The main building of Chinese Aviation MuseumVisitors in civil aviation area, 1st floor of Chinese Aviation MuseumRocket artillery at outdoor areaThe underground bunker systemChinese-built S-75 Dvina missiles, with the Chinese designation HQ-2 are displayed at the museum.
The China Aviation Museum was first opened to the public on 11 November 1989, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army Air Force.[2][3] Part of the museum is located inside a cave in the side of Datangshan Mountain. The cavern was originally part of the tunnels and underground bunker system of Shahezhen Airbase, and is 586 metres (1,923 feet) long by 11 metres (36 feet) high by 40 metres (130 feet) wide.[2][3]
There are more than 200 aircraft on display, with an emphasis on the Korean War and the Cold War. The collection includes many unique machines, including a 1903 Wright Flyer replica.[2][3]
china, aviation, museum, confused, with, beijing, aviation, museum, chinese, 中国航空博物馆, pinyin, zhōngguó, hángkōng, bówùguǎn, aviation, museum, located, beijing, china, affiliated, with, people, liberation, army, force, sponsored, aviation, industry, corporation. Not to be confused with Beijing Aviation Museum The China Aviation Museum Chinese 中国航空博物馆 pinyin Zhōngguo Hangkōng Bowuguǎn is an aviation museum located in Beijing China It is affiliated with the People s Liberation Army Air Force and co sponsored by the Aviation Industry Corporation of China The museum is a national first class museum accredited by the National Cultural Heritage Administration 1 Chinese Aviation Museum中国航空博物馆Established1989LocationDatangshan Beijing ChinaTypeAviation museumWebsitezghkbwg mil cn chn am com former The main building of Chinese Aviation MuseumVisitors in civil aviation area 1st floor of Chinese Aviation MuseumRocket artillery at outdoor areaThe underground bunker systemChinese built S 75 Dvina missiles with the Chinese designation HQ 2 are displayed at the museum The China Aviation Museum was first opened to the public on 11 November 1989 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the founding of the People s Liberation Army Air Force 2 3 Part of the museum is located inside a cave in the side of Datangshan Mountain The cavern was originally part of the tunnels and underground bunker system of Shahezhen Airbase and is 586 metres 1 923 feet long by 11 metres 36 feet high by 40 metres 130 feet wide 2 3 Contents 1 Collection 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksCollection editThere are more than 200 aircraft on display with an emphasis on the Korean War and the Cold War The collection includes many unique machines including a 1903 Wright Flyer replica 2 3 Aircraft on display include 2 3 Aerospatiale Alouette III helicopter Bell UH 1H Huey helicopter de Havilland Canada DHC 2 Beaver de Havilland Mosquito Douglas DC 8 21 N220RB once used by ORBIS International for eye surgery from 1982 to 1994 Fairchild PT 19 Harbin Z 5 Harbin CHDRI Z 6 Hawker Siddeley Trident Ilyushin Il 18V four engine turbo prop transport that was Mao Zedong s personal VIP aircraft Ilyushin Il 2 Shturmovik Lavochkin La 11 Lenin biplane Lisunov Li 2 Lockheed D 21 Mach 3 reconnaissance drone Lockheed F 104 Ex Italian Air Force Martin RB 57D Canberra MiG 9 MiG 17 fighter Cut away MiG 23 Ex Egypt Air Force Mil Mi 4 Mil Mi 8 Mil Mi 24 Nanchang A 5 Nanchang CJ 5 Nanchang CJ 6 Nanchang J 12 Nanjing Aviation College AD200 canard ultralight two seater student project sport aircraft North American P 51 Mustang North American F 86 Ex Pakistan Air Force Northrop F 5E Northrop F 5F Shenyang F 5 Shenyang F 6 Shenyang F 7 Tachikawa Ki 55 Tupolev Tu 2 Tupolev Tu 124 Vickers Viscount Yakovlev Yak 11 Yakovlev Yak 17UTI Many bombs guns and radar systemsSee also editList of aerospace museumsReferences edit 文物局授予中国航空博物馆为国家首批一级博物馆 www gov cn Retrieved 2023 10 13 a b c d Canadian Owners amp Pilots Association Flight 8 May 2008 A Visit to Datangshan Retrieved 12 May 2010 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint numeric names authors list link a b c d Hunt Adam August 2008 A visit to Datangshan Archived from the original on 23 March 2012 Retrieved 14 May 2010 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chinese Aviation Museum Chinese Aviation Museum homepage in Chinese Datangshan info and links 40 10 59 4 N 116 21 24 3 E 40 183167 N 116 356750 E 40 183167 116 356750 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title China Aviation Museum amp oldid 1193224365, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
