Welcome to the website for the Tocumwal Historic Aerodrome Museum. You can find the Museum at the Tocumwal Bowls Club, located in Adams St, Tocumwal, NSW (opposite the hospital). Entry is by gold coin donation. You will find a wealth of information in the museum - stories, maps, photos, news articles and scale models.
The museum will be moving to the building with the glider on the pole in the not too distant future - stay tuned !
Tocumwal, sometimes referred to as Tocumwal-on-the-Murray, is a picturesque town situated on the Murray River in NSW. It is approx 257 kms from Melbourne and 763 kms from Sydney on the Newell Highway
The town is famous for many things - stunning beaches, the redgum forests on the outskirts, a fantastic golf course, the giant cod, glider and B24 replicas on poles, but Tocumwal is also famous for its role during WW2. The town was used as a major base by the US during the war effort, but then after the war ended, the area around the airfield became a massive aircraft graveyard and many hundreds of planes were chopped up, stripped and melted down. A truly sad end to some of the greatest aircraft of the time.
Very little of this remains today, but there are plenty of landmarks that you can learn about from the locals. However, please respect the landowners and refrain from jumping fences or entering properties without prior permission (among other things its actually trespassing ) ! Some areas are also off limits due to health and safety concerns.
If you have anything that may be of benefit to the museum or the website, such as film, photos, stories etc we would love to hear from you! Please use the contact form to reach us or drop in.
The museum will be moving to the building with the glider on the pole in the not too distant future - stay tuned !
Tocumwal, sometimes referred to as Tocumwal-on-the-Murray, is a picturesque town situated on the Murray River in NSW. It is approx 257 kms from Melbourne and 763 kms from Sydney on the Newell Highway
The town is famous for many things - stunning beaches, the redgum forests on the outskirts, a fantastic golf course, the giant cod, glider and B24 replicas on poles, but Tocumwal is also famous for its role during WW2. The town was used as a major base by the US during the war effort, but then after the war ended, the area around the airfield became a massive aircraft graveyard and many hundreds of planes were chopped up, stripped and melted down. A truly sad end to some of the greatest aircraft of the time.
Very little of this remains today, but there are plenty of landmarks that you can learn about from the locals. However, please respect the landowners and refrain from jumping fences or entering properties without prior permission (among other things its actually trespassing ) ! Some areas are also off limits due to health and safety concerns.
If you have anything that may be of benefit to the museum or the website, such as film, photos, stories etc we would love to hear from you! Please use the contact form to reach us or drop in.
Tocumwal Historic Aerodrome Museum, P.O. Box 47, Tocumwal, New South Wales, 2714.
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