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词条 Darwin Aviation Museum
释义

  1. History

  2. Displays

     Aircraft on display  Aircraft engines on display 

  3. See also

  4. References

  5. External links

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The Darwin Aviation Museum, previously known as the Australian Aviation Heritage Centre, displays aircraft and aircraft engines of relevance to the Northern Territory and aviation in Australia generally. It is located in Darwin, Northern Territory.[1]

History

The Museum's origins can be traced to 1976 when a group of enthusiasts sought to preserve aviation relics after the destruction of Cyclone Tracy. The present museum was opened in 1990.[2][3]

Displays

The museum has on display a Boeing B-52G bomber. It is on permanent loan from the United States Air Force and is one of only two on public display in the world outside the US.[4][5] There is also a bomb fragment dating from a WWII air raid on Darwin which visitors may handle.[6]

Aircraft on display

  • Auster J-5P Autocar
  • Boeing B-52G Stratofortress "Darwin's Pride"[6][7]
  • CAC Sabre
  • Bell AH-1G Cobra
  • Dassault Mirage IIIO
  • de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth[8]
  • de Havilland Dove
  • General Dynamics F-111C[6][9][10]
  • Hovey Delta Bird
  • Mitsubishi MU-2
  • Mitsubishi A6M2 Model 21 Zero[11]
  • North American B-25 Mitchell
  • Rockwell Shrike Commander 500
  • Rutan Long-EZ
  • Supermarine Spitfire Mk VIII (Replica)
  • Westland Wessex

Aircraft engines on display

The following aircraft engines are also on static display:[12]

  • Allison J33
  • Allison V-1710
  • Bristol Centaurus
  • Continental O-200
  • de Havilland Gipsy Major Series 2
  • de Havilland Gipsy Six Series II
  • de Havilland Gipsy Queen Series 30
  • de Havilland Gipsy Queen Series 70 Mk2
  • Franklin 6V4
  • Liberty L-12
  • Nakajima Sakae 12
  • Napier Gazelle
  • Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp
  • Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp
  • Rolls-Royce Avon RA-6
  • Rolls-Royce Derwent Mk 8
  • Rolls-Royce Merlin XXIII
  • Wright R-2600-13

See also

  • List of aerospace museums

References

1. ^{{cite book|title=The Rough Guide to Australia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DK4AAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT603|date=1 April 2014|publisher=Rough Guides|isbn=978-1-4093-7223-3|pages=603–}}
2. ^{{cite book|last=Alford|first=Bob|title=Darwin's air war, 1942-1945 : an illustrated history commemorating the Darwin air raids|year=2011|publisher=The Aviation Historical Society of the Northern Territory|location=Darwin|isbn=9780980771305}}
3. ^{{Cite web |title=AHSNT History |url=http://www.darwinsairwar.com.au/society.html |accessdate=7 August 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130818083926/http://darwinsairwar.com.au/society.html |archivedate=18 August 2013 |df= }}
4. ^{{cite web|title=AHSNT B52 Details |url=http://www.darwinsairwar.com.au/B52.html |accessdate=4 October 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921183453/http://www.darwinsairwar.com.au/B52.html |archivedate=21 September 2013 |df= }}
5. ^{{cite book|author1=Lee Mylne|author2=Marc Llewellyn|author3=Ron Crittall and Lee Atkinson|title=Frommer's Australia 2011|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uROdwQD9uVAC&pg=PT29|date=12 October 2010|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-1-118-00398-5|pages=29–}}
6. ^1 2 {{cite news|last1=Templemen|first1=Tiana|title=Darwin with kids: Top holiday activities to keep the whole family entertained|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/travel/darwin-with-kids-top-holiday-activities-to-keep-the-whole-family-entertained/story-fnjjuxwc-1227025751398|accessdate=17 November 2015|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=16 August 2014}}
7. ^"RAAF F-111 Joins USAF B-52 at Australian Aviation Heritage Centre in Darwin" 25 June 2013. Warbirds News Retrieved 9 April 2016
8. ^"Pilots of tomorrow take a look at their future office at Top End aviation open day". NT News.
9. ^{{cite news|last=Bolton|first=Katrina|title=F-111 fighter to land at Darwin aviation museum|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-10-05/raaf-f-111-for-darwin-aviation-museum/4297422|accessdate=4 October 2013|newspaper=ABC News|date=5 October 2012}}
10. ^{{cite news|last=Conlan |first=Matt |title=Darwin aviation museum receives retired F111 |url=http://www.international.to/index.php?option=com_content&id=9392:darwin-aviation-museum-receives-retired-f111&Itemid=254 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140901014814/http://www.international.to/index.php?option=com_content&id=9392:darwin-aviation-museum-receives-retired-f111&Itemid=254 |dead-url=yes |archive-date=1 September 2014 |accessdate=4 October 2013 |newspaper=News International |date=25 August 2013 }}
11. ^{{cite book|author1=Marc Llewellyn|author2=Lee Mylne|title=Australia For Dummies|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E6yX1QlrpsgC&pg=PA12|date=16 June 2008|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-0-470-28980-8|pages=12–}}
12. ^{{Cite web |title = AHSNT Aircraft engines on display |url = http://www.darwinsairwar.com.au/engines-on-display/ |accessdate = 29 January 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170218062405/http://www.darwinsairwar.com.au/engines-on-display/ |archive-date = 2017-02-18 |dead-url = yes |df = }}

External links

  • [https://www.darwinaviationmuseum.com.au Darwin Aviation Museum - Home Page]
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