Visakha Aircraft museum, Visakhapatnam

The Aircraft Museum or Visakha Aircraft museum is located in Visakhapatnam. It is also known as the Tu-142 Aircraft Museum. This museum includes the Tupolev Tu-142 aircraft.

The foundation stone of this museu was laid in October 2017 by the then Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu as part of the city tourism campaign.

Significance:

It was officially inaugurated by the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, in December 2017. After serving the Indian Navy for 29 years, the aircraft was taken out of service on 29 March 2017 at INS Rajali, Arakkonam.

The accident free aircraft had flown 30,000 hours at the time of its retirement. The Government of Andhra Pradesh decided to preserve the aircraft in a museum. This project development cost was around Rs.14 crores which was funded by Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation(APTDC).

How To Reach:

This museum is located at a distance of around 3.8 KM from the Vizag bus stand. You can reach the museum by taking a local auto or bus from the bus stand.