The Western Australian division of the association acquired a Mark 22 Supermarine Spitfire from England in 1959 and erected it on a pole outside its headquarters in Perth.

[clarification needed] On 1 December 1962 the association acquired an Avro Lancaster from the French.

With financial assistance from the Western Australian Government a museum building was erected at the association's memorial estate in Bull Creek, officially opening in November 1979.

In order to house the Avro Lancaster and a Douglas Dakota, the association raised funds and erected a second museum building that was opened in December 1983.

This Constellation flew between Geraldton and the Carnarvon satellite tracking station in support of the Apollo space program.