Lake Boga Flying Boat Museum

The Lake Boga Flying Boat Museum is a heritage aviation museum on the foreshore of Lake Boga in north-west Victoria, 16 km south-east of Swan Hill. Housed in a restored World War II communications hangar at Catalina Park, it preserves the history of the RAAF No. 1 Flying Boat Repair Depot that operated on the lake from 1942 to 1945. The museum displays a restored PBY Catalina flying boat, artefacts, photographs and interpretive exhibits documenting wartime operations.

Visitors can explore a restored World War II communications hangar on the southern shore of Lake Boga housing a restored PBY Catalina flying boat, original artefacts, photographs, memorabilia and interpretive displays about the RAAF flying boat base. The site includes indoor exhibition areas, outdoor Catalina Park with lake views, a gift shop and picnic areas. Guided tours are available explaining the depot's operations and aircraft restoration.

The museum preserves the history of the RAAF No. 1 Flying Boat Repair Depot established at Lake Boga in 1942 during World War II. The lake was chosen as a secure inland base for repair and servicing of Catalina and other flying boats. At its peak the depot employed hundreds of personnel and serviced aircraft for operations in the South West Pacific. The depot closed in 1945 and the museum now occupies the restored communications hangar.

The museum commemorates the wartime service of RAAF personnel and the local community's contribution to Australia's defence effort, preserving aviation heritage and educating visitors about flying boat operations in Australia.