The museum
Located near the Australian Army Aviation Centre at Oakey, the museum traces the Army’s use of aircraft for observation, communications, medical support and battlefield mobility. The collection starts with pioneer-era replicas and moves through Vietnam-era helicopters into modern battlefield aviation.
Located near the Australian Army Aviation Centre at Oakey, the museum traces the Army’s use of aircraft for observation, communications, medical support and battlefield mobility. The collection starts with pioneer-era replicas and moves through Vietnam-era helicopters into modern battlefield aviation.
The aircraft collection concentrates on australian Army light aircraft, liaison and helicopter operations, early flight replicas and the evolution of Army air mobility. The display building is accessible without the installation-security process required for some workshop visits, but the Army specifies that visits require advance booking. Its official display list distinguishes pioneering reproductions from later service aircraft.
The aircraft entries below are selected records from the institution’s own collection pages, not a claim to reproduce its entire inventory. A type shown in a museum catalog is not automatically available for inspection: restoration, loan, operational, and reserve storage arrangements can change. Where the catalog does not establish current public display, these records retain an unknown display status.
What defines the collection
Australian Army light aircraft, liaison and helicopter operations, early flight replicas and the evolution of Army air mobility
What to expect
The display building is accessible without the installation-security process required for some workshop visits, but the Army specifies that visits require advance booking. Its official display list distinguishes pioneering reproductions from later service aircraft.
What the museum holds
18 documented aircraft and exhibit records
The inventory below separates what the museum or its sources say the institution holds from the smaller set of aircraft histories already connected to the Air Archive.
- Sopwith CamelUnknown
- Auster Mk IIIUnknown
- Aérospatiale AS350B SquirrelUnknown
- Bell 206 KiowaUnknown
- Bell 47 SiouxUnknown
- Bell UH-1H IroquoisUnknown
- Blériot early aircraftUnknown
- Boeing CH-47D ChinookUnknown
- Bristol BoxkiteUnknown
- CAC WinjeelUnknown
- Cessna O-1 Bird DogUnknown
- Deperdussin early monoplaneUnknown
- GAF NomadUnknown
- Handley Page early bomberUnknown
Open full museum-listed inventory (18 entries)
| Aircraft | Status | Identity |
|---|---|---|
| Auster Mk III | Unknown | — |
| Aérospatiale AS350B Squirrel | Unknown | — |
| Bell 206 Kiowa | Unknown | — |
| Bell 47 Sioux | Unknown | — |
| Bell UH-1H Iroquois | Unknown | — |
| Blériot early aircraft | Unknown | — |
| Boeing CH-47D Chinook | Unknown | — |
| Bristol Boxkite | Unknown | — |
| CAC Winjeel | Unknown | — |
| Cessna O-1 Bird Dog | Unknown | — |
| Deperdussin early monoplane | Unknown | — |
| GAF Nomad | Unknown | — |
| Handley Page early bomber | Unknown | — |
| NHIndustries MRH-90 Taipan | Unknown | — |
| Pacific Aerospace CT-4 Airtrainer | Unknown | — |
| Pilatus PC-6 Porter | Unknown | — |
| Sikorsky S-70A-9 Black Hawk | Unknown | — |
| Sopwith Camel Sopwith Camel | Unknown | — |
Aircraft histories connected to this museum
These links connect museum holdings to aircraft histories already in the Trackpads Air Archive. They are not intended to imply that every museum aircraft has a dedicated archive profile yet.