Chung Cheng Aviation Museum

The Chung Cheng Aviation Museum (Chinese: 中正航空科學館; pinyin: Zhōngzhèng Hángkōng Kēxuéguǎn) was an aviation museum located at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport in Dayuan Township, Taoyuan County (now Dayuan District, Taoyuan City), Taiwan.[1] The museum closed on March 31, 2014 to allow for planned construction of Terminal 3 at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport and for relocation of taxiway WC. Items displayed at the museum have been sent to storage and all 18 aircraft on display will be relocated to former Taoyuan Naval base during the second half of 2014.[2]

Chung Cheng Aviation Museum
中正航空科學館
EstablishedOctober 31, 1981
DissolvedMarch 31, 2014
LocationDayuan, Taoyuan, Taiwan
TypeAviation
Website

The museum was located in the southeastern area of the airport between the main freeway entrance and the airport terminals. It was built in 1981 by Boeing under a Civil Aeronautics Administration contract.[3]

Many retired Republic of China Air Force fighters are represented in the museum.

Aircraft
Museum interior exhibitions

See also

References
  1. Chung Cheng Aviation Museum Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine, Taoyuan County Government, Taiwan.
  2. Taoyuan Airport - Aviation Museum (Chinese)
  3. Chung Cheng Aviation Museum Archived 2009-09-14 at the Wayback Machine, Taiwan.com.au.

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