Museo Aeronáutico

Venezuela


This is the only aeronautical museum in the country and well worth a look. There are about 40 aircraft on display, including four helicopters. Many are warplanes from the 1920s to the 1950s that once served in the Venezuelan air force. The collection’s gem has to be a beautifully restored French Caudron G3 from the 1910s, reputedly still in perfect working order.


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