RAAF Base Point Cook History Talk and Bus Tour

Join cultural historian Squadron Leader Steve Campbell-Wright at the RAAF Museum as he discusses and shares the history of one of Wyndham’s most-famous landmarks and its fascinating place in our local history. 

Then join us for a special bus tour of the base and lift the curtain on the birthplace of Australian military aviation.

All adult visitors will need to bring photo ID/digital driver’s licence ID via app to be allowed entry to the RAAF Base. 

Please allow for extra time before this event to enter the RAAF Base.

Places are limited and bookings are essential.

Event time includes tour.

Image credit: Central Flying School officers showcase the Bristol Boxkite aircraft, the first military aircraft to fly in Australia, to visiting dignitaries to Point Cook Base in 1914. The visitors are believed to include the Governor-General of Australia at the time, Sir Ronald Munro Ferguson. Australian War Memorial.