Museo de Aeronáutica y Astronáutica, Cuatro Vientos, Madrid.

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MUSEE DE AERONÁUTICA Y ASTRONÁUTICA, CUATRO VIENTOS, MADRID.
PART ONE

This Museum, formerly known as the Museo del Aire, has over 150 aircraft on display covering not only Spain's considerable aviation heritage, but further afield too. I have been to this Museum before, a February 1995 day-trip from Liverpool on an Airtours A.320, a visit that featured a 'white knuckle' ride across Madrid in a two taxi race! I'll commence this image heavy thread with just some of the many aircraft exhibited outside. While likely rusting is not such a big issue as it is for aircraft parked outside in Britain; paint bleaching, rubber and perspex degradation are in Spain, as Madrid gets both the heat of summer with snow and frost in winter.

A big post to start off, and eventually a list of everything we noted. The Museum is open Tuesday to Sunday, 10am to 2pm. Four hours was tight, we only just made our way around in that time! Being a national collection and overseen by the Air Force, the entrance is free. A large place and did not appear to be very busy - until closing time, when it was surprising how many people were all heading to the car park at the same time!

So, sit back and see how many types you can identify as you scroll though. I'll provide a running commentary to keep you informed though.



Not quite sure what this arrangement just inside the entrance was all about but makes creative use of a Mig 15/17 tail and a pair of bombs.



Spain considers herself to be one of the birth places of rotary aviation due to the pioneering work of Cievra (more of that in a later post). This Mil-2 in Soviet scheme is also close to the entrance.



A design that did see considerable service in Spain is the Bell UH-1H Iroquois, there being several in different areas of the museum



Likely a fairly recent addition to the collection is this SA.330L Puma which served in the S.A.R. role.



The great thing about Museums that have plenty of space and are at the edge of an active Air Force base, is that they can obtain and display aircraft of considerable size. This Boeing C-97G Stratofreighter air-to-air tanker is one such aircraft.



Another is this P-3A Orion. Although initially exhibited held up on wooden trestles, this aircraft has remained engineless for a considerable number of years. However out on the airfield is a further complete retired Orion and a Hercules, which could both, ultimately be earmarked for the Museum. There is plenty of space available.



In the 1950s General Franco encouraged a home aviation industry, which produced aircraft primarily for the military, but also some with civilian operators in mind. Some were licence built others Spanish designed, one such design is the CASA 207 Azur - looking design wise rather like a collision between a Convair 240 and a C-47 Dakota, it fell short of both in performance terms and was produced only in small numbers.



More recent, and more successful on the world stage is the CASA.212 Aviocar



Going back further this CASA 352 is a licence built Junkers Ju.52. The museum has 2 on external display and both have clearly been worked on fairly recently.



The Douglas C-47A Dakota served, at one time or another, with nearly every air force in the world. No surprise to find one here, nestling in the shade of a large tree.



In the 1950s Spain received military help from the USA. This being a Douglas C-54A Skymaster. Such transports were important to link the islands of the Canaries and the Balearics to mainland Spain and Madrid.



Perhaps less familiar is the DHC-4A Caribu.



With an extensive coastline and a number of large islands, flying boats and amphibians have played a role from the earliest days of aviation in Spain. So no surprise that there are a number of amphibious aircraft represented. This being a Grumman HU-16B Albatross, marked for S.A.R. duties



From the previous decade comes the Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina. A number were used in the fire-fighting role. This aircraft has also recently been worked on.



A little newer is this, now retired radial piston engined Canadair CL.215 water-bomber. The more recent turbine powered CL.415 are very much still in service as fire-bombers with likely many years of service ahead of them. Looking somewhat sun-bleached, I'm sure that this exhibit must be on their get-around-to-it list.



I do like museums that go beyond the glamour of fast jets, the might of the bomber and size of transport and maritime aircraft to include well-kept examples of much more mundane 'Cinderella' types. Good to see well-presented examples of a Comanche (above), Twin Comanche, Aztec, Baron, Navajo, Do.27 and Do.28. Liaison and training types are just as much part of aviation as the front-line types.



A type that did not have a major role in the Spanish Air Force, indeed this example I don't think was actually ever a Spanish Air Force aircraft, is this North American TB-25N Mitchell.



