Riga Aviation Museum

Riga Aviation Museum

Soviet Air Force Yakovlev Yak-28R displayed at the museum
Established 1956
Location Riga International Airport
Type Aviation museum

Riga Aviation Museum is an aviation museum in Riga, Latvia.

Location and history

The museum is located in the grounds of Riga International Airport and is regularly open for public viewing. Its Latvian name is Latvijas Aviacijas Tehnikes Muzejs.[1] It was established in 1956 by Victor Talpa, who worked for the Latvian Civil Aviation Administration, but it was privatised in 1997.

Exhibits

Some of the aircraft and helicopters at the museum are:[2]

Mil Mi-4 "Hound" ex Aeroflot exhibited at Riga in arctic markings.

Most of the museum's aircraft collection is displayed outdoors, and therefore exposed to the elements.

References

  1. Ogden, 2006, p. 333
  2. Ogden, 2006, pp. 333-334

Bibliography

Ogden, Bob (2006). Aviation Museums and Collections of Mainland Europe. Tonbridge, Kent: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-375-7. 

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