A Look at the Australian Army Flying Museum at Oakey

The Australian Army Flying Museum reopened in September 2005 in new buildings on land adjacent to Oakey Airport and the Oakey Army Aviation Centre.

The purpose-built facility includes many historical aircraft tracing the history of the Aviation Corps in the Australian Army and back to the Australian Flying Corps during World War I.

Visitors to the museum will see many beautifully presented aircraft with strong connections to Army aviation that have been restored to original condition. Featured types in the collection of aircraft include Bell 47, Bell OH-58 Kiowa, GAF Nomad, Pilatus PC-6 Porter, and Cessna 180. The Museum also houses replicas of the three original aircraft first flown by military pilots in 1910-1912 being the Boxkite, Deperdussin and Bleriot.

Recent acquisitions include Chinook and Blackwater helicopters.

The museum also maintains a significant collection of artefacts dating from the inception of the Army Flying Corps and WWI to the present day.

There are also images, video and valuable memorabilia from World War l, to current operations overseas where the Australian Army is using aviation resources.

The Australian Army Flying Museum is located on Museum Drive, Swartz Barracks, Oakey, Queensland 4401.  Contact them on (07) 75 147 040 or visit their Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/AustralianArmyFlyingMuseum) for more information.