Thanks Ian, That is one place that we are looking at going to in a different way. We will stay on the Gold Coast and fly out to Longreach for the weekend on a package deal.
The Naval Air Arm Museum at Nowra is a real treat to attend. An in-law was stationed their a while back and we still go and have a look each time we are in the area. I was looking at one of the helicopters once trying to work out what was attached to it and there was no notice board. Went over to the desk to ask the lady and she looked astonished and was about to say she was not sure, but, there was an officer there and it caught his attention and he then went into extreme and interesting detail as to what it was. It also had a "Danger high Voltage" sign on the attachment. Turns out it was what he called a "dipping radar" to look for submarines. The Rolls Royce V12 Merlin motor in a sectioned view also is a good look.