The original RFDS Alice Springs working base that commenced in 1939.

See, experience and learn through the wonder of technology the heroic tales of the birth and growth of the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Learn about the history and the activities of the RFDS’s pilots, engineers, doctors and nurses, and the experiences of the patients that are carried and cared for each day. Learn the importance of the RFDS to outback Australians and the medical care required to service isolated regions.

Experience the Rev. John Flynn Hologram.

The Reverend John Flynn, founder of the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS), has been brought back to life to tell the story of the foundation of the world famous aeromedical service. The pioneering holographic show forms the centrepiece of the facility as Flynn tells the story of his vision and its realisation into the RFDS of today.

This hologram is one of only a two life-size ‘human’ holograms in the Southern Hemisphere. Using the latest innovations in holographic techniques, the hologram of John Flynn is portrayed by an actor who tells the story of Flynn’s vision and its realisation into the RFDS of today.

Walk through the museum and meet Alf Traeger and Nurse Kathy thru interactive technology.
Step inside a replica RFDS aircraft and feel what it is like to be a patient at 15,000 feet.