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Armed Forces Museum of Albania
Albanian Air Force history, Cold War fighters and trainers, helicopters, cockpit sections, military vehicles and wider armed-forces heritage.
Museo de la Aviación Naval Argentina
the evolution of Argentine naval aviation, South Atlantic anti-submarine patrol, carrier-based attack and rotary-wing operations
Museo Nacional de Aeronáutica (Morón)
Historic Argentine aeronautical engineering, including both Pulqui experimental jet aircraft.
Museo Naval de la Nación
Argentine naval history, naval aviation and outdoor military artifacts
Museo Tecnológico Aeroespacial del Área Material Río IV
Argentine military engineering, jet fighters, transport aircraft and aerospace technology
Australian War Memorial
Australian national memorial and military history museum. Its renewed Aircraft Hall brings early military aircraft together with Second World War and Korean War types, while other galleries display later conflicts.
Australian National Maritime Museum
A significant preserved shipborne Seahawk helicopter representing maritime rescue and naval aviation.
Fighter World
Royal Australian Air Force fighter aircraft, jet training, air defence and combat aviation from the Korean War onward
Fleet Air Arm Museum Australia (Nowra)
Australian naval aviation, carrier operations, naval attack aircraft, maritime patrol and anti-submarine helicopters
HARS Aviation Museum
Australian civil and military aviation, restoration, operational historic aircraft, transports, patrol aircraft, and aviation technology.
HARS Aviation Museum Parkes
the flying history of inland New South Wales, including wartime RAAF training and retired military and regional transport aircraft
RAAF Base Wagga Aviation Heritage Centre
RAAF instructional units and technical training through five preserved aircraft with detailed RAAF service histories
RAAF Williamtown Aviation Heritage Centre (Fighter World)
Australian military fighter aviation, pilot training and the service histories of Sabre, Vampire, Mirage and Hornet jets
Temora Aviation Museum
Australian fighter and trainer aircraft, wartime pilot education and the preservation of operational ex-service aircraft
Darwin Aviation Museum
the bombing of Darwin, United States bomber operations, Royal Australian Air Force fighters, civil aviation and northern Australian defense
Australian Army Flying Museum
Australian Army light aircraft, liaison and helicopter operations, early flight replicas and the evolution of Army air mobility
Qantas Founders Museum
Australian civil airline development, early Qantas bush flying, transoceanic air transport and the transition to jet service
Queensland Air Museum
Australian civil and military aviation, Cold War aircraft, transports, helicopters, engines, and restoration projects.
RAAF Base Amberley Aviation Heritage Centre
RAAF combat, transport and helicopter aviation including Canberra, Sabre, Caribou and F-111 aircraft
RAAF Base Townsville Aviation Heritage Centre
RAAF tactical aviation and aircrew training represented by five named static aircraft with serial numbers
South Australian Aviation Museum
Australian civil and military aviation, preserved airframes, restorations, and the local industrial and flying history of South Australia
Moorabbin Air Museum
local Australian aircraft manufacturing, civilian transport and training, naval aviation and combat aircraft preserved through volunteer restoration
National Vietnam Veterans Museum
Vietnam-era rotary-wing operations, ground-air coordination, air transport, and the wider Australian military history of the war
RAAF Museum Point Cook
Royal Australian Air Force operational history, training, national aircraft production, strategic reconnaissance and strike jets
Aviation Heritage Museum (Bull Creek)
Australian and British service aviation, maritime patrol, fighter training and Cold War strike aircraft
Red Bull Hangar-7
actively maintained and flown vintage aircraft presented alongside motorsport and fine-art collections
Military Aviation Museum Zeltweg
Austrian military aviation since the Second Republic, early trainers, Cold War air defense and army helicopters
Museum of Military History, Vienna
the early Austro-Hungarian air service, reconnaissance and military training at the beginning of the First World War
Technisches Museum Wien
Pioneer-era Austrian airplanes and gliders within an interdisciplinary technology collection.
Bangladesh Air Force Museum
Bangladesh Air Force fixed-wing transports, early jet fighters, trainers, and helicopters
Bangladesh Military Museum
the Bangladesh military services and the development of the air force alongside land and naval displays
Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History
Belgian military history, pioneer aircraft, First and Second World Wars, transport aircraft and Cold War aviation.
Museo Aeroespacial de la Fuerza Aérea Boliviana
Bolivian air force training, short-runway operations, transport aircraft and reconnaissance aircraft from the twentieth century
Museu Aeroespacial
Brazilian Air Force history, civil and military aviation, pioneers, combat aircraft, transports, helicopters, and aerospace technology.
Museu da Aviação Naval, São Pedro da Aldeia
Brazilian naval helicopters, antisubmarine aviation and maritime flying associated with ship and shore operations
Memorial Aeroespacial Brasileiro
Brazilian aerospace technology development and national prototype, transport, and trainer aircraft
Aviation Museum Krumovo
Bulgarian military aviation, interwar and Second World War airframes, Cold War MiG and Sukhoi aircraft, and rotary-wing aviation
National Museum of Military History (Sofia)
Bulgarian fighter aviation, Soviet-designed jet operations, NATO aircraft acquired for exhibition and the relationship between aircraft and land-based air defense
War Museum Cambodia
Cambodian military aviation during and following the wars of the late twentieth century alongside tanks and artillery
Alberta Aviation Museum
Canadian bush flying, early mail and airline routes, air training and locally significant restoration projects
Bomber Command Museum of Canada
Commonwealth bomber and aircrew history, the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan and preservation of Second World War aircraft
Reynolds Museum
pioneer airplanes, early gliding, general aviation and the engineering history of transport and industry
The Hangar Flight Museum
early Canadian flight, Commonwealth training schools, civil transports and the history of Western Canadian airline and military aviation
BC Aviation Museum
West Coast Canadian aviation, maritime patrol, early pioneers and firefighting aircraft
Canadian Museum of Flight
Canadian aviation, World War II bombers and training aircraft, Cold War jet fighters, early rotorcraft and carefully labeled period replicas
Comox Air Force Museum
Canadian west-coast air defense, maritime patrol and search-and-rescue aircraft
Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum & RCAF WWII Memorial
British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, Second World War training aircraft, Canadian aircrew, surviving original buildings, restoration and operating historic trainers
Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada
Western Canadian aviation, bush flying, commercial aircraft, military aviation, and northern operations.
