Queensland Air Museum in Caloundra, Queensland | Non-profit organisation

Queensland Air Museum

Locality: Caloundra, Queensland

Phone: +61 7 5492 5930

Address: 7 Pathfinder Drive 4551 Caloundra, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.qam.com.au

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25.01.2022 #ThrowbackThursday Sabre A94-935 after its take-off accident at Williamtown in October 1961. The red nose band indicates that the aircraft was in No 76 Squadron markings at the time. via David Bussey

24.01.2022 #QAMupdates Work continues on the Orion On a side note, we need your help with this petition. Queensland: https://bit.ly/3eIqAZB Interstate/Overseas: http://chng.it/6jHn28CZ7w

24.01.2022 5710 supporters! Thank you :) To sign our petition: Queensland: https://bit.ly/3eIqAZB Interstate/Overseas: http://chng.it/6jHn28CZ7w

22.01.2022 #Jokeoftheweek #Dadjoke

21.01.2022 Explore the Sunshine Coast like never before Sunshine Coast Council is making it easier than ever to immerse yourself in our regions diverse heritage thanks to a new Cultural Heritage Discovery Guide. Council has unveiled the updated Discovery Guide featuring more places to visit including Traditional Custodian First Nation sites, museums and heritage precincts.... Printed copies of the guide are available from museums, libraries, council administration buildings and visitor information centres and an electronic version is available on the Council app under Things to Do. A new Museum VIP Card, available from museums, offers a 10 per cent discount on entry to participating museums.

21.01.2022 What has 150 wings, cant fly, but will be very noisy during the September School holidays? Queensland Air Museum will run a range of vintage aviation engines at 11am & 1pm each weekend during the holidays. There is plenty of space at the museum for visitors to keep a safe distance between one another.

19.01.2022 #QAMupdates Caribou replacment wings unpack Angelo Calleja

19.01.2022 Please sign our petition: https://bit.ly/3eIqAZB 1713 signatures reached! Thank you Queensland :) Petition: The Queensland Air Museum has reached full capacity and we need to increase the land capacity by acquiring the land adjacent to our premises.

18.01.2022 Thank you to the 7690 supporters! <3 To sign our petition: Around the globe dwellers: http://chng.it/6jHn28CZ7w Queensland: https://bit.ly/3eIqAZB

18.01.2022 Noel is one of our tour guides! Come down and hear his amazing stories :)

16.01.2022 3156 supporters! Thank you :) To sign our petition: Queensland: https://bit.ly/3eIqAZB Interstate/Overseas: http://chng.it/6jHn28CZ7w

16.01.2022 #Jokeoftheweek On a side note, we need your help with this petition: Queensland: https://bit.ly/3eIqAZB Interstate/Overseas: http://chng.it/6jHn28CZ7w

15.01.2022 Hand-over of the QAM petition by President, Cameron Elmes to State MP Mark McArdle and LNP Candidate Stuart Coward. More than 8,000 signatures in support of QAMs bid for a grant of additional land to support the continuing expansion of Australias largest and most diverse historic aviation display. Thank you everyone.

14.01.2022 #ThrowbackThursday Sea Vixen XJ490 726/VL of 766 Sqn refuelling XS583 at an air show at HMS Condor, Arbroath, UK on 22 July 1967. Photo: David Smith

13.01.2022 #ThrowbackThursday Hunter FR Mk 10 XE614/PL at RAF Khormaksar, Aden in 1963. Taff John via Peter Lewis

13.01.2022 #ThrowbackThursday Canberra A84-225 over RAAF Amberley. Photo: RAAF

12.01.2022 Do you know someone without an email address who is wanting to support QAM? They can sign the petition from 10.00am to 4.00pm daily at QAM. We are located at 7 Pathfinder Drive Caloundra Aerodrome

12.01.2022 #ThrowbackThursday Macchi MB-326H A7-072 in the midst of a formation of at least nine other Macchis. Place and date unknown. RAAF Official

11.01.2022 #HistorybyRonCuskelly Once a Jolly Swagman During the sixties, Airlines of New South Wales operated a series of outback tours organised by Neville Salisbury. These tours were marketed under the name of Jolly Swagman Tours. Although several DC-3s were used, VH-ANR was the preferred aircraft because of its Viewmaster windows. Tours of this type subsequently became more widely known when operated by Bill Peach using Fokker Friendships as Aircruising Australia. Thanks to recent... correspondence with Graham Godwin of Scouts NSW, Air Activity Centre, we now have the itinerary of one of these Jolly Swagman Tours. Graham’s parents were passengers on this tour which was operated by VH-ANR. Sun 31MAY64 Dubbo - Walgett - Charleville - Longreach - Mount Isa Mon 01JUN64 Tour of Mount Isa Tue 02JUN64 Mount Isa - Brunette Downs - Katherine - Darwin Wed 03JUN64 Tour of Darwin Thu 04JUN64 Darwin - Daly Waters - Tennant Creek - Alice Springs Fri 05JUN64 Alice Springs - Ayers Rock - Alice Springs Sat 06JUN64 Alice Springs - Oodnadatta - Leigh Creek - Broken Hill Sun 07JUN64 Broken Hill - Dubbo. This schedule comprised 23.1 hours flying. Graham Godwin has another connection with VH-ANR. During the seventies, VH-ANR was used by Scouts NSW, Air Activity Centre as a static training aid. Although the aeroplane was not flown, the engines were run on at least one occasion, prompting a protest from Camden Tower because the smoke was obscuring the runway!

