Naval Aviation Museum (India)
The Naval Aviation Museum is a military aviation museum located in Bogmalo, 6 km from Vasco da Gama, Goa, India focused on the history of the Indian Naval Air Arm. The museum is divided into two main parts, an outdoor exhibit and a two-storey indoor gallery.
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Established | 12 October 1998 |
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Location | Vasco da Gama, Goa, India |
Coordinates | 15.374743°N 73.838543°E |
Type | Military aviation museum |
Website | navalaviationmuseumgoa |
History
The museum was founded on 12 October 1998 with a collection of 6 aircraft.[1]
Exhibits
The indoor gallery features rooms focused on specific topics. These include naval armament – such as bombs, torpedoes, autocannons, and sensors – and the progression of uniforms of the Indian air and naval forces. Also on display are large models of the INS Vikrant and INS Viraat.[2] A number of aircraft engines are on display outside.[3]
Aircraft on display
- Breguet Alizé IN202[4]
- British Aerospace Sea Harrier FRS.51 IN621[5]
- de Havilland Devon C.1 IN124[6][7]
- de Havilland Vampire T.55 IN149[8]
- Fairey Firefly TT.1 IN112[9]
- HAL Chetak IN475[10]
- HAL HT-2 BX748[11]
- Hawker Sea Hawk Mk 100 IN234[12]
- Hughes 300 IN083[13]
- Kamov Ka-25 IN573[14]
- Lockheed L1049G Super Constellation IN315[15][16]
- Short Sealand II IN106[17]
- Westland Sea King Mk 42 IN505[18][19]
Gallery
- Fairey Firefly
- HAL HT-2 being washed
- de Havilland Vampire
- Various aircraft on display
- Breguet Alizé
- de Havilland Dove
- Hawker Sea Hawk (center)
- Westland Sea King
- Lockheed Constellation
- Kamov Ka-25
- BAe Sea Harrier
- Aircraft engines
- Women's Naval Uniform
- Men's Naval Uniform
- INS Viraat model
- INS Viraat model
See also
References
- "About Museum". Naval Aviation Museum. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- "Vikrant Hall". Naval Aviation Museum. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- "Artifacts on Display". Naval Aviation Museum. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- Pillarisetti, Jagan (10 October 2006). "Breguet Alize [IN202]". Warbirds of India. Archived from the original on 9 April 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- Pillarisetti, Jagan (17 November 2008). "BAe Sea Harrier FRS Mk 51 [IN621]". Warbirds of India. Archived from the original on 9 April 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- Pillarisetti, Jagan (17 November 2008). "De Havilland Dove [IN124]". Warbirds of India. Archived from the original on 9 April 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- "Airframe Dossier - de Havilland Devon C.1, s/n IN124 BNS". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- Pillarisetti, Jagan (17 November 2008). "De Havilland Vampire T-55 [IN149]". Warbirds of India. Archived from the original on 9 April 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- Pillarisetti, Jagan (10 October 2006). "Fairey Firefly [INS112]". Warbirds of India. Archived from the original on 9 April 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- Pillarisetti, Jagan (17 November 2008). "HAL Chetak [IN475]". Warbirds of India. Archived from the original on 9 April 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- Pillarisetti, Jagan (10 October 2006). "HAL HT-2 [BX748]". Warbirds of India. Archived from the original on 9 April 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- Pillarisetti, Jagan (10 October 2006). "Hawker Sea Hawk [IN234]". Warbirds of India. Archived from the original on 9 April 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- Pillarisetti, Jagan (17 November 2008). "Hughes Hu300 [IN083]". Warbirds of India. Archived from the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- "Airframe Dossier - Kamov Ka-25PL Hormone (NATO), s/n IN573 BNS". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- Pillarisetti, Jagan (17 November 2008). "Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation [IN315]". Warbirds of India. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- Pettersen, Ralph M. "IN315 c/n 4614". Ralph M. Pettersen's Constellation Survivors Website. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- Pillarisetti, Jagan (10 October 2006). "Shorts Sealand Mk II [IN106]". Warbirds of India. Archived from the original on 9 April 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- Pillarisetti, Jagan (17 November 2008). "Westland Sea King [IN505]". Warbirds of India. Archived from the original on 8 January 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- "Airframe Dossier - Sikorsky-Westland Sea King 42, s/n IN505 BNS, c/n WA737". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
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