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Aviation Heritage Museum (Western Australia)

The Aviation Heritage Museum is a museum located in the Perth suburb of Bull Creek in Western Australia.[1] Created and maintained by the Air Force Association[a] of Western Australia, it houses many military and civilian aircraft, aircraft replicas and aircraft engines, of types that have served in the Royal Australian Air Force or that have relevance to aviation in Western Australia.

Aviation Heritage Museum
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Established17 November 1979; 44 years ago (17 November 1979)
LocationBull Creek, Western Australia
Coordinates32°02′57″S 115°51′32″E / 32.0493°S 115.859°E / -32.0493; 115.859 (Aviation Heritage Museum)
TypeAviation museum
Websiteaviationmuseumwa.org.au Edit this at Wikidata
Official nameAviation Heritage Museum of WA
Reference no.12166
Assessed10 August 2018

History

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The Western Australian division of the association acquired a Mark 22 Supermarine Spitfire from England in 1959 and erected it on a pole outside its headquarters in Perth.[clarification needed] On 1 December 1962 the association acquired an Avro Lancaster from the French. Many other exhibits of interest to association members and the public were obtained in the following years. With financial assistance from the Western Australian Government a museum building was erected at the association's memorial estate in Bull Creek, officially opening in November 1979. In order to house the Avro Lancaster and a Douglas Dakota, the association raised funds and erected a second museum building that was opened in December 1983. Since then many smaller buildings have been added, including a 48,000 book library, photo lab, workshop, model repair shop and technical library.[3][4][5]

The museum acquired a Tornado in 2022 and a Hornet in 2023.[6][7]

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    Main entrance
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    Aviation Heritage Museum
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    Spitfire memorial, located on the southern side of the south wing
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    Mark 22 Supermarine Spitfire, housed in the north wing

Displays

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The following exhibits are on static display in the museum:[3]

Aircraft

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Aircraft replicas

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Engines

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The museum specimen of the R-3350 is the no. 1 engine from a C-121G Super Constellation from NASA, registration N421NA. This Constellation flew between Geraldton and the Carnarvon satellite tracking station in support of the Apollo space program.

Artefacts

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  • Remains from the NASA Skylab. These were found in Western Australia, after Skylab's re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere in 1979.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Formerly Royal Australian Air Force Association and before that Australian Flying Corp Association.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Governor takes flight to visit Aviation Heritage Museum, Bull Creek". Government House Western Australia. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  2. ^ "About RAAFA". Air Force Association (Western Australian Division) Incorporated trading as RAAFA. 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Aviation Heritage Museum". Aviation Heritage Museum. 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Bull Creek" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 February 2011. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
  5. ^ "Aviation Heritage Museum of WA". inHerit. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  6. ^ Thomas, Geoffrey (18 June 2022). "Royal Air Force Hands Over Famous Tornado Bomber to WA's Aviation Heritage Museum". West Australian. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  7. ^ Dougherty, Robert (30 May 2023). "Final F/A-18 Classic Hornet Arrives for Historic Retirement". Australian Aviation. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  8. ^ "British RAF donates Tornado to WA museum". Australian Aviation. 20 June 2022.
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