Colombian Aerospace Museum
Museo Aeroespacial Colombiano
Ju 52 at the museum's previous location
Colombian Aerospace Museum is located in Colombia
Colombian Aerospace Museum
Location within Colombia
Established1968
LocationTocancipá, Cundinamarca
Coordinates4°57′00″N 73°57′40″W / 4.950°N 73.961°W / 4.950; -73.961
TypeAviation museum
Websitewww.museofac.mil.co/museo-aeroespacial-colombiano-0

The Colombian Aerospace Museum is an aerospace museum located near Tocancipá, Cundinamarca.

History

Founded in 1968, the museum was originally located at Techo International Airport. In 1972 it was moved to the Military Transport Air Command at El Dorado International Airport. In 1999, the museum took over the newly refurbished Military Transport Air Command offices and opened to the public in April 2001.[1] The museum moved again to a location across from Jaime Duque Park, where it opened in November 2017.[2]

Collection

See also

References

  1. ^ "Reseña Histórica". Centro de Historia Aérea (in Spanish). Fuerza Aérea Colombiana. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Con inauguración de Museo Aeroespacial se celebran los 98 años de historia de la FAC". HSBNoticias.com (in Spanish). 21 November 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Parque Aeronáutico". Centro de Historia Aérea (in Spanish). Fuerza Aérea Colombiana. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  4. ^ "CATAM participa en restauración y traslado del Avión "Zeus" a Cundinamarca". HSBNoticias.com (in Spanish). 22 October 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2019.

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