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Museum of Aviation, Belgrade

Museum of Aviation, Belgrade

The Aeronautical Museum Belgrade, formerly known as the Yugoslav Aeronautical Museum, is a museum located in Surčin, Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. Founded in 1957, the museum is located adjacent to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport. The current facility, designed by architect Ivan Štraus, was opened to the public on 21 May 1989.

Aeronautical Museum Belgrade
Музеј ваздухопловства-Београд
Muzej vazduhoplovstva-Beograd
Established1957 (1957)
LocationSurčin, Belgrade, Serbia
Coordinates44°49′8″N 20°17′7″E [11]
TypeAviation museum
CuratorZoran Radojević
Websitewww.aeronauticalmuseum.com [12]
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History

Construction of the present building of the museum began in the mid 1970s. The works dragged on, so it was only in the late 1988 that the setting of the first permanent exhibition began. The museum was ceremonially open in 1989.[1] In 1975 JAT, the national flag carrier, donated 48 a (52,000 sq ft) of land for the museum and the museum later purchased further 2.7 ha (6.7 acres).[2]

The museum owns over 200 aircraft previously operated by the Yugoslav Air Force (both royal and communist), Serbian Air Force, and others, as well as aircraft previously flown by several civil airliners and private flying clubs. It also owns the only known surviving example of the Fiat G.50.[3] The most valuable collections are housed in geodesic glass building, with additional aircraft displayed on the surrounding grounds.

The museum also displays wreckage of a downed USAF F-117 Nighthawk and F-16 Fighting Falcon, both shot down during the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia in 1999. In addition, the collection consists of more than 130 aviation engines, more radars, rockets, various aeronautical equipment, over 20,000 reference books and technical documentation as well as more than 200,000 photographs.

Collection

New 'Rocket and Radar' museum exhibition will be constructed.

Existing missiles and radars in museum:

  • P-15 Termit

  • S-75 Dvina

Gliders

AircraftRegistrationSerial numberNote
DFS 30 KranichYU-5014161
DFS 66 Grunau Baby IIIYU-2113151
DFS 68 WeiheYU-4073443
DFS 68 WeiheYU-4089492
DFS 68 WeiheYU-4093491
DFS 70 Olympia MeiseYU-410633
20.Maj ČavkaYU-2227
20.Maj Ilindenka 1TYU-41083005
20.Maj Ilindenka 1TYU-41093006
FAJ Jastreb Košava 21
FAJ Jastreb Vuk-T (VTC-76)YU-4422346
Ikarus Košava 60YU-50221
Ikarus/Letov Orao IIcYU-4096185
Ikarus Meteor 60YU-4103Prototype
ILZS Jastreb 54YU-3056251
VTRZ Jastreb RodaYU-521024
Letov Jastreb 54YU-3029195
Koser KB-3 JadranYU-6001104
LIBIS-17YU-5069319
SVC ČavkaYU-2127
SVC MačkaYU-41073
SVC Vrabac A
Utva M/J1YU-UTVA
VTC Cirrus HS-64DYU-5341118
VTC Delfin IIYU-413845
VTC TrenerYU-416979

Helicopters

AircraftOriginRegistrationSerial numberNote
Hiller UH-12AUnited StatesYU-HAB143under restoration
Kamov Ka-25PLSoviet Union113234912519
Kamov Ka-28PLSoviet Union11401
11402
5235003720222
5235003720223
PZL Mi-2Soviet Union/Poland12506511103059
PZL Mi-2Soviet Union/Poland12512
12513
12514
12515
511110059
541307129
541327129
541309129
Mil Mi-4ASoviet Union120136103
Mil Mi-8TSoviet Union122080915
Westland WS-51 Dragonfly Mk.IBUnited Kingdom11503WA/H/97
Sikorsky (SOKO) S-55-5United States11714WA9-10-2319

