The Naval Aviation Museum is a military
aviation museum located in
Bogmalo, from
Vasco da Gama, Goa
Vasco da Gama (), often shortened to Vasco, is a city in the state of Goa on the west coast of India. It is named after the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama. It is the headquarters of the Mormugão taluka (subdistrict). The city lies on the we ...
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India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
focused on the history of the
Indian Naval Air Arm
The Indian Naval Air Arm is the aviation branch and a fighting arm of the Indian Navy which is tasked to provide an aircraft carrier based strike capability, fleet air defence, maritime reconnaissance, and anti-submarine warfare.
The Flag Off ...
. 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.
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 and . A number of aircraft engines are on display outside.
Aircraft on display
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Breguet Alizé Breguet or Bréguet may refer to:
* Breguet (watch), watch manufacturer
**Abraham-Louis Breguet (1747–1823), Swiss watchmaker
**Louis-François-Clement Breguet (1804–1883), French physicist, watchmaker, electrical and telegraph work
* Bréguet ...
''IN202''
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British Aerospace Sea Harrier FRS.51 ''IN621''
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de Havilland Devon C.1 ''IN124''
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de Havilland Vampire T.55 ''IN149''
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Fairey Firefly TT.1 ''IN112''
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HAL Chetak
HAL may refer to:
Aviation
* Halali Airport (IATA airport code: HAL) Halali, Oshikoto, Namibia
* Hawaiian Airlines (ICAO airline code: HAL)
* HAL Airport, Bangalore, India
* Hindustan Aeronautics Limited an Indian aerospace manufacturer of fig ...
''IN475''
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HAL HT-2 ''BX748''
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Hawker Sea Hawk Mk 100 ''IN234''
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Hughes 300 ''IN083''
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Kamov Ka-25
The Kamov Ka-25 (NATO reporting name "Hormone") is a naval helicopter, developed for the Soviet Navy in the USSR from 1958.
Design and development
In the late 1950s there was an urgent demand for anti-submarine helicopters for deployment on n ...
''IN573''
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Lockheed L1049G Super Constellation ''IN315''
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Short Sealand II ''IN106''
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Westland Sea King Mk 42 ''IN505''
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 King NAM.jpg, Westland Sea King
File:Connie at NAM 2.jpg, Lockheed Constellation
File:Kamov Ka - 25 Helicopter.jpg, Kamov Ka-25
File:BAe Sea Harrier FRS 51.jpg, BAe Sea Harrier
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
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Indian Air Force Museum, Palam
The Indian Air Force Museum, Palam, is the museum of the Indian Air Force, and is located at the Palam Air Force Station in Delhi, India.
The museum was the only one of its kind in India until the opening of the Naval Aviation Museum in Goa in ...
References
External links
Naval Aviation Museum
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Indian naval aviation
Indian Air Force
Naval museums in India
Museums in Goa
Aerospace museums in India
Buildings and structures in Vasco da Gama, Goa
Education in South Goa district
1998 establishments in Goa
Educational institutions established in 1998