Australian Aviation Museum
Description
The Australian Aviation Museum is located on the south eastern corner of Bankstown Airport (YSBK) in Sydney, NSW Australia
The Australian Aviation Museum Bankstown Inc. (AAMB) is a self-funded,” not for profit” organisation, totally volunteer manned. AAMB receives no regular funding, from any level of Government and competes with all other museums and performance groups for any Grants.
AAMB is dedicated to the preservation of Australia’s rich aviation heritage, with a collection spanning the years from biplanes to Jet fighters and include a number of “home built” aircraft.
The AAMB collection includes many Items of ephemera and memorabilia including objects that belonged to such aviation legends as Nancy Bird Walton and Harry Purvis.
AAMB also holds one of the largest collections of aviation books, magazines and manuals in Australia.
AAMB is a member of both Museums Australia and Museums & Galleries NSW.
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facebook.comSunday 9th April 2017 at the celebrations for the Centenary of Milperra, a flyover of a single RAAF Spartan.
http://worldwarwings.com/a-1-skyraiders-unleashing-hell-during-sar-mission-in-vietnam?a=mk&var=aircraft-a1-sandy Interesting footage.
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20160505-the-spitfires-that-nearly-broke-the-sound-barrier
http://worldwarwings.com/first-person-flying-this-p-51-rc-will-blow-your-mind?a=mk&var=aircraft-rc-man
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdS7kKX2Qyg
Bathurst Aerodrome, looks like someone let the grass grow under their Mig 15.
Friday 6th May, about midday, at Bathurst Aerodrome, VH-XUX alias Buzz Buggy basking in the sunshine. Where does it go to from here?
Here is some great footage of a Mig 15 in a dogfight with a F-86 Sabre during the Korean War. We actually have a Mig 15 parked on our Museum apron which is a fantastic sight! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrVLNIkBKho
The Transavia Airtruk is on display at the Australian Aviation Museum in Bankstown. It was designed and built by the Transavia Corporation in Australia, and first flew on the 22nd of April 1965. Just under 120 were manufactured. The majority were used for agricultural purposes, but they also saw military use as surveillance and medevac craft in countries like Africa, China and the former Yugoslavia. Film fans might recognise a modified Airtruk being flown in the 1985 film 'Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome.' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-asgD0s5Ss
The spirit of aviation is still alive and well around the world. Congratulations to Bertrand Piccard, Andre Borschberg for completing a three day flight across a large portion of the Pacific Ocean in a solar powered plane! http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/solar-impulse-2-sun-powered-plane-journey-is-proof-of-human-endurance-as-well-as-renewable-energy-a6999511.html
Lest we forget. Some interesting footage provided by the Australian War Memorial of aircraft during the First World War. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwrIf_5gEEM
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