The Australian Armour and Artillery Museum

The Australian Armour and Artillery Museum is a museum dedicated to tanks, armoured vehicles and artillery from the second World war period and post war. It was officially opened in 2014, in Cairns, Queensland, Australia.[1]

The museum has purchased a number of vehicles and items for display from overseas, including some items from the Littlefield collection when it was downsized. It is the largest private collection of military vehicles in Australia, and the only major collection of vehicles in Australia, apart from the Royal Australian Armoured Corps Memorial and Army Tank Museum at Puckapunyal.

The collection includes a range of vehicles, some of which include a Jagdpanzer 38(t), OT-810 M110 SPG and 155mm howitzer, Sabre, T55, M48 Patton, WWII British artillery tractor, a rare rare early model Stuart tank as well as a later one, Soviet artillery tractor, Churchill Mk VII, Chieftan and Saladin tanks.

The site also includes a 50 metre shooting range and a repair/restoration workshop where the vehicles which are in a state of deterioration can be restored.

As of 2015, the site is expanding to include an annex for space for more vehicles to be displayed.

References

  1. ↑ Michael Serenc (September 3, 2014). "Cairns’ Australian Armour and Artillery Museum ready to open with a bang". Cairns Post. Retrieved 19 April 2015.

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