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Alverca
Alverca do Ribatejo () is a city (''cidade'') and a former civil parish in the municipality of Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Alverca do Ribatejo e Sobralinho. It covers an area of and had a population of 31,070, making it the largest city in the municipality of Vila Franca de Xira. It was promoted to city status in 1990. It is a city and a suburb near the Tagus River (rio Tejo), in the Lisbon metropolitan area. Alverca has been deeply connected with aviation since the early 20th century. A military air base was built there in 1918. The aerospace company OGMA, the Portuguese Air Force General Storage, the Air Force Aerodrome Engineering Unit and a branch of the Air Museum are presently based there. The Alverca aviation facilities also housed the first international airport of Portugal, closed after the inauguration of Lisbon Airport Humberto Delgado Airport , informally Lisbon Airport and formally Portela Airport, is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Museu Do Ar
The Air Museum ( pt, Museu do Ar) is an aviation museum of the Portuguese Air Force located at Sintra Air Base and with spaces at Ovar and Alverca. 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. 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. Aircraft on display Sintra * 14-bis * Demoiselle XX * de Havilland Hornet Moth (s/n CR-AAC/111) * Blériot XI * de Havilland DH89A Dragon Rapide (s/n 2307) * Sikorsky UH-19 (s/n 9101) * Beech AT-11 Kansan (s/n 2504) * Supermarine Spitfire HF IXc (s/n ML255/MR-Z) * North American F-86F Sabre (s/n 5320) * North American F-86F Sabre (s/n 5361) * Fiat G.91R/3 (s/n 5445) * Fiat G.91R/4 (s/n 5407) * Douglas C-47A Dakota (s/n 6157) * Douglas C-47A Dakota (s/n CS- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
