TU 142 Aircraft Museum
Coordinates: 17°43′05″N 83°19′47″E / 17.718002°N 83.329812°E
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| Established | 8 December 2017 |
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| Location | Pandurangapuram, Visakhapatnam |
| Type | Aviation museum, Transport museum |
| Owner | Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Development Authority |
TU 142 Aircraft Museum is also called as TU-142 Aircraft Museum or Aircraft Museum is a preserved Tupolev Tu-142 located in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh,India. it was established in the year of 2017 by President of India Ram Nath Kovind.[1]
About
This aircraft had served 29 years with the Indian Navy and had 30,000 hours of accident-free flying by the time of its retirement on 29 march 2017 at INS Rajali. Arakkonam. [2]
Aircraft Museum
The Government of Andhra Pradesh decided to preserve the aircraft as a museum. Around र 14 crores was the project development cost which is funded by Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation.[3]
References
- ↑ https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/tu-142-aircraft-museum-inaugurated/article21292939.ece
- ↑ https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/tu-142m-aircraft-museum-visakhapatnam
- ↑ http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Andhra-Pradesh/2017-12-07/President-to-open-Aircraft-Museum-today/343529
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