Piston-engine aircraft

AircraftOriginRegistrationSerial numberNote
AAK BS-1 StudentYugoslaviaYU-CKKPrototype
ATZ CA-51YugoslaviaYU-CMH
YU-CMK
ATZ V-55YugoslaviaYU-CMRprototype
Boeing (Stearman) A.75N-1United StatesYU-BAD75-7614ex-USN N2S-3 BuAer 37993, ex-N5115N
Boeing (Stearman) PT-17-75United StatesYU-BAI75-3047ex-USAAF PT-17 s/n 41-25540, ex-N5536O???
Bücker Bü 133D-1 JungmeisterNazi Germany91021069ex-NDH 7706
de Havilland D.H.82A Tiger MothUnited KingdomNM-15086-470ex YU-CHX/0902 (Morris built)
de Havilland D.H.104 Dove 2BUnited Kingdom7220104432ex YU-ABN/9751
de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver Mk.ICanada70101587ex 0672/672
Douglas DC-3C (C-47A-25-DK Skytrain)United StatesYU-ABB
YU-ABG
13713
14035/25480
ex 42-93765
ex 43-48219, ex KG8030,exG-AHLX
Douglas C-47A-35-DK SkytrainUnited States7121416472/33220ex 44-76888, ex KN586, ex 7323
Fiat G.50 FrecciaItaly8249ex-MM6197, ex-NDH 3505, awaiting restoration
Mraz K-65A ČapNazi Germany9393 / YU-COE91(Fiesseler Fi 156 Storch)
Focke-Wulf Fw-190F-8/R1Nazi Germany3930838
Grumman-Schweitzer G-164A/400United StatesYU-BEU498ex N984X
Hawker Hurricane Mk.IVRPUnited KingdomLD975/O41H/368368,20-925ex 9593
Ikarus Aero 2BEKingdom of Yugoslavia875YU-CVB
Ikarus KurirYugoslavia50157 / YU-CCB57
Ikarus Kurir-LYugoslavia50200 / YU-CBD100with Lycoming engine
Ikarus S-49AYugoslavia2319301118
Ikarus S-49CYugoslavia240050
Ikarus 214DYugoslavia61019/YU-ABP019
Ilyushin Il-2M3Soviet Union4154308331
Ilyushin Il-14PSoviet Union71301146001121ex 7401
Yakovlev Yak-3Soviet Union22528545
Yakovlev Yak-9PSoviet Union282604-36
Amiot AAC.1 ToucanFrance7208222ex F-BBYB (French built Ju 52/3m)
Junkers Ju 87B-2Germany98010406awaiting restoration
Letov Ljubljana KB-6 MatajurYugoslaviaYU-CFD177
Lisunov Li-3Soviet Union701118422308Li-2 with C-47A engines
Lockheed P-38L-5-LO LightningUnited States9751422-6790ex 44-25786, awaiting restoration
Messerschmitt Bf 109G-2Germany966314792ex Bulgarian Air Force
North American T-6GUnited StatesFT152168-503ex50-1289
North American P-51D-5-NAUnited StatesHL-L109-26911ex 44-13278, awaiting restoration
Nieuport XI C.1France1227ex F-WZBC, replica
Petlyakov Pe-2FTSoviet Union605418-426
Polikarpov Po-2Soviet Union0089 / YU-CNT01021
Polikarpov Po-2VPoland0105 / YU-CNP01096
Republic F-47D-40-RE ThunderboltUnited States130565609ex44-90464
Rogozarski R-100Kingdom of Yugoslavia925123uncompleted
Sarić No IAustria-HungaryIReplica of an aircraft built in 1909 by Ivan Sarić
Short SA.6 Sealand IUnited Kingdom0662SH.1567ex G-AKLS, ex YU-CFK
Soko 522Yugoslavia60132
60157
60204
32
57
04
Soko J-20 KragujYugoslavia30002
30101
30103
30104
30106
30107
30108
30109
30114
30135
30144
30145
30147
30148
30152
30155
30157


001
003
004
006
007
008
009
014
019
028
029
031
032
036
039
041
Prototype





















UTVA Aero 3YugoslaviaP
40186 / YU-CZA


86
Prototype

UTVA 65SYugoslaviaYU-BKI736
UTVA 66Yugoslavia51001
51002
51145
51221



0854
0866
Prototype
Prototype



UTVA 66HYugoslavia52101
52102
52104
0822
0823
0831
UTVA 213-3Yugoslavia135292
UTVA LastaYugoslavia541530 series
Vickers-Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk.Vc tropUnited KingdomJK808/BCBAF-4690,17-545ex VF-H,ex 9489, RAF serial JK448
WSK-PZL M-18 DromaderPolandYU-BMX1Z-010-01Incomplete
Zlín Z-XIICzechoslovakiaF-AQII194
Zlín Z 526MCzechoslovakia41104 / YU-DIO102
Zlín Z-37 ČmelákCzechoslovakiaYU-BGL819
Zmaj Fizir FNKingdom of YugoslaviaV9exYU-CAY/9009
Zmaj Fizir FP-2Kingdom of Yugoslavia15ex9308, incomplete
General Atomics RQ-1 PredatorUnited Stateswreckage

