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RAAF Museum
RAAF Museum - Point Cook
Established 1952
Location RAAF Williams Point Cook
Coordinates 37°55′50″S 144°44′57″E / 37.930464°S 144.749073°E / -37.930464; 144.749073
Type Military museum
Director David Gardener
Website http://www.airforce.gov.au/raafmuseum/

RAAF Museum is the official museum of the Royal Australian Air Force, the second oldest air force in the world, located at RAAF Williams Point Cook, Victoria, Australia. 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 permanently exhibited. Among those currently on display are:

Static display[]

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

Training Hangar[]

De Havilland Tiger Moth (A17-711) at the RAAF Museum

de Havilland Tiger Moth (A17-711)

Technology Hangar[]

Hangar 180[]

Outdoors[]

Lockheed C-130A Hercules (A97-214) at the RAAF Museum

Lockheed C-130A Hercules (A97-214)

Strke Aircraft Hangar[]

Aircraft in storage[]

CAC Winjeel

CA25-39 Winjeel, A85-439

Currently non-displayed aircraft include:[1]

Flying display[]

The museum conducts an interactive flying display at 1pm (1300) every Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday for visitors.[3] 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.

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