TU 142 Aircraft Museum
TU 142 Aircraft Museum is also called as TU-142 Aircraft Museum or Aircraft Museum is a preserved Tupolev Tu-142 located in Visakhapatnam, in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. it was formally inaugurated by President of India Ram Nath Kovind in December 2017[1]
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| Established | 8 December 2017 |
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| Location | Pandurangapuram, Visakhapatnam |
| Coordinates | 17.718002°N 83.329812°E |
| Type | Aviation museum, Transport museum |
| Owner | Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Development Authority |
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Service
This aircraft 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 in a museum. Around र 14 crores (~USD 2.1 M @ a conversion rate of 65 INR to US$1) was the project development cost, which was funded by Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation.[3]
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References
- "TU 142 Aircraft Museum inaugurated". 8 December 2017 – via www.thehindu.com.
- "TU 142M Aircraft Museum at Visakhapatnam". Indian Navy. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- "President to open Aircraft Museum today". The Hans India.
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