A licenced built type that served the Spanish for many years in a variety of role was the Northrop SF-5A 'Freedom Fighter' (interestingly the well written information boards did not actually quote that name, presumably ignored as Spain was a dictatorship at the time). The silver aircraft beyond is an SRF-5A photo-reconnaissance variant.



First jet to be used in the fighter role was the North American F-86F Sabre



Spain also operated the home-produced, ground attack, Hispano HA.200 Saeta and this later version, the HA.220 Super Saeta.



Spain entered the supersonic age with the F-104C Starfighter, supplied from USAF stocks. The expert will note that this is actually a F-104G Starfighter that operated with the West German Air Force before donation to the Spanish museum. Looks good in shiny metal and Spanish markings in the sunshine.



Like many European Air Forces, Spain moved on from the Starfighter to the multi-role F-4 Phantom. Spain received a number of F-4C and RF-4C aircraft second-hand from the USAF. Both variants are on display, this being the F-4C Phantom II.



Spain then moved on to use the Dassault Mirage III and the Mirage F.1. This is one of several F.1s on display.



Gathered together in one corner, are a number of jets never operated by the Spanish. All are well looked after and have clearly had recent repaints. This, likely unfamiliar shape, is a Swedish Saab J-32E Lansen.



While more recognisable is the bulk of the more recent Swedish Saab AJ-37 Viggen.



Four exhibits are aircraft from the Soviet bloc. From Bulgaria, and now shown in Bulgarian markings (for some time it was in Soviet colours), a Mig-17F (although the interpretation board called it a Mig-17A) Fresco.



DDR, East German marked red 686 is a Sukhoi Su-22M4 Fitter K. After re-unification this was 25+18 of the German Air Force and was in those marks and looking very worn when seen in those marks in 1995. Actually, I wonder if it ever looked as smart, shiny and threatening as it does today, while in service with the German Democratic Republic Air Force?



Perhaps a more familiar Soviet shape is the Migoyan Mig-21MF Fishbed F, red 740. Same pedigree as the Su-22 and was GAF 25+18 when seen in 1995. Also on display is a Migoyan Mig-23MF Flogger G, red 340, once GAF 20+12.



One of the most out-of-place aircraft on display is this Transavia PL-12T Turbo Airfarmer VH-TRQ. An Australian design, very few ever making the long trip to Europe. Not sure of its relevance to the collection, but good to see it looked after and on display just inside the entrance, although most visitors will walk straight past it. Someone, with a tin paint, has painted eyes on the forward cockpit windows, creating a 'Toy Story' cartoon look to the aircraft.

Following shortly (although took longer than intended due to PC issues and a short-break trip) as next post on this thread, a large hangar with a well presented (if rather in the dark) collection of early aircraft and those of the 1926-1936 decade of record-breaking flights from Spain.

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MUSEE DE AERONÁUTICA Y ASTRONÁUTICA, CUATRO VIENTOS, MADRID.
PART TWO

HANGAR ONE: EARLY AVIATION IN SPAIN

A large hangar, split into sections, with all the aircraft presented in dioramas, with much use of directional lighting and sand as you wandered through. While obviously the interpretation was in Spanish, there were summaries in English. Virtually all the aircraft in Hangar One are full size replicas. Very little survived the destruction of the Civil War, even if of no use to your side, it would be destroyed to ensure that it would be of no use to the other either. A surprise to me were the number of British designs on display, rather than French or Italian, being closer neighbours.



Where else to start a history of aviation display, but with a copy of the Wright Flyer No.1 of 1903.



The strange looking Brunet-Olivert, with the rudders and tail planes ahead of the pilot and a pusher propellor behind. An early aeronautical design dead-end.



A Nieuport IV-G, again a replica aircraft. The legs above belong to a dummy 'flying' an Otto Lilienthal glider.



In the early years of the '20s decade, international civil aircraft prefixes were different to those after WW II. Britain had G-E, Australia G-AU, Germany D-, but with a number of European nations beginning with 'S', Spain were awarded the M-M registration sequence. M-MOAB being a Fokker C.III - although the design to me has many elements of the SPAD fighters of WW I.



