The Naval Aviation Museum is a military

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located in Bogmalo, from

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focused on the history of the

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. 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 The HAL HT-2 is an Indian two-seat primary trainer designed and built by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). The HT-2 was the first company design to enter production in 1953 for the Indian Air Force and Navy, where it replaced the de Havilland T ...

''BX748'' * Hawker Sea Hawk Mk 100 ''IN234'' * Hughes 300 ''IN083'' *

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''IN573'' * Lockheed L1049G Super Constellation ''IN315'' * Short Sealand II ''IN106'' * Westland Sea King Mk 42 ''IN505''

Gallery

File:Naval Aviation Museum Plane 1.jpg, Fairey Firefly File:HAL HT 2 at NAM.jpg, HAL HT-2 being washed File:The Vampire.jpg, de Havilland Vampire File:Naval Aviation Museum Planes.jpg, Various aircraft on display File:Indian Navy Alizé.jpg, Breguet Alizé File:Indian Navy dH Dove.jpg, de Havilland Dove File:Hawker Sea Hawk.jpg, Hawker Sea Hawk (center) File:Sea King NAM.jpg, Westland Sea King File:Connie at NAM 2.jpg, Lockheed Constellation File:Kamov Ka - 25 Helicopter.jpg, Kamov Ka-25 File:BAe Sea Harrier FRS 51.jpg, BAe Sea Harrier File:NAM engine gallery.jpg, Aircraft engines File:Women's Uniform Indian Navy.jpg, Women's Naval Uniform File:Men's Uniform Indian Navy.jpg, Men's Naval Uniform File:INS Viraat Replica.jpg, INS Viraat model File:Model of INS Viraat at NAM.jpg, INS Viraat model

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