Royal Flying Doctor Service Alice Springs Tourist Facility

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Up to 24 hours before the start time
Duration: 10 minutes - 1 hour 30 minutes
Service animals welcome

Visit the original Royal Flying Doctor Service Alice Springs working base that commenced in 1939.

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 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.

What's included

  • Entry

Additional information

Wheelchair accessible

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Please bring your ticket with you to the attraction.

Location

Departure point

Royal Flying Doctor Service Museum, 8 - 10 Stuart Tce, Alice Springs Northern Territory, 0870

End point

Royal Flying Doctor Service Museum, 8 - 10 Stuart Tce, Alice Springs Northern Territory, 0870

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