RAAF Amberley Aviation Heritage Centre

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Last updated October 2026

Air Force aviation heritage centre with historic aircraft in WWII hangars at RAAF Base Amberley near Ipswich, open Tuesdays by booking.

The RAAF Amberley Aviation Heritage Centre is on RAAF Base Amberley, near Ipswich, and tells the story of the Air Force in Southeast Queensland from the 1930s to today. It occupies four WWII Bellman hangars holding historical RAAF aircraft and equipment, including a Canberra bomber, Caribou, F-111, Sabre, Vampire, Douglas C47 Dakota, Blackhawk and Huey Iroquois helicopters, an F-111 crew module, aircraft engines, refuelling vehicles and armaments. It is open to the public on Tuesdays only, 9am to 3pm, as of October 2026, and may close without notice. Sunday open days are advertised when they occur. Bookings are essential: email the booking request form at least seven days before your visit, choosing a 9.30am or 12.15pm arrival. Visitors must bring their Online Base Induction completion email, the reservation confirmation and photo ID. Pets are not allowed on base. Prices are not published on the website.

Facts checked against the venue's own website on 17 October 2026.