Temora Aviation Museum

The Temora Aviation Museum inspires the community to acknowledge the role played by Australia's historic ex-military aircraft, and encourages visitors to learn and be inspired through its collection of aircraft to remember the efforts of the men and women who flew and supported them during times of conflict.

The Temora Aviation Museum is first and foremost a flying Museum, and its Flying Displays are conducted by the Temora Historic Flight Club (THFC) which is a separate entity from the Museum.

The Temora Aviation Museum is built on the site of the biggest and longest lasting RAAF Elementary Flying Training School during World War II. 10 EFTS was established in May 1941 and training ceased in May 1945. A total of 2,741 pilots were trained in Tiger Moths at Temora.

The entrance building of the Museum, is the original 10 EFTS Guardhouse, which was relocated from the airport main gate. It has been refurbished and now houses the Museum's entrance and gift shop. The walls are still clad in the original corrugated iron, the windows are those fitted in 1941 and the floor is also the original material. The asbestos roof has been replaced and 60 years of internal modifications removed. A second building has been constructed in the style of the Barracks buildings in which trainees and instructors lived. It houses a 38 seat theatre and a range of exhibits. The exhibits cover:

Unsung Heroes
Australian Air Aces of World War I
The RAAF in Korea
CAC-27 Sabre
A second exhibition area is located in the Engineering Hangar overlooking the aircraft which are currently in maintenance. The exhibits in this area cover:

A tribute to No. 10 Elementary Flying Training School and the Empire Air Training Scheme
Martin Baker Ejection Seats
The Women's Australian Auxiliary Air Force
Memoirs of 77 Squadron Engineers

AIRCRAFT COLLECTION

CA-13 Boomerang

CA-16 Wirraway

Cessna A-37B Dragonfly

Cessna 0-1G Birddog

Cessna O-2A

DH-115 Vampire T35

DH-82A Tiger Moth

English Electric Canberra

Gloster Meteor F.8

Lockheed Hudson

RAAF CA-27 Sabre

Ryan STM S2

Supermarine Spitfire Mk VIII

Supermarine Spitfire Mk XVI

All flight operations are under the control and direction of the THFC Director of Flying Operations. The Museum is a non-profit organisation which receives its funding through private donations.