Aeronautical Museum Belgrade
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Музеј ваздухопловства-Београд Muzej vazduhoplovstva-Beograd | |
| File:Belgrade-avio-museum.jpg View from outside | |
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| Established | 1957 |
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| Location | Surčin, Belgrade, Serbia |
| Coordinates | 44°49′8″N 20°17′7″E / 44.81889°N 20.28528°E |
| Type | Aviation museum |
| Curator | Zoran Radojević |
| Website | www |
The Aeronautical Museum Belgrade, formerly known as the Yugoslav Aeronautical Museum, is a museum located in Surčin, Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. Founded in 1957, the museum is located adjacent to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport. The current facility, designed by architect Ivan Štraus, was opened to the public on 21 May 1989.
History
In 1975 JAT, the national flag carrier, donated 48 a (52,000 sq ft) of land for the museum and the museum later purchased further 2.7 ha (6.7 acres).[1] Construction of the present building of the museum began in the mid-1970s. The construction work dragged on, so it was only in late 1988 that the setting of the first permanent exhibition began. The museum's new location was ceremonially opened on 21 May 1989.[2] The museum owns over 200 aircraft previously operated by the Yugoslav Air Force (both royal and communist), Serbian Air Force, and others, as well as aircraft previously flown by several civil airliners and private flying clubs. It also owns the only known surviving example of the Fiat G.50.[3] The most valuable collections are housed in geodesic glass building, with additional aircraft displayed on the surrounding grounds. The museum also displays the wreckage of a downed USAF F-117 Nighthawk and F-16 Fighting Falcon, both shot down during the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia in 1999. In addition, the collection consists of more than 130 aviation engines, more radars, rockets, various aeronautical equipment, over 20,000 reference books and technical documentation as well as more than 200,000 photographs.
Collection
New 'Rocket and Radar' museum exhibition will be constructed. Existing missiles and radars in museum:
Gliders
| Aircraft | Registration | Serial number | Note |
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| DFS 30 Kranich | YU-5014 | 161 | |
| DFS 66 Grunau Baby III | YU-2113 | 151 | |
| DFS 68 Weihe | YU-4073 | 443 | |
| DFS 68 Weihe | YU-4089 | 492 | |
| DFS 68 Weihe | YU-4093 | 491 | |
| DFS 70 Olympia Meise | YU-4106 | 33 | |
| 20.Maj Čavka | YU-2227 | ||
| 20.Maj Ilindenka 1T | YU-4108 | 3005 | |
| 20.Maj Ilindenka 1T | YU-4109 | 3006 | |
| FAJ Jastreb Košava 2 | 1 | ||
| FAJ Jastreb Vuk-T (VTC-76) | YU-4422 | 346 | |
| Ikarus Košava 60 | YU-5022 | 1 | |
| Ikarus/Letov Orao IIc | YU-4096 | 185 | |
| Ikarus Meteor 60 | YU-4103 | Prototype | |
| ILZS Jastreb 54 | YU-3056 | 251 | |
| VTRZ Jastreb Roda | YU-5210 | 24 | |
| Letov Jastreb 54 | YU-3029 | 195 | |
| Koser KB-3 Jadran | YU-6001 | 104 | |
| LIBIS-17 | YU-5069 | 319 | |
| SVC Čavka | YU-2127 | ||
| SVC Mačka | YU-4107 | 3 | |
| SVC Vrabac A | |||
| Utva M/J1 | YU-UTVA | ||
| VTC Cirrus HS-64D | YU-5341 | 118 | |
| VTC Delfin II | YU-4138 | 45 | |
| VTC Trener | YU-4169 | 79 |
Helicopters
| Aircraft | Origin | Registration | Serial number | Note |
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| Hiller UH-12A | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | YU-HAB | 143 | under restoration |
| Kamov Ka-25PL | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union | 11323 | 4912519 | |
| Kamov Ka-28PL | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union | 11401 11402 |
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| PZL Mi-2 | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union/File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | 12506 | 511103059 | |
| PZL Mi-2 | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union/File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | 12512 12513 12514 12515 |
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| Mil Mi-4A | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union | 12013 | 6103 | |
| Mil Mi-8T | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union | 12208 | 0915 | |
| Westland WS-51 Dragonfly Mk.IB | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom | 11503 | WA/H/97 | |
| Sikorsky (SOKO) S-55-5 | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | 11714 | WA9-10-2319 |
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Hawker Hurricane Mk IVRP with Yugoslav Air Force markings
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Messerschmitt Bf 109 with Yugoslav Air Force markings captured and used by Yugoslav Partisans during World War II.
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Republic P-47D Thunderbolt with Yugoslav Air Force markings.
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Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk VC used by Yugoslav RAF squadron.
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Junkers Ju 52/3m (exF-BBYB) outside the building
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Jet aircraft
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Soko J-22 Orao prototype
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Tail and canopy of F-16CG shot down during the Operation Allied Force
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Other
| Item | Origin | Registration | Serial number | Note |
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| BGM-109 Tomahawk | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | Wreckage | ||
| Cossor C.R. 787 | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom | Radar | ||
| R-25 Vulkan | File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia | SAM missile | ||
| Westinghouse AN/TPS-1D | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | Radar |
See also
References
- ↑ Jovo Simišić (25 October 2017), "Čiji je Muzej vazduhoplovstva" [To whom belongs the Museum of aviation], Politika (in Serbian), p. 26
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ Jelena Popadić (21 October 2017), "Zabrinutost zaposlenih u Muzeju vazduhoplovstva" [Worries of the employees in the Museum of the Aviation], Politika (in Serbian), p. 08
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ Marinkovic, Vlado. "Air Museum." pbase.com, 11 September 2010. Retrieved: 9 September 2013.
External links
- Museum review by TravelDriveRace
- History of the Museum at Jat Airways website
- Belgrade Aviation Museum
- Музеј ваздухопловства-Београд Званична интернет презентација Музеја ваздухопловства-Београд (у изради)
- Aeronautical Museum-Belgrade Official internet presentation of Aeronautical Museum - Belgrade (under construction)
- Virtual tour through museum
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