North Atlantic Aviation Museum
Transatlantic ferry flights, coastal patrol aircraft and Gander aviation
Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum
Royal Canadian Air Force fighters and anti-submarine aircraft, Canadian military training and general aviation in the Atlantic provinces
Greenwood Military Aviation Museum
Maritime patrol, RCAF anti-submarine operations, Canadian search and rescue
Shearwater Aviation Museum
Canadian naval carrier operations, anti-submarine aircraft, Sea King helicopters, and the air crews who served at Shearwater
Canada Aviation and Space Museum
Canadian civil and military aviation, bush flying, aerospace technology, helicopters, and spaceflight.
Canadian Aviation Museum (Windsor)
Lancaster and Mosquito preservation, training aircraft, restoration and flying historic types
Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre
Canadian bush flying, floatplanes, aerial forest-fire protection, early regional passenger aircraft and the demanding geography of northern air operations
Canadian War Museum
Canada’s national military history museum documents conflicts and service across the centuries. Its LeBreton Gallery combines aircraft, military vehicles, armor, and artillery.
Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum
Canadian military aviation from the Second World War onward, with a notable concentration of maintained and flying historic aircraft.
National Air Force Museum of Canada
Canadian air-force training, bomber operations, air transport and the distinctive development of Canadian aircraft
Montreal Aviation Museum
Quebec aviation pioneers, early civil aircraft, Canadian wartime manufacture and volunteer restoration
Saskatchewan Aviation Museum
civilian and military flying across the Canadian Prairies, including the Commonwealth pilot-training program
Museo Nacional Aeronáutico y del Espacio
Chilean military and civil aviation, pioneering flight, commercial aviation, training aircraft, national aerospace history, and technology.
Military Museum of the Chinese People’s Revolution
the historical role of aircraft in campaigns presented within a broad collection of army, navy and air force equipment
China Aviation Museum (Datangshan)
Chinese aircraft manufacturing development, military jet technology, prototypes and domestic light-aircraft engineering
China Civil Aviation Museum
Chinese civil aviation from the postwar era through national jet airline and domestic regional transport projects
Museo Aeroespacial Colombiano
Colombian Air Force aviation, historic transport aircraft, American-supplied piston fighters, jets and helicopters
Museo Aéreo Fénix
surviving vintage Colombian trainers, transports and light aircraft in a transport-history environment
Aviation Museum Kbely
Czech and Czechoslovak military aviation, prototypes, Cold War aircraft, transports, helicopters, and foreign types.
National Technical Museum (Prague)
Czech experimental flying machines and First World War-era airframes within a broader national industrial-history collection.
Danmarks Tekniske Museum
Denmark’s aviation engineering heritage, Jacob Ellehammer and the evolution of machines used for flight
Danmarks Flymuseum
Danish aviation from pioneer replicas and wartime fighters to modern Danish Air Force aircraft.
Langelandsfort Cold War Museum
Danish Cold War coastal defense, naval history and a MiG-23 fighter display
Museo Aeronáutico y del Espacio de la Fuerza Aérea Ecuatoriana
historic Ecuadorian military aviation and documented aircraft associated with notable long-distance and combat operations
National Military Museum, Cairo Citadel
Egyptian military history with aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery and other heavy equipment.
Al-Alamein Military Museum
Second World War North African campaign history including aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery and personal artifacts.
Museo Nacional de Aviación
Salvadoran military aviation, transports, Cold War fighters and helicopters
Estonian Maritime Museum Seaplane Harbour
the connection between naval aviation, waterborne flight and the original architecture of the seaplane hangars
Estonian Aviation Museum
fighter and strike aircraft from opposing Cold War blocs, Soviet passenger transport and military helicopter technology
Finnish Air Force Museum
Finnish military aviation from the interwar period through the Second World War and Cold War, including rare combat aircraft and restoration work.
Finnish Aviation Museum
Finnish aviation and national aerospace manufacture, including historic seaplanes, fighter jets and airliners.
Musée de l’Aviation de Saint-Victoret
French helicopter design, aerial firefighting and postwar military aviation
Musée de l’Aéronautique Navale de Rochefort
French naval aviation, fighter, patrol and naval helicopters
Musée Européen de l’Aviation de Chasse
European jet fighters, Cold War combat aircraft, international jet trainers and preservation work
Musée Espace Air Passion
French pioneer aircraft, sailplanes, prototypes and airworthy historic aircraft
Airborne Museum Sainte-Mère-Église
D-Day airborne assault, troop carrying gliders, the C-47 transport and the events of the Allied Normandy landings
Utah Beach Landing Museum
American tactical bombing before and during the D-Day invasion and the landings at Utah Beach
Conservatoire de l’Air et de l’Espace d’Aquitaine
Dassault development aircraft, military transports, French naval aircraft, helicopters and long-running restorations.
