Location Bangkok Phone +66 2 534 1853 | Type Aviation museum | |
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Address Bangkok, จังหวัด กรุงเทพมหานคร 10210, Thailand Hours Open today · 8AM–4PMFriday8AM–4PMSaturday8AM–4PMSunday8AM–4PMMonday8AM–4PMTuesday8AM–4PMWednesday8AM–4PMThursday8AM–4PMSuggest an edit Similar National Museum of Royal Bar, King Prajadhipok Museum, Thai Philatelic Museum, Thai Labour Museum, Royal Elephant National | ||
Royal thai air force museum visit bangkok thailand
Royal thai air force museum bangkok thailand
Overview
The Royal Thai Air Force Museum is located in Don Mueang District, Bangkok, Thailand. It is located on the Phahonyothin road just to the south of Wing 6 of the domestic terminal of the Don Mueang Airport. The museum is open daily from 09:00 to 16:00 every day, except special holidays.
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- Royal thai air force museum visit bangkok thailand
- Royal thai air force museum bangkok thailand
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The museum was established in 1952 to collect, preserve and restore different airplanes and other aviation equipment used by the Royal Thai Air Force. In addition to one F11C and other rare aircraft, the museum's collection also includes one of only 2 surviving Japanese Tachikawa Ki-36 trainers, the last surviving Vought O2U Corsair, one of 3 surviving Curtiss BF2C Goshawks, a Spitfire and several Nieuports and Breguets.
The museum provides details of Thailand's role in World War II. Imperial Japanese forces landed in southern Thailand on 8 December 1941 and after a skirmish of several hours Thai forces were ordered to cease fighting the Japanese. Thailand declared war on Britain and it is said also on the United States in January 1942 and remained a Japanese ally until the Japanese surrender in August 1945. The museum contains several paintings of Thai fighter aircraft intercepting US B-29s, P-38s and P-51s.