M-MHEI is a de Havilland DH.4 replica



M-MABE is unmistakeably an Avro 504, this particular replica being constructed as far back as 1984.



Having during the summer seen two Bristol F.2Bs at the Filton Museum and another at Duxford, was surprised to find a further one (this one a replica, incorporating some original components) in a Spanish museum.



From early aviation the walk-way twisted through from early aviation in Spain to the period 1926-1936

An unfamiliar shape, SF-002 is a Farman 402 1930s three-seat transport, acquired from the Salis collection.



As in Britain the 1920s and into the 1930s was a time of record-breaking flights as technology slowly advanced allow aircraft to go further and carry passengers. M-MWAL is a Dornier J Wal flying boat. Before airports, seaplanes showed that islands (and Spain have plenty in the Balearics and Canary Island groups) could be connected together quickly by aircraft.

The red aircraft above is a BA Eagle, described as a full-scale model rather than a replica, representing EC-CBB that made a record-breaking flight from Spain to Mexico.



Another replica of a British type is a Comper Swift. A diminutive single seater, of which most were built on Merseyside at Hooton Park airfield, EC-AAT made a remarkable flight from Spain to the Philippines. Below the cockpit in a white outline is a painting of Spanish Flamenco dancer and the wording 'Visitad España', clearly use of aircraft by tourist boards for promotional advertising is nothing new!



Despite the CASA logo this is a Breguet XIX GR



This is a rather different looking version of the same design a Breguet XIX Super 9R, this replica representing a record-breaking flight in 1933 between Spain and Cuba.



A further British design, this is an original aircraft, formerly a Miles Hawk Trainer III HB-EEB, modified to represent a Miles Hawk Major.



Another familiar 1930's shape is this Moraine Saulnier MS.230


HANGAR TWO: UNIFORMS, ENGINES, SIMULATORS & MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

After the 'mood' lighting and well-planned dioramas of Hangar 1, walking into Hangar 2 was a total surprise. Expecting the 'theme' to run on into the Spanish Civil War period 1936-1939, hangar 2 is an eclectic mix of engines, cockpit simulators, weaponry, uniforms, drones, models and just a few aircraft, most with the underlying structure revealed. Lots of fascinating stuff on display and indeed we dawdled through finding things of interest - being unaware of the number of aircraft ahead in hangar 3!



View across part of Hangar Two. Suspended are a 'cut-away' CASA 1.131 (Bücker 131), Stinson 108 and one of the drones.



Another aisle with a Trener Master fuselage, several cockpit simulators, with a C-54 Skymaster cockpit against the back-wall of the hangar.



The detail inside the CASA 1.131 is quite amazing



While of different construction a Stinson 108-3 Voyager, thought to have once ben EC-AZD?



One of the 3 'small general aviation' sized drones on display



All sorts of cockpit simulators on display. Largest being this Iberia Boeing 727, in the foreground is one of the of the many engines displayed, a GE JT-8D jet engine. From the look of the thrust-reverser it is from a Boeing 737-200 series.



Simulators constructed out of two marks of Bell helicopter in Spanish Air Force operation, Bell UH-1H Iroquois and Bell 205.



A little more detail of the Mirage F.1 cockpit simulator with an easy to enter Phantom(?) cockpit, Northrop F-5A (marked 23-00) and a Douglas C-54 cockpit section beyond.

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MUSEE DE AERONÁUTICA Y ASTRONÁUTICA, CUATRO VIENTOS, MADRID.
PART THREE

HANGAR THREE: SMALLER TYPES FOR INSTRUCTION, TRAINING, LIAISON, FIGHTERS & GLIDERS



While I'm unsure if there is a connection between the Fokker DR.1 and Spain, likely the 'Red Baron' is known across Europe. It is the first aircraft seen on entry into Hangar Three and only it and two others (both French) are not in Spanish markings. The Fokker replica must have at one-time flown as it has been D-EAWI.





While nearly all the aircraft in Hangar Three are in Spanish colours, there are a few British built aircraft in there. This is a DH.60G Gipsy Moth. Same aircraft, two sets of national markings. Nationalist colours (with a black roundel on the starboard (right) as 30-89, Republican on the left (port) as E.M.-016/P. There were (by my count) 6 aircraft displayed this way as either the same type was acquired by both sides, or aircraft were captured from the other side and then used against them.





