Naval Aviation Museum (Goa)
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|name = Naval Aviation Museum
|image = Naval Aviation Museum, Goa (India) vrvbgoa2k24 (69).jpg
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|caption = Naval Aviation Museum in 2024
|map_type = India Goa
|map_caption = Location within Goa, India
|coordinates = {{coord|15.374743|73.838543|display=inline,title}}
|established = {{Start date and age|1998|10|12|df=yes}}
|dissolved =
|location = Vasco da Gama, Goa, India
|type = Aviation museum
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{{Not to be confused with|Naval Aircraft Museum (Kolkata)}}
The Naval Aviation Museum is a military aviation museum located in Bogmalo, {{Convert|6|km|mi}} from Vasco da Gama, Goa, India focused on the history of the Indian Naval Air Arm. The museum is divided into two main parts, an outdoor exhibit and a two-storey indoor gallery.
History
The museum was founded on 12 October 1998 with a collection of 6 aircraft.{{cite web |title=About Museum |url=http://www.navalaviationmuseumgoa.com/about-museum |website=Naval Aviation Museum |accessdate=19 October 2020}}
Exhibits
The indoor gallery features rooms focused on specific topics. These include naval armament – such as bombs, torpedoes, autocannons, and sensors – and the progression of uniforms of the Indian air and naval forces. Also on display are large models of the {{INS|Vikrant|1961|6}}{{cite web |title=Vikrant Hall |url=http://www.navalaviationmuseumgoa.com/vikrant-hall |website=Naval Aviation Museum |accessdate=20 October 2020}} and {{INS|Viraat}}.{{cite web |url=https://www.navalaviationmuseumgoa.com/portfolio-view/viraat-hall-indoor/ |title=viraat-hall-indoor |date= |author= |access-date= 8 August 2021}} A number of aircraft engines are on display outside.{{cite web |title=Artifacts on Display |url=http://www.navalaviationmuseumgoa.com/artifacts-on-display |website=Naval Aviation Museum |accessdate=20 October 2020}}
Aircraft on display
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- Breguet Alizé IN202{{cite web |last1=Pillarisetti |first1=Jagan |title=Breguet Alize [IN202] |url=http://www.warbirdsofindia.com/goa/nam/38-breguet-alize-in202.html |website=Warbirds of India |accessdate=20 October 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190409080344/http://www.warbirdsofindia.com/goa/nam/38-breguet-alize-in202.html |archivedate=9 April 2019 |date=10 October 2006}}
- British Aerospace Sea Harrier FRS.51 IN621{{cite web |last1=Pillarisetti |first1=Jagan |title=BAe Sea Harrier FRS Mk 51 [IN621] |url=http://www.warbirdsofindia.com/goa/nam/53-bae-sea-harrier-frs-mk-51-in621.html |website=Warbirds of India |accessdate=20 October 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190409080416/http://www.warbirdsofindia.com/goa/nam/53-bae-sea-harrier-frs-mk-51-in621.html |archivedate=9 April 2019 |date=17 November 2008}}
- de Havilland Devon C.1 IN124{{cite web |last1=Pillarisetti |first1=Jagan |title=De Havilland Dove [IN124] |url=http://www.warbirdsofindia.com/goa/nam/48-de-havilland-dove-in124.html |website=Warbirds of India |accessdate=20 October 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190409080359/http://www.warbirdsofindia.com/goa/nam/48-de-havilland-dove-in124.html |archivedate=9 April 2019 |date=17 November 2008}}{{cite web |title=Airframe Dossier - de Havilland Devon C.1, s/n IN124 BNS |url=http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=145060 |website=Aerial Visuals |accessdate=20 October 2020}}
- de Havilland Vampire T.55 IN149{{cite web |last1=Pillarisetti |first1=Jagan |title=De Havilland Vampire T-55 [IN149] |url=http://www.warbirdsofindia.com/goa/nam/47-de-havilland-vampire-t-55-in149.html |website=Warbirds of India |accessdate=20 October 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190409080354/http://www.warbirdsofindia.com/goa/nam/47-de-havilland-vampire-t-55-in149.html |archivedate=9 April 2019 |date=17 November 2008}}
- Fairey Firefly TT.1 IN112{{cite web |last1=Pillarisetti |first1=Jagan |title=Fairey Firefly [INS112] |url=http://www.warbirdsofindia.com/goa/nam/37-fairey-firefly-ins112.html |website=Warbirds of India |accessdate=20 October 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190409080339/http://www.warbirdsofindia.com/goa/nam/37-fairey-firefly-ins112.html |archivedate=9 April 2019 |date=10 October 2006}}
- HAL Chetak IN475{{cite web |last1=Pillarisetti |first1=Jagan |title=HAL Chetak [IN475] |url=http://www.warbirdsofindia.com/goa/nam/51-hal-chetak-in475.html |website=Warbirds of India |accessdate=20 October 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190409080411/http://www.warbirdsofindia.com/goa/nam/51-hal-chetak-in475.html |archivedate=9 April 2019 |date=17 November 2008}}
