TU 142 Aircraft Museum

TU 142 Aircraft Museum Vizag Entry Fee

₹70 per person for Adults
₹40 per person for Children

 

TU 142 Aircraft Museum Vizag Phone

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TU 142 Aircraft Museum Vizag Timings

Day	Timing
Monday	2:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Tuesday	2:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Wedesday	2:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Thursday	2:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Friday	2:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Saturday	10:00 am – 8:30 pm
Sunday	10:00 am – 8:30 pm

 

 

TU 142 Aircraft Museum Vizag

If you are in Visakhapatnam, you cannot ignore a wide variety of museums that the city boasts of, displaying a fantastic combination of old history with modern culture. Out of all those museums, one of the museums that is unique in its own ways is – TU 142 Naval Aircraft Museum.

 

Also known as the “Pride for the City”, TU 142 Naval Aircraft Museum offers a delightful experience for sightseeing lovers, history buffs and experience seekers interested in learning everything about the lives of Navy people. Located on the beach road, this museum gives you a chance to enter the aircraft that was earlier used for the Indian Navy.

 

Perfect for people of all ages, TU 142 Naval Aircraft Museum has an exhibition hall where you can see plenty of equipment such as survival kit, engine, data recorder, propeller, anti-submarine missiles and sonobuoys. All these equipment and parts of the aircraft are displayed in detail so that you can get enough information about the aircraft. Other than that, the museum also features VR rides that are a bit expensive but worth trying.

 

All-in-all, it won’t be wrong to say that TU 142 Naval Aircraft Museum is a not-to-miss attraction on your Vizag tour especially if you are travelling with your family as it gives a great exposure to the children.

 

History of TU 142 Naval Aircraft Museum, Visakhapatnam
Even though the TU 142 Naval Aircraft has served the Indian Navy for a long period of 29 years, it was converted into a museum after it was decommissioned at the Visakhapatnam Beach. Formed in the year 2017, the foundation of the museum was laid by Shri Nara Chandrababu Naidu, the former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh State and was inaugurated by Ram Nath Kovind who is the president of India.

 

Interesting Facts about TU 142 Naval Aircraft Museum
The TU 142 Naval Aircraft Museum has several interesting facts which will surely leave you speechless. A few of them include:

 

The cost to convert the aircraft into a museum was INR 3.5 crore.
A total of INR 14 crore was spent on its entire project development.
The aircraft took its first flight on July 18, 1968, and it was retired on March 29, 2017, at INS Rajali.
The aircraft had given an accidental-free flying service of 30,000 hours to the navy.
The museum attracts 2000 tourists every day and approximately 4000 on holidays.

Address

TU 142 Aircraft Museum Vizag Address: Dr NTR Beach Rd, opp. Kursura Submarine museum, AU North Campus, HPCL Colony, Pandurangapuram, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, 530003 India Pandurangapuram
Visakhapatnam - 530003
Andhra Pradesh, India

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