DH.82A Tiger Moth shown as 30-103 with the Nationalists on starboard (right) and EP-003 Republican on the other.



This DH.87A Hornet Moth was marked as TH-001 with the Republican colours on both sides of the aircraft



Another aircraft with Republican markings on both sides was this Moraine Saunlier MS.181, E-004



This Polikarpov I-15 Chato (Full Scale Model) is showing the Nationalist side as A4-103 coded 32-2 (while the other side is CA-125 Republican)





This Polikarpov I-16 Mosca (Full Scale Model) right side is Nationalist as C.8-25 with the port Republican marked as CM-260.



Just to be difficult this Hispano Suiza HS.34 is marked the other way around, with Nationalist code 3-52 and black roundels on the left and 262 Republican on the right.



A Bücker Bu.133 Jungmeister, there was also a license-built CASA 1.131 (Bu.131 Jungmann) in the same hangar.



Two examples of the HA.1112 (Bf.109) are in the hangar, built in Spain to German plans. C.4K-158 coded 471-23 is a Merlin engined 'Buchon'.



Just to confuse further this aircraft is displayed as a Bf.108, although is actually a French built Nord 1002.



Only aircraft to display a non-Spanish registration in Hangar Three was this SV-4C Stampe F-BFZJ.



As American influence in Spain only commenced in the mid 1950s, just two US built aircraft in hangar 3, this being a Stinson C-108 Voyager



The other being a Cessna L-19A Bird Dog.



No less than 3 of these in various galleries, an AISA built Schneide Grunau SG-38, this one marked with an Air Force serial as PE-37.



Several of the gliders, all hanging from the roof were Slingsby built, EC-OBN a T.34A Sky 1.



EC-YBL is of metal construction (rather than wood and fabric), the LET Blanik



EC-BON/16 is an SZD.24A Foka 4.



Final image from hangar 3 is the somewhat unusual French 'flying wing' concept of the Fauvel AV-361

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MUSEE DE AERONÁUTICA Y ASTRONÁUTICA, CUATRO VIENTOS, MADRID.
PART FOUR

HANGAR FOUR: ROTARY WING AVIATION.

While there are helicopters outside and in some of the earlier hangars, hangar 4 is dedicated solely to rotary aviation. Juan de la Cievra who constructed his first autogiro in 1920 is very much a Spanish aviation celebrity. He moved to the UK and linked up with AV Roe in 1926 and died in a passenger aircraft crash in 1936. Immediately on entry into hangar 4 are three of his designs.



Cievra's first design on linking up with AV Roe was La Cievra C.6, clearly making use of an Avro 504 fuselage. Likel so many of the earlier aeroplanes in the museum it is a well-constructed replica.



Perhaps more familiar to British eyes is this Cievra C.19 Mk.IVP, as many were built, with some to be found in British Museums. This is an original, being briefly G-ABXH before several Spanish identities, finally EC-AIM.



One of Cievra's final designs, the C.30A, exhibited in Spanish Air Force markings is also a replica.





Somewhat unconventional looking Spanish indigenous '50s design, the 2 seat Aerotéchnica AC.12, and a 5 seat development the AC.14 are on display - both seemingly without any cockpit glazing or cabin doors. Surely not a very comfortable machine!



Can an aviation museum not have a Sikorsky S-55 in its collection? Well, it appears not, although this is actually listed as a Westland WS-55 Whirlwind, I wasn't previously aware that they had exported Whirlwinds to Spain.



Equally no surprise to find a Bell 47G, indeed we had already passed several examples in other locations around the museum.



The rest of the rotary collection comprised anticipated types, such as the Bell 206 Jet Ranger (although in an unusual S.A.R. role), an Alouette III also in a S.A.R. role, a Hughes 269, and an Alouette II marked 'Policia'.

Just returned to monitor 'Recent Posts' and find that there is another Spanish photo thread posted today, so will end Part Four early, and complete our four hours walk around the Madrid Museum tomorrow with the final open to visitor's hangar and public storage areas, plus a rather long list of everything noted.

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MUSEE DE AERONÁUTICA Y ASTRONÁUTICA, CUATRO VIENTOS, MADRID.
PART FIVE

HANGAR FIVE: VARIED CONTENTS.

