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Central Australian Aviation Museum
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Visit Central Australia’s Aviation Museum precinct and meet some of the industry’s Heroes, Visionaries and Villains through the informative displays which celebrate the spirit, determination and courage of the people behind the stories.
The Aviation precinct is located on the original site of Alice Springs‘s first aerodrome, known as Townsite, established by visionary, EJ Connellan and his team of committed ‘troops’. The first flight into the Alice Springs landed nearby. The original Connellan Airways hangar is Heritage listed.
Iconic aircraft with stories to tell of aeromedical retrievals & Cyclone Tracy evacuations.
Heroic deeds end in disaster. Kookaburra tragedy unfolds in diorama
Test your flying skills on the Flight Simulator - volunteers are there to help.
Bring the kids for an up-close-and-personal flying adventure.
Hear the back stories from past pilots and crews. Bookings a must.
Outback legend, Kurt Johansson, clawed his way back to base camp with this broken propellor.
Heritage listed, Connellan Airways hangar sits on site of Alice Spring's original aerodrome.
This iconic Heron was Germany's Chancellor Adenauer after WW2. It was repurposed by Connellans
Help is on the way. The Drover aircraft flew aero-medical retrievals across Outback Australia.
Check out the equipment and see what kept the planes flying in the original Connellan workshop .
