RAAF Museum is the official museum of the Royal Australian Air Force

Royal Australian Air Force

The Royal Australian Air Force is the air force branch of the Australian Defence Force. The RAAF was formed in March 1921. It continues the traditions of the Australian Flying Corps , which was formed on 22 October 1912. The RAAF has taken part in many of the 20th century's major conflicts...

, the second oldest air force in the world, located at RAAF Williams

RAAF Williams

RAAF Williams comprises the two bases of Point Cook and Laverton. Both establishments previously existed as separate RAAF Bases until 1999 when they were amalgamated to form RAAF Williams...

 Point Cook. 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.

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.

Aircraft on display

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

Static display

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

Training Hangar

• Maurice Farman Shorthorn
  Farman MF.11
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• Avro 504K
  Avro 504
  The Avro 504 was a World War I biplane aircraft made by the Avro aircraft company and under licence by others. Production during the War totalled 8,970 and continued for almost 20 years, making it the most-produced aircraft of any kind that served in World War I, in any military capacity, during...
  
  
• de Havilland Tiger Moth
  De Havilland Tiger Moth
  The de Havilland DH 82 Tiger Moth is a 1930s biplane designed by Geoffrey de Havilland and was operated by the Royal Air Force and others as a primary trainer. The Tiger Moth remained in service with the RAF until replaced by the de Havilland Chipmunk in 1952, when many of the surplus aircraft...
  
  
• de Havilland Vampire
  De Havilland Vampire
  The de Havilland DH.100 Vampire was a British jet-engine fighter commissioned by the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. Following the Gloster Meteor, it was the second jet fighter to enter service with the RAF. Although it arrived too late to see combat during the war, the Vampire served...
  
   T Mk 35
• CAC Winjeel
  CAC Winjeel
  |-See also:-External links:* http://www.warbirdalley.com/winjeel.htm* http://www.dropbears.com/f/felix_noble/winjeel.htm* http://www.raafmuseum.com.au/raaf2/html/body_winjeel.htm...
  
  
• New Zealand Aerospace Industries CT4A
• Aermacchi MB-326H
  Aermacchi MB-326
  The Aermacchi or Macchi MB-326 is a light military jet aircraft designed in Italy. Originally conceived as a two-seat trainer, there have also been single and two-seat light attack versions produced. It is one of the most commercially successful aircraft of its type, being bought by more than 10...
  
  

Technology Hangar

• Supermarine Walrus
  Supermarine Walrus
  The Supermarine Walrus was a British single-engine amphibious biplane reconnaissance aircraft designed by R. J. Mitchell and operated by the Fleet Air Arm . It also served with the Royal Air Force , Royal Australian Air Force , Royal Canadian Air Force , Royal New Zealand Navy and Royal New...
  
  
• Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5
  Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5
  The Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 was a British biplane fighter aircraft of the First World War. Although the first examples reached the Western Front before the Sopwith Camel and it had a much better overall performance, problems with its Hispano-Suiza engine, particularly the geared-output H-S...
  
  
• Douglas Boston
• F-4E Phantom
• de Havilland Vampire F.30
  De Havilland Vampire
  The de Havilland DH.100 Vampire was a British jet-engine fighter commissioned by the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. Following the Gloster Meteor, it was the second jet fighter to enter service with the RAF. Although it arrived too late to see combat during the war, the Vampire served...
  
  
• UH-1B Iroquois
  UH-1 Iroquois
  The Bell UH-1 Iroquois is a military helicopter powered by a single, turboshaft engine, with a two-bladed main rotor and tail rotor. The helicopter was developed by Bell Helicopter to meet the United States Army's requirement for a medical evacuation and utility helicopter in 1952, and first flew...
  
  
• Bristol Bloodhound SAM
  Surface-to-air missile
  A surface-to-air missile or ground-to-air missile is a missile designed to be launched from the ground to destroy aircraft or other missiles...
  
