Derelict Aircraft Museum

Coordinates: 37°47′53″S 145°35′04″E / 37.7981°S 145.5845°E / -37.7981; 145.5845
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Derelict Aircraft Museum
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Dissolved2017 (2017)
LocationLaunching Place, Victoria, Australia
Coordinates37°47′53″S 145°35′04″E / 37.7981°S 145.5845°E / -37.7981; 145.5845
TypeAviation museum
OwnerRichard Wetherburn

The Derelict Air Museum was an Australian aviation museum located in Launching Place, Victoria.[1]

It was a collection of aircraft in various states of repair, owned by Richard Wetherburn.[2] The exhibits included a US Air Force North American F-86D Sabre, two Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Aermacchi MB-326, an RAAF de Havilland Vampire, a Royal Australian Navy Westland Wessex, a Polish Air Force PZL TS-11 Iskra, a GAF Nomad, a Beechcraft Queen Air, a Commonwealth Department of Health de Havilland Dove, and the nose of an Ansett Australia Fokker F-28 Fellowship. The museum also had a large collection of model aircraft.

Prior to 2017, it was closed and dismantled.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Restoring a Dakota Cockpit Downunder!". 29 April 2016.
  2. ^ Grubby Fingers Aircraft Illustration - The Derelict Aircraft Museum Archived 8 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved September 19, 2016

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