Jet aircraft

AircraftOriginRegistrationSerial numberNote
Boeing 727-2H9/AdvUnited StatesYU-AKF (JAT)21038Currently stored at Jat Tehnika, waiting for restoration for display in Museum
Canadair CL-13 Sabre Mk.IVUnited States/Canada11025
11054
11088
14102
756
439
638
190-748
ex 53-19856, ex XB955
ex 52-19539, ex XB636
ex 53-19738, ex XB875
ex 52-10023A
Folland Fo.141 Gnat F Mk.1United Kingdom11601FL-14(G-39-8)
Ikarus 451Yugoslavia2 (prototype)
Ikarus 451MYugoslaviaprototype
Ikarus Š 451-MM MaticaYugoslavia20001Prototype
Ikarus T 451-MM Stršljen IIYugoslavia21002Prototype
Lockheed F-117A NighthawkUnited States82-806Wreckage. Shot down on 27 March 1999
Lockheed T-33A-1-LOUnited States10024580-8189ex 52-9958
Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting FalconUnited States88-550Wreckage. Shot down on 2 May 1999
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21F-13Soviet Union22532741702
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21USoviet Union229093416
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21PFMSoviet Union227358407
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21USSoviet Union2295303685149
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21RSoviet Union26103
26105
1707
1709
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21MSoviet Union22805
22818
3007
3115
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21UMSoviet Union16152
16158
516979071
516995091
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21bisSoviet Union17402
17405
17409
N75095222
75095251
75095293
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23MLDSoviet Union23269Sent from Iraq for upgrades, never returned. Moved to unknown location on 14 August 2009.[4]
North American F-86D SabreUnited States
Republic F-84G-31-RE ThunderjetUnited States10501
10530
10525
ex52-2936
ex 52-8435
ex 52-2939 (recon)
Soko J-21 JastrebYugoslavia24001
24115
24122
24126
24128
24130
24142
24145
24155
24156
24159
24208
24210
24213
24214


015
024
028
030
032
044
047
061
062
065
074
076
079
080
Prototype


















Soko IJ-21 JastrebYugoslavia24401
24404
24405
24410
24415
24418
24421
24454
24456
24457
001
004
005
010
015
018
021
034
036
037
Soko NJ-21 JastrebYugoslavia23502
23505
23506
23507
23511
23512
005
008
009
010
012
014
Soko INJ-21 JastrebYugoslavia23513015
Soko J-22 OraoYugoslavia25001
25107
25120


007
045
Prototype


Soko IJ-22 OraoYugoslavia25719
25721
25723
25724
019
021
023
024
Soko INJ-22 OraoYugoslavia25606006
Soko NJ-22 OraoYugoslavia25505
25506
25509
25511
014
015
018
020
Soko G-2 GalebYugoslavia23001
23108
23154
23156


108
154
156
Prototype




Soko G-4 Super GalebYugoslavia23629
23636
23733
009
016
065



Aircraft tail section
Sud-Aviation SE-210 CaravelleFranceYU-AHB (JAT)135ex F-WJAK

Other

ItemOriginRegistrationSerial numberNote
BGM-109 TomahawkUnited StatesWreckage
Cossor C.R. 787United KingdomRadar
R-25 VulkanYugoslaviaSAM missile
Westinghouse AN/TPS-1DUnited StatesRadar

See also

  • List of aerospace museums

  • List of museums in Belgrade

References

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Citation Linkwww.politika.rsJelena Popadić (21 October 2017), "Zabrinutost zaposlenih u Muzeju vazduhoplovstva" [Worries of the employees in the Museum of the Aviation], Politika (in Serbian), p. 08
Sep 30, 2019, 2:06 AM
[2]
Citation Linkopenlibrary.orgJovo Simišić (25 October 2017), "Čiji je Muzej vazduhoplovstva" [To whom belongs the Museum of aviation], Politika (in Serbian), p. 26
Sep 30, 2019, 2:06 AM
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