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The Hinkler Hall of Aviation is an air museum in Bundaberg focused on the legacy of Australian aviator Bert Hinkler.

The museum opened in 2008 alongside the Hinkler House,[1] and was designed to accommodate up to 34,000 visitors per year.[2] The museum's collection includes five aircraft significant to Hinkler's career: a reconstructed glider from his youth, Hinkler's original Avro Baby, a replica Avro Avian, a replica Hinkler Ibis, and a reconstructed de Havilland Puss Moth.[1]

The museum also has on display a small wooden piece of an early Hinkler glider that was carried on board the Space Shuttle Challenger and recovered after its breakup in 1986.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "The battle for Bert Hinkler's last plane". News Mail. 20 November 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  2. ^ Anderson, John (24 September 2004). "HINKLER HALL OF AVIATION TAKES WINGS". Archived from the original on 5 February 2008. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Footage a reminder of Hinkler's link to tragic Challenger". News Mail. Retrieved 18 October 2020.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinkler_Hall_of_Aviation
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