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21 Aug, 2019
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Museo Nacional De Aeronáutica De Argentina

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National Aeronautics Museum
Brigadier Edmundo Civati Bernasconi
Museo Nacional de Aeronáutica Brigadier Edmundo Civati Bernasconi

Main hall, with Gloster Meteor (foreground), Huanquero (background left), Focke Wulf 44 (background right), and Urubú (hanging from roof)

Established	January 13, 1960; 64 years ago (1960-01-13)
Location	Morón, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Type	Aviation museum
Director	Vicecomodoro Walter Olmedo (2019)
Website	argentina.gob.ar/museomoron

The National Aeronautics Museum "Brigadier Edmundo Civati Bernasconi" (Spanish: Museo Nacional de Aeronáutica) is an Argentine museum located in the city of Morón, Buenos Aires. Established in 1960, the museum is dedicated to the history of aviation, in particular the Argentine Air Force.

Its collection includes some unique aircraft, like the Pulqui I and Pulqui II jet prototypes, the Urubú flying wing glider, the I.Ae. 22 DL trainer, and a Latécoère XXV flown by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.

History

The museum was created on January 13, 1960, by decree 264/60 of the President of the Republic, its first director and main supporter being Brigadier Edmundo Civatti Bernasconi.

It was initially located at the Aeroparque Jorge Newbery, where the aircraft were displayed in the grounds without protection from the weather. In the 1980s it was proposed to relocate the museum to provide protection to the aircraft, a new facility close to the Ezeiza airport was suggested.

In 2001 the museum was relocated to the Morón Airport and Air Base, site of Argentina's first international airport, where hangars were available to protect most of the collection.

In February 2013, a McDonnell Douglas MD-81 (ex-Austral, LV-WFN) was donated to the museum, for restoration and exhibition. This aircraft is notable for having the highest number of flight hours worldwide for its type (70,444 hours in 60,350 cycles) as of March 2012, when it was retired.

Facilities

The museum is divided in different halls, dedicated to specific themes:

Motores: displaying aviation engines.
Malvinas: which includes a Grumman HU-16 Albatross amphibian used in the 1970s to establish a route line between Comodoro Rivadavia and Malvinas (Falkland Islands).
Antartida: for material used in Antarctica.
Pioneros: dedicated to Aviation pioneers.
Torre de control: details the interior of a control tower.
Pegaso: to host events.
Icaro: coffee shop.