Hangar five held aerobatic aircraft, gliders, light aircraft (ULMs) and aircraft clearly fresh out of restoration.





Walked into hangar five to be met by two fine examples of one of my favourite types - the D.H.89A Dragon Rapide. G-ACYR has a place in Spanish history as it was used to transport General Franco at a key moment in the Civil War period, the other freshly in Air Force camouflage is formerly G-AERN and more recently EC-AKO and clearly only very recently out of the restoration workshops. Gorgeous.



There are 4 1950's Air Force jets, clearly having been recently restored there is a reluctance to put them back outside, yet there is no themed indoor space for them. A Lockheed T-33A, HA-200 Saeta, HA-220 Super Saeta and this one, a North American F-86F Sabre.





There is a pair of Texans too, one in training silver, the other in a very fresh coat of camouflage, with under-wing bombs in a ground attack role.



The rest of the occupants of Hangar Five have a civilian background. This is another Granau SG-38 glider, with its exposed wood framework, very reminiscent of the British EoN Grasshopper.



From all the badges and inscriptions, a glider with a history, however by this time the hangar was being emptied in preparation for closing time and we knew there were a couple of aircraft outside we had yet to examine, so we could not linger to find this Vögt LO-100 Zwergreiher's claims to fame.





Two further examples of Zlin aerobatic aircraft, the two seat Zlin Z-326A Trener Master and a single seat Zlin Z-526A Akrobat.



EC-CBS a Hirth Acrostar



The easily identifiable Rutan LongEz. I do like the Spanish translation as a 'Longanizo', Which is likely pronounced with an emphasis on the vowels as 'Lon gaan eh zoh'





These two ULMs seemed rather out of place considering the amount of military hardware around, but they do reflect the large interest in sport flying in Spain, as do the aircraft in next image.



A Wizard microlight and there was also a hang glider suspended too.



Final shot from hangar 5, Consolidated Fleet LV-ZBR (once EC-EYD). Another inhabitant of the hangar that looked recently restored. Again, no time to look and discover the significance of this machine as we hurried ahead of the leaving visitors to record the aircraft in external storage beside Hangar Six.

HANGARS SIX & SEVEN

Hangar Six was closed to the public, and as it is not shown on advised route on the map, has been closed for a fair while. It is known to contain the large Dornier 24 flying boat, while the CASA 2.111 (Heinkel He.111) was certainly 'missing' from the exterior display so is either in the workshops or Hangar 6. Hangar 7 was not inspected as we were out of time but is believed to only display model aircraft representing every type ever used by the Spanish Air Force. On-site aircraft workshops were totally 'out of bounds' to the public.





Built into the side of Hangar Six are the nose sections of two former Iberia airliners. McDonald DC-9-32 EC-BYE and Boeing 727-256 EC-CFG.

AIRCRAFT IN EXTERNAL STORAGE

Between hangars 3 and 4 there was a plain metal, dismantled Lockheed T-33A with no external markings visible. Outside, beside Hangar 6, along with a number of motor vehicles were 6 a further aircraft (or sections of), plus the noses of two airliners built into Hangar 6 (above).



An anonymous Bell 47G and large parts of a former S.A.R. role CASA. 212.



A MS.733 Alcyon F-BMMS with faded French Navy colours, No.105 of 'Marine' unit 52S. Once in the main display, this could be on the way into restoration.



Finally, a trailer mounted, road mobile nose section of a MDD RF-4C Phantom II.

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What a great looking museum, I will have to add this to the list

Thanks for the post

Ian

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I went a couple of years ago and found it to be a great museum.

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MUSEE DE AERONÁUTICA Y ASTRONÁUTICA, CUATRO VIENTOS, MADRID.
PART SIX: THE LIST OF AIRCRAFT NOTED

Final post from me on the exhibits. Hope you have enjoyed scrolling through. It has taken far longer selecting, resizing, upload/downloading the images and creating captions than it did to walk around!
A full list of all the exhibits (hopefully we did not walk straight past any) follows a map of the Museum layout to complete this epic thread.

