{"id":7749,"date":"2016-10-28T11:23:04","date_gmt":"2016-10-28T09:23:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/?page_id=7749"},"modified":"2025-02-09T16:33:19","modified_gmt":"2025-02-09T14:33:19","slug":"raaf-amberley-aviation-heritage-centre","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/raaf-amberley-aviation-heritage-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"RAAF Amberley Aviation Heritage Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>RAAF Amberley Aviation Heritage Centre<\/strong>, located at RAAF Base Amberley near <strong>Ipswich<\/strong>, <strong>Queensland<\/strong>, offers a comprehensive look into the <strong>Royal Australian Air Force<\/strong>&#8216;s history in Southeast Queensland from the 1930s to the present day. The Centre is housed in four World War II-era <strong>Bellman hangars<\/strong> and features a diverse collection of historical aircraft and exhibits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>RAAF Amberley Aviation Heritage Centre<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">South Amberley Road<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amberley, QLD 4306<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/2015\/05\/06\/australia\/\">Australia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raafamberleyheritage.gov.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.raafamberleyheritage.gov.au<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"mailto:RAAF.AAHC@defence.gov.au\">RAAF.AAHC@defence.gov.au<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">+61 07 5361 1245<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The RAAF Amberley Heritage Centre is open 09:00 &#8211; 15:00, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and the third Sunday of every month (excluding December).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bookings are essential for all visits. Please complete the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforce.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/2024-03\/AMB%20AHC%20Booking%20Request%20Form.pdf\">Amberley Heritage Centre Booking Request Form<\/a> and email it to <a href=\"mailto:raaf.aahc@defence.gov.au\">raaf.aahc@defence.gov.au<\/a>, at least seven days prior to your planned visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Free admission however, donations are gratefully accepted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gift shop<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/RAAFAAHC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3562 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/youtube.png\" alt=\"youtube\" class=\"wp-image-3562\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m14!1m8!1m3!1d904818.0163785863!2d152.15211503363767!3d-27.641689!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x0%3A0x3cd182dd42cfc510!2sRAAF+Amberley+Aviation+Heritage+Centre!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1477646564680\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Aircraft collection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/raaf-amberley-aviation-heritage-centre\/dassault-mirage-iiioa-a3-55-raaf\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7750\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"104\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Dassault-Mirage-IIIOA-A3-55-RAAF.jpg\" alt=\"Dassault Mirage IIIO(A) A3-55 RAAF, RAAF Amberley Heritage Centre\" class=\"wp-image-7750\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>&#8211;<p><\/p>\n<p>A1-738<\/p>\n<p>A2-771<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>286786\/F<\/p>\n<p>VH-BOM\/A46-206\/MH-Y<\/p>\n<p>A85-449<\/p>\n<p>A94-962<\/p>\n<p>A3-55<\/p>\n<p>A79-822<\/p>\n<p>A4-236<\/p>\n<p>A84-242<\/p>\n<p>A8-126<\/p><\/td><td>Avro Anson (wreck)<p><\/p>\n<p>Bell 47G-3B-1 Sioux<\/p>\n<p>Bell UH-1H Iroquois<\/p>\n<p>Bleriot XI (replica)<\/p>\n<p>Boeing DB-7 Boston<\/p>\n<p>Commonwealth CA-19 Boomerang<\/p>\n<p>Commonwealth CA-25 Winjeel<\/p>\n<p>Commonwealth CA.27 Sabre Mk.32<\/p>\n<p>Dassault Mirage IIIO(A)<\/p>\n<p>de Havilland Vampire T.35A<\/p>\n<p>de Havilland Canada DHC.4 Caribou<\/p>\n<p>English Electric Canberra Mk.20<\/p>\n<p>General Dynamics F-111C<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>RAAF Amberley Aviation Heritage Centre<\/strong> <strong>Key Exhibits:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Aircraft Displays:<\/strong> Visitors can view a range of aircraft, including the F-111 A8-126, known for its iconic &#8220;dump and burn&#8221; displays, a World War II Douglas A20G Havoc named &#8220;Hell\u2019n Pelican,&#8221; a Canberra Bomber A84-242, a Caribou A4-236, and a Sabre A94-962.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Additional Displays:<\/strong> The Centre also showcases aircraft engines, an F-111 crew module, World War II jeeps, aircraft refueling vehicles, and a variety of armaments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The RAAF Amberley Aviation Heritage Centre, located at RAAF Base Amberley near Ipswich, Queensland, offers a comprehensive look into the Royal Australian Air Force&#8216;s history&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7749","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7749","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7749"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7749\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33187,"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7749\/revisions\/33187"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}