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National Aeronautics Museum
Brigadier Edmundo Civati Bernasconi
Museo Nacional de Aeronáutica
Brigadier Edmundo Civati Bernasconi
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Main hall, with Gloster Meteor (foreground), Huanquero (background left), Focke Wulf 44 (background right), and Urubú (hanging from roof)
Established January 13, 1960; 64 years ago (1960-01-13)
Location Morón, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Type Aviation museum

The National Aeronautics Museum "Brigadier Edmundo Civati Bernasconi" (Spanish: Museo Nacional de Aeronáutica) is an Argentine museum located in the city of Morón, Buenos Aires. Established in 1960, the museum is dedicated to the history of aviation, in particular the Argentine Air Force.

Its collection includes some unique aircraft, like the Pulqui I and Pulqui II jet prototypes, the Urubú flying wing glider, the I.Ae. 22 DL trainer, and a Latécoère XXV flown by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.

History

The museum was created on January 13, 1960, by decree 264/60 of the President of the Republic, its first director and main supporter being Brigadier Edmundo Civatti Bernasconi.

It was initially located at the Aeroparque Jorge Newbery, where the aircraft were displayed in the grounds without protection from the weather. In the 1980s it was proposed to relocate the museum to provide protection to the aircraft, a new facility close to the Ezeiza airport was suggested.

In 2001 the museum was relocated to the Morón Airport and Air Base, site of Argentina's first international airport, where hangars were available to protect most of the collection.

Austral WFN
McDonnell Douglas MD-81 LV-WFN in 2009; donated to the museum in 2013

In February 2013, a McDonnell Douglas MD-81 (ex-Austral, LV-WFN) was donated to the museum, for restoration and exhibition. This aircraft is notable for having the highest number of flight hours worldwide for its type (70,444 hours in 60,350 cycles) as of March 2012, when it was retired.

Facilities

The museum is divided in different halls, dedicated to specific themes:

  • Motores: displaying aviation engines.
  • Malvinas: which includes a Grumman HU-16 Albatross amphibian used in the 1970s to establish a route line between Comodoro Rivadavia and Malvinas (Falkland Islands).
  • Antartida: for material used in Antarctica.
  • Pioneros: dedicated to Aviation pioneers.
  • Torre de control: details the interior of a control tower.
  • Pegaso: to host events.
  • Icaro: coffee shop.

In addition there is a small gift shop.

Collections

Mna aircraft exhibited
Part of the collection in one of the hangars

Aircraft

Aircraft on display include:

Latecoere 25 LV-EAB Aeroparque 12.04.75 edited-2
Latecoere 25, Aeroparque Jorge Newbery, 1975
Percival P.40 Prentice E-390 FAA AEP 23.04.72 edited-2
Percival Prentice, Aeroparque Jorge Newbery, 1972
Gloster Meteor F.4 C-041 FAA AEP 12.04.75 edited-2
Gloster Meteor, at the previous location of the MNA, Aeroparque Jorge Newbery, 1975
I.A.35 Huanquero A-316 AEP 12.04.75
IA 35 Huanquero, Aeroparque Jorge Newbery, 1975
Fixed-wing
  • Avro Lincoln B.2 B-004, on display as B-010
  • Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan
  • Blériot XI
  • Boeing 737 LV-WTK, donated by Aerolíneas Argentinas
  • Bristol Freighter 1A
  • Dassault Mirage III versions C, DA (I-002) and EA (I-011)
  • de Havilland Beaver
  • de Havilland Dove
  • DINFIA IA 35b Huanquero A-305
  • Douglas A-4 Skyhawk, versions A-4P (C-207) and A-4C (C-322)
  • Douglas C-47A-85-DL TA-05, modified as antarctic transport
  • Douglas C-54 (cabin)
  • English Electric Canberra B Mk.62 B-109, the last one to complete a mission in the Falklands War
  • Fairchild 82D LV-FHZ (ex-T-152, msn 66)
  • Fairchild Swearingen Metro II (currently under restoration)
  • Farman HF.7
  • Fiat G.46, post-war military trainer
  • Hercules C-130B
  • FMA IA 22 DL (c/n 728), trainer built by the Fabrica Militar de Aviones
  • FMA IA 27 Pulqui I prototype, the first jet designed and built in Latin America
  • FMA IA 33 Pulqui II prototype 5, first swept-wing jet fighter designed and built in Latin America
  • FMA IA 41 Urubú, flying wing glider designed by Reimar Horten
  • FMA IA 50 Guaraní II F-31 and LQ-JXY
  • FMA IA 53 Mamboretá
  • FMA IA 58 Pucará
  • FMA IA 63 Pampa EX-03 mock-up
  • Focke Wulf FW-44J, biplane trainer
  • Fokker F.27-600 T-42
  • Gloster Meteor F.4 I-041, ex-EE586
  • Grumman HU-16B Albatross
  • Hiller UH-12E
  • Hughes 369HE
  • Israeli Aircraft Industries Dagger
  • Junkers Ju 52/3m (WNr.4043)
  • Latécoère XXV flown by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry for Aeroposta Argentina
  • Max-Holste 1521 Broussard
  • Morane-Saulnier MS.502
  • Morane-Saulnier MS.760 Paris
  • North American F-86F Sabre
  • Percival Prentice T.1
  • Rockwell Aero Commander 500U
  • Vickers Viking 1B T-9
  • Wright Flyer replica
Rotary wing
  • Bell UH-1H
  • Boeing Chinook
  • Bolkow Bo 105
  • Cierva C.30 autogiro
  • Sikorsky S-55 helicopter, H-04
  • Sikorsky S-61R H-02 used by the Presidential flight

