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25th February 2017, 10:31 AM
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Re: INDIAN Navy Museum

The Naval Aviation Museum is a military museum located in Bogmalo, 6 km from Vasco da Gama, Goa, India.

This museum contains exhibits that showcase the evolution of the Indian Naval Air Arm over decades. The museum is divided into two main parts, an outdoor exhibit and a two-storeyed indoor gallery.


Display Aircraft :

A total of 13 aircraft are on display.

Short Sealand Mk 2 - IN 106 is The Sealand was the first aircraft type to be inducted after the establishment of the Directorate of Naval Aviation in 1953. They were phased out in 1965.

Fairey Firefly TT Mk1 - IN 112 is the sole surviving example in India of the British WW2-era carrier-borne fighter and anti-submarine aircraft that was acquired in May 55 for target towing purposes.

HAL HT-2 - BX 748. The Navy used the HT-2 primary trainers from 1956 to 1964.[5] The current example on display has IAF markings.

de Havilland Vampire T-55 - IN 149. T
he T55 two seater variant of the Vampire was procured in September 1957 to train Naval airmen on Jet aircraft before the Navy inducted its Sea Hawks

Hawker Sea Hawk FGA Mk 100 - IN 234.
The Sea Hawks entered service along with INS Vikrant, India's first Aircraft carrier and served for two decades before being replaced by the Sea Harriers.

Hughes Hu-300 - IN 083.
The Hughes Hu300 two seater helicopters were inducted in 1971 for ab-initio training of helicopter pilots and were phased out in the mid 1980s.[9]

Westland Sea King Mk 42. - IN 505
was procured in 1970 to fulfill an Anti Submarine Warfare role in the Navy.

Lockheed L1049G Super Constellation -
IN 315. The main attraction among the outdoor exhibits, this Lockheed L-1049G was originally delivered to Air India in 1955 and named "Rani of Ellora".

Kamov Ka-25 - IN 573. T
he Ka-25s, commissioned in 1980 were essentially for Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) with secondary surveillance and Search and
Rescue (SAR) duties.

Sea Harrier FRS.51 - IN 621.
The single seater Sea Harrier on display was delivered in 1991 and was based both on the INS Vikrant as well as the INS Viraat.

Contact details :
The Naval Aviation Museum
Address: Bogmalo Road, Mormugao, Goa 403806


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