Darwin Sights

Aviation Museum

#6 of 104 things to do in Darwin

#4 of 191 museum sights in Australia

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Good for: aviation, world war 2 aircraft, warbirds

  • Address
    • 557 Stuart Hwy Winnellie
  • Website
  • Phone
    • 08-8947 2145
  • Price
    • adult/child/family $12/7/30
  • Hours
    • 9am-5pm

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Lonely Planet review for Aviation Museum

Darwin’s aviation museum, about 10km from the centre, is one for military aircraft nuts. The centrepiece is a mammoth B52 bomber, one of only a few of its kind displayed outside the USA, which has somehow been squeezed inside. It dwarfs the other aircraft, which include a Japanese Zero fighter shot down in 1942 and the remains of an RAAF Mirage jet that crashed in a nearby swamp. Free guided tours commence at 10am and 2pm.

 

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    Fantastic but not on a hot day.

    nthorpe recommends this,

    This place is crammed with warplanes and other aviation treats. Darwin is the natural home of a great aviation museum, because of its pivotal role in world war 2 warbird history. All alongside the highway were military airstrips operating missions northward against the Japanese. You learn a lot here. The B52 is jaw-dropping. It's a galvanised steel hangar, so it gets pretty hot!

    Good for: aviation, world war 2 aircraft, warbirds

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