- HAL HT-2 BX748{{cite web |last1=Pillarisetti |first1=Jagan |title=HAL HT-2 [BX748] |url=http://www.warbirdsofindia.com/goa/nam/34-hal-ht-2-bx748.html |website=Warbirds of India |accessdate=20 October 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190409080334/http://www.warbirdsofindia.com/goa/nam/34-hal-ht-2-bx748.html |archivedate=9 April 2019 |date=10 October 2006}}
- Hawker Sea Hawk Mk 100 IN234{{cite web |last1=Pillarisetti |first1=Jagan |title=Hawker Sea Hawk [IN234] |url=http://www.warbirdsofindia.com/goa/nam/32-hawker-sea-hawk-in234.html |website=Warbirds of India |accessdate=20 October 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190409080328/http://www.warbirdsofindia.com/goa/nam/32-hawker-sea-hawk-in234.html |archivedate=9 April 2019 |date=10 October 2006}}
- Hughes 300 IN083{{cite web |last1=Pillarisetti |first1=Jagan |title=Hughes Hu300 [IN083] |url=http://www.warbirdsofindia.com/goa/nam/50-hughes-hu300-in083.html |website=Warbirds of India |accessdate=20 October 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411184729/http://www.warbirdsofindia.com/goa/nam/50-hughes-hu300-in083.html |archivedate=11 April 2019 |date=17 November 2008}}
- Kamov Ka-25 IN573{{cite web |title=Airframe Dossier - Kamov Ka-25PL Hormone (NATO), s/n IN573 BNS |url=http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=150400 |website=Aerial Visuals |accessdate=20 October 2020}}
- Lockheed L1049G Super Constellation IN315{{cite web |last1=Pillarisetti |first1=Jagan |title=Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation [IN315] |url=http://jaganpi.netfirms.com/goa/nam/49-lockheed-l-1049-super-constellation-in315.html |website=Warbirds of India |accessdate=20 October 2020 |date=17 November 2008}}{{cite web |last1=Pettersen |first1=Ralph M. |title=IN315 c/n 4614 |url=http://conniesurvivors.com/IN315.htm |website=Ralph M. Pettersen's Constellation Survivors Website |accessdate=20 October 2020}}
- Short Sealand II IN106{{cite web |last1=Pillarisetti |first1=Jagan |title=Shorts Sealand Mk II [IN106] |url=http://www.warbirdsofindia.com/goa/nam/36-shorts-sealand-mk-ii-in106.html |website=Warbirds of India |accessdate=20 October 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190409073254/http://www.warbirdsofindia.com/goa/nam/36-shorts-sealand-mk-ii-in106.html |archivedate=9 April 2019 |date=10 October 2006}}
- Westland Sea King Mk 42 IN505{{cite web |last1=Pillarisetti |first1=Jagan |title=Westland Sea King [IN505] |url=http://www.warbirdsofindia.com/goa/nam/52-westland-sea-king-in505.html |website=Warbirds of India |accessdate=20 October 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160108082417/http://www.warbirdsofindia.com/goa/nam/52-westland-sea-king-in505.html |archivedate=8 January 2016 |date=17 November 2008}}{{cite web |title=Airframe Dossier - Sikorsky-Westland Sea King 42, s/n IN505 BNS, c/n WA737 |url=http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=151597 |website=Aerial Visuals |accessdate=20 October 2020}}
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Gallery
File:Naval Aviation Museum Plane 1.jpg|Fairey Firefly
File:HAL HT 2 at NAM.jpg|HAL HT-2 being washed
File:The Vampire.jpg|de Havilland Vampire
File:Naval Aviation Museum Planes.jpg|Various aircraft on display
File:Indian Navy Alizé.jpg|Breguet Alizé
File:Indian Navy dH Dove.jpg|de Havilland Dove
File:Hawker Sea Hawk.jpg|Hawker Sea Hawk (center)
File:Sea Harrier (IN-621) at the Naval Aviation Museum (India) in Goa, India.jpg|BAE Sea Harrier FRS 51 (IN-621)
File:KA25 Indian Navy Air Arm.jpg| Ka - 25 Helicopter of the Indian Naval Air Arm on display at the Naval Aviation Museum in Goa, India. Picture taken in April 2024
File:Sea King NAM.jpg|Westland Sea King
File:Connie at NAM 2.jpg|Lockheed Constellation
File:NAM engine gallery.jpg|Aircraft engines
File:Women's Uniform Indian Navy.jpg|Women's Naval Uniform
File:Men's Uniform Indian Navy.jpg|Men's Naval Uniform
File:INS Viraat Replica.jpg|INS Viraat model
File:Model of INS Viraat at NAM.jpg|INS Viraat model
See also
References
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External links
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- [https://navalaviationmuseum.in Naval Aviation Museum]
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Category:Indian naval aviation
Category:Naval museums in India
Category:Aerospace museums in India
Category:Buildings and structures in Vasco da Gama, Goa
Category:Education in South Goa district