The Darwin Aviation Museum is adjacent to Darwin Airport, but on the other side. A local bus stops in front of the museum. Its prize exhibit is the only Boeing B-52 Stratofortress on display in the Southern Hemisphere. It was built in 1959 and gifted by the U.S. government to the people of Darwin in 1990. They had to build a special hangar to accommodate this huge aircraft. I spent two hours at this museum enjoying their many exhibits.

An incredible array of aircraft. I love visiting aviation museums and this is one of the best. If you like Australian aviation you will be amazed! If you just like planes you will love it. There is not much interactive, it is a walk around and read type museum, but the amount and quality of aircraft is awesome. From memory they have the unbelievably huge B52, the F18, F111, P3 Orion, Mirage, Spitfire, Sabre, a Cobra helicopter, Wessex helicopter, and this would be less than a tenth of the lineup. The information is great, and they provide the opportunity to see into some of the more fascinating areas - eg. the gunner area of a Lancaster Bomber (I'm too big and won't fit!!) Definitely worth a visit (AUD$20) adult and $15 for seniors and service people (July 2024). As a bonus the outside of the museum is at the end of the runway for the airport where amazing military and civilian aircraft take off. PS. you cannot capture the size of the B52 as it is just way too huge, but most aircraft in the museum are under it's enormous wings.

Interesting collection of mostly military planes, including a giant US Bomber that dominate the hanger. The planes vie with the bombing of Darwin in WW2 and the subsequent Ariel warfare in and around Darwin for the visitor's attention. There are some good short videos and lots of show cases and a sort of chronological tour that takes the visitor around the bomber. No obvious explanations about the planes parked outside the hanger and it was too hot to go and explore them. Staff were friendly and there is a good bookshop including some second hand books for sale plus the usual hats and other museum merchandise. Also, ice-creams that are welcome when the temperature is in the 90s. To get to the museum take the number 8 bus, an experience in itself and currently free. The bus stops outside the museum entrance. You can buy a combined ticket for the RFDS and aviation museum that is cheaper than 2 separate tickets. worth the visit if you have kids or are interested in Darwin's history in relation to the air and the defence of northern Australia.

Well worth a visit. we did it on the way to departing Darwin. From the waterfront to the museum we took an Uber that was around $25.00 and then to the airport from there also a similar price. Lots of info and displays that are easy to see closeup. An hour there should be fine unless you are into aviation.

Outstanding as always. Sad to see 757 still suffering outside, but understandable. Big thanks to Owen for indulging me a trip down memory lane in her nonetheless. Have been here many times, but still find something new to look at every time.