Vietnam People's Air Force Museum, Ho Chi Minh City

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Vietnam People's Air Force Museum, Ho Chi Minh City
Bảo tàng Không quân phía Nam
Established1989 (1989)
Location87 Thăng Long Street, Ward 4, Tân Bình District, Ho Chi Minh City
TypeAviation museum

The Vietnam People's Air Force Museum, Saigon (Vietnamese: Bảo tàng Không quân phía Nam) is located on the intersection of Phan Thúc Duyện–Thăng Long Street in Ward 4 of District Tân Bình, Ho Chi Minh City. The museum is next to the off-airport cargo terminal of Tan Son Nhat International Airport and adjacent to the "Phi Long" gate of the former Tan Son Nhut Air Base, which is now Cộng Hòa Street.[1]

The museum tells the history of the Vietnam People's Air Force (VPAF) in the Second Indochina War and the Cambodian-Vietnamese War. The museum comprises one main building with a small display of uniforms and flightsuits, aircraft weaponry and engines. Outside is a static park with aircraft of the VPAF and the Republic of Vietnam Air Force.

The museum is open from Tuesday to Thursday and on weekends, from 07:30 to 11:00 and 13:30 to 17:00. Admission is free.

Aircraft on display

Aircraft on outside display include:

See also

References

  1. ^ The Vietnam War: The Definitive Illustrated History. DK. 2017. p. 351. ISBN 9780744034639.