Fleet Air Arm Museum (Australia)

"Australia's Museum of Flight" redirects here. For other aviation museums in Australia, see List of aerospace museums § Australia.
For the museum in United Kingdom, see Fleet Air Arm Museum.

Fleet Air Arm Museum
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Established1990
LocationHMAS Albatross, Nowra, New South Wales
Coordinates34°56′10″S 150°33′18″E / 34.936°S 150.555°E / -34.936; 150.555
TypeMilitary museum
Websitehttp://www.navy.gov.au/fleet-air-arm-museum
The "Defending the Fleet" section of the museum
The museum's Fairey Gannet
A Bell UH-1C Iroquois at the Fleet Air Arm Museum

The Australian Fleet Air Arm Museum, formerly known as Australia's Museum of Flight, is a military aerospace museum located at the naval air station HMAS Albatross, near Nowra, New South Wales. The museum was opened in 1990, although efforts to preserve artifacts related to Australia's naval aviation history began in 1974. The museum houses aircraft used throughout the history of the Fleet Air Arm, the naval aviation branch of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), along with other aircraft of relevance to Australia's aviation history, and memorabilia relating to Australian aircraft carriers.[1][2][3] The museum includes 34 aircraft and helicopters in its collection. It is open to the public daily, except for major public holidays. The museum building is also home to Albatross Aero Club.

  1. ^ "Fleet Air Arm Museum Display - Fleet Air Arm Launches 1948 - 1954". Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  2. ^ "Fleet Air Arm Museum Display - Navy Gets Jets 1955 - 1967". Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  3. ^ "Fleet Air Arm Museum Display - Defending The Fleet 1968 - 1984". Retrieved 16 April 2011.