Royal Thai Air Force Museum

Coordinates: 13°55′11″N 100°37′18″E / 13.9198°N 100.6218°E / 13.9198; 100.6218
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Royal Thai Air Force Museum
Royal Thai Air Force Museum BTS Station (BTS Sukhumvit line)
Websitewww.museum.rtaf.mi.th

The National Aviation Museum of the Royal Thai Air Force 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. It has been served by the Royal Thai Air Force Museum BTS station since 16 December 2020.[1]

Overview

Grumman F8F Bearcat at the Royal Thai Air Force Museum
in front of the museum

The museum was established in 1952 to collect, preserve and restore different airplanes and other aviation equipment used by the

Breguets.[3]

The museum provides details of Thailand's role in

P-51s
.

Pro-Japanese, anti British poster at the museum

Renovation

Since 2012, the Royal Thai Air Force Museum has received basic repair.[4] In 2020 Royal Thai Air Force Museum has renovated the museum to renovation of the Air Force Museum building area to prepare for the Royal Thai Air Force Academic Seminar 2020. The objectives of the renovation is for create an understanding of the RTAF Strategic Direction / Position, which recognizes the national defense industry in accordance with government policy which will lead to concrete Thailand 4.0 and raise awareness in the development of Sustainable and Smart Air Force with transparency and also enhance knowledge in every dimension (All Domains) in the development of the Air Force and listen to opinions from relevant parties to be a guideline for mobilization of national forces For the development of the Air Force.[5]

Aircraft on display

Thai Type Foreign Model RTAF Serial Number
Attacker Type 3[6]
Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldiver
J3-4/94[7]
Attacker Type 4[6] Fairey Firefly J4-11/94[7]
Attacker Type 5[8]
Rockwell OV-10C Bronco
J5-10/14[7]
Attacker Type 6
Cessna A-37B Dragonfly
J6-12/15[7]
Attacker Type 6[8] Cessna A-37B Dragonfly J6-13/15[7]
Bomber Type 1[9] Breguet 14 Replica[7]
Bomber Type 2[6] Boripatra ...
Cargo Type 1[10]
Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor
...
Cargo Type 2[10] Douglas C-47 Skytrain ...
Cargo Type 4[10]
Fairchild C-123B Provider
L4-6/07[7]
Cargo Type 11[citation needed] Boeing 737 L11-1/26[7]
Communications Type 1[citation needed] Fairchild 24 ...
Fighter Type 7[citation needed]
Boeing Model 100E
...
Fighter Type 10[9] Curtiss Hawk III ...
Fighter Type 11[9]
Curtiss Hawk 75N
...
Fighter Type 14[11] Supermarine Spitfire XIV Kh14-1/93[7]
Fighter Type 15[11]
Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
Kh15-178/98[7]
Fighter Type 16[10]
Republic F-84G Thunderjet
Kh16-06/99[7]
Fighter Type 17[10]
North American F-86F Sabre
Kh17-10/04[7]
Fighter Type 17A[10]
North American F-86L Sabre
Kh17k-5/06[7]
Fighter Type 18
Northrop F-5A Freedom Fighter
N/A[N 1]
Fighter Type 18[10] Northrop F-5A Freedom Fighter Kh18-13/17[7]
Fighter and Observation Type 18[citation needed] Northrop RF-5A Freedom Fighter TKh18-3/13[7]
Fighter Type 18B[10] Northrop F-5B Freedom Fighter Kh18k-1/09[7]
Helicopter Type 1[11] Westland WS-51 Dragonfly H1-4/96[7]
Helicopter Type 1A[11] Sikorsky YR-5A H1k-1/96[7]
Helicopter Type 2A[11]
Hiller UH-12B Raven
H2k-4/96[7]
Helicopter Type 3[11]
Sikorsky H-19A Chickasaw
H3-3/97[7]
Helicopter Type 4[11]
Sikorsky H-34 Choctaw
...
Helicopter Type 4A[11]
Sikorsky S-58T
H4k-64/30[7]
Helicopter Type 5[11]
Kaman HH-43B Huskie
H5-2/05[7]
Helicopter Type 6[11]
Bell UH-1H Iroquois
...
Helicopter Type 6A[11] Bell 212 ...
Helicopter Type 6B[11] Bell 412 ...
Helicopter Type 6C[11]
Bell 412SP
...
Helicopter Type 6D[11]
Bell 412EP
...
Helicopter Type 7[11]
Bell OH-13H Sioux
H7-9/15[7]
Helicopter Type 8[11] Bell 206B-3 JetRanger III H8-01/38[7]
Helicopter Type 9[11] Eurocopter AS-332L-2 Super Puma II ...
Liaison Type 3[6]
Piper L-4
S3-4/90[7]
Liaison Type 4[6] Stinson L-5 Sentinel S4-10/90[7]
Liaison Type 5[6] Beechcraft Bonanza 35 ...
Liaison Type 6[6]
Grumman G-44A Widgeon
...
Mapping Helicopter Type 1[11] Bell 206B JetRanger ...
Mapping Helicopter Type 2[11] Kawasaki KH-4 ...
Observation and Attacker Type 1[9] Vought V-93S ...
Observation Type 2[6] Cessna O-1A Bird Dog T2-27/15[7]
Observation Type 2 Cessna O-1E Bird Dog T2-29/15[7]
Trainer Type 6[9] Tachikawa Ki-55 ...
Trainer Type 8 North American T-6F Texan F8-99/94[7]
Trainer Type 8[6] North American T-6G Texan ...
Trainer Type 9[6] de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk ...
Trainer Type 10[6] de Havilland Tiger Moth ...
Trainer Type 11[citation needed]
Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star
F11-23/13[7]
Trainer and Observation Type 11[citation needed] Lockheed RT-33 Shooting Star TF11-5/10[7]
Trainer and Observation Type 11[citation needed] Lockheed RT-33 Shooting Star TF11-8/13[7]
Trainer and Attacker Type 13[citation needed] North American T-28 Trojan JF13-106/14[7]
Trainer Type 17[6] RTAF-4 F17-3/17[7]
Trainer Type 18[citation needed] RFB Fantrainer F18-01/27[7]
Trainer Type 18[citation needed] RFB Fantrainer F18k-15/32[7]
Utility Type 1[6] Helio U-10B Courier ...
N/A[N 2] Breguet Type III Replica[7]
N/A[N 3] Douglas A-1 Skyraider N/A
N/A[N 4] Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 N/A
...
Pazmany PL-2
...
... RTAF-2 ...
... RTAF-5 ...

