Colonel Jaime Meregalli Aeronautical Museum

The Colonel Jaime Meregalli Aeronautical Museum in an aviation museum located in Ciudad de la Costa, Canelones.

Colonel Jaime Meregalli Aeronautical Museum
Museo Aeronáutico Cnel. (Av.) Jaime Meregalli
Location within Uruguay
Former name
  • National Aviation Museum
  • Aeronautical Museum
Established8 August 1954 (1954-08-08)
LocationCiudad de la Costa, Canelones
Coordinates34.839681°S 56.016266°W / -34.839681; -56.016266
TypeAviation museum
FounderColonel (Av.) Jaime Meregalli
Websitefau.mil.uy/es/articulos/20-museo-aeronautico.html

History

Originating from an exhibition at Capitan Boiso Lanza Air Base, the museum was founded on 8 August 1954 by Colonel (Av.) Jaime Meregalli. The museum was moved a number of times in its early years, first to Air Base No. 1 in Carrasco and shortly thereafter to the Cilindro Municipal in downtown Montevideo.[1] It became the Colonel Jaime Meregalli Aeronautical Museum on 17 March 1993.[2] On 4 December 1997, the museum suffered a fire which damaged a number of aircraft in the collection.[3] Eventually, in 2013, it was moved to Carrasco International Airport.[2]

Collection

References

  1. Hernandez, Angel H. (July 1997). "A 'Pioneering Spirit': Uruguay's Aeronautical Museum". Museum International. XLIX (3): 22–25. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  2. "Museo Aeronáutico Cnel. (Av.) Jaime Meregalli". Fuerza Aérea Uruguaya. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  3. Romero, Álvaro (22 March 2015). "Visitamos el nuevo Museo Aeronáutico del Uruguay". ModoCharlie (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 March 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  4. "Asociación Amigos del Museo Aeronáutico Cnel. (Av.) Jaime Meregalli. Museo Aeronáutico". Arte Mercosur (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 May 2020.

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