MUSEO DE AERONÁUTICA Y ASTRONÁUTICA, CUATRO VIENTOS, MADRID
LOG OF AIRCRAFT NOTED - SATURDAY 1st OCTOBER 2022.

				
regn	  code	    Type	                   Further details
			
	ON DISPLAY OUTSIDE, WITHIN THE MUSEUM:		
			
CCCP-23760  34	    WSK/Mil-2 Hoplite	           Pale Green, Soviet red star. 'Icona 89'
EC-CBY		    Sud SA.319B Alouette III   	   Traffico
EC-FNN		    MBB Bo.105CBS	           Policia
VH-TRQ		    Transavia PL-12T Airfarmer	
yellow 07 03 yellow Saab J-32E Lansen	           Swedish Air Force, (serial fv 32543)
red 18	  10 yellow Saab AJ-37 Viggen	           Swedish Air Force, serial fv 37074
red 96		    Migoyan MIG-17A Fresco	   Bulgarian Air Force
red 740		    Migoyan MIG-21MF Fishbed F	   DDR-East German Air Force (ex GAF 22+26)
red 340		    Migoyan MIG-23NF Flogger G	   DDR-East German Air Force (ex GAF 20+12)
red 686		    Sukhoi Su-22M4 Fitter K	   DDR-East German Air Force (ex GAF 25+18)
AD1-B-8		    Grumman HU-16B Albatross	   also marked 51-5394. For S.A.R. Duties.
A9-050	  21-50	    Northrop SF-5A	           camouflaged
A10C-91	  214-91    Hispano HA.220E Super Saeta	   camouflaged
C5-175	  1-175	    F-86F Sabre	
C8-02	  104-02    Lockheed F-104G Starfighter	   (an ex WGAF aircraft 26+23)
CR9-062   464-62    Northrop SRF-5A	           silver
C.11-09	  11-09     Dassault Mirage IIIEE	
C12-37	  12-29	    McDonald F-4C Phantom	
CR12-42	  12-51	    McDonald RF-4C Phantom	
C.14-66	  462-15    Dassault Mirage F.1EE	
C.14C-77  14-53	    Dassault Mirage F.1EDA	   desert browns camouflage, ex QA75 Qatar
C.14C-78  14-54	    Dassault Mirage F.1EDA	   desert browns camouflage, sat on tresles, no u/c. Ex QA76.
CE.14-27  14-70	    Dassault Mirage F.1            a 2 seater	
"DR1-1"	  74-21	    Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina   (acquired from Canada)
E.18-3	  42-72	    PA-31P Navajo	
E19-3	  42-52	    PA-23 Aztec 250E	
E20-1	  42-60	    Beech B55 Baron	
E.25-23	  79-23	    CASA C.101EB	           Patrulla Aguila scheme
XE-25 01  Casa 101  CASA C.101	                   prototype
E30-1	  01-401    PA-24 Comanche 260	           Armada
E31-2	  01-404    PA-30 Twin Comanche 160	   Armada
HD19-3	  SAR 801   Aerospatile SA.330L Puma	   S.A.R.
HE7A-51	  782-6	    Bell 47G-3B       	           ALA 78 badge
HU-10-58  ET-228    Bell UH-1H Iroquois	           U.N. Markings, white
HE.10B-39 78-52	    Bell UH-1H Iroquois	
HE.10B-54 78-54	    Bell UH-1H Iroquois	
HR-15-21  ET-140    Bolkow Bo.105C	           green
P3-7	  22-26	    Lockheed P-3A Orion	           USN 150516.  Engineless
T.2B-211  911-16    CASA 352L (Ju.52/3m)	   natural metal
T2B-254	  721-14    CASA 352L (Ju.52/3m)	   natural metal
T-3-36	  9-36	    Douglas C-47B Skytrain	   white top/thin blue cheatline
T4-10	  911-10    Douglas C-54A Skymaster	   Grupo 91
T.7-6	  351-06    CASA 207A Azur	           white top/blue cheat cols
T.7-17	  405-17    CASA 207C Azur	           white top/blue cheat cols
T9-25	  371-05    DHC-4A Caribou	           desert browns, camouflage
TK.1-03   23-03	    Boeing KC-97G Stratofreighter  bare metal (USAF 0189 showing through)
TR12A-3	  403-01    CASA 212B Aviocar 100	   camouflaged
XT12-1	  54-10	    CASA 212XT-12 Aviocar	   prototype, light grey o/a
U9-33	  403-53    CASA C-127 (Dornier Do.27)	   top all green
U9-76	  407-72    Dornier Do.27B	           camouflaged
UB-13-01  43-01	    Canadair CL-215	           orange & red, fire fighting duties
- - 	  74-17	    NA TB-25N Michell	           desert browns camouflage
			
