RAAF Wagga Heritage Centre

RAAF Wagga Heritage Centre is a military museum at the entrance to RAAF Base Wagga, on the Sturt Highway, Forest Hill, New South Wales. The heritage centre has indoor and outdoor displays of aircraft, memorabilia and photographs relating to the Royal Australian Air Force in the Riverina.

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Opening hours: Saturday—Thursday 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
Type: Museum
Description: military museum in Forest Hill, New South Wales
Also known as: “RAAF Wagga Aviation Heritage Centre” and “オーストラリア空軍博物館ワガ別館”
Address: Sturt Highway, Forest Hill, NSW 2651

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Forest Hill Public School and RAAF Base Wagga.

Forest Hill Public School

School

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Forest Hill Public School is situated 180 metres northwest of RAAF Wagga Heritage Centre.

RAAF Base Wagga

Military installation

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RAAF Base Wagga is a Royal Australian Air Force military air base located 11 kilometres south-east of Wagga Wagga, in the suburb of Forest Hill, New South Wales, Australia. RAAF Base Wagga is situated 690 metres south of RAAF Wagga Heritage Centre.

Wagga Wagga Airport

Aerodrome

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Wagga Wagga Airport is a regional airport serving Wagga Wagga in New South Wales, Australia. The airport is located in the suburb of Forest Hill, 11 kilometres south-east of the city centre, on land leased from the Department of Defence.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alfredtown and Wagga Wagga.

Alfredtown

Hamlet

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Alfredtown is a rural community in the central east part of the Riverina. It is about 5 km north of Ladysmith and 14 km east of Wagga Wagga. Alfredtown is on the Sturt Highway and consists of The Shanty Hotel and a petrol station combined with a small store. Alfredtown is situated 4½ km east of RAAF Wagga Heritage Centre.

Wagga Wagga

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Wagga Wagga, the largest inland city in New South Wales, with a population of around 56,000 people, is located on the banks of the Murrumbidgee River. The city is universally referred to as Wagga.

RAAF Wagga Heritage Centre

Categories: military museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: City of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-35.14933° or 35° 8′ 58″ south

Longitude

147.46774° or 147° 28′ 4″ east

Wheelchair access

yes

Operator

Royal Australian Air Force

Open location code

4RP9VF29+73

OpenStreetMap ID

way 181217037

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q7274989

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In Other Languages

“RAAF Wagga Heritage Centre” goes by many names.

Japanese: “オーストラリア空軍博物館ウォガ別館”

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