is an aerospace museum in the city of Misawa, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. The museum was opened on August 8, 2003, and is located adjacent to Misawa Airport.
History The museum received an F-16 in 2005.
The prototype HondaJet was placed on display at the museum in April 2021.
Museum building The highlight of the display on the ground floor of the museum is a NAMC YS-11 formerly operated by Japan Air Commuter.
Other displays concentrate on the history of aviation, including a full-scale model of the Wright Flyer and of the Miss Veedol, the first aircraft to make a successful nonstop transpacific flight, which originated from Misawa's Sabishiro Beach in 1931. Other full-scale models include that of a Mitsubishi A6M Zero, Tachikawa Ki-54 and the Gasuden Koken, as well as a McDonnell Douglas DC-9 cockpit.
The second floor of the museum has flight simulators and displays on aerospace engineering and the third floor is an observation deck with a view of the runways of Misawa Air Base.
Aircraft on display NAMC YS-11A-227, registration JA8776 Westland WS-51 Dragonfly, registration JA7014 General Dynamics F-16A, serial 78-0021 McDonnell Douglas F-4EJ-kai, serial 57-8375 Fuji T-3, serial 91-5516 Lockheed T-33, serial 81-5344 Lockheed F-104J serial 76-8699 Lockheed UP-3A, serial 150526 Mitsubishi F-1, serial 00-8247 Mitsubishi T-2 (in Blue Impulse livery), serial 59-5108 Mitsubishi T-2, serial 29-5177 Mitsubishi LR-1, serial 2209 Kawasaki/Hughes OH-6D, serial 30270 Pitts Special S-1C, registration N122EZ
See also List of aviation museums
References
External links
Aomori Sightseeing Guide