  

Hangar 180

• CAC Boomerang
  CAC Boomerang
  The CAC Boomerang was a World War II fighter aircraft designed and manufactured in Australia between 1942 and 1945. The Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation produced Boomerangs under the production contract numbers CA-12, CA-13, CA-14 and CA-19, with aircraft supplied under each subsequent contract...
  
  
• Consolidated Catalina
• GAF Pika
• GAF Jindivik
  GAF Jindivik
  The GAF Jindivik is a target drone produced by the Australian Government Aircraft Factory . The name is from an Aboriginal Australian word meaning the hunted one. Two manned prototypes, were built as GAF Pikas as a proof of concept to test the aerodynamics, engine and radio control systems,...
  
  
• Hawker Demon
• Avro Cadet
  Avro Cadet
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• DH 84 Dragon
  De Havilland Dragon
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• CAC Sabre
  CAC Sabre
  |-See also:-Bibliography:* Allward, Maurice. F-86 Sabre. London: Ian Allen, 1978. ISBN 0-71100-860-4.* Curtis, Duncan. North American F-86 Sabre. Ramsbury, UK: Crowood, 2000. ISBN 1-86126-358-9....
  
  
• Dassault Mirage III
  Dassault Mirage III
  The Mirage III is a supersonic fighter aircraft designed by Dassault Aviation during the late 1950s, and manufactured both in France and a number of other countries. It was a successful fighter aircraft, being sold to many air forces around the world and remaining in production for over a decade...
  
  
• Bell UH-1 Iroquois
• Cessna Bird Dog

Outdoors

• Lockheed C-130A Hercules
• Lockheed C-130E Hercules
• Hawker Siddeley HS 748
• Bristol Freighter
  Bristol Freighter
  The Bristol Type 170 Freighter was a British twin-engine aircraft designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company as both a freighter and airliner, although its best known use is as an air ferry to carry cars and their passengers over relatively short distances.-Design and development:The...
  
  
• Bristol Bloodhound missile (and launcher)

Aircraft in storage

Currently non-displayed aircraft include:

• Avro 707A WD280
  Avro 707
  |-See also:-References:NotesCitationsBibliography* Buttler, Tony. "Avro Type 698 Vulcan ." Aeroplane, Vol. 35, No. 4, Issue No. 408, April 2007....
  
  
• CAC Wirraway
  CAC Wirraway
  The Wirraway was a training and general purpose military aircraft manufactured in Australia by the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation between 1939 and 1946...
  
  
• Douglas C-47 Dakota
• Gloster Meteor T 7
  Gloster Meteor
  The Gloster Meteor was the first British jet fighter and the Allies' first operational jet. It first flew in 1943 and commenced operations on 27 July 1944 with 616 Squadron of the Royal Air Force...
  
  
• Gloster Meteor F 8
• Sikorsky S-51 Dragonfly
• GAF Canberra
• CAC Winjeel
  CAC Winjeel
  |-See also:-External links:* http://www.warbirdalley.com/winjeel.htm* http://www.dropbears.com/f/felix_noble/winjeel.htm* http://www.raafmuseum.com.au/raaf2/html/body_winjeel.htm...
  
  
• Lockheed Neptune
• North American Harvard
• Lockheed Ventura
  Lockheed Ventura
  The Lockheed Ventura was a bomber and patrol aircraft of World War II, used by United States and British Commonwealth forces in several guises...
  
  
• de Havilland Vampire T Mk 35
  De Havilland Vampire
  The de Havilland DH.100 Vampire was a British jet-engine fighter commissioned by the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. Following the Gloster Meteor, it was the second jet fighter to enter service with the RAF. Although it arrived too late to see combat during the war, the Vampire served...
  
  

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.

See also

• Aviation Heritage Museum
  Aviation Heritage Museum
  The Aviation Heritage Museum is a museum created and maintained by the RAAF Association of Western Australia. It houses a large number of aircraft, aircraft replicas and aircraft engines, of types that have served in the Royal Australian Air Force or have relevance to aviation in Western...
  
  
• RAAF Wagga Heritage Centre
• List of aerospace museums