Aircraft

Aermacchi MB-326H/CAC CA-30 (RAAF A7-026)
Manufactured in Australia by Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation in 1968.
Central Flying School (RAAF East Sale) 1968-1970.
RAAF Roulettes 1970-1985.
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Aero 145 VH-ZCL/ZCL
Manufactured at Kunovice, Czechoslovakia in 1961.
Imported into Australia in 1962.
Used by Commodore Aviation at Port Lincoln for tuna spotting.
Also used for supplying remote lighthouses.
Withdrawn from service around 1979.
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Aero Commander 680 VH-PSG
Manufactured in Oaklahoma USA.
First registered in Australia in 1961 for use in the Snowy Mountains.
Brought to Adelaide in 1967 and had several owners.
Used by Skytours Air Charter.
Children can sit in the cockpit.
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British Aerospace BAe 146-300 VH-NJL(Forward Fuselage)
Manufactured in UK by British Aerospace in 1992.
Leased to National Jet Systems in 1994 and flown as VH-HJL.
National Jet Systems became Cobham Aviation Services in 2009.
Retired in May 2017 (donated to SAAM by Cobham).
Visitors can sit in the passenger cabin.
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Bell 206B-1 / OH-58A Kiowa
Build at Fort Worth Texas (later serials built by C.A.C.)
Delivered to RAAF January 1972.
Served with 161 Sqn. Darwin & 162 Sqn. Townsville.
Retired 2005.
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Cessna CC-1 Replica
Built by Rossair, Adelaide.
Displayed at Parafield and Edinburgh during the 1966 National Air Show.
In February 1968 it was on display at Australia Square, Sydney.
Location unknown for more than 40 years.
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Dassault/Government Aircraft Factory Mirage IIID A3-115
A3-115 was part of an order for six extra 2 seat versions placed in 1970.
It was delivered to RAAF in December 1973.
Served with 2OCU and 77 Sqn. Williamtown.
Also served with ARDU before being retired in 1986.
This mirage was the gate guard at Edinburgh.
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deHavilland DH-60G Gipsy Moth VH-ULJ
First Registered in 1929 as VH-ULJ for Holden's Air Transoprt.
Based at Salamaua, New Guinea, servicing the Bulolo goldfields.
Sold to Guinea Airways in 1937 and evacuated to Adelaide in 1942 (WW2).
Used by Education Department of S.A. for instructional purposes.
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deHavilland DH-112 Sea Venom WZ931
Purchased by RAN Fleet Air Arm in 1956.
Ferried to Australia on HMAS Melbourne.
724 Sqn. HMAS Albatross at Nowra (also 805 Sqn.)
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deHavilland DH-100 Vampire FB.31 A79-202
Delivered to the RAAF in November 1951.
Allocated to RAAF Base Williamtown.
Damaged in a wheels up landing in 1953.
CAF 23 Sqn., 21 Sqn., and ARDU (at Laverton)
Gate Guard at ATC North Adelaide.
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deHavilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou A4-225
Accepted by RAAF in June 1965.
38 Sqn. Richmond & New Guinea from 1965-1971.
Retired in 2009.
Visitors can enter the main cabin.
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Douglas C-47B-35-DK Dakota A65-114
Delivered to the RAAF in June 1945.
Returned POWs from Singaopore (ww2) and served in Korean War.
VIP transport for several Prime Ministers.
Served in ARDU at Laverton & Edinburgh.
Visitors can enter the main cabin.
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Fokker F27-109 Friendship VH-CAT
Served with Department of Civil Aviation from 1959-1978.
In 1978 it was transferred to CSIRO for atmospheric research projects.
In 1993 it was purchesd by Australian Flight Test Services (Parafield)
Visitors can enter the main cabin.
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English Electric Canberra B2 WK165
Built at Woodford, UK. Delivered to RAF March 1955
Transferred to RAAF and in 1956, to Weapons Research, Edinburgh.
Used for aerial photographs of atomic bomb tests.
Also used for flying radar calibration tests at Woomera.
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English Electric Canberra T4 WD954 (Forward Fuselage)
Built at Woodford, UK as a B2 Version and delivered to the RAF in December 1951. Converted to a T4 trainer and used by the RAF. Transferred to WRE for trials at Woomera. WD954 was used as a weapons target for the Karinga cluster bomb trials.
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Government Aircraft Factory Jindivik N11-752y
Delivered to the Royal Australian Navy in 1987.
Crashed on take-off Nowra in 1992.
Aquired by SAAM 2004.
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General Dynamics F-111C A8-132
Delivered to RAAF Amberley (1 Sqn.) July 1973.
ARDU Edinburgh 1979-1988.
Its primary role at ARDU was testing and clearance of new systems and weapons for service use, completing over 30 trials programs including a range of guided and unguided weapons including the Harpoon missile.
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Hall Cherokee II Glider VH-GPR
Built at Deniliquin, NSW in 1966
Flown out of Locheil SA by Lloyd Stewart.
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Lockheed AP-3C Orion A9-756
First RAAF Service 1968 (10 Sqn.).
92 Wing operational & training including maritime surveillance.
Acquired by SAAM 2017.
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McDonnell Douglas / Boeing F/A-18A Hornet A21-32
Built 1981 (one of 2 fitted with flight test instrumentation)
3 Sqn. then ARDU (including numerous Woomera Tests).
Delivered to SAAM 2022.
Accepted by S.A. Premier Mr. Peter Malinauskas for SAAM.
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Pilatus PC-9/A A23-032 (in ARDU A23-045 livery)
A23-032 received by RAAF in September 1990.
Served with CFS/Roulettes
77 Sqn. & 4 Sqn. Forward Air Control Aircraft
Retired 2019.
Repainted as ARDU A23-045 before relocation to SAAM
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Piper PA-24-250/A1 Comanche VH-DOL
Manufactured by Piper Aircraft Corp. US in 1959.
Brought to Australia in 1962.
Competed in 1969 London to Sydney Air Race.
Retired from service 1992
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Sheppard CS2
Designed and built in 1930 by Clem Sheppard.
Powered by a Henderson motor cycle engine.
Had fold back wings so it could be towed behind a car.
Flown at Virginia by Bill Maddocks (an RACSA instructor).
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Socata TB-10 Tobago
Manufactured in France in 1992.
Flown by Flight Training Adelaide.
Retired in 2018.
Wings have been clipped and it is now an interactive display where visitors can sit in it.
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Supermarine Spitfire MK Vc EE-853 UP-O RAAF A58-146
Constructed in 1942 by Westland Aircraft Ltd. in UK
Arrived in Australia in 1943.
Allocated to 79 Sqn. at Goodenough Island & Kiriwina Island PNG.
Damaged at Kiriwina Island and abandoned.
Retreived by Langdon Badger in 1973 and restored to display condition.
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Twister 134 Hang Glider
Flown extensively by local paraplegic Wayne Blackmore.
Wayne was a founding member of the Hang Gliding Association of South Australia and inaugural president of the Hang Gliding Federation of Australia.
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Van's RV-4 VH-NOJ
Kit plane built by Jon Johanson. Completed in 1992.
Three round-the world flights. Many records broken.
First fixed-wing aircraft to go over the South Pole.
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Westland Wessex HAS31B N7-224 (WA224)
First flew in 1963.
Served on HMAS Melbourne & HMAS Stewart.
Acquired by SAAM 1998.
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