Musée de l’ALAT et de l’Hélicoptère
French Army fixed-wing reconnaissance and helicopter development, from observation platforms to modern military rotorcraft
Aeroscopia
European civil aviation, Airbus and Toulouse aerospace history, prototypes, military aircraft, and experimental designs.
Ailes Anciennes Toulouse
the conservation of French, European and Soviet aircraft through hands-on restoration and preservation
Musée de l’Air et de l’Espace
Ballooning, early flight, civil and military aviation, experimental aircraft, commercial aviation, and spaceflight.
Musée des Arts et Métiers
Early powered flight shown in the context of French inventions, engineering, mechanics and transportation.
Dornier Museum Friedrichshafen
Dornier engineering, experimental short takeoff and vertical takeoff designs, naval patrol aircraft and Cold War military types
Technik Museum Sinsheim
Industrial technology, supersonic passenger aviation, historical combat aircraft and road transport.
Deutsches Museum Museum Island
The aviation and astronautics exhibitions place flight within the development of modern technology. This venue is distinct from the Flugwerft Schleißheim aviation branch.
Flugwerft Schleißheim
German and international aviation history, early flight, flying boats, military and civil aircraft, rockets, and technology.
Allied Museum Berlin (AlliiertenMuseum)
a surviving Royal Air Force Berlin Airlift transport, which gives aircraft context to the political and logistical history of the city
Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin
German transport history, early commercial aviation, aviation in wartime and Berlin Airlift heritage.
Military History Museum Berlin-Gatow Airfield
East–West Cold War aviation, German military aviation history, and the aircraft of the former airfield.
Flugplatzmuseum Cottbus
East German military aviation, helicopters, Cold War fighters and support equipment
Luftfahrtmuseum Hannover-Laatzen
German sporting and military aviation, sailplanes, reconstructions of early types and original Luftwaffe, Royal Air Force and Soviet aircraft
Luftfahrttechnisches Museum Rechlin
German aircraft testing, prototypes, WWII and Cold War airfield heritage
Flugausstellung Peter Junior
European jet aircraft, historic transports, helicopters and broad international aviation development
Technik Museum Speyer
Aviation technology, transport aircraft, Cold War flying equipment, spaceflight and industrial heritage.
Luftfahrtmuseum Wernigerode
German aviation history, Cold War jets, helicopter development and transports
Technikmuseum Hugo Junkers
Hugo Junkers engineering, German transport aviation and metal-aircraft design
Kumasi Fort and Military Museum
Ghanaian service history, military collections and the post-independence air force in the context of Kumasi Fort
Hellenic Air Force Museum
Greek military aviation, Second World War and postwar aircraft, Cold War fighters, trainers, transports, and helicopters.
Museo del Aire de la Fuerza Aérea Hondureña
Honduran air force history, aviation training, military aircraft and helicopters
Aeropark Budapest Aviation Museum
Hungarian scheduled passenger travel, Soviet-era transport aircraft, helicopter operations and airport ground services
RepTár Szolnok Aviation Museum
Hungarian military aviation, Soviet-built fighters and trainers, helicopter operations and Cold War air-defense history
Icelandic Aviation Museum
Icelandic airline history, rescue and air-ambulance services, homebuilt aircraft and northern Atlantic coastal aviation
Indian Air Force Heritage Centre Chandigarh
Indian jet fighter and training aircraft, including the historic Gnat associated with the 1971 conflict
Indian Air Force Museum, Palam
Indian military aviation, wartime airlift, aircraft used during post-independence conflicts, and indigenous Hindustan Aeronautics aircraft
Indian Naval Aviation Museum (Goa)
Indian Navy carrier fighters, airborne reconnaissance, anti-submarine aviation, naval helicopters and passenger transports used in naval service
HAL Heritage Centre and Aerospace Museum
Indian aircraft design and manufacturing, military aviation, helicopters, engines, trainers, fighters, and aerospace technology.
Museum Transportasi TMII
Indonesian air transport, general transport technology and historic airliners
Museum Satriamandala
Indonesian armed forces history and the relationship of army, air force, and navy equipment in twentieth-century conflicts
Museum Pusat TNI AU Dirgantara Mandala
Indonesian military aviation, aircraft of independence, American and Soviet equipment, and indigenous early-aircraft reconstruction
Foynes Flying Boat & Maritime Museum
Transatlantic flying boats, Pan American Airways and maritime connections in the Shannon estuary
Parco Tematico dell’Aviazione
the evolution of Italian military and civil aircraft from piston-engine trainers to postwar jet operations
Museo Storico dell’Aeronautica Militare
Italian military aviation, early flight, seaplanes, Second World War, Cold War, and modern Aeronautica Militare history.
Piana delle Orme Historical Museum
the interaction of air and naval warfare with ground combat and broad Italian twentieth-century history
Museo Nazionale Scienza e Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci
Science and technology with substantial aircraft, naval transport and experimental flight exhibits.
