The museum
Indonesia’s central Air Force museum preserves the aircraft of the country’s independence, early air force organization and Cold War modernization. It includes rare Soviet-built jet aircraft and postwar types rarely encountered in Western national collections.
Indonesia’s central Air Force museum preserves the aircraft of the country’s independence, early air force organization and Cold War modernization. It includes rare Soviet-built jet aircraft and postwar types rarely encountered in Western national collections.
The aircraft collection concentrates on indonesian military aviation, aircraft of independence, American and Soviet equipment, and indigenous early-aircraft reconstruction. The Indonesian Air Force and national museum directory document this collection, including replica early aircraft. The listed examples are selected catalog objects rather than confirmation that each is accessible on a given visiting day.
The aircraft entries below are selected records from the institution’s own collection pages, not a claim to reproduce its entire inventory. A type shown in a museum catalog is not automatically available for inspection: restoration, loan, operational, and reserve storage arrangements can change. Where the catalog does not establish current public display, these records retain an unknown display status.
What defines the collection
Indonesian military aviation, aircraft of independence, American and Soviet equipment, and indigenous early-aircraft reconstruction
What to expect
The Indonesian Air Force and national museum directory document this collection, including replica early aircraft. The listed examples are selected catalog objects rather than confirmation that each is accessible on a given visiting day.
What the museum holds
18 documented aircraft and exhibit records
The inventory below separates what the museum or its sources say the institution holds from the smaller set of aircraft histories already connected to the Air Archive.
- Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15Unknown
- Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17Unknown
- Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21Unknown
- North American B-25 MitchellUnknown
- North American P-51 MustangUnknown
- Cessna T-37 TweetUnknown
- Douglas B-26 InvaderUnknown
- Glider KampretUnknown
- Hiller 360 helicopterUnknown
- Lavochkin La-11Unknown
- Mitsubishi A6M5 ZeroUnknown
- Mitsubishi Ki-51 SoniaUnknown
- Nakajima Ki-43-II HayabusaUnknown
- PBY-5A CatalinaUnknown
Open full museum-listed inventory (18 entries)
| Aircraft | Status | Identity |
|---|---|---|
| Cessna T-37 Tweet | Unknown | — |
| Douglas B-26 Invader | Unknown | — |
| Glider Kampret | Unknown | — |
| Hiller 360 helicopter | Unknown | — |
| Lavochkin La-11 | Unknown | — |
| Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 MiG-15 fighter | Unknown | — |
| Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 MiG-17 fighter | Unknown | — |
| Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 MiG-21 fighter | Unknown | — |
| Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero | Unknown | — |
| Mitsubishi Ki-51 Sonia | Unknown | — |
| Nakajima Ki-43-II Hayabusa | Unknown | — |
| North American B-25 Mitchell North American B-25 Mitchell | Unknown | — |
| North American P-51 Mustang North American P-51 Mustang | Unknown | — |
| PBY-5A Catalina | Unknown | — |
| Tupolev Tu-16 Badger | Unknown | — |
| WEL-I RI-X | Unknown | — |
| Yakovlev Yak-18 | Unknown | — |
| Yokosuka K5Y1 Willow | Unknown | — |
Aircraft histories connected to this museum
These links connect museum holdings to aircraft histories already in the Trackpads Air Archive. They are not intended to imply that every museum aircraft has a dedicated archive profile yet.