	HANGAR ONE, EARLY AVIATION IN SPAIN & DECADE 1925-1936:		
			
- -		    Otto Lilienthal 	           replica, early 'hang-glider'
- -		    Flyer I	                   replica, copy the 1903 Wright-Flyer
- -		    Brunet-Olivert	
- -		    Bleriot Vilanova-Acedo	   original?
- -	 Artal No.1 Morane Saulnier G	           replica
- -		    Nieuport IV-G	           replica
B21		    Bristol F.2B Fighter	   replica, using original components
bC-6		    Caudron G-3	                   replica
M-MABE	  A-28	    Avro 504	                   replica, built 1984
M-MHEI		    De Havilland DH.4	           replica
M-MOAB		    Fokker C.III	           replica
M-MWAL	  W12	    Dornier J Wal	           replica, named 'Plus'
- -	  SF-002    Farman 402	                   (ex Salis Collection)
- -		    Breguet XIX Super 9R	   replica, Espana-Cuba 1933, record flight. White, red ceat
- -	  72	    Breguet XIX GR	           silver, 'Cuatro Vientas'
EC-AAT		    Comper Swift	           replica, Spain-Philipines record flight
EC-CBB		    BA Eagle	                   FSM, Spain-Mexico record flight, 'Santander'
- -	  005	    MS-230	                   No.1066, Republican markings (both sides)
- -	  30-22	    Klemm L-25B	                   1931 orginal, Nationalist markings (both sides)
EN-002	  & 99	    Miles M.2H Hawk Major	   one side Nationalist, other Republican. Modified from a Hawk Trainer III.
			
	HANGAR TWO, A FEW AIRCRAFT, BUT MAINLY COCKPITS (x8) AND DRONES (x3):		
			
- -		    CASA 1-131 Jungmann	           stripped down to show frame
- -	  791-28    AISA 1-11B Desentelado	   part stripped down to show frame
- -	  CM-249    Polikarpov Po.1-16	           FSM. Nationalist markings, complete
EC-BVK		    Zlin Z-526F Trener Master	   White fuselage, part stripped down, no wings
(EC-AZD ?)	    Stinson 108-3 Voyager	   yellow, part stripped down to show frame
		    Aviacion General, SIAP drone   experimental drone
		    AISA drone	                   pusher prop, twin boom, yellow & orange drone
	  02	    drone	                   more recent, V-tail, two-tone grey scheme drone
		    Boeing  727                    cockpit as a 3 axis 'link trainer'	
(T.4-5)		    Douglas DC-4                   cockpit, marked 'Gruppo 91' (as was the full C-54 a/c outside)	
		    NA F-86 Sabre                  cockpit and nose as a Systems Trainer	
		    McD F-4C Phantom               cockpit only as a walk-in Systems Trainer	
	  23-00	    Northrop F-5A                  cockpit section	
		    Dassault F-1EDA                cockpit section as a flight simulator	
	  ET 009    Bell UH-1 Iroquois             nose painted white, link trainer	
		    Bell 205                       nose painted green, link trainer	
		    Plus further link trainers and the like not incorporating real aircraft in their structure.	
			
