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M.S.Ö. Air & Space Museum

Aerospace museum in Turkey

39°17′59.29″N 31°29′38.50″E / 39.2998028°N 31.4940278°E / 39.2998028; 31.4940278TypeAerospace museumDirectorAli İsmet ÖztürkWebsitemsomuseum.com

M.S.Ö. Air and Space Museum (Turkish: M.S.Ö. Hava ve Uzay Müzesi) is located at Sivrihisar Aviation Center, Eskişehir, Turkey. The museum is open every day except Mondays and admission to the museum is free. The museum has both airworthy historical aircraft and static displays.^[1]

Museum

The museum is directly connected to the west apron at the Sivrihisar Aviation Center, where airworthy aircraft can leave the hangars at once and perform display flights.^[2] The main entrance of the museum is through the B gate of Sivrihisar Aviation Center. The museum building consists of four hangars and houses various exhibits ranging from engines to dioramas to aircraft. The building also houses the Aeronautical Information Service office and a museum store.^[1]

Exhibits

The airworthy aircraft on display include:

North American P-51 Mustang "Ferocious Frankie" Ser. No. 44-13704 ^[3]
Douglas DC-3 "Turkish Delight" Ser. No. 2204^[4]
Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk.IX TE517
North American T-6 Texan "Happy Hour" Ser. No. SA079^[5]
Boeing-Stearman Model 75
Antonov An-2 Ser. No. 17805
Cessna 195

The museum also hosts aviation-related events, for example, the Women and World Aviation Symposium planned for March 2020.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b "Müze Hakkında" (in Turkish). M.S.Ö. Air & Space Museum. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
^ "M.S.Ç. Havacılık Müzesi" (in Turkish). Sivrihisar Havacılık Merkezi Necati Artan Tesisleri. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
^ "The North American P-51 Mustang". Mustangs Mustangs. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
^ "DC-3 uçağı uçarak M.S.Ö. Havacılık Müzesindeki yerini aldı". Arkeolojik Haber (in Turkish). 15 March 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
^ "N726KM (Full History)". T6 Harvard Aviation. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
^ "Uçan Müze ve "Kadın ve Dünya Havacılığı Sempozyumu."". İttifak (in Turkish). 13 March 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.