Darwin Aviation Museum
Darwin Aviation Heritage Centre
An aviation museum near the airport whose centrepiece is a US B-52 bomber, one of the few on public display outside the United States.
The Darwin Aviation Heritage Centre sits beside the Stuart Highway, near Darwin Airport. Its huge hangar houses a B-52G bomber leased from the US Air Force, with a wingspan of about 56 metres that nearly fills the exhibition hall. Other exhibits include the wreckage of a Japanese Zero fighter from WWII, a replica Spitfire, helicopters and a history display on the air raids on Darwin.
Admission is listed on the official website. A visit takes about 1 to 1.5 hours, and you can get there by bus or taxi.
Opening hours
Daily 9:00 am–5:00 pm
Nearby sights
- Crocodylus Park
- Parap Village Markets
- Fannie Bay Gaol
- George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens
- Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory
- Darwin Waterfront Precinct
- RFDS Darwin Tourist Facility
- WWII Oil Storage Tunnels