Museu do Ar

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Field	Value
name	Air Museum
native_name	Museu do Ar
native_name_lang	Portuguese
image	Museu do Ar (4418625222).jpg
imagesize	300
caption	Outdoor static park in Sintra
alt	Air Museum outdoor static park in Sintra
established	1968
location	Sintra, Portugal
type	Aviation museum
director	Col. Rui Alberto Gomes Bento Roque
owner	Portuguese Air Force
website
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The Air Museum () is an aviation museum of the Portuguese Air Force located at Sintra Air Base and with spaces at Ovar and Alverca.

History

The museum dates back to the Aero Clube de Portugal in 1909 and was created in 1968 in a former Military Aviation hangar at Alverca. Opening for the first time to the public on July 1, 1971.

In 2009, due to the growth of the collection, a new site at the Sintra Air Base complex was created for the museum and part of the collection was transferred there.

Aircraft on display

Sintra

Source:

14-bis
Demoiselle XX
de Havilland Hornet Moth (s/n CR-AAC/111)
Blériot XI
de Havilland DH89A Dragon Rapide (s/n 2307)
Sikorsky UH-19 (s/n 9101)
Beech AT-11 Kansan (s/n 2504)
Supermarine Spitfire HF IXc (s/n ML255/MR-Z)
North American F-86F Sabre (s/n 5320)
North American F-86F Sabre (s/n 5361)
Fiat G.91R/3 (s/n 5445)
Fiat G.91R/4 (s/n 5407)
Douglas C-47A Dakota (s/n 6157)
Douglas C-47A Dakota (s/n CS-TDA)
Dornier Do 27 A4 (s/n 3357)
Dornier Do 27 A4 (s/n 3487)
Jurca MJ2B Tempête
Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet A (s/n 15209)
Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet A (s/n 15224)
Caudron G.III
de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth (s/n 102)
de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth (s/n 111)
de Havilland Chipmunk Mk.20 (s/n 1305)
CASA C-212-100 (s/n 16508)
CASA C-212-100 (s/n 16524)
Cessna T-37C (s/n 2420)
Cessna T-37C (gate guard) (s/n 2424)
Cessna T-37C (s/n 2430)
Lockheed P-2V-5 Neptune (s/n 4711)
Lockheed RT-33A T-Bird (s/n 1916)
Lockheed T-33A Silver Star (s/n 1923)
Lockheed T-33A Silver Star (s/n 1926)
Northrop T-38A Talon (s/n 2605)
Sud Aviation SE3130 Alouette II (s/n 9217)
Sud Aviation SE3160 Alouette III (s/n 19384)
Avro 631 Cadet
North American AT-16 Harvard III (s/n 1517)
North American T-6J Texan (s/n 1737)
Aerospatiale SA330S-1 Puma (s/n 19512)
Beechcraft F33A Bonanza (s/n CS-A7L)
Boeing 707-382B (cockpit) (s/n 9T-MSS)
Junkers Ju 52/3m g3e (s/n 6304)
Nord N2502A Noratlas (s/n 6403)
Cessna Skymaster FTB-337G (s/n 13701)
Lockheed P-3P Orion (s/n 14806)
Max Holste M.H.1521 Broussard (s/n 3304)
Piper PA-18 (L-21B) Super Cub (s/n 3218)

Alverca

Sources:

Auster D-5/160 (s/n 3564)
De Havilland DHC-1 Chipmunk (s/n 1376)
Fairey III D Mk.2 (s/n 17)
Maurice Farman MF-4
Grumman G-44 Widgeon (s/n 129)
Grunau Baby (s/n CS-PAE)
Hawker Hurricane IIIb
Jodel D9 Bébé (s/n CS-AXA)
North American F-86F Sabre (s/n 5319)
North American T-6J Texan (s/n 1769)
Northrop T-38A Talon (s/n 2601)
Piper PA-18 (L-21B) Super Cub (s/n 3212)
Cessna Skymaster FTB-337G (s/n 13709)
LTV A-7P Corsair II (s/n 15508)
Nikus Miniplane
Hawker Hurricane IIc (s/n 591/RV-J) (not visible in visit on 30 Jan 2023)
Cessna T-37C Tweety Bird (s/n 2420)
Nord N2501 Noratlas (s/n 6420) (not visible in visit on 30 Jan 2023)
Douglas C-54A Skymaster (s/n 6606) (possibly in external storage on main FAP base, 30 Jan 2023)
Sud Aviation SE3130 Alouette II (s/n 9216)
Sud Aviation SE3160 Alouette III (s/n 9258 main cabin, composite with s/n 9265 boom)

Ovar

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Source:

Stored aircraft

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21PFM Fishbed (s/n 6614), transferred from the Polish Aviation Museum
Dassault Mirage IIIR (s/n 313)
Canadair CF-104D Starfighter (s/n 104750)
Max Holste MH-1521 Broussard (s/n 3301)
Max Holste MH-1521 Broussard (s/n 3303)

References

Notes

Bibliography

References

"Museu do Ar". Portuguese Air Force.
"Air Museum".
"Novo Museu do Ar em Sintra".
"Força Aérea Portuguesa – Museu do Ar – Sintra". Museu do Ar.
(October 10, 2012). "Museu do Ar – Sintra – Portugal".
"Força Aérea Portuguesa – Museu do Ar – Alverca". Museu do Ar.
(October 10, 2012). "Museu do Ar – Alverca – Portugal".
"Força Aérea Portuguesa – Museu do Ar – Ota". Museu do Ar.

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