Others have noted this museum needs updating. I suspect the problem is that the volunteer society that runs it does not have the resources to update to really professional curation and interpretation. And they are running out of space.
The material here is mighty impressive. An almost-operational B52, the last plane out of Dili in '75 (DH Dove), a Macchi,...
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A B-52 bomber (one of only two on display outside the U.S.) is exhibited here along with other military aircraft, engines and the wreckage of a......
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A B-52 bomber (one of only two on display outside the U.S.) is exhibited here along with other military aircraft, engines and the wreckage of a Japanese Zero fighter shot down in the 1942 air raids on Darwin.
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Still in awe of just how big the B52 is!!
A bit of a drive out of town but has many interesting displays.
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We enljoyed our visit and spent around an hour looking around the planes etc. It is all one big hanger and although warm there were breezes and fans to cool us down.
Very interesting and well worth a visit.
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B52 exhibit is really good - I wonder if it could be improved by sectioning the fuselage to show what is contained inside - it is a big plane for a comparatively light bombload?
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This was part of a tour we did (WW2 Bombing tour) and it was worth a visit. They have a B52 bomber on display in the hangar and lots of plane displays. Could have some more exciting t shirts to buy in the gift shop though!
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Very interesting, but not many people visiting when we were there.
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Great fun wandering around, learning of how things were too.
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i love australia raelly i hope live in this place i waana go please
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Very interesting exhibit although a little chaotic, but amazing to see all the planes nestled under the B52 Bomber, you can't help but wonder how they got it and everything else into the one hanger
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Loved seeing the big B52 bomber, and also lots of the other planes. the stories were done well, and I got to meet a veteran who served under my dad or his company, so that made it very special
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