Beverley Aeronautical Museum

Beverley Aeronautical Museum was built in 1967 as a tribute to Mr Selby Ford, a local resident who in 1928 started building a bi-plane from a design in a magazine. The plane took two years to complete and cost approximately 600 pounds.

Selby Ford and a friend launched the plane in a field half a mile from the Beverley townsite. The test pilot reported the plane as safe. It was flown to Maylands where it was inspected. Because the blueprints were not available, the plane could not be licensed commercially, thereby putting an end to its flying career.

The 'Silver Centenary' was the first privately made aeroplane in the State. Today the 'Silver Centenary' forms the main attraction in the museum, together with a vampire jet, various items of aviation equipment and an Anso Cheetah 9 engine from Jimmy Woods. There are models of Air India 707 and a Malaysian-Singapore Comet Jet. The museum explains the stories of aviation from 1911 to John Glenn's epic space flight.