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The Museum of Australian Army Flying is located at the Army Aviation Training Centre, in the township of Oakey, Queensland. The Museum was started in 1984 by Warrant Officer Terry Egan as a single room set aside in the Army Aviation Training Centre, and has expanded continuously since that time to is current location in a purpose built display hanger, including office spaces, shop and memorabillia room. This purpose built hanger was opend by Dick Smith in 2005 , and the memorabillia room was officially named the Terry Egan Room at that time.

The Museum is dedicated to preserving the culture and heritage of Australian Army flying, and contains artefacts from the pre first world war period through until the current period. Displays include aircraft and equipment from all periods, and additionally displays artefacts from the development of the Army Aviation Training centre since its creation in the late 1960s.

Major Displays

First World War

• Bristol Boxkite
• Fokker Dr.1
• Sopwith Camel
• Bristol F2b
• [[Blériot XI ]

Second World War

• CAC Boomerang

Korean War

• Auster III
• CAC Winjeel

VietNam War

Bunny Two, created from the shot down airframes of three Cessna 01 Bird dogs by 161 Recce Flight in Vietnam

• Pilatus Porter
• Bell 47 Soiux
• Bell 206B-1 Kiowa
• Bell UH-1H Iroquois
• Cessna O-1 Bird Dog
• Cessna 180

Post VietNam

• GAF Nomad

Conservation and Preservation

The MAAF Workshops is dedicated to the conservation and preservation of the the Museum Collection.

Further reading

1. fire in the sky
2. Possums and birddogs
3. aahu website
4. MAAF website