M.S.Ö. Air & Space Museum
M.S.Ö. Air and Space Museum (Turkish: M.S.Ö. Hava ve Uzay Müzesi) is located at Sivrihisar Aviation Center, Eskişehir, Turkey. The museum is open every day except Mondays and admission to the museum is free. The museum has both airworthy historical aircraft and static displays. [1]
 North American P-51 Mustang of the United States Air Force in the museum. | |
| Established | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | N 39°17'59.29 E 31°29'38.50 |
| Type | Aerospace museum |
| Director | Ali İsmet Öztürk |
| Website | msomuseum.com |
Exhibits
The main entrance of the museum is through the B gate of Sivrihisar Aviation Center. The museum building consists of 4 hangars and houses various exhibits ranging from engines to dioramas to aircraft. The building also houses the Aeronautical Information Service office and a museum store.
The museum is directly connected to the west apron where airworthy aircraft can leave the hangars at once and perform display flights.
The airworthy aircraft on display include:
- North American P-51 Mustang "Ferocious Frankie" Ser. No. 44-13704 [2]
- Douglas DC-3 "Turkish Delight" Ser. No. 2204[3]
- North American T-6 Texan "Happy Hour" Ser. No. SA079[4]
- Boeing-Stearman Model 75
- Antonov An-2 Ser. No. 17805
The museum also hosts aviation-related events, for example, the Women and World Aviation Symposium planned for March 2020.[5]
References
- M.S.Ö. Air & Space Museum website Official Site
- Mustangsmustangs.net: Survivors - "Ferocious Frankie"
- Arkeolojikhaber.com: "DC-3 uçağı uçarak M.S.Ö. Havacılık Müzesindeki yerini aldı", 15 March 2019
- T6Harvard.com: "Happy Hour"
- Ittifakgazetesi.com: Uçan Müze ve "Kadın ve Dünya Havacılığı Sempozyumu." 13 March 2020