11.01.2022 This photo was shared to us by a recent visitor, Jesse. She told us Charles is the founding presidents grandson, making Dick Hitchins the great-grandson. Fair to say the fascination for planes was passed down to the new generation.

11.01.2022 We open at 10am. Who is coming to see us?

10.01.2022 Free colouring-in books for the kids. Meet up with some our Tours Guides the guys who made aviation history! Queensland Air Museum will run a range of vintage aviation engines at 11am & 1pm each weekend during the holidays. There is plenty of space at the museum for visitors to keep a safe distance between one another.... 7 Pathfinder drive, Caloundra QLD 4551

10.01.2022 24 hours to go... Please sign our petition: Queenslanders: https://bit.ly/3eIqAZB Around the globe dwellers: http://chng.it/6jHn28CZ7w

10.01.2022 #QAMupdates The engine shop is back in action... On a side note, we need your help with this petition: Queensland: https://bit.ly/3eIqAZB Interstate/Overseas: http://chng.it/6jHn28CZ7w

09.01.2022 #ThrowbackThursday Bell UH-1H Iroquois A2-310 with 171SQN Oakey circa 1997. Picture: Tony Brady

09.01.2022 Thank you Queensland! 1027 signatures reached so far! Can you help us double it? Spread the word. !

08.01.2022 #ThrowbackThursday The cabin of Heron VH-KAM as it entered service with Kendell Airlines in January 1976. Picture: Stephen Marshall Collection

07.01.2022 #QAMUPDATES Broussard VH-HFA getting tested for Engines Run! Angelo Calleja

07.01.2022 #QamUpdates Graig refurbishing a propeller. Angelo Calleja

07.01.2022 Our historian Ron was on both the first and last flights of the 747. THE LAST 747 OUT OF BRISBANE HAS GONE. QF747 VH-OEJ 15TH JULY 2020... "I am convinced that there had to be an element of divine providence that allowed me the honour of being on board the last Qantas Boeing 747 out of Brisbane. Like much of Australia, I had fingers poised over the keyboard when the farewell flights went on sale. I had progressed to the payment page when the system crashed. The flights sold out very quickly. Ive heard estimates ranging from 4 to 18 minutes. Given that I was on the first Qantas 747 out of Brisbane on 12th December 1971 (the delivery flight of VH-EBD) I really wanted to collect the other bookend. I was extremely disappointed to say the least. When the farewell flights were first announced, I put together a list of 747 firsts and lasts and sent it to Qantas Media suggesting that they might find it useful in the lead up to the Brisbane flight. I heard no more about it. Then at about 6pm on the eve of the Brisbane flight on 15th July, I received a phone call from Qantas Media. They "had a cancellation" and wanted to know if I could join the flight. Im guessing they needed an historical hook for the media and my boarding pass for the first 747 fit the bill. Given that I was now a guest of the company, I could hardly decline the role of media tart, as one of my former workmates put it. The event was covered by Seven and the Courier-Mail took some photos but Im not really disappointed that they did not appear in print. During the flight, I had several total strangers come up to me asking if they could take a photo, not of me but of my 1971 boarding pass! Before departure, I made it known to the tech crew that; "Mr Sutter will be flying with us today." I had with me my signed copy of the late Joe Sutters book about his role as leader of the 747 design team. So if only in the form of his signature, Mr Sutter was with us on the final 747 out of Brisbane. The flight departed from Runway 19L and performed an orbit over the CBD before heading south coastal to the border before heading north to abeam Caloundra before returning to Brisbane via Moreton Island for a flyby of the tower prior to landing on 19L. I couldnt describe the flight as a joyous occasion for there was genuine sadness. Apart from the experience of being on the receiving end of a water cannon salute for the first time, my enduring and most touching memory is of lines of airport workers waving farewell to the Queen of the Skies." -Ron

05.01.2022 Stuart Coward and I have met with the Wildlife Preservation Society about the Queensland Air Museums petition. All parties are eager to find an answer that pro...tects the environment and allows a tourism destination to grow. Stuart Coward - LNP for Caloundra Wildlife Queensland - Sunshine Coast & Hinterland Branch Queensland Air Museum

01.01.2022 Less than 7 days to go!!!! To sign our petition: Around the globe dwellers: http://chng.it/6jHn28CZ7w Queensland: https://bit.ly/3eIqAZB