Darwin Aviation Museum

The Darwin Aviation Museum, also known as the Australian Aviation Heritage Centre, is an aviation museum in Winnellie, Darwin, Northern Territory. Located near Darwin International Airport on Stuart Highway, it preserves the aviation history of northern Australia with a focus on World War II and the Bombing of Darwin. Its centrepiece is a Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bomber on permanent loan from the United States Air Force, alongside 19 aircraft, engines, and wartime artefacts.

Visitors can expect a large air-conditioned hangar and outdoor display area housing 19 aircraft including the B-52 Stratofortress, a replica Spitfire, Mirage III, Wessex helicopter and UH-1 Iroquois, plus aircraft engines, photographs, videos and artefacts relating to the Bombing of Darwin on 19 February 1942. The museum is set on Stuart Highway in the industrial suburb of Winnellie, with indoor exhibition halls, interpretive displays, a theatre showing archival footage, and a gift shop. Self-guided exploration with information panels is available.