{"id":7816,"date":"2016-10-28T19:34:23","date_gmt":"2016-10-28T17:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/?page_id=7816"},"modified":"2025-02-09T17:45:13","modified_gmt":"2025-02-09T15:45:13","slug":"australian-war-memorial","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/australian-war-memorial\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian War Memorial"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <strong>Australian War Memorial<\/strong> in <strong>Canberra<\/strong> consists of three parts: the Commemorative Area (shrine) including the Hall of Memory with the Tomb of the Unknown Australian Soldier, the Memorial&#8217;s galleries (museum) and Research Centre (records). The Memorial also has an outdoor Sculpture Garden. ANZAC Hall is a large annexe to the upper level of the Memorial, used for the display of large military hardware. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Australian War Memorial<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"section-info-text\">Treloar Cres<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"section-info-text\">Canberra, ACT 2612<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/2015\/05\/06\/australia\/\"><span class=\"section-info-text\">Australia<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.awm.gov.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.awm.gov.au<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"txt\">+61 2 6243 4211<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"txt\">Daily 10:00 &#8211; 16:00<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"txt\">Closed Christmas Day<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Free admission<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gift shop<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AWMemorial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-922 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/facebook.jpg\" alt=\"facebook\" class=\"wp-image-922\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AWMemorial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7775 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/twit.jpg\" alt=\"twit\" class=\"wp-image-7775\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/AustWarMemorial\" 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<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m14!1m8!1m3!1d1667568.1279311585!2d148.05057206727528!3d-35.28189699999999!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x0%3A0x41ef86ae38d42ce6!2sAustralian+War+Memorial!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1477675701474\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Aircraft collection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/south-australian-aviation-museum\/general-dynamics-rf-111c-a8-134\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9440\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"482\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/General-Dynamics-RF-111C-A8-134-728x482.jpg\" alt=\"General Dynamics RF-111C A8-134 Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australia\" class=\"wp-image-9440\" 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class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>G-EAQM<p><\/p>\n<p>D5390\/17<\/p>\n<p>A3-4<\/p>\n<p>W4783\/AR-G<\/p>\n<p>A1-404<\/p>\n<p>A9-557<\/p>\n<p>A20-103\/D<\/p>\n<p>A29-133\/S<\/p>\n<p>A52-319<\/p>\n<p>A4-140<\/p>\n<p>A8-134<\/p>\n<p>VX730\/109-K<\/p>\n<p>A16-105<\/p>\n<p>A21-22<\/p>\n<p>163824<\/p>\n<p>191907<\/p>\n<p>500200<\/p>\n<p>2458<\/p>\n<p>V-173<\/p>\n<p>5465<\/p>\n<p>67-14639<\/p>\n<p>A68-648<\/p>\n<p>2600\/13<\/p>\n<p>D6950<\/p><\/td><td>Airco D.H.9<p><\/p>\n<p>Albatross DVa<\/p>\n<p>Avro 504K<\/p>\n<p>Avro Lancaster Mk.1<\/p>\n<p>Bell 47G-3B-1<\/p>\n<p>Bristol (DAP) Beaufort Mk.VIII<\/p>\n<p>Commonwealth CA-5 Wirraway<\/p>\n<p>Curtis P-40E Kittyhawk<\/p>\n<p>de Havilland Mosquito Mk.41<\/p>\n<p>de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Caribou<\/p>\n<p>General Dynamics RF-111C<\/p>\n<p>Hawker Sea Fury FB.11<\/p>\n<p>Lockheed Hudson Mk.4A<\/p>\n<p>McDonnell Douglas F\/A-18A Hornet<\/p>\n<p>Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6\/U4<\/p>\n<p>Messerschmitt Me-163<\/p>\n<p>Messerschmitt Me-262 A2A<\/p>\n<p>Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-15bis<\/p>\n<p>Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"st\">Nakajima<\/span> Ki-43 Oscar<\/p>\n<p>North American Rockwell OV-10A Bronco<\/p>\n<p>North American P-51D Mustang<\/p>\n<p>Pfalz D.XIII<\/p>\n<p>Royal Aircraft Factory SE5a<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Australian War Memorial<\/strong>&#8216;s ANZAC Hall is a large annexe to the upper level of the Memorial, used for the display of large military hardware. Notable displays on the west side include a complete and particularly historic Lancaster bomber known as G for George, The wrecks of M-14 and M-21 reconstructed to form a Japanese <i>Ko-hyoteki<\/i> class midget submarine as both were sunk during the raid on Sydney Harbour in 1942, rare German aircraft such as the Me 262 and Me 163, One of the main guns each from HMAS Sydney and SMS Emden, The east side includes a World War I aircraft exhibition, notably displaying a Royal Aircraft Factory SE5a, Pfalz D.XII and Albatros D.Va, among others These aircraft are accompanied by a movie directed by Peter Jackson titled &#8220;Over the Front&#8221; highlighting the formation of the Australian Flying Corps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"txt\">There have been aircraft in the <strong>Australian War Memorial<\/strong>&#8216;s collection from the very beginning. Today the War Memorial contains a number of classic aircraft on permanent display. An F\/A-18 Hornet is scheduled to join the collection in the near future.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Aircraft in storage facility at Mitchell<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Westland Wessex N7-226 (WA226)<br>\nGeneral Dynamics RF-111C A8-134<br>\nBell OH-58A Kiowa A17-054<br>\nSikorsky S-70B-2 Seahawk N24-003<br>\nDouglas Dakota Mk IV A65-71 (43-49870)<i><br>\n<\/i>Gloster Meteor F.8 A77-368<br>\nde Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth A17-704<br>\nCAC CA-27 Sabre Mk 32 A94-954<br>\nFairey Firefly AS.6 WJ109<br>\nCH-47D Chinook A15-202<br>\nMikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15bis<br>\nDeperdussin Type A CFS5<br>\nEnglish Electric (GAF) Canberra Mk.20 A84-247<br>\nPilatus PC-6\/B1-H2 Turbo&nbsp;Porter A14-690<br>\nde Havilland (Canada) DHC-4 Caribou A4-140<br>\nLockheed C-130H Hercules A97-010 (nose section)<br>\nBell 47G-3B-1 Sioux A1-404<br>\nBell UH-1H Iroquois A2-773<br>\nEurocopter AS350B Squirrel N22-017<br>\nTachikawa Ki-54 \u2018Hickory\u2019 (unknown id)<br>\nLockheed AP3-C Orion aircraft A9-659<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the imminent building work taking place at the AWM, we expect that many of the aviation exhibits will moved to the Treloar facility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Photo Les Spearman<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Australian War Memorial in Canberra consists of three parts: the Commemorative Area (shrine) including the Hall of Memory with the Tomb of the Unknown&#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-7816","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7816","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=7816"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7816\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33212,"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7816\/revisions\/33212"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7816"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}