Engines

  • Napier Sabre IIA inline
  • Packard DR-980 radial diesel

Other

Other exhibits include:

  • Anasagasti car, used by the Argentine Air Force
  • Pampa tractor

Gallery

Aircraft displayed

  • AvroLinconB2VI

    Avro Lincoln B.2

  • E-110 Beech 18 Argentine Airforce (7310442434)

    Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan E-110

  • H-15 Bell 205 UH-1 (8164165838)

    Bell 205 (UH-1) H-15

  • LV-WTX Boeing 737 Aerolineas Argentinas (7310854168)

    Boeing 737 LV-WTX

  • TC-330 Bristol B170 Freighter Fuerza Aerea Argentina (7310839554)

    Bristol B170 Freighter

  • Canberra B-109 Museo Moron

    English Electric Canberra

  • E.a.-701 Dinfia I.Ae.22DL (7307046706)

    Dinfia I.Ae.22DL

  • F-12 DH104 Dove Argentine Airforce (8164169390)

    de Havilland Dove

  • P-05 DHC-2 Beaver Fuerza Aerea Argentina (8164164610)

    DHC-2 Beaver

  • C-207 Douglas A-4P Skyhawk (7310427820)

    Douglas A-4P Skyhawk C-207

  • C-322 Douglas A-4C Skyhawk (7310434418)

    Douglas A-4C Skyhawk C-322

  • TA-05 Douglas DC-3 Fuerza Aerea Argentina (7310804244)

    Douglas DC-3 TA-05

  • LV-FHZ Fairchild 82D (7310492834)

    Fairchild 82D LV-FHZ

  • LQ-MLV Swearingen SA226TC Metro (8164120613)

    Swearingen Metro LQ-MLV

  • Farman III (1)

    Farman replica

  • E.a-441 Fiat G-46-5B (8164148796)

    Fiat G-46-5B

  • FMA IAe27

    FMA I.Ae. 27 Pulqui I prototype

  • Pulqui II Argentine Museum

    FMA IAe 33 Pulqui II prototype 5

  • FMA IA-35

    FMA IA 35 Huanquero

  • FMA-IA-50

    FMA IA 50 Guaraní II

  • FMA-IA-53

    FMA IA 53 Mamboretá

  • AX-01 IA58 Pucara Fuerza Aerea Argentina (7307048254)

    FMA IA 58 Pucará prototype AX-01

  • EX-03 IA63 Pampa Argentine Airforce (7307045530)

    FMA IA63 Pampa prototype EX-03

  • E.e-122 Focke-Wulf Fw.44J Stieglitz (8164152332)

    Focke Wulf FW-44J Stieglitz

  • T-42 Fokker Fk.27 Fuerza Aerea Argentina (7310479070)

    Fokker F.27 T-42

  • C-041 Gloster Meteor F.4 (8164115201)

    Gloster Meteor F.4

  • BS-02 Grumman G-64 Albatross Fuerza Aerea Argentina (8164126911)

    Grumman Albatross

  • Iriarte Ladrillo

    Iriarte Ladrillo (experimental)

  • Late01

    Latécoère 25

  • TC-60 Lockheed 100 Hercules C-130B (8164172104)

    Lockheed Hercules C-130B TC-60

  • LV-LGR MBB Bo.105C (8164142622)

    MBB Bo.105C

  • MirageIIICC-721

    Mirage IIIC

  • PG-336 Max Holste 1521 Broussard (8164168086)

    Max Holste 1521 Broussard

  • LV-ZIV Morane-Saulnier MS.502 Criquet (8164166412)

    Morane-Saulnier MS.502 Criquet

  • E-207 Ms760 Paris Argentine Airforce (8164149358)

    Morane-Saulnier Ms.760 Paris

  • C-122 NA F-86 Sabre Argentine Airforce (7307046176)

    NA F-86 Sabre

  • E-390 Percival P.40 Prentice T1 (8164151272)

    Percival Prentice T.1

  • T-137 Aero Commander 500 Fuerza Aerea Argentina (7310800982)

    Rockwell Aero Commander 500

  • FAA H-04

    Sikorsky S-55 H-04

  • H-02 Sikorsky S-61 Fuerza Aerea Argentina (8164125835)

    Sikorsky S-61 H-02

  • T-9 Vickers Viking Fuerza Aerea Argentina (7313012018)

    Vickers Viking

Other objects displayed

  • Anasagasti01

    Automobile Anasagasti, 1914

  • Packard DR 980 Museo NAciona de Aeronautica de Argentina

    Packard DR-980 engine

  • Tractor Pampa (2)

    Pampa tractor, 1952

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Museo Nacional de Aeronáutica para niños

  • List of aerospace museums
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