37°30′53″S 143°47′18″E / 37.514722°S 143.788375°E Ballarat Aviation Museum is an Australian aviation museum located at Ballarat Airport in Ballarat, Victoria.[1][2] Among other exhibits it contains a CAC Wirraway, an Ikara anti-submarine missile, a Mignet Pou-du-Ciel, a MacFarlane (Mac Wonder), an Iskra, a PZL TS-11 Iskra and a Walter HWK 109-509 rocket engine, the type that was used to power the Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet.[3][4][5] The Museum also has 2 Link Trainers and many aero engines including a Rolls-Royce Merlin, Griffin and 747. Other exhibits include a range of cameras used for aerial photography, historical aircraft radios and photographs.
References
edit- ^ Ballarat Aero Club - History of the Club & Airport Retrieved September 18, 2016
- ^ Culture Victoria - Ballarat Aviation Museum Retrieved September 18, 2016
- ^ Ballarat Aviation Museum, Australia Retrieved September 18, 2016
- ^ Grubby Fingers Aircraft Illustration - Ballarat Aviation Museum Retrieved September 18, 2016
- ^ Ballarat’s long association with flying on show at Ballarat Aviation Museum April 9, 2014 The Herald and Weekly Times Retrieved September 16, 2016
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