – Beverley Aviation Museum closed Brisbane QLD – Queensland Museum & Science Centre Bull Creek WA – Aviation Heritage Museum of Western Australia Bundaberg QLD – Hinkler Hall of Aviation Caboolture QLD – Caboolture Warplane Museum Caloundra QLD – Queensland Air Museum Canberra ACT – Australian War Memorial Cobbitty NSW – Australian Aviation Museum Cunderdin WA – Cunderdin Museum No 3 Pumping Station Fulham VIC – Gippsland Armed Forces Museum Greenock SA – Greenock Aviation Museum Hamilton VIC – Sir Reginald Ansett Transport Museum Harrington Park NSW – Camden Museum of Aviation Lake Boga VIC – Lake Boga Flying Boat Museum Launceston TAS – Queen Victoria Museum Longreach QLD – Qantas Founders Museum Longreach QLD – Royal Flying Doctor Service Visitor Centre Mareeba QLD – The Beck Museum Mareeba QLD – Warbirds Adventures Aviation Museum Melbourne VIC – Scienceworks Merredin WA – Merredin Military Museum Mitchell Park VIC – Ballarat Aviation Museum Moorabbin Airport VIC – Australian National Aviation Museum Mulwala NSW – Yarrawonga/Mulwala Pioneer Museum Narromine NSW – Narromine Aviation Museum Newhaven VIC – National Vietnam Veterans Museum Nhill VIC- Nhill Aviation Heritage Centre Nowra NSW – Fleet Air Arm Museum Oakey QLD – Australian Army Flying Museum Parafield Airport SA – Classic Jets Fighter Museum Parkes NSW – Parkes Aviation Museum – HARS Point Cook VIC – RAAF Museum Port Adelaide SA – South Australian Aviation Museum RAAF Townsville QLD –RAAF Museum Townsville Sydney NSW – Australian National Maritime Museum Temora NSW – Temora Aviation Museum Tocumwal NSW – Tocumwal Historic Aerodrome Museum Ultimo NSW – Powerhouse Museum Wagga Wagga NSW – RAAF Museum Williamtown NSW – Fighter World Winnellie NT – Darwin Aviation Museum Woomera SA – Woomera Aircraft and Missile Park

Australian aviation museums by city http://www.aviationmuseum.eu/Blogvorm/2015/05/06/australia/ Albion Park Rail NSW – Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS) Alice Springs NT – Central Australian Aviation Museum Alice Springs NT – Royal Flying Doctor Service Museum Amberley QLD – RAAF Amberley Heritage Centre Bandiana VIC – Army Museum Bandiana Bankstown NSW – Australian Aviation Museum Benalla VIC – Benalla Aviation Museum Beverley WA – Beverley Aviation Museum closed Brisbane QLD – Queensland Museum & Science Centre Bull Creek WA – Aviation Heritage Museum of Western Australia Bundaberg QLD – Hinkler Hall of Aviation Caboolture QLD – Caboolture Warplane Museum Caloundra QLD – Queensland Air Museum Canberra ACT – Australian War Memorial Cobbitty NSW – Australian Aviation Museum Cunderdin WA – Cunderdin Museum No 3 Pumping Station Fulham VIC – Gippsland Armed Forces Museum Greenock SA – Greenock Aviation Museum Hamilton VIC – Sir Reginald Ansett Transport Museum Harrington Park NSW – Camden Museum of Aviation Lake Boga VIC – Lake Boga Flying Boat Museum Launceston TAS – Queen Victoria Museum Longreach QLD – Qantas Founders Museum Longreach QLD – Royal Flying Doctor Service Visitor Centre Mareeba QLD – The Beck Museum Mareeba QLD – Warbirds Adventures Aviation Museum Melbourne VIC – Scienceworks Merredin WA – Merredin Military Museum Mitchell Park VIC – Ballarat Aviation Museum Moorabbin Airport VIC – Australian National Aviation Museum Mulwala NSW – Yarrawonga/Mulwala Pioneer Museum Narromine NSW – Narromine Aviation Museum Newhaven VIC – National Vietnam Veterans Museum Nhill VIC- Nhill Aviation Heritage Centre Nowra NSW – Fleet Air Arm Museum Oakey QLD – Australian Army Flying Museum Parafield Airport SA – Classic Jets Fighter Museum Parkes NSW – Parkes Aviation Museum – HARS Point Cook VIC – RAAF Museum Port Adelaide SA – South Australian Aviation Museum RAAF Townsville QLD –RAAF Museum Townsville Sydney NSW – Australian National Maritime Museum Temora NSW – Temora Aviation Museum Tocumwal NSW – Tocumwal Historic Aerodrome Museum Ultimo NSW – Powerhouse Museum Wagga Wagga NSW – RAAF Museum Williamtown NSW – Fighter World Winnellie NT – Darwin Aviation Museum Woomera SA – Woomera Aircraft and Missile Park

Sadly Sid Beck’s Museum has been closed for the past 3 years – according to posts on various Facebook pages. It appears that much of the armoured vehicle collection resides in the new Smithfield (northern Cairns suburb) Armour Museum. The aviation collection is reported to be scattered to various collections, though I don’t have any specific details to share. I’ve been in Cairns over the last week, and the Short Belfast is still on the General Aviation tarmac. I’ve posted a few recent photos on the Short Belfast thread.

If you are in Melbourne and fancy a driving tour (road trip) around the place, you could also drop in to Tyabb and check out some of the warbirds based down there. Probably wise to check on line and see if any specific events are planned for various weekends.

Happy holidays, …geoff

Hi Kartman

In Melbourne you have two museums on your must see list.

1. RAAF Museum Pt Cook: https://www.tripadvisor.com.au/Attraction_Review-g659928-d257183-Reviews-RAAF_Museum-Point_Cook_Greater_Melbourne_Victoria.html
2. Australian National Aviation Museum: http://www.aarg.com.au/the-museum.html

As mentioned above there is also a B24 at Laverton – which is between Melbourne and Pt. Cook

About two hours drive north of Melbourne you also have the Benalla Aviation Museum at Benalla Airfield – Home of the Gliding Club of Victoria. Benalla was home to No. 11 EFTS during WW2 under the Empire Air Training Scheme.
http://www.benallaaviationmuseum.org.au/
http://www.glidingclub.org.au/

When will you be here Kartman?

Kind regards.

Paul

How are you travelling in between. Thinking flying as most British visitors would be put off by the distances but if not……Australian War Memorial in Canberra and Temora Aviation Museum in Temora, rural NSW

In the Cairns area, go to Sid Beck’s museum in Mareeba.

Melbourne: I would suggest the RAAF Museum at Point Cook, the Australian National Aviation Museum at Moorabbin, the B-24 at Werribee.

Also get to the B-24 at Werribee, west of Melbourne if you can.
https://www.b24australia.org.au/home

Was in Oz from end of Nov 2017 until Jan 2018. Not sure about aircraft but there is a tank museum outside Cairns http://ausarmour.com/

You have the RAAF museum and Australian National Aviation museum in Melbourne, though these were two that I missed while I was out there even though I was in Melbourne for a week.

Also recommend if you can get to Brisbane taking the trip up to the Queensland Air Museum.

As to the Belfast this was it state in Dec 2017.

Enjoy your hols, kartman, and I for one would love an update on the Shorts Belfast at Cairns – and if there is any progress with her potential return to flight.
Thanks in advance.