No. 7 S.F.T.S. Deniliquin
Client: Deniliquin Aero Club
Status: Currently underway
Status: Currently underway
An important part of Australian wartime history
The current Deniliquin Airport was the site of the RAAF No. 7 Service Flying Training School during the Second World War. Most of the 2,000 pilots who graduated from the school were trained on CAC Wirraways. Named after an Aboriginal word meaning ‘challenge’ the Wirraways were manufactured in Australian for training and general purpose use between 1939 and 1946.
Acknowledging the past and building a vision for the future
Interest in the Australia’s historic airbases and flying history has grown in recent years and offers regional tourism opportunities for country towns within the network. Museums at some of the original airbases are beginning to form a touring route for enthusiasts. Over the last few years, volunteers in Deniliquin have recorded a number of oral histories, saved several artefacts and started work on an archive of stories, photos and historic items.
Developing a ‘win-win’ long term plan
We are working with members of the Aero Club to develop a Masterplan for the site which combines the future airport expansion needs with opportunities for them to develop a Museum with indoor and outdoor displays.
This project was completed by LMLA prior to merger with Thomson Hay Landscape Architects
The current Deniliquin Airport was the site of the RAAF No. 7 Service Flying Training School during the Second World War. Most of the 2,000 pilots who graduated from the school were trained on CAC Wirraways. Named after an Aboriginal word meaning ‘challenge’ the Wirraways were manufactured in Australian for training and general purpose use between 1939 and 1946.
Acknowledging the past and building a vision for the future
Interest in the Australia’s historic airbases and flying history has grown in recent years and offers regional tourism opportunities for country towns within the network. Museums at some of the original airbases are beginning to form a touring route for enthusiasts. Over the last few years, volunteers in Deniliquin have recorded a number of oral histories, saved several artefacts and started work on an archive of stories, photos and historic items.
Developing a ‘win-win’ long term plan
We are working with members of the Aero Club to develop a Masterplan for the site which combines the future airport expansion needs with opportunities for them to develop a Museum with indoor and outdoor displays.
This project was completed by LMLA prior to merger with Thomson Hay Landscape Architects