The Moorabbin Air Museum, located at Moorabbin Airport, Victoria, Australia, is home to one of the most significant collections of Australian-made aircraft, engines, and aviation artifacts. Established in 1962, the museum has expanded its collection to include over 50 aircraft and engines, many of which are rare or unique to Australia’s aviation history.
Moorabbin Air Museum
1 Second Ave.
Moorabbin Airport VIC 3194
+61 3 9580 7752
Monday – Friday 10:00 – 16:00
Saturday, Sunday 10:00 – 17:00
Closed Christmas day
Admission fee
Gift shop
The Moorabbin Air Museum is located 14 miles or 22 km south east of the Melbourne CBD, accessible via the Monash Freeway, Princes Highway or Nepean Highway via Warrigal Road to Centre Dandenong Road and Grange Road. The nearest railway station is Cheltenham, which is 2.5 miles or 4km west of the museum along Centre Dandenong Road
Aircraft collection
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VH-UUM A17-039 – A91-1 RP-C8006 VH-ADL A20-10 A3-22 A46-25 A85-418 A94-989 VH-WOT A7-054 VH-AER A24-88 A29-53 A9-150 A8-328 VH-UKV A17-377 VH-CLX N4-901 A79-422 VH-UPR A30-9 VH-ANH – WD827 XG789 A84-222 A3-45 A92-492 RF342 VH-SFR A77-707 – – – – VH-AVQ VH-AUC – – – – VH-SCA – – VH-TVR VH-BWI N7-204/14 – | Auster J-1B Aiglet
British Aircraft L25C Swallow II Bell B.206B1 JetRanger Benson AutoGyro Bristol 171 Sycamore Boeing 737-2B7 (cockpit) Bristol type 170 Freighter Mk.31 CAC CA-1 Wirraway CAC CA-6 Wacket Trainer CAC CA-12 Boomerang CAC CA-25 Winjeel CAC CA-27 Sabre CAC CA-28 Ceres CAC CA-30 Macchi Cessna 310 Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina Curtiss P-40E Kitty Hawk DAP Beaufort (cockpit) DAP Beaufighter Mk.21 de Havilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth de Havilland DH.114 Heron de Havilland Sea Venom FAW.53 de Havilland Vampire FB.31 DeSoutter 2 Douglas DC-2-112 Douglas DC-3 277D Dunstable Kestral Fairey Firefly AS.6 Fairey Gannet AS.1 GAF Canberra Mk.20 GAF Dassault Mirage IIIO GAF Jindivik GAF Lincoln B.2 GAF N22SB Nomad Gloster Meteor T.7 Heron Primary Glider Koltai Ornithopter McKenna Heath Parasol Mignet Flying Flea Miles M-38 Messenger 2A Percival Proctor 1 RAF BE2a Sander Veenstra SV5 Thermite Skycraft Scout Skyseeker Ultralight Southern Cross SC1 Transavia PL-12 Airtruck UAL Wombat Vickers Viscount VC.816 Victa AirTourer 100 Westland Wessex Mk.31A Yeoman Cropmaster |
Over the last 40 years, the Moorabbin Air Museum has saved a number of significant examples of Australia’s aviation heritage, and with nearly 50 aircraft on display, in storage or under restoration, the Museum is one of the largest in Australia.
The Moorabbin Air Museum contains the finest collection of Australian made and designed aircraft, as well as the broadest collection, with representative types covering the development of air travel and military aviation within Australia.
Key Highlights:
- Interactive Exhibits: Visitors have the opportunity to explore various aircraft, with access to several cockpits, providing a hands-on experience of what it’s like to be a pilot.
- Notable Aircraft: The Moorabbin Air Museum’s collection includes significant Australian-made aircraft such as the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (CAC) Wirraway A20-10, the oldest surviving CAC aircraft, and a DAP Mk21 Beaufighter, one of only two Australian-made variants remaining in the country.