Volandia Park and Museum of Flight
Italian aircraft manufacturing, civil air transport, helicopters, early flight and Cold War jet aircraft
Museo dell’Aeronautica Gianni Caproni
original Italian aircraft engineering, pioneering Caproni designs, First World War combat and reconnaissance aviation, and early postwar jets
Aichi Museum of Flight
the Nagoya aircraft industry, Japan’s postwar transport aircraft, rotorcraft manufacturing and military training
Misawa Aviation & Science Museum
regional Japanese civil flying experiments, modern aircraft design and Japan’s first postwar domestic airliner
Museum of Aeronautical Sciences, Narita
Japanese civil air transport, airport operations, prototype aircraft and historic general aviation
Tachiarai Peace Memorial Museum
Japanese Army training, Second World War aircraft preservation and the wartime experience of Fukuoka Prefecture
Gifu-Kakamigahara Air and Space Museum
Japanese aircraft design, maritime patrol and rescue aircraft, postwar airliners, and prototype and military airframes
Yamato Museum (Kure Maritime Museum)
Imperial Japanese naval aviation represented by a surviving Type 62 Zero fighter within a larger maritime history museum
Chiran Peace Museum
Japanese Army aviation, the pilots of the special-attack units, and preserved wartime fighter aircraft
JMSDF Kanoya Air Base Historical Museum
Japanese maritime patrol aviation and the development of helicopter-borne anti-submarine warfare in the Cold War
JGSDF Public Information Center Rikkunland
military helicopter procurement and Army aviation in a broader armored vehicles and land forces museum
JASDF Air Park
Japanese postwar military aviation, fighters, trainers, helicopters, air-defense equipment, and JASDF history.
Yūshūkan Museum
Japanese military technology and material culture, including Second World War aircraft and the Japanese naval air war
Martyrs’ Memorial and Museum
Jordanian military history, weapons, uniforms, memorial collections and preserved Royal Jordanian Air Force aircraft.
Aqaba Underwater Military Museum
Submerged tanks, armored vehicles, artillery and a Royal Jordanian Air Force AH-1F Cobra helicopter.
Riga Aviation Museum
Soviet fighter aviation, MiG and Sukhoi jets, helicopters, transport aircraft and Cold War airliner preservation.
Lithuanian Aviation Museum
Lithuanian sporting and training aviation, domestically designed gliders and the Darius and Girėnas transatlantic flight
Muzium Tentera Darat (Army Museum)
Malaysian Army history, anti-insurgency operations, outdoor fixed-wing and helicopter preservation.
Malta Aviation Museum
the air war over Malta, Royal Navy aviation, Cold War jets, Maltese civil aviation, and armed forces air-wing history
Museo Militar de Aviación, Santa Lucía
Mexican air force history, American-built combat aircraft, military trainers and the evolution of Mexico’s military aviation infrastructure
Museo de la Historia de la Aviación de Orizaba
the evolution of commercial air travel in Mexico and the experience of visiting an airliner transformed into a museum exhibit
Mongolian Military Museum
Mongolian military history, Khalkhin Gol, weapons, vehicles, outdoor military technology and selected aviation artifacts.
Aviation Museum Nepal
Civil air transport, aviation education and reused airliner airframes
Aviodrome Aviation Museum
Dutch airline and passenger transport history, piston-engine international flights and preserved large commercial airliners
Oorlogsmuseum Overloon
Second World War aircraft and airborne-assault equipment set among tanks, artillery and other large vehicles.
Nationaal Militair Museum
Royal Netherlands Air Force history, military aircraft, armored vehicles, weapons, and national defense history.
Auckland War Memorial Museum
A wartime Mitsubishi Zero and a late-series Spitfire displayed in dedicated galleries amid New Zealand military-history collections.
Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT)
Auckland’s Museum of Transport and Technology preserves New Zealand’s engineering, transport and communications history. Its dedicated Aviation Hall includes military and civil aircraft, with a particular strength in flying boats.
Classic Flyers Aviation Museum
RNZAF jets and trainers, warbird flying, restoration and visitor aircraft access
Air Force Museum of New Zealand
Royal New Zealand Air Force history, training, combat aircraft, transports, helicopters, and restoration.
Ashburton Aviation Museum
Royal New Zealand Air Force training, vintage civil flying, regional airfield history and locally built preservation projects
Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre
First World War aviation, Second World War combat aircraft, aviation artifacts, and immersive historical interpretation.
Military Aircraft Collection at Gardermoen
Norwegian military aviation from 1912 onward, early aircraft pioneers and later NATO jet operations
Norwegian Aviation Museum
Military aircraft, reconnaissance aircraft and Norwegian passenger and utility aviation.
Flyhistorisk Museum Sola
Norwegian wartime aviation, Cold War fighters, flying boats, civil and military helicopters
Pakistan Air Force Museum
Pakistan Air Force combat aircraft, training aircraft, transports and Cold War aviation.
Pakistan Maritime Museum
the relationship between naval patrol, shipboard helicopter operations, unmanned aerial vehicles and maritime defense
Cabaña Guyra Purahéi Museo Aeronáutico
full-size civil transport and retired military rotorcraft used to interpret flight in a visitor recreation setting
Museo Histórico del Fortín Boquerón
aviation during the Chaco War and the connection between aircraft, reconnaissance, and the isolated ground battles
Philippine Air Force Aerospace Museum
Philippine military flying history, fighters and trainers associated with the Philippine Air Force
Polish Aviation Museum
Polish and international military and civil aviation, rare prewar aircraft, Second World War aircraft, Cold War jets, and engines.
Polish Air Force Museum Dęblin
Polish aircrew training, jet fighter evolution, and allied or former adversary military aviation
Polish Military Technology Museum
Polish military technology, transport equipment, aircraft, helicopters, tanks and artillery.
Museum of Polish Arms, Kołobrzeg
Polish military history, Cold War aviation and outdoor weaponry exhibits
Museu de Marinha, Lisbon
Portuguese naval aviation, maritime reconnaissance, historic seaplanes and the first South Atlantic aerial crossing
Museu do Ar
Portuguese military and civil aviation, early flight, colonial-era operations, Cold War aircraft, transports, and trainers.
