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Museu do Ar

Aviation museum in Sintra, Portugal From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Museu do Ar
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The Air Museum (Portuguese: Museu do Ar) is an aviation museum of the Portuguese Air Force located at Sintra Air Base and with spaces at Ovar and Alverca.

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Junkers Ju 52 on display
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Dragon Rapide on display
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History

The museum dates back to the Aero Clube de Portugal in 1909 and was created in 1968 in a former Military Aviation hangar at Alverca. Opening for the first time to the public on July 1, 1971.[1]

In 2009, due to the growth of the collection, a new site at the Sintra Air Base complex was created for the museum and part of the collection was transferred there.[1][2][3]

Aircraft on display

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Sintra

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Alverca

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Ovar

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Apha Jet and other aircraft

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Stored aircraft

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