Brief description
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.Full description
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.Significance
This collection is significant for the role it played in the history of Australian air transport.Spatial Coverage And Location
text: Winnellie, Northern Territory, Australia
Subjects
Air transport |
Aircraft |
Auster |
Avon |
Civil Aviation |
Dassault |
DeHavilland |
Military aircraft |
Military service |
Military weapons |
Mirage |
Mitsubishi |
RAAF |
RAN |
Rockwell |
Royal Australian Air Force |
Royal Australian Navy |
Skycraft |
Westland |
World war Two |
world wars |
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Identifiers
- URI : http://www.darwinsairwar.com.au/collection.html#aircraft
- Local : AAHC001