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National Aeronautics Museum
Brigadier Edmundo Civati Bernasconi
Museo Nacional de Aeronáutica Brigadier Edmundo Civati Bernasconi

Main hall, with Gloster Meteor (foreground), Huanquero (background left), Focke Wulf 44 (background right), and Urubú (hanging from roof)
Established	January 13, 1960; 65 years ago (1960-01-13)
Location	Morón, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Type	Aviation museum

The National Aeronautics Museum "Brigadier Edmundo Civati Bernasconi" (also known as Museo Nacional de Aeronáutica in Spanish) is an exciting museum located in Morón, Buenos Aires, Argentina. It opened its doors in 1960. This museum is dedicated to sharing the amazing story of aviation, especially the history of the Argentine Air Force.

The museum has a fantastic collection of unique aircraft. You can see special planes like the Pulqui I and Pulqui II jet prototypes. There's also the Urubú flying wing glider, the I.Ae. 22 DL trainer, and even a Latécoère XXV plane once flown by the famous writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.

Museum History
- How the Museum Started
- Moving to a New Home
Museum Facilities
Museum Collections
Gallery
- Aircraft Displayed
- Other Objects Displayed
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Museum History

How the Museum Started

The National Aeronautics Museum was created on January 13, 1960. This happened through a special order from the President of Argentina. Its first director and a big supporter was Brigadier Edmundo Civatti Bernasconi. The museum is named after him.

Moving to a New Home

The museum first opened at the Aeroparque Jorge Newbery. Here, the aircraft were displayed outside. This meant they were not protected from the weather. In the 1980s, people suggested moving the museum. They wanted to keep the valuable planes safe from rain and sun. A new location near the Ezeiza airport was considered.

In 2001, the museum finally moved to the Morón Airport and Air Base. This place was once Argentina's first international airport. It had large hangars available. These hangars could protect most of the museum's collection.

The McDonnell Douglas MD-81 LV-WFN in 2009. It was given to the museum in 2013.

In February 2013, a McDonnell Douglas MD-81 airplane was given to the museum. This plane, which used to belong to Austral Líneas Aéreas, was named LV-WFN. It was donated for restoration and to be put on display. This aircraft is special because it had flown more hours than any other plane of its type in the world. It had flown 70,444 hours before it retired in March 2012.

Museum Facilities

The museum is organized into different halls. Each hall focuses on a specific theme or type of aviation history.

Motores Hall: This area displays various aviation engines.
Malvinas Hall: Here, you can see items related to the Falklands War. It includes a Grumman HU-16 Albatross amphibian plane. This plane was used in the 1970s for flights between Comodoro Rivadavia and the Malvinas (Falkland Islands).
Antartida Hall: This hall features equipment and materials used in Argentine Antarctica.
Pioneros Hall: This section celebrates the brave people who were pioneers in aviation.
Torre de control Hall: You can explore the inside of a control tower here.
Pegaso Hall: This hall is used for special events.
Icaro Hall: This is where the museum's coffee shop is located.

There is also a small gift shop where visitors can buy souvenirs.

Museum Collections

The museum has an impressive collection of aircraft and other aviation-related items.

Aircraft on Display

The museum features many different types of aircraft. These include both fixed-wing planes and helicopters.

Fixed-wing Aircraft

Avro Lincoln B.2 B-004 (displayed 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 for Antarctic transport)
Douglas C-54 (cabin section)
English Electric Canberra B Mk.62 B-109 (the last one to fly a mission in the Falklands War)
Fairchild 82D LV-FHZ (formerly T-152)
Fairchild Swearingen Metro II (currently being restored)
Farman HF.7
Fiat G.46 (a post-war military trainer)
Hercules C-130B
FMA IA 22 DL (a trainer built by FAdeA)
FMA IA 27 Pulqui I prototype (the first jet designed and built in Latin America)
FMA IA 33 Pulqui II prototype 5 (the first swept-wing jet fighter designed and built in Latin America)
FMA IA 41 Urubú (a 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 (a biplane trainer)
Fokker F.27-600 T-42
Gloster Meteor F.4 I-041 (formerly 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