Gallery

  • Tachikawa Ki-36
    Tachikawa Ki-36
  • Boeing 100E
    Boeing 100E
  • Curtiss BF2C Goshawk
    Curtiss BF2C Goshawk
  • Vought O2U Corsair (under the codename V-93S/SA)
    Vought O2U Corsair (under the codename V-93S/SA)
  • Spitfire FR Mk.XIVe SM914. Royal Thai Air Force serial KH14-1/93
    Spitfire FR Mk.XIVe SM914. Royal Thai Air Force serial KH14-1/93
  • Westland Dragonfly WS-51 Mk.1A H1-4/96 (cn WA/H/120)
    Westland Dragonfly WS-51 Mk.1A H1-4/96 (cn WA/H/120)
  • F-5A 97158
    F-5A 97158
  • Retired AV-8S Thai Navy
    Retired AV-8S Thai Navy
  • A-7E Thai Navy
    A-7E Thai Navy
  • L-39 ZA/ART
    L-39 ZA/ART
  • Ex Vietnamese Air Force Mig-21
    Ex Vietnamese Air Force Mig-21
  • Retired Douglas A-1 Skyraider
    Retired Douglas A-1 Skyraider
  • OV-10
    OV-10
  • G-222
    G-222
  • Helio U-10B
    Helio U-10B

See also

  • List of aerospace museums

References

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  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Building 1". Royal Thai Air Force Museum. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak Darke, Steve (26 December 2016). "ROYAL THAI AIR FORCE MUSEUM, DON MUEANG" (PDF). The Thai Aviation Website. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  8. ^ a b "Building 3: Aircraft used during anti-communism campaign". Royal Thai Air Force Museum. Archived from the original on 26 October 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  9. ^ a b c d e "Building 2". Royal Thai Air Force Museum. Archived from the original on 25 October 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h "Outdoor Display". Royal Thai Air Force Museum. Archived from the original on 26 October 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Building 5". Royal Thai Air Force Museum. Archived from the original on 26 October 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2017.

Notes

  1. ^ This airframe never served with the RTAF.
  2. ^ This aircraft type predates the designation sequence.
  3. ^ This aircraft type was never operated by the RTAF.
  4. ^ This aircraft type was never operated by the RTAF.

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