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Riga Aviation Museum

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Established
  
1956

Website
  
en.airmuseum.lv

Type
  
Aviation museum

Phone
  
+371 26 862 707

Riga Aviation Museum

Location
  
Riga International Airport

Address
  
1053, Ziemeļu iela 12, Lidosta "Rīga", Mārupes novads, LV-1053, Latvia

Hours
  
Open today · 10AM–6PMThursday10AM–6PMFriday10AM–6PMSaturday10AM–2PMSunday10AM–2PMMonday10AM–6PMTuesday10AM–6PMWednesday10AM–6PMSuggest an edit

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Riga aviation museum


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

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Riga aviation museum pictures


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 Rīgas aviācijas muzejs. 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:

  • Aero L-29 Delfin
  • Antonov An-2
  • Antonov An-24
  • Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15
  • Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
  • Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23
  • Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25RBS (Foxbat-D)
  • Mikoyan MiG-27
  • Mikoyan MiG-29
  • Mil Mi-2
  • Mil Mi-4
  • Mil Mi-6
  • Mil Mi-8
  • Mil Mi-24
  • Sukhoi Su-7
  • Sukhoi Su-15
  • Sukhoi Su-22
  • Yakovlev Yak-28R
  • Tupolev Tu-22M
  • Tupolev Tu-134
  • Most of the museum's aircraft collection is displayed outdoors, and therefore exposed to the elements.

    References

    Riga Aviation Museum Wikipedia