The South Australian Aviation Museum Inc. was established in 1984 and has had several locations over the years. We would like to acknowledge the support given to us by the Department for Infrastructure and Transport (South Australia), who made this former rail yard site available to us in 2005 and assisted in establishment of the current facilities.

The South Australian Aviation Museum Foundation was established in 2022. It is incorporated as a public ancillary fund trust and is endorsed as a deductible gift recipient so all donations to it are 100% tax deductible. Our objective in forming the Foundation is to establish it as a prudently managed and safely invested capital base to enable us to anticipate and provide for the major longer-term funding needs of the Museum. This is vital if the Museum is to maintain its inspirational community role of telling the South Australian Aviation story for future generations. For more information about the Foundation's structure, mission, vision and goals, and how to donate, click here to go to the SAAM Foundation website.

The SAAM History Group researches and publishes articles and books about South Australian aviation history.
The History Group also assists visitors to the Museum by researching and providing answers to their questions on aviation history, and assists members who are engaged in the restoration of historic aircraft, by researching such matters as aircraft colours, registrations and liveries to ensure authenticity. For more information, click here.

The South Australian Aviation Museum started in 1984 as the South Australian Aviation & Warbirds Restoration Group. Over the years, the name was changed to the South Australian Historical Aviation Museum, and then to the South Australian Aviation Museum (SAAM). SAAM started at Glenelg, moved to Mundy Street, Port Adelaide, then to Ocean Steamers Road, Port Adelaide. In 2005, SAAM moved to our current location at 16 Bedford Street, Port Adelaide.

40 year History Powerpoint
On Saturday 30th November 2024, SAAM had its Christmas party in Hangar 2 under the wing of our AP-3C Orion. David Byrne (one of the founding members) presented a powerpoint summarising the 40 year history of SAAM. Click here for the presentation in .pdf format.