The Naval Aviation Museum is one of the most popular museums in Goa. The Naval Aviation Museum in Goa is the first naval museum that was set up in Asia.
The Naval Aviation Museum is located on the Vasco-Bogmalo road in Dabolim, 6 kilometers from Vasco da Gama. The museum was set up in 1998 and has become extremely popular over the years. The museum is a tribute to the Indian Naval wing and its contribution to the country and its people. The Naval museum is home to a selected few naval aircrafts that have at one point or the other served the homeland. Though the museum had started out on a small scale with only 6 aircrafts, today it has grown into one of India's largest naval museums. You will be thoroughly impressed by the collection of 12 royal aircrafts that stand proudly on the grounds of the museum. The star attractions in Naval Aviation Museum in Goa include: Giant Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation Vampire Alize Sealand Sea Hawk Dove Sea Harrier Hughes Apart from the aircrafts, the museum also exhibits sensors, safety equipment and weapons that were used by the naval aircraft people. The museum has a weapons and armaments gallery that showcases a number of different types of torpedoes, bombs, cannons and sensors that have been used by the aircrafts. ...to be continued! http://www.flickr.com/photos/goaobserverstream/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Links:- #240 Onwards http://www.flickr.com/photos/goaobserverstream/page3/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/goaobserverstream/page2/ Untill #280 http://www.flickr.com/photos/goaobserverstream/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- www.fungoa.blogspot.com
