Sri Lanka Air Force Museum

Sri Lanka Air Force Museum
	Aircraft on Exhibit in the main hangar.
Established	1993
Location	Ratmalana, Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia
Type	Aviation museum
Website	Official Website of the SLAF Museum

The Sri Lanka Air Force Museum (SLAF Museum) is the

SLAF Ratmalana

and is maintained by the Sri Lanka Air Force.

History

The brainchild of

E. R. Amarasekara, the first Ceylonese Commander of the Air Force.^[1]

The Sri Lanka Air Force museum is the only national museum dedicated entirely to aviation and the history of the Sri Lanka Air Force. The museum was first established in 1993 as the Aircraft Preservation and Storage Unit at SLAF Ratmalana and was reopened on 5 November 2009 after refurbishment.^[citation needed]

Aircraft on display

The museum exhibits historic aircraft, vehicles, uniforms and weapons. The museum consists of the main hangar, outdoor exhibits and hangar numbers 1, 2 and 3. Aircraft that have been preserved by the SLAF. A few of these fly but most are held by SLAF Museum. The museum also has remnants of

Suicide Air Raid on Colombo. An Austin Fire Fighting Vehicle and a Shorland armoured car

used by the Sri Lanka Air Force is exhibited as well.

References

^ "Air Force Museum History, Ratmalana". Retrieved 4 Apr 2019.
^ "Tigers go kamikaze but attacks fail". Sunday Times. Retrieved 13 June 2024.

External links

Official Website of the SLAF Museum

[museum-1] "Air Force Museum History, Ratmalana". Retrieved 4 Apr 2019.

[2] "Tigers go kamikaze but attacks fail". Sunday Times. Retrieved 13 June 2024.

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