Philippine Air Force Aerospace Museum


The Philippine Air Force Aerospace Museum is an aerospace museum located within the premises of Colonel Jesus Villamor Air Base in Pasay, Philippines.

History

The museum was founded as the Marcos Museum in 2 May 1974. The museum at its current location opened in June 2007.

Exhibits

The museum exhibits are divided into several sections. These include a heritage section, a science and technology section, an art corner and the Aircraft Park. The heritage section's collection includes galleries of weapons, uniforms, dioramas, miniatures, and memorabilia related to early Philippine military aviation. Artifacts related to the March 1974 surrender of Japanese holdout Hiroo Onoda, such as his sword, rifle and personal equipment, are on display here. The science and technology exhibits include aircraft mock-ups and miniatures, indoor static aircraft displays and experimental projects of the Philippine Air Force.
When the Balangiga bells were repatriated on 11 December 2018, these were exhibited for public viewing at the museum for two days prior to being returned to Eastern Samar.
The Aircraft Park is an outdoor facility that displays retired aircraft that had been used by the Philippine Air Force throughout its history. The static indoor display and Aircraft Park collection includes the following:
NameSerial No.RoleClassIntroducedCountry of Origin
Beechcraft T-34A Mentor59-07106/506TrainerPropeller1953
Bell UH-1H Iroquois22570UtilityHelicopter1959
Boeing-Stearman N2S-3551TrainerPropeller1934
Cessna T-41D Mescalero8958TrainerPropeller1964
Douglas AC-47A Skytrain48301TransportPropeller1941
Grumman SA-16A Albatross48607Amphibious rescuePropeller1949
Lockheed T-33A29806TrainerJet1948
NAMC YS-11A-523RP-77TransportTurboprop1965
North American F-86D Sabre524140InterceptorJet1949
North American F-86F Sabre24468FighterJet1949
North American T-6G Texan150162/662TrainerPropeller1935
North American T-28C Trojan140533/109TrainerPropeller1949
North American P-51D Mustang3733/4823Fighter/Fighter-bomberPropeller1942
Northrop F-5A Freedom Fighter13326/1Light fighterJet1962
SIAI-Marchetti SF.26015-39/639 & 15-44/644Trainer/Light attackPropeller1966
Sikorsky S-62A Sea Guardian62018Amphibious rescueHelicopter1961
Sikorsky UH-34D Seahorse153131TransportHelicopter1954
Temco T-160 Cali44233TrainerJet1959
Vought F-8D Crusader147056FighterJet1957