The Air Museum (Portuguese: Museu do Ar) is an aviation museum of the Portuguese Air Force located at Sintra Air Base and with spaces at Ovar and Alverca.
Museu do Ar | |
Established | 1968 |
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Location | Sintra, Portugal |
Type | Aviation museum |
Director | Col. Rui Alberto Gomes Bento Roque |
Owner | Portuguese Air Force |
Website | www |
The museum dates back to the Aero Clube de Portugal in 1909 and was created in 1968 in a former Military Aviation hangar at Alverca. Opening for the first time to the public on July 1, 1971.[1]
In 2009, due to the growth of the collection, a new site at the Sintra Air Base complex was created for the museum and part of the collection was transferred there.[1][2][3]