Evans Head Heritage Aviation Museum (F111 Museum)

Absolutely brilliant day at this museum. It's jam packed with loads of information and you can relax watching videos from pilot's and engineers. The staff are also very welcoming, and they too have even more information on the aircrafts in museum too. The little gift shop is great you can buy models, books and my favourite the little badges of all aircraft✈ great souvenir. 👍

Stumbled across this accidentally, and so glad we did! A very interesting part of Australian aviation history, also an opportunity to get up close to the F-111 "Flying Pig" which not only served for a long time in the RAAF, but also did the glorious " dump and burn" fly-by at Brisbane's Riverfire event many years ago.
The place is run and maintained by volunteers who are passionate about aviation and preserving this part of Australian history, and receive no funding from Government or Council. Support this worthy cause!

The knowledge of the staff was amazing.
A very enjoyable morning. If you're in the area a must to visit, we didn't pre book but had no trouble getting in.

Great little museum, the guys who run it are very knowledgeable on the f111, spent a couple of hours checking out the planes

We had a blast! Such a good, surprising museum. The volunteers were super friendly, loved how interactive it was.

Great aviation museum. Manned by locals who are knowledgeable and great to chat to. The piece de resistance is the F111 A8-147. It is in excellent shape and and this is the closest I have ever been to one. The Caribou was interesting to walk through. The Canberra bomber and flight trainer great exhibits. Well worth a visit.

Excellent for the aviation enthusiasts. Only $10 entry and it’s all run by volunteers. I paid the extra $50 to get the F111 cockpit tour which was really interesting. Joel, who did the cockpit tour was an ex F111 navigator so he knew lots about the aircraft. You have book for the cockpit tour and I think you can get a photo of you in the cockpit for $10-20. Photo is included with cockpit tour.

The F111 museum in Evans Head is a fantastic aviation museum that has a wide range of military aircraft on display. The centre piece of course is a lovingly restored F111, but many other aircraft from different eras are also on display. I especially liked that adults and kids can enter some of the exhibits and experience the sometimes cramped conditions inside old military aircraft, to get a sense of all the buttons, dials and instruments. Our four year old daughter loved the Caribou!

The museum also offers information panels, specs, history and other interesting items that relate to the aircraft, RAAF history and the Evans Head Aerodrome.

The museum is run entirely by knowledgeable and kind volunteers and we were lucky enough to get a tour of the F111 with Joel who used to work on this type in the RAAF. He has a wealth of knowledge and many interesting anecdotes to tell about this plane. Definitely visit here when you're in the area!

For a small admission fee it's worth a visit just to see the F111.
The museum provides information about the WW2 airstrip that was stationed at Evans Heads.
There are a couple of military aircraft see and for a fee you can have a guided tour or a photo in the F111.

We were really glad that we had time to call in here. Very well presented & the volunteers that work there are very informative & definately know their stuff. Getting up close to & seeing inside the cockpit of the
f-111 was just amazing. Definately recommend going.

THE BEST experience was had by my plane loving son. The awesome men today gave an informed and heartfelt tour to my boy. Their knowledge and the way they pass it on is second to none.
I can't thank you guys enough.
Such a variety of plane's. Your kindness shown today will not be forgotten.
My son had a tour of the F1-11 cockpit and it will not be forgotten.
Thanks guys.

What a great place for every plane enthusiast, book in for a sit in the F111 cockpit well worth it

EXCELLENT!! I would highly recommend stopping into here. The F1-11 on display was interesting along with the Carribou and other early planes. The team there are very informative and knowledgeable. We enjoyed our visit here.

Absolutely fascinating museum and very knowledgeable staff.

Well worth a visit and giving support! The volunteers very knowledgeable and helpful, with special attention to the grandkids (4 to 12 yrs)! Won’t be long and you won’t be able to get so close to an F111 anywhere! So special !! Thanks to those volunteers!

I was pleasantly surprised on how fantastic this little museum is. It has a vast range of planes on display from different eras and well displayed exhibits. I was shocked by how big the F111 is and loved the opportunity to climb into many of the planes. I learnt so much.

30 mins with their volunteer Tim was a fantastic experience and not long enough. A fount of knowledge, super enthusiastic with great delivery. Highly recommended!!!

Great display of planes . Volunteers are very knowledgeable and friendly Definitely worth a visit

Great spot to visit with the kids. Reasonably priced (rare these days) & the gents were very friendly and chatty.

3 Reasons You Should Go:
1. There's Lots Of Planes And Helicopters,
2. The Staff Are Very Nice,
3. You Can Enter Cockpits Of Planes And Helicopters, You Can Even Enter The Cockpit OF AN F-111!