Ulyanovsk Civil Aviation History Museum
Soviet civil airline history, Tu-144, Tupolev prototypes, Ilyushin and Antonov aircraft, utility helicopters.
Saqr al-Jazira Aviation Museum
Royal Saudi Air Force aviation, civil aviation connections, historic fighters, helicopters, and transport aircraft
Republic of Singapore Air Force Museum
RSAF aircrew training and service history, including a historically important preserved Cessna training aircraft
Museum of the Slovak National Uprising
Slovak National Uprising, wartime military airlift and Soviet Li-2 transport
Košice Aviation Museum
Czechoslovak airframe engineering, Eastern Bloc combat aircraft, transport aviation, and donated Western military aircraft
Park of Military History Pivka
Five documented military aircraft displayed alongside tanks, artillery, military vehicles and the Slovenian independence story.
South African Air Force Museum, Gqeberha
Second World War training airfields, South African jet fighter development, helicopter service and regional aircraft restoration
Ditsong National Museum of Military History
South African military history, Second World War aircraft, early jets, armoured vehicles and Cold War regional service.
South African Air Force Museum, Swartkop
South African military aviation, the domestically developed Atlas family, maritime patrol and long-range transport aircraft, and Cold War combat aircraft
South African Airways Museum Society
Large historic airliners and South African airline operations, including two different Boeing 747 variants.
South African Air Force Museum, Ysterplaat
South African coastal and maritime flying, historic jet fighters, military helicopters and locally built trainers
South African Naval Museum
South African naval history, ships, submarines, weapons, uniforms, dockyard heritage and naval aviation.
National Aviation Museum of Korea
Korean military and civilian airliners, training aircraft and aviation technology across the postwar era
Jeju Aerospace Museum
Korean War aviation, Republic of Korea Air Force fighters and transports, and experimental hands-on aerospace engineering education
KAI Aerospace Museum
Korean War aircraft, jet development, aerospace industry and ground vehicles
The War Memorial of Korea
Korean War history, military aircraft, ground vehicles, weapons and national remembrance.
Museo Nacional de Aeropuertos y Transporte Aéreo Málaga
full-size postwar airliners and the technology of navigation, airports and commercial flight in Spain
Fundación Infante de Orleans
Flying historic aircraft, pioneering Spanish aviation and aircraft maintenance
Museo de Aeronáutica y Astronáutica (Cuatro Vientos)
Spanish aviation history, Civil War aircraft, rotorcraft, early jet operations and cold-war fighter/interceptor programs
Sri Lanka Air Force Museum
the Sri Lanka Air Force’s training, reconnaissance, fixed-wing and rotary-wing operations
Svedinos Bil & Flygmuseum
Swedish Cold War fighters, experimental aircraft, cars and civil aviation
Aeroseum
Swedish Saab jet fighters and trainers, civil light aircraft, and military helicopters interpreted in an underground air-base shelter
Swedish Air Force Museum
Swedish fighter and reconnaissance development, experimental aircraft, military training and Cold War neutrality.
Swiss Museum of Transport
Swiss civil aviation, pioneering flight, helicopters, aeronautics and space technology.
Clin d’Ailes Military Aviation Museum
Swiss jet fighters and training aircraft spanning the Vampire, Venom, Hunter, Mirage III and Tiger eras
Flieger-Flab-Museum Dübendorf
Swiss Air Force fighters and trainers, Swiss-built prototypes, civil utility aircraft, and national air-defense technology
Aviation Education Exhibition Hall, R.O.C. Air Force Academy
air force training and fighter aviation from Korea-era jet interceptors to the supersonic Starfighter generation
Royal Thai Air Force National Aviation Museum
Royal Thai Air Force history, early and Second World War aircraft, Cold War fighters, trainers, helicopters, and indigenous aviation.
National Military Museum - Palais de la Rose
Tunisian military history including aircraft, weapons, uniforms, heavy equipment and naval models.
Turkish Air Force Museum, Ankara
Turkish military aviation, Cold War fighters, trainers, foreign-service aircraft and helicopter operations
Rahmi M. Koç Museum (Istanbul)
Civil and military aircraft that illustrate twentieth-century aviation technology and its Turkish connections.
Al Mahatta Museum
early air services through the Gulf, civil transport flying, and regional aviation infrastructure
Solway Aviation Museum
British military jet fighters, bombers, naval patrol aircraft and cockpit access on historic airframes
National Museum of Flight
Its location catalog identifies the aircraft visitors can see, including Concorde, Vulcan, Meteor and the Aero S-103.
East Midlands Aeropark
British military jets, retired passenger aircraft and helicopters, and the transition from Cold War systems to contemporary air transport
Fleet Air Arm Museum
Royal Navy aviation, carrier aircraft, helicopters, naval strike and fighter aircraft, prototypes, and historic carrier operations.
Imperial War Museum London
Conflict history, First and Second World Wars, Cold War, military aviation and wartime technology.
IWM Duxford
British, American, and Commonwealth military aviation, Battle of Britain, U.S. air power, Cold War aircraft, restoration, and flying displays.
Newark Air Museum
Cold War British combat jets, experimental research aircraft, transports, trainers and cockpit preservation
Royal Air Force Museum London
Royal Air Force history, First and Second World War aviation, Bomber Command, Cold War aircraft, and modern RAF operations.
Royal Air Force Museum Midlands
RAF history, Battle of Britain aircraft, bombers, Cold War aviation, research and development aircraft, and experimental types.
