Alice Springs Tourist Facility General Entry
- Watch Reverend John Flynn share the inspiring history of the Royal Flying Doctor Service
- Experience the life of an RFDS patient with our captivating virtual reality flight simulation
- Step back to 1939 and explore the original RFDS operations and communication centre
- Discover outback history through decommissioned radio rooms, medical tools, and dynamic interactive exhibits
- Step inside a life-size RFDS aircraft replica for a unique behind-the-scenes experience
What to expect
Have a look at the wide variety of historic radios including a Traeger Pedal Radio and learn what it was like to communicate before telephones were invented. There is a large display of historic medical equipment that would have been used on the RFDS flights of the past. See the evolution of aeroplanes used by RFDS with a range of model aeroplanes to take you through each decade. Relive the true experience of a patient and see what its like to fly with a RFDS Pilot with our RFDS virtual reality. Walk through the museum and meet Alf Traeger and Nurse Kathy through interactive technology. Learn about the history and the activities of the RFDS’s pilots, engineers, doctors and nurses, and the experiences of the patients that are cared for each day.
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