This is a very poor showing of what was a fascinating day at the Museum and Art Gallery of NT. We saw so much but in the lighting and with the camera restrictions we only got this shot. They had many displays of interest, including Natural History, Cyclone Tracy, Aboriginal Artifacts and much more. They also had a huge display of boats, both large and very small, that had been used to travel the seas hear abouts over the centuries.
On another day we went to the Aviation Heritage Museum, on our arrival we managed to time it to the take off of a squadron of F18's...awesome! By the time one was just visible on the horizon the next slammed past us. This Museum is dedicated to the history of Darwin's association with the aeroplane. Blow this up and red it...another of the many history lessons that we are having.
I am standing beside a Mirage which is situated under the motherly wing of the giant B52. You can understand why they are called BUFF (Big Ugly Fat F....r's). This huge bomber was given to Darwin when the Yanks left town...they had been based here at one time. We watched a movie on the plane while sitting in the bomb bay!
There was a jet motor in here once and now you can see straight through to ME! Among the other displays were a huge collection of plane engines that went from the very early war birds to present day. They also had the pioneers of the air, with the flight details of the first women to fly from London to Australia and some of the race details of the races from London to Melbourne.
This is a very poor showing of what was a fascinating day at the Museum and Art Gallery of NT. We saw so much but in the lighting and with the camera restrictions we only got this shot. They had many displays of interest, including Natural History, Cyclone Tracy, Aboriginal Artifacts and much more. They also had a huge display of boats, both large and very small, that had been used to travel the seas hear abouts over the centuries.
On another day we went to the Aviation Heritage Museum, on our arrival we managed to time it to the take off of a squadron of F18's...awesome! By the time one was just visible on the horizon the next slammed past us. This Museum is dedicated to the history of Darwin's association with the aeroplane. Blow this up and red it...another of the many history lessons that we are having.
I am standing beside a Mirage which is situated under the motherly wing of the giant B52. You can understand why they are called BUFF (Big Ugly Fat F....r's). This huge bomber was given to Darwin when the Yanks left town...they had been based here at one time. We watched a movie on the plane while sitting in the bomb bay! 
There was a jet motor in here once and now you can see straight through to ME! Among the other displays were a huge collection of plane engines that went from the very early war birds to present day. They also had the pioneers of the air, with the flight details of the first women to fly from London to Australia and some of the race details of the races from London to Melbourne.
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