Science Museum London
The Flight gallery includes the Roe I Triplane, Vickers Vimy, Spitfire and Hurricane alongside engines and interpretive exhibits.
Shuttleworth Collection
Pioneer-era, First World War, interwar, and Second World War aircraft maintained as an active flying collection.
Tangmere Military Aviation Museum
Battle of Britain air defense, RAF fighter developments, transonic research and aircraft associated with world airspeed records
Yorkshire Air Museum & Allied Air Forces Memorial
Royal Air Force and Allied bomber history, airborne troops, early flying and Cold War jet operations
Avro Heritage Museum
British aircraft manufacturing, first-flight experimentation and the Vulcan, Lancaster and postwar Avro design families
Army Flying Museum
British Army air observation, troop-carrying gliders, field helicopters and rotary-wing attack aircraft
Farnborough Air Sciences Trust Museum
early flight at Farnborough, aviation scientific testing, experimental aircraft and British military aeronautics
Solent Sky Museum
Solent aviation industry, Supermarine fighters, record-setting racing seaplanes and Imperial Airways flying boats
de Havilland Aircraft Museum
de Havilland research and development, Mosquito preservation, early British jet flight and civil passenger aircraft production
Spitfire & Hurricane Memorial Museum
Second World War RAF fighter defense, the Spitfire and Hurricane
Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Visitor Centre
RAF wartime aircraft, operational Lancaster, Spitfire and Hurricane preservation
Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre
World War II RAF Bomber Command bombers, the East Kirkby base, aircraft rescue and ground-crew operations
Morayvia Aviation Museum
RAF maritime patrol aircraft, air-sea operations and the postwar aviation heritage of northern Scotland
City of Norwich Aviation Museum
British military aircraft, East Anglian bomber and interception history, commercial airlines and aviation engineering
Ulster Aviation Society
British Cold War aircraft, the history of Short Brothers, naval and Army helicopters and aircraft restoration
Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum
Scottish aviation sites, preserved jet fighters, wartime gliders, aircrew memorials and the recovery of historic military wrecks
National Museum of Scotland
An overhead sequence of aviation exhibits includes Percy Pilcher’s Hawk glider and the Beagle Auster Terrier located here in the National Museums Scotland aircraft-location catalog.
The Helicopter Museum
rotary-wing engineering, British helicopter production, Royal Flight service, international rotorcraft and experimental aircraft
Aerospace Bristol
Bristol-manufactured aircraft, engineering design and the change from military biplanes to supersonic civil transport
South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum
regional British aviation, Royal Air Force jet training, rotorcraft and the continuity of historic Doncaster airfield infrastructure
Bentwaters Cold War Museum
Cold War military bases, USAF tactical aircraft, military vehicles and restoration
Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum
East Anglian wartime airfields; USAAF 446th Bomb Group; Cold War jets, gliders and cockpit-section conservation.
Suffolk Aviation Heritage Museum
Regional aviation, RAF and Cold War aircraft, aircraft engines and East Anglian airfield history.
Brooklands Museum
Visitors encounter Concorde, a Wellington bomber, the Aircraft Factory, Flight Shed and historic postwar aircraft in the outdoor Aircraft Park.
North East Land Sea and Air Museums
military and civil aviation alongside locally significant naval, road and rail collections
South Wales Aviation Museum
Royal Air Force aircraft, postwar jet preservation and restoration
Midland Air Museum
Jet-engine development; Coventry aircraft manufacture; RAF, Fleet Air Arm, European and American Cold War aircraft.
Southern Museum of Flight
Korean War jets, Tuskegee Airmen trainers, helicopters and reconnaissance aircraft
U.S. Army Aviation Museum
the development of rotary-wing Army aviation, battlefield reconnaissance and air assault, aviation logistics and experimental aircraft
U.S. Space & Rocket Center
Spaceflight, aerospace engineering, high-speed intelligence aircraft and pilot training
USS ALABAMA Battleship Memorial Park
Visitors can see aircraft spanning the Second World War, Korea, Vietnam, and the Cold War, from a Mustang and Mitchell bomber to carrier aircraft, helicopters, and a large B-52. The park’s CIA Lockheed A-12 is particularly significant: it belongs to the Blackb
Alaska Aviation Museum
pioneer bush flying, floatplanes, commercial transport, aircraft recovery and the role of air services in Alaska
Commemorative Air Force Airbase Arizona
operational Second World War aircraft, naval and Army Air Forces training, and hands-on mechanical preservation
Pima Air & Space Museum
More than four hundred aircraft and aerospace artifacts spanning military, civil, experimental, and space history.
Aerospace Museum of California
Military and civil aerospace technology, education, jets and transports
Blackbird Airpark
Blackbird reconnaissance family, high-altitude intelligence aircraft and Lockheed Skunk Works
Castle Air Museum
Strategic bombing, long-range reconnaissance, USAF Cold War operations and experimental military aircraft.
Joe Davies Heritage Airpark
Antelope Valley test flying, airlift, Cold War jets and aerospace manufacturing
March Field Air Museum
U.S. military aviation from early flight through modern operations, with bombers, fighters, helicopters, reconnaissance aircraft, and drones.
Museum of Flying
Douglas aviation history, aircraft experimentation and Californian flight heritage
Palm Springs Air Museum
Flyable warbirds, U.S. military aircraft, Second World War, Korea, Vietnam, Cold War, and later combat aviation.
