Names

The Australian Aviation Heritage Centre Aircraft Collection

IDs

AAHC001

http://www.darwinsairwar.com.au/collection.html#aircraft

Descriptions

The Australian Aviation Heritage Centre contains aircraft and displays depicting the Territory's involvement in aviation, both civil and military, from the early pioneers and record breakers through World War II and the jet age.

The Australian Aviation Heritage Centre holds a number of aircraft depicting the Territory's involvement in aviation from the early pioneers and record breakers through World War II and the jet age. Significant items include 'Darwin's Pride' a B52G Stratofortress, a Dassault Mirage 111O, a DeHavilland DH 104 Dove, a Rockwell Shrike Commander ER-500, an ex Royal Australian Navy Westland Wessex Helicopter, an ex RAAF CAC Avon Sabre, a Mitsubishi Zero A6M2 and Display, a DeHavilland DH-82 Tiger Moth, a Mitsubishi Mu-2, a North American B-25 Mitchell, aWasp Air Buggy Gyrocopter, a Skycraft Scout Ultralight, a North American Rockwell Jet Commander, a Auster Autocar J5P.

This collection is significant for the role it played in the history of Australian air transport.

Please contact the Australian Aviation Heritage Centre

Please contact the Australian Aviation Heritage Centre

Subjects

Air transport; Military aircraft; Military service; Military weapons; World wars

Aircraft

Auster; Avon; Dassault; DeHavilland; Mirage; Mitsubishi; RAAF; RAN; Rockwell; Royal Australian Air Force; Royal Australian Navy; Skycraft; Westland

Civil Aviation; World war Two

Coverage Spatial

Winnellie, Northern Territory, Australia

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Dates

2012-05-30 23:43

2011-06-07 12:22