ation Heritage Centre
PHOTOS - CPL Glen McCarthy 27Sqn
entres, including Townsville,” he said.
for the volunteer-run museums at Amberley and
ga have also been handed to AF History and Heritage.
R Harvey said the RAAF owed a debt of
to the volunteers who had maintained
developed the Townsville museum to
ain its current very high standard.
Since it opened in 1982, it has won three
ourism awards and ensured the region’s
aviation history was not forgotten.
WGCDR Harvey said the transfer to RAAF would
rejuvenate the museum and was part of a larger
strategy to promote awareness of history and
heritage as a core value for Air Force personnel.
The centre will initially benefit by having two Air
Force Reserve positions allocated to it - an officern-charge (former 2IC 27Sqn SQNLDR Barry Birrer),
nd a 2IC (former WO-D 27Sqn Bill van Hattem).
hey will be supported by the volunteers
have a direct line of support through
r Force History and Heritage branch.
Chaplain Peter Barwise blesses the newly unveiled plaques
ushall from 27Sqn performs rifle
fficial opening
Right: SQNLDR Barry Birrer, who
will take on responsibility for the
museum accepts a donation from
ham radio enthusiast Eldon Bryant. It
is a reproduction of the first ham radio
licence presented to the museum. The
late SQNLDR Keith Avery’s callsign
– VK4KG – was bequeathed to the
museum
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