Fleet Air Arm Museum (Australia) facts for kids
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| Established | 1990 |
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| Location | HMAS Albatross, Nowra, New South Wales |
| Type | Military museum |
The Fleet Air Arm Museum is a cool place in Nowra, New South Wales. It's a military museum that shows off planes and helicopters. It's located at the naval air station HMAS Albatross.
This museum tells the story of Australian naval aviation. That's the flying part of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), called the Fleet Air Arm. You'll see aircraft they used, plus other important Australian planes and items from aircraft carriers. The museum has over 34 aircraft and helicopters. You can visit almost any day, except on big holidays. The building also hosts the Albatross Aero Club.
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History of the Museum
The museum's story began in 1974. A group of volunteers from the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) wanted to save old RAN aircraft. They started collecting items to show the history of Australian naval flying.
They raised $80 million to build a large hangar and event center. In 1990, the Australian Naval Aviation Museum Foundation was created to run the museum.
In 2000, the museum changed its name to Australia's Museum of Flight. It started showing items related to all Australian aviation, not just naval. Then, in 2006, the Royal Australian Navy took over the museum. They changed its name back to the Fleet Air Arm Museum.
Today, the museum displays more than 34 aircraft and many other aviation items.
Aircraft and Helicopter Displays
The museum has many amazing aircraft and helicopters on display. You can see them up close!
Aircraft on Display
- Aermacchi MB-326H
- Auster J5G (stored)
- CAC CA-22 Winjeel prototype
- de Havilland Sea Vampire T22
- de Havilland Sea Venom F.A.W. Mk 53
- Douglas C-47 Dakota
- Fairey Firefly AS.5/AS.6
- Fairey Gannet AS1/4
- Fairey Gannet T.2/T.5
- Grumman S-2E/G Tracker - 2 x S-2E (static), 1 x S-2G (flyable)
- GAF Jindivik - pilotless target aircraft
- Hawker Sea Fury Mk 11
- McDonnell Douglas A-4G Skyhawk
- McDonnell Douglas TA-4G Skyhawk
- Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 UTI
- N28 Kalkara target aircraft
- Sopwith Pup
- Supermarine Sea Otter
Helicopters on Display
- Aérospatiale AS350 Squirrel
- Bell 47G-3B1 Sioux
- Bell UH-1C Iroquois
- Bell UH-1H Iroquois
- Bristol Sycamore HR 50/51
- Sikorsky S-55
- Sikorsky S-70B-2 Seahawk
- Westland Dragonfly
- Westland Scout AH-1
- Westland Sea King Mk50
- Westland Wessex Mk31B
- Westland Whirlwind
See also
- Royal Australian Navy Heritage Centre
- Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Museum
- List of aerospace museums
Images for kids
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The "Defending the Fleet" section of the museum
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The museum's Fairey Gannet
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A Bell UH-1C Iroquois at the Fleet Air Arm Museum
