South Australian Aviation Museum facts for kids
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| Former name | South Australian Historical Aviation Museum |
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| Established | 1985 |
| Location | Port Adelaide, South Australia |
| Type | Aerospace museum |
The South Australian Aviation Museum is a cool place in Port Adelaide, South Australia. It's an aviation museum where you can see amazing aircraft, powerful aircraft engines, and even rockets! Everything here tells the story of flying and space in South Australia and across Australia.
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Discover the Museum's Story
How It All Began
The museum started in 1984. A group of people who loved aviation history and fixing old planes decided to create it. Their hard work paid off! In 1990, the History Trust of South Australia officially recognized it. This made it the main aviation museum for the state. The very next year, it became responsible for looking after South Australia's collection of historic aircraft.
Rockets and New Homes
In 1996, the museum became home to a special collection of rockets. These rockets were used at the Woomera Test Range between 1950 and 1980. The rockets are actually owned by the Defence Science and Technology Group, which is a government organization.
The museum moved a few times before finding its current spot in 2006. As its collection grew, they needed more space. So, in 2017, a second large hangar was added. This new building helps them show off even more aircraft, engines, and other cool displays.
Explore the Collections
The museum has a fantastic collection of items related to flying. You can see many different types of aircraft, powerful engines, and even some planes that are being fixed up.
Aircraft on Display
Here are some of the awesome aircraft you can see at the museum:
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- Aero Commander 680 VH-PSG
- BAe 146-300 VH-NJL
- Bell OH-58A Kiowa A17-010
- CAC CA-30 A7-026
- Cessna CC-1 – a copy of the original
- GAF Mirage IIID A3-115
- de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou A4-225
- de Havilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth 1074
- de Havilland DH.100 Vampire FB.31 A79-202
- de Havilland DH.112 Sea Venom FAW.53 WZ931
- Douglas C-47B Dakota A65-114
- English Electric Canberra B.2 WK165
- English Electric Canberra T.4 WD954
- Fokker F-27-109 Friendship VH-CAT
- GAF Jindivik N11-752 – a target drone (a plane flown without a pilot for practice)
- General Dynamics F-111C A8-132
- Gloster Meteor F.8 A77-851 – just the cockpit part
- Hall Cherokee II VH-GPR
- Lockheed AP-3C Orion A9-756
- McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 A21-32
- Piper PA-24-250 Comanche VH-DOL
- Shepard CS2
- Supermarine Spitfire Vc A58-146
- Van's RV-4 VH-NOJ
- Westland Wessex HAS.31B N7-224
Engines on Display
You can also see many different types of aircraft engines, showing how planes have been powered over the years.
- Allison T56A-11A
- Allison T56A-14
- Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah IX
- Armstrong Siddeley Lynx V
- Blackburn Cirrus I
- Blackburne Tomtit
- de Havilland Gipsy Queen
- Gnome Monosoupape
- Hispano-Suiza 8
- Lycoming LF507-1H
- Lycoming O-540
- Packard Liberty L-12
- Packard V-1650
- Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3
- Pratt & Whitney R-985
- Pratt & Whitney R-1340-AN2 Wasp
- Pratt & Whitney R-2000
- Rolls-Royce Avon
- Rolls-Royce Derwent
- Rolls-Royce Kestrel
- Rolls-Royce Merlin III
- Rolls-Royce Nene
- Walter Minor 6-111
- Westinghouse J34
- Wittber engine
Aircraft Being Restored
Some aircraft are still being worked on by volunteers to bring them back to life.
- Avro Anson I EF954/AW965
- Fairey Battle N2188
See also
- List of aerospace museums
