Royal Flying Doctor Service Alice Springs

RFDS Alice Springs Tourist Facility General Entry

Visit the original Royal Flying Doctor Service Alice Springs working base that commenced in 1939. Experience, through state-of-the-art innovation, the heroic tales of the birth and growth of the Royal Flying Doctor Service, including: One of only two life-size ‘human’ holograms in the Southern Hemisphere. Watch as RFDS Founder The Reverend John Flynn takes you through the founding and history of the RFDS. Experience a flight as an RFDS patient through immersive virtual reality. View our historic ‘OCC’ - the beating heart and communication lifeline of the Flying Doctor - as it was in 1939. Embark on a tour around the RFDS museum and experience the history of the RFDS in SA/NT. Take a tour through decommissioned radio rooms - the backbone of early outback communications and see historical medical supplies and instruments. Walk through the museum and meet Alf Traeger and Nurse Kathy thru interactive technology. Step inside a replica RFDS aircraft. Experience the heart of the RFDS, in the heart of the Australian Outback.

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