Royal Australian Air Force Museum Point Cook
(RAAF Museum Point Cook)
 Curator - David Gardener
RAAF Base Williams
Point Cook Road
Point Cook
Victoria
Australia
Tel +61 92561300
Hours:
Tuesday to Friday: 10am–3pm Weekends and Public Holidays: 10am–5pm
Closed on Mondays, Good Friday and Christmas Day.
Admission: Free
The RAAF Museum Point Cook is located at Point Cook Airfield (RAAF Point Cook). The museum has a large colleciton of WWII RAAF aircraft
and other aviation displays and artifacts. About 50% of its collection
is in storage because of lack of space.
DeHavilland
Mosquito PR.XVI A52-600
The last surviving Mosquito
with a known combat record.
Supermarine Walrus II Serial Number HD874
Destroyed December 21, 1947. Salvaged 1980. Under restoration
CA-12 Boomerang Serial
Number A46-30
Displayed at the museum
CA-16 Wirraway Serial
Number A20-687
Displayed at the museum
DB-7B "J is for Jessica" Serial Number A28-8
Displayed at the museum
CA-18 Mustang Serial Number A68-170
Displayed at the museum
De Havilland Mosquito Serial Number A52-600
Displayed at the museum
Hajime
Toyashima's Flag and Flightsuit
Artifacts from A6M2 Zero 5349 shot down during Darwin
raid, first POW captured on Australian soil.
RAAF Ensign
Flag
On February 19, 1942 this RAAF Ensign flag which was shot down during the Japanese air
raid on Darwin. Afterwards raised again while the air raid was still in progress. Afterwards, it was signed by the survivors.
Storage Facility
The following aircraft are in storage but not on public display.
Spitfire Mark Vc Serial Number A58-51
Displayed at the museum.
PBV-1A Canso Constructors Number CV369
Restored by RAAF as Catalina A24-104 NR-H
from the 113th
ASRF (Air-Sea Rescue Flight).
CA-6 Wackett Serial Number A3-22
Formally displayed at Precision Aerospace until 2004, moved to RAAF Musuem Point Cook.
CA-6 Wackett Serial Number A3-22
Formally displayed at Precision Aerospace until 2004, moved to RAAF Musuem Point Cook.
P-40E Kittyhawk A29-28
Stored at RAAF Museum Point Cook until May 20, 2016 to Precision Aerospace / Precision Airmotive.
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