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Museo Nacional de Aeronáutica de Argentina

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34°40′18.05″S 58°38′12.45″W / 34.6716806°S 58.6367917°W / -34.6716806; -58.6367917

Museo Nacional de Aeronáutica (MNA)
Main hall, with Gloster Meteor (foreground), Huanquero (background) and Urubu (hanging from roof)
Map
Established13 January 1960
LocationMorón, Buenos Aires, Argentina
TypeAviation museum
Websitewww.fuerzaaerea.mil.ar/historia/museo_aeronautico.html

The Museo Nacional de Aeronáutica (MNA) (Template:Lang-en) is a museum located in the city of Morón, Buenos Aires, Argentina, dedicated to the history of aviation, in particular the Argentine Air Force.

Its collection includes some unique aircraft, like the Pulqui I and Pulqui II fighter prototypes and a Latécoère XXV flown by Antoine de Saint Exupéry.

History

Gloster Meteor, at the previous location of the MNA, Aeroparque Jorge Newbery, 1975
IA 35 Huanquero, Aeroparque Jorge Newbery, 1975

The museum was created on January 13, 1960, by decree 264/60 of the President of the Republic, its first director and main supporter being Brigadier Edmundo Civatti Bernasconi.

It was initially located at the Aeroparque Jorge Newbery, where the aircraft were displayed in the grounds without protection from the weather. In the 1980s it was proposed to relocate the museum to provide protection to the aircraft, a new facility close to the Ezeiza airport was suggested.

In the 2000s was relocated to the Morón Airport and Air Base, site of Argentina's first international airport, where hangars were available to protect most of the collection.

Collections

Latecoere 25, Aeroparque Jorge Newbery, 1975
Percival Prentice, Aeroparque Jorge Newbery, 1972
McDonnell Douglas MD-81 LV-WFN in 2009; currently donated to the museum

Aircraft on display include:

In February 2013, a McDonnell Douglas MD-81 (ex-Austral, LV-WFN) was donated to the museum, for restoration and exhibition. This aircraft is notable for having the highest number of flight hours worldwide for its type (70,444 hours in 60,350 cycles) as of March 2012, when it was retired.[2]

Other exhibits include:

  • an Anasagasti car, which was used by the Argentine Air Force.

Facilities

The museum is divided in differents halls, dedicated to specific themes:[3]

In addition there is a gift shop.

Aircraft displayed

  • Avro Lincoln
    Avro Lincoln
  • Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan E-110
    Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan E-110
  • Bell 205 (UH-1) H-15
    Bell 205 (UH-1) H-15
  • Bristol B170 Freighter
    Bristol B170 Freighter
  • English Electric Canberra
    English Electric Canberra
  • Dinfia I.Ae.22DL
    Dinfia I.Ae.22DL
  • de Havilland Dove
    de Havilland Dove
  • DHC-2 Beaver
    DHC-2 Beaver
  • Douglas A-4P Skyhawk C-207
    Douglas A-4P Skyhawk C-207
  • Douglas A-4C Skyhawk C-322
    Douglas A-4C Skyhawk C-322
  • Douglas DC-3 TA-05
    Douglas DC-3 TA-05
  • Fairchild 82D LV-FHZ
    Fairchild 82D LV-FHZ
  • Fiat G-46-5B
    Fiat G-46-5B
  • FMA I.Ae. 27 Pulqui I prototype
    FMA I.Ae. 27 Pulqui I prototype
  • FMA IAe 33 Pulqui II prototype 5
    FMA IAe 33 Pulqui II prototype 5
  • FMA IA 35 Huanquero
    FMA IA 35 Huanquero
  • FMA IA 50 Guaraní II
    FMA IA 50 Guaraní II
  • FMA IA 53 Mamboretá
    FMA IA 53 Mamboretá
  • FMA IA 58 Pucará prototype AX-01
    FMA IA 58 Pucará prototype AX-01
  • FMA IA63 Pampa prototype EX-03
    FMA IA63 Pampa prototype EX-03
  • Focke Wulf FW-44J Stieglitz
    Focke Wulf FW-44J Stieglitz
  • Fokker F.27 T-42
    Fokker F.27 T-42
  • Gloster Meteor F.4
    Gloster Meteor F.4
  • Grumman Albatross
    Grumman Albatross
  • Lockheed Hercules C-130B TC-60
    Lockheed Hercules C-130B TC-60
  • MBB Bo.105C
    MBB Bo.105C
  • Mirage IIIC
    Mirage IIIC
  • Max Holste 1521 Broussard
    Max Holste 1521 Broussard
  • Morane-Saulnier MS.502 Criquet
    Morane-Saulnier MS.502 Criquet
  • Morane-Saulnier Ms.760 Paris
    Morane-Saulnier Ms.760 Paris
  • NA F-86 Sabre
    NA F-86 Sabre
  • Percival Prentice T.1
    Percival Prentice T.1
  • Rockwell Aero Commander 500
    Rockwell Aero Commander 500
  • Sikorsky S-61 H-02
    Sikorsky S-61 H-02
  • Vickers Viking
    Vickers Viking

Other objects displayed

References

  1. ^ a b FERNANDEZ VIVAS, Leandro. "Un millón de personas visitaron el Argentina Air Fest 2010". Rumbos Aeronauticos (Issue 18, Year 9) (in Spanish). Fuerza Aerea Argentina. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
  2. ^ "Una nueva aeronave para el MNA". Aeroespacio (in Spanish). Argentina: Fuerza Aerea Argentina (Argentine Air Force). 27 February 2013. Retrieved 2014-05-24. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ MNA Website

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