Museo Aeronáutico Cnel. (Av.) Jaime Meregalli | |
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| Established | 8 August 1954 |
| Location | Ciudad de la Costa, Canelones |
| Coordinates | 34°50′23″S56°00′59″W / 34.839681°S 56.016266°W |
| Type | Aviation museum |
| Founder | Colonel (Av.) Jaime Meregalli |
| Website | fau |
The Colonel Jaime Meregalli Aeronautical Museum in an aviation museum located in Ciudad de la Costa, Canelones.
Originating from an exhibition at Capitan Boiso Lanza Air Base, the museum was founded on 8 August 1954 by Colonel (Av.) Jaime Meregalli. The museum was moved a number of times in its early years, first to Air Base No. 1 in Carrasco and shortly thereafter to the Cilindro Municipal in downtown Montevideo. [1] It became the Colonel Jaime Meregalli Aeronautical Museum on 17 March 1993. [2] On 4 December 1997, the museum suffered a fire which damaged a number of aircraft in the collection. [3] Eventually, in 2013, it was moved to Carrasco International Airport. [2]
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