Ballarat Aviation Museum, Ballarat

#21 among attractions in Ballarat

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Ballarat Aviation Museum is an Australian aviation museum located at Ballarat Airport in Ballarat, Victoria. Among other exhibits it contains a CAC Wirraway, an Ikara anti-submarine missile, a Mignet Pou-du-Ciel, a MacFarlane, an Iskra, a PZL TS-11 Iskra and a Walter HWK 109-509 rocket engine, the type that was used to power the Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet. The Museum also has 2 Link Trainers and many aero engines including a Rolls Royce Merlin, Griffin and 747. Other exhibits include a range of cameras used for aerial photography, historical aircraft radios and photographs. ()

Coordinates: 37°30'53"S, 143°47'19"E

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Nearby attractions include: Ballarat Tramway Museum, Stockland Wendouree, Eureka Stadium, Ballarat Botanical Gardens.

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