The Air Museum () is an

aviation museum An aviation museum, air museum, or air and space museum is a museum exhibiting the history and cultural artifacts, artifacts of aviation. In addition to actual, replica or accurate reproduction aircraft, exhibits can include photographs, maps, Ph ...

of the

Portuguese Air Force The Portuguese Air Force () is the air force, aerial warfare force of Portugal. Locally it is referred to by the acronym FAP but internationally is often referred to by the acronym PRTAF. It is the youngest of the three branches of the Portuguese ...

located at Sintra Air Base and with spaces at

Ovar Ovar ( or ) is a city and a municipality in Aveiro District, Baixo Vouga Subregion in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 55,398, in an area of 147.70 km2. It had 42,582 eligible voters (2006). The municipality includes two cities: Ovar (16 ...

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 The Blériot XI is a French aircraft from the Aviation in the pioneer era, pioneer era of aviation. The first example was used by Louis Blériot to make the first flight across the English Channel in a heavier-than-air aircraft, on 25 July 1909. ...

* de Havilland DH89A Dragon Rapide (s/n 2307) * Sikorsky UH-19 (s/n 9101) * Beech AT-11 Kansan (s/n 2504) *

Supermarine Spitfire The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was used by the Royal Air Force and other Allies of World War II, Allied countries before, during, and after World War II. It was the only British fighter produced conti ...

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 The Dornier Do 27 is a German single-engine STOL utility aircraft that was designed and manufactured by Dornier GmbH (later DASA Dornier and Fairchild-Dornier). It was notable for being the first mass-produced aircraft in Germany following the en ...

A4 (s/n 3357) * Dornier Do 27 A4 (s/n 3487) * Jurca MJ2B Tempête *

Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet The Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet is a attack aircraft, light attack jet aircraft, jet and advanced jet trainer co-manufactured by Dassault Aviation of France and Dornier Flugzeugwerke of Germany. It was developed specifically to perform trainer a ...

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 The Boeing 707 is an early American long-range Narrow-body aircraft, narrow-body airliner, the first jetliner developed and produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Developed from the Boeing 367-80 prototype, the initial first flew on Decembe ...

-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 The Hawker Hurricane is a British single-seat fighter aircraft of the 1930s–40s which was designed and predominantly built by Hawker Aircraft Ltd. for service with the Royal Air Force (RAF). It was overshadowed in the public consciousness by ...

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 *

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

Source: * Auster D-5/160 (s/n 3208) * CASA C-212-100 * Cessna T-37C (s/n 2427) * Fiat G.91R/3 (s/n 5452) * Northrop T-38A Talon (s/n 2603) * Piper PA-18 (L-21B) Super Cub * Cessna Skymaster FTB-337G * Republic F-84G Thunderjet (s/n 5201) * LTV TA-7P Corsair II (s/n 15550)

Stored aircraft

* Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21PFM Fishbed (s/n 6614), transferred from the

Polish Aviation Museum The Polish Aviation Museum () is a large museum of historic aircraft and aircraft engines in Kraków, Poland. It is located at the site of the no-longer functional Kraków-Rakowice-Czyżyny Airport. This airfield, established by Austr ...

Dassault Mirage III The Dassault Mirage III () is a family of single/dual-seat, single-engine, fighter aircraft developed and manufactured by French aircraft company Dassault Aviation. It was the first Western European combat aircraft to exceed Mach 2 in horizont ...

R (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

External links

Força Aérea Portuguesa – Museu do Ar
official website
Museu do Ar
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