Planes of Fame Air Museum (Chino)
rare flying combat aircraft, the evolution from interwar fighters through the Second World War and early jets, and aircraft preservation in operational condition
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum
an original presidential transport helicopter linked to a nationally significant aviation and government history
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum
real presidential transport aircraft and Cold War-era flight hardware displayed as part of a broad presidency-history museum
San Diego Air & Space Museum
early California flight, naval aviation, World War II aircraft and jet-age military design
USS Hornet Museum
Historic naval aircraft and helicopters, carrier operations, naval service life and space-program recovery history.
USS Midway Museum
The aircraft gallery traces decades of shipborne flying through propeller aircraft, early naval jets, Cold War strike and fighter aircraft, and carrier helicopters. Aircraft are displayed on the flight and hangar decks, giving visitors an unusually direct sens
Western Museum of Flight
aerospace research and prototype fighter development in Southern California, together with unmanned aircraft and historic flying machinery
Yanks Air Museum
American aviation manufacturing, military aircraft, Cold War jets and restoration of rare types
National Museum of World War II Aviation
operational wartime trainers, fighters, bombers, liaison aircraft and postwar examples used to explain the progression of aviation technology
Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum
United States military aircraft, aviation technology and spaceflight displayed within a converted air-base hangar.
New England Air Museum
American aviation innovation, experimental designs, military transports, Sikorsky helicopters and surviving commercial aircraft
Air Mobility Command Museum
strategic airlift, tactical transport, aerial refueling, presidential and aeromedical flying, and the development of mobility aircraft
National Air and Space Museum
Aviation and space history, pioneering aircraft, military and civil aviation, rocketry, and human spaceflight.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
the wartime training aircraft associated with the pioneering Black U.S. military aviators of the Tuskegee program
Smithsonian National Postal Museum
the transition from pioneering short-distance airmail to organized air routes and special airmail pickup systems
Air Force Armament Museum
United States airborne armament, combat aircraft, strategic bombers and reconnaissance platforms associated with weapons testing
National Naval Aviation Museum
Naval aviation, carrier aviation, Marine Corps and Coast Guard aviation, training aircraft, helicopters, combat aircraft, and supporting artifacts.
Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum
World War II flying aircraft, Cold War naval fighters, transport aircraft and modern combat aircraft
Delta Flight Museum
Commercial passenger aviation, historic Delta fleets, airline technology
Museum of Aviation (Robins AFB)
American jet combat aircraft, strategic reconnaissance, transports, trainers and rotary-wing aircraft.
National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force
Eighth Air Force combat operations, bomber aircrew, WWII and Cold War heritage
Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum
Pacific air war, Second World War aircraft, naval aviation and postwar military technology.
Warhawk Air Museum
American combat aircraft and training planes, with a supporting collection of Cold War jets and a Huey helicopter.
Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
Transportation engineering, air mail and airline travel, early powered flight, air racing and wartime aircraft.
Grissom Air Museum
Cold War strategic aviation, bomber and tanker service, and USAF training
Airpower Museum
Antique aircraft, homebuilts, early gliders and active flying heritage
Combat Air Museum
Military aviation, World War I replicas, Cold War jets and helicopters
Cosmosphere
the transition from atmospheric high-speed flight to the American and Soviet space programs
Kansas Aviation Museum
Kansas commercial aircraft manufacturing, airfield history, training and restoration
Aviation Heritage Park and Museum
Cold War and Vietnam-era jet combat, astronaut flight training and the aviation accomplishments of regional Kentuckians
Aviation Museum of Kentucky
State aviation history, jet fighters and pilot education
The National WWII Museum
Second World War military history, aircraft production and combat aviation across the US Army Air Forces and US Navy.
Baltimore Museum of Industry
the engineering test program that used an actual flown scaled aircraft to evaluate a much larger military patrol aircraft
Patuxent River Naval Air Museum
Naval flight testing, carrier aviation and experimental aircraft
American Heritage Museum
historic American military flying, prewar experimental aircraft, fighters, and aircraft under restoration
Battleship Cove
Vietnam War attack and utility helicopters and pioneering military Gyrodyne QH-50 unmanned aircraft
Air Zoo Aerospace & Science Museum
Lockheed Skunk Works aircraft, American military jets, Second World War fighters and the technology of flight
Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation
Commercial and experimental aviation, polar exploration, aircraft manufacture and passenger-cabin evolution.
Michigan Flight Museum
World War II transport and medium bomber operations, American helicopter service and preservation of flying warbirds
Fagen Fighters WWII Museum
American wartime fighters, dive bombers and trainers, aircraft that can be flown, and the preservation of military ground vehicles beside aircraft
The National Museum of Transportation
the first F/A-18E Super Hornet production aircraft and selected historic military transport and trainer aircraft in a multi-modal museum
Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum
Strategic Air Command, Cold War bombers, reconnaissance, missiles, command-and-control, and aerospace technology.
NAS Wildwood Aviation Museum
Naval aviation, Second World War training, carrier aircraft and early jet aircraft
National Museum of Nuclear Science & History
Nuclear history, the Cold War and military aircraft designed for strategic or tactical weapons delivery.
