Museum of Yugoslav Aviation

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The Museum of Yugoslav Aviation was founded in 1957 and is located at Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport. The current facility opened to the public on May 21, 1989. The main collection is housed in an architectually stunning geodesic-based glass building, with addition aircraft displayed on the surrounding grounds.

The museum owns over 200 aircraft that have been operated by the Yugoslavian Air Force, from gliders to helicopters to jet fighters. At any given time, around 50 are on display inside the building. A few of the aircraft on display are the only surviving examples of their type, including the Fiat G.50. The musuem also displays relics of US and NATO aircraft shot down during the 1990s Balkans conflicts, including wreckage from a US F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter.

In addition to actual aircraft, the museum is home to an extensive aviation image and video archive which documents the history of aviation in Yugoslavia.

Contents

[edit] Preserved aircraft

[edit] Gliders

  • Ikarus Košava
  • Orao
  • Vrabac
  • Mačka
  • Roda
  • Jastreb

[edit] Helicopters

[edit] Piston-engine aircraft

RQ-1 Predator in a museum in Belgrade, Serbia
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RQ-1 Predator in a museum in Belgrade, Serbia
Hawker Hurricane Mk IVRP with Yugoslav Air Force markings
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Hawker Hurricane Mk IVRP with Yugoslav Air Force markings

[edit] Jet aircraft

[edit] References

[edit] See also

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