The Naval Aviation Museum is a military aviation museum located in Bogmalo, 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.
History The museum was founded on 12 October 1998 with a collection of 6 aircraft.
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 and . A number of aircraft engines are on display outside.
Aircraft on display
Breguet Alizé IN202 British Aerospace Sea Harrier FRS.51 IN621 de Havilland Devon C.1 IN124 de Havilland Vampire T.55 IN149 Fairey Firefly TT.1 IN112 HAL Chetak IN475 HAL HT-2 BX748 Hawker Sea Hawk Mk 100 IN234 Hughes 300 IN083 Kamov Ka-25 IN573 Lockheed L1049G Super Constellation IN315 Short Sealand II IN106 Westland Sea King Mk 42 IN505
Gallery
See also Indian Air Force Museum, Palam National Maritime Heritage Complex (Lothal in Gujarat) Naval Aircraft Museum (Kolkata) Samudrika Naval Marine Museum (Andaman)
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