War Eagles Air Museum
Second World War fighters, Cold War trainers and the industrial history of aviation
Cradle of Aviation Museum
Long Island aviation pioneers, Grumman naval fighters, Republic combat aircraft, early American civilian flight and experimental rotorcraft
Intrepid Museum
The flight deck combines American military aircraft and selected international aircraft in the physical setting of a carrier that served during the Second World War, Cold War, and Vietnam War. The museum highlights the Lockheed A-12 reconnaissance aircraft and
National Warplane Museum
World War II flying warbirds, D-Day transport operations, restoration and military vehicles
Wings of Eagles Discovery Center
STEM education, naval and Army aviation, Cold War jets and historic military aircraft
Hickory Aviation Museum
Carrier aviation, postwar naval jets, aircraft prototypes and helicopter history
Sullenberger Aviation Museum
Commercial aviation, Flight 1549, regional airline history, naval aircraft and early flight
U.S. Army Airborne & Special Operations Museum
historically important helicopter operations and aviation-supported airborne combat rather than aviation as an independent service
Armstrong Air & Space Museum
Neil Armstrong’s personal flying history, experimental aircraft, and the transition from aircraft testing to human spaceflight
Champaign Aviation Museum
World War II bombers and transports, volunteer restoration and civil aviation
Liberty Aviation Museum
Ford Tri-Motors, operating warbirds, vintage airline travel and aircraft restoration
MAPS Air Museum
fighter and attack aircraft, Cold War interceptors, army observation aviation and aircrew heritage across multiple services
National Museum of the United States Air Force
U.S. Air Force history, military aviation technology, experimental aircraft, presidential aircraft, missiles and space-related artifacts.
Stafford Air & Space Museum
Early flight, World War I fighters, Cold War jets, spaceflight engineering
Tulsa Air and Space Museum
Oklahoma aerospace industry, transport aviation and military jets
North American Aerospace Museum
Large civil and military aircraft, the Hughes H-4 Hercules, Cold War aircraft, stealth technology, missiles, and space exhibits.
Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum
Golden Age aviation, airworthy vintage aircraft, WACO and Curtiss designs, automobiles
Air Heritage Aviation Museum
Transport and training aircraft, warbird restoration and flying preservation
American Helicopter Museum & Education Center
Rotary-wing flight, autogyros, military helicopters, industrial innovation, experimental VTOL and convertiplanes.
Golden Age Air Museum
Barnstorming, interwar civil aviation, early biplanes, World War I reproductions and preservation of flyable antiques
Mid-Atlantic Air Museum
World War II aircraft, Cold War aviation, transport and airliner history, restoration
Wings of Freedom Aviation Museum
Naval aviation, Cold War fighters, military helicopters and experimental seaplanes
Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum
Carrier aircraft from the Second World War to modern naval aviation, together with helicopters and anti-submarine aircraft.
Tennessee Museum of Aviation
World War II fighters, training aircraft and aviation heritage of Tennessee
Fort Worth Aviation Museum
North Texas aircraft manufacturing, naval fighters, attack aircraft and aviation training
Frontiers of Flight Museum
Dallas and Texas flying history, First World War training, Vietnam-era helicopters, civilian aircraft and the space age
Henry B. Tippie National Aviation Education Center
Commemorative Air Force, B-29 and B-24 bomber operations, aviation education
Lone Star Flight Museum
Texas aviation heritage, World War II combat and training aircraft, personal flying, helicopters and remotely piloted aircraft
Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park (LBJ Ranch)
a historically identified presidential aircraft that reveals the operational limits and special missions of executive flight
National Medal of Honor Museum
the documented air-medical evacuation missions for which the Bell UH-1H helicopter is an exceptional interpretive artifact
National Museum of the Pacific War
carrier-based naval aviation in the Second World War interpreted beside wider land and sea combat
National WASP WWII Museum
Women Airforce Service Pilots, World War II training aircraft and Avenger Field
Texas Air & Space Museum
Texas aviation heritage, transport airplanes, experimental aircraft and flight training
USS LEXINGTON Museum on the Bay
Carrier operations, US naval aviation, World War II and Cold War-era aircraft; preserved Essex-class aircraft carrier and shipboard aviation spaces.
Hill Aerospace Museum
U.S. Air Force history, fighters, bombers, transports, missiles, and Utah aerospace heritage.
Military Aviation Museum (Virginia Beach)
flying First and Second World War warbirds, period-correct restorations, replicas and recovery projects
National Museum of the Marine Corps
Marine Corps aviation alongside infantry, amphibious vehicles, artillery, uniforms, art and combat history.
National Museum of the United States Army
the Army story told through major air mobility and helicopter artifacts integrated into wider military-history galleries
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Large military and civil aircraft, experimental aircraft, Cold War aviation, restoration, and spaceflight artifacts.
U.S. Army Transportation Museum
the Army’s development of rotary-wing transport, presidential aviation and experimental vertical-lift machines
Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum
the Second World War aviation and armor of several nations, including exceptionally preserved operational-era fighter and attack aircraft
The Museum of Flight
Military and civil aviation, Boeing history, large aircraft, fighter aviation, spaceflight, and restoration.
EAA Aviation Museum
Experimental and homebuilt aviation, air racing, civil aviation, military aircraft, and flying heritage.
Museo Aeronáutico Coronel Jaime Meregalli
Uruguayan air force history, light flying, civil air transport, and the progression from piston trainers to jet fighters
Vietnam Air Defence-Air Force Museum
Vietnamese service MiG fighters, aircraft captured or repurposed after wartime operations, and air defense heritage
Vietnam Military History Museum
Vietnamese military history across services, including fighter aircraft and individual airframes documented as national historical artifacts
War Remnants Museum
Vietnam War military technology, ground attack aviation, rotary-wing transport, and the history of the conflict’s human impact
Zimbabwe Military Museum and Trim Park Aviation Museum
the transition from early Rhodesian civil aviation to wartime and post-independence flying in Zimbabwe
Museum coordinates are stored with the directory now, preparing the archive for a future interactive map, nearby-museum search, and regional aviation trips.