Aviation Museum of South-Eastern Finland
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The Karelia Aviation Museum is located at Lappeenranta Airport
in Lappeenranta
, Finland
. The museum is run by Kaakkois-Suomen ilmailumuseoyhdistys ry. The museum has also been known as the Aviation Museum of South-Eastern Finland .
The museum is housed in two covered halls and displays fighter aircraft
and smaller objects from the Second World War and onwards.
Aircraft on display include:
In 2005 the museum also had a Hawker Hurricane
(HC-452) on loan from the Aviation Museum of Central Finland
.
Among the smaller objects on display is a radial engine from a Fokker C.X
that sank in Lake Saimaa, engine and different parts from a Tupolev SB
that went down in Ylämaa
.
The museum is closed during winters.
Lappeenranta Airport
Lappeenranta Airport is an international airport in Lappeenranta, Finland. In 2010, approximately 61,000 passengers used the airport. Opened in 1918, Lappeenranta Airport is Finland's oldest still operating airport...
in Lappeenranta
Lappeenranta
Lappeenranta is a city and municipality that resides on the shore of the lake Saimaa in South-Eastern Finland, about from the Russian border. It belongs to the region of South Karelia. With approximately inhabitants Lappeenranta is the largest city in Finland...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. The museum is run by Kaakkois-Suomen ilmailumuseoyhdistys ry. The museum has also been known as the Aviation Museum of South-Eastern Finland .
The museum is housed in two covered halls and displays fighter aircraft
Fighter aircraft
A fighter aircraft is a military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat with other aircraft, as opposed to a bomber, which is designed primarily to attack ground targets...
and smaller objects from the Second World War and onwards.
Aircraft on display include:
- MiG-21BIS (MG-127),
- Saab 35 Draken (DK-213),
- Saab 91 SafirSaab 91 Safir|-See also:-References:*Smith, Maurice A. . Flight, 23 October 1947, pp. 459–462.-External links:* * * *...
(OH-SFB), as well as - Jorma Kettunen's Nieuport 17Nieuport 17|-Specifications :-See also:-Bibliography:* Bruce, Jack. "Those Classic Nieuports". Air Enthusiast Quarterly. Number Two, 1976. Bromley, UK:Pilot Press. pp. 137–153....
replica (OH-U323).
In 2005 the museum also had a Hawker Hurricane
Hawker Hurricane
The Hawker Hurricane is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was designed and predominantly built by Hawker Aircraft Ltd for the Royal Air Force...
(HC-452) on loan from the Aviation Museum of Central Finland
Aviation Museum of Central Finland
The Aviation Museum of Central Finland is an aviation museum located near Jyväskylä Airport in Tikkakoski, Jyväskylä, Finland. The museum exhibits the aviation history of Finland, from the early 1900s until today....
.
Among the smaller objects on display is a radial engine from a Fokker C.X
Fokker C.X
-Bibliography:*Taylor, H.A.. Airspeed Aircraft since 1931. Putnam. 1970. London. ISBN 370 00110 9...
that sank in Lake Saimaa, engine and different parts from a Tupolev SB
Tupolev SB
The Tupolev ANT-40, also known by its service name Tupolev SB , and development co-name TsAGI-40, was a high speed twin-engined three-seat monoplane bomber, first flown in 1934....
that went down in Ylämaa
Ylämaa
Ylämaa is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with Lappeenranta on January 1, 2010.It is located in the province of Southern Finland and was part of the South Karelia region. The municipality had a population of 1,408 and covers an area of of which is water. The population...
.
The museum is closed during winters.