Museu do Ar | |
 Outdoor static park in Sintra | |
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| Established | 1968 |
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| Location | Sintra, Portugal |
| Type | Aviation museum |
| Director | Col. Rui Alberto Gomes Bento Roque |
| Owner | Portuguese Air Force |
| Website | www |
The Air Museum (Portuguese : Museu do Ar) is an aviation museum of the Portuguese Air Force located at Sintra Air Base and with spaces at Ovar and Alverca.
The museum dates back to the Aero Clube de Portugal in 1909 and was created in 1968 in a former Military Aviation hangar at Alverca. Opening for the first time to the public on July 1, 1971. [1]
In 2009, due to the growth of the collection, a new site at the Sintra Air Base complex was created for the museum and part of the collection was transferred there. [1] [2] [3]
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