	HANGAR THREE, CIVIL WAR, FIGHTERS, TRAINERS, LIASION & GLIDERS:		
			
425/17		    Fokker DR.1 Triplane	   Replica, Luftwaffe, Red Baron scheme (once D-EAWI)
30-171	& EL-007    Caudron C.272 Luciole	   Nationalist black roundel, Republican other side
30-103	& EP-003    DH.82A Tiger Moth	           Nationalist black roundel, Republican other side
no regn	& E-24/1    Hispano Suiza HS.34	           Republican one side, Nationalisht the other (once EC-AFJ)
30-89	& E.M.-016/P  DH.60G Gipsy Moth	           Nationalist black roundel, Republican other side
'- -	  E-004	    Morane Saulnier MS.181	   Republican, both sides
'- -	  TH-001    DH.87A Hornet Moth	           Republican, both sides (once EC-ACA)
A4-103/ 32-2 & CA-125  Polikarpov I-15 Chato	   FSM, Nationalist one side, Republican other
C.8-25	& CM-260    Polikarpov Po.1-16 Mosca       FSM, Nationalist one side, Republican other
 - -  /3-52 & 262   Hispano HA.132L (Fiat CR.32)   Nationalist black roundel, Republican other. Composite a/c
HM-1		    Huarte-Mendicoa HM-1B	
C.4K-158  471-23    HA.1112M1L Buchon (Bf.109)	
C.4-J.10  34-28	    HA.1112K1L Tripla (Bf.109)	
E.1-14	  513-20    Bücker Bu-133C Jungmeister	
E3B-565	  781-7	    Bücker Bu.131 Jungmann	
E9-119	  none	    AISA I-115 Carrapata	
E.17-16	  791-16    Beech T-34A Mentor	
L.12-2	  407-2	    Cessna L-19A Bird Dog	   Air Force, green
L.2-21	  90-53	    Stinson C-108 Voyager	   Air Force, dark red
L15-2	  91-6	    Bf.108B Taifun (a Nord 1002)   Air Force (ex French civil)
L16-2	  96-1	    Fieseler Fi.156C-3 Storch	   Air Force, white top/blue underside.  A composite rebuild
HE.7-13	  751-4	    Agusta-Bell 47G-2	
U.14-1	  07-7	    Dornier Do.28A-1	           Air Force, all silver
EC-AKL		    AISA 1-11B Peque	
EC-CGM		    MBB-223 Flamingo	
F-BFZJ		    SV-4C Stampe	           civilian French aircraft, silver, mid blue details
EC-APR		    Schleicher Ka-6CR Rhönsegler	
EC-BHO		    Slingsby T.45 Swallow	
EC-BON	  16	    SZD.24A Foka 4	
"EC-MCQ"	    Schleider ESG Grunau Baby II   (in reality EC-MFG)
EC-OBN		    Slingsby T.34A Sky 1	
EC-ODK		    Jacobs Weihe Kranich III	
EC-RAB		    Jacobs Weihe/DFS 108-68	
EC-RAT		    Slingsby T.34A Sky 1	
EC-YBL		    LET Blanik	
PE-37		    AISA/Schneide Grunau SG-38	   Wooden framework open fuselage
 - -		    Fauvel Av-361 (flying wing)    No.324
 - -		    - ? - 	                   named 'Eurriopo II'
			
	HANGAR FOUR - ROTARY WING AVIATION:		
			
EC-AIM		    Cierva C.19 Mk4P (Avro 620)	   original (briefly G-ABXH and other Spanish identities)
EC-CVK		    Sud SA.318C Astazou Alouette II Policia
C6.B		    La Cierva C.6	           replica
XVU.1-01	    Cierva C.30A	           replica
ZD.1B-22  ZD1B22    Westland WS-55 Whirlwind 2	   Esclla Salvamento
Z2-6	  75-6	    Aerotéchnica AC-12	
Z4-06		    Aerotéchnica AC-14	
HD.12-3		    Agusta-Bell 206A Jet Ranger    S.A.R. markings
HD.16-1	  803-01    SA.319B Alouette III	   S.A.R. markings
HE-7A-52	    Bell 47G-2 Sioux	           blue/red, composite airframe
HE.20-12	    Hughes 269A Osage	           ALA 78 badge
			
	HANGAR FIVE - RECENT RESTORED AIRCRAFT, LIGHT AVIATION & ULMs:		
			
EC-AXL		    Zlin Z-326A Trener Master	
EC-BDV		    Zlin Z-526A Akrobat	
EC-CBS		    Hirth Acrostar	
EC-OCI		    Vögt LO-100 Zwergreiher	   much decorated glider (once D-EMBD)
EC-YMP		    Rutan 61 Longanizo	           white, a Rutan Long-Ez
EC-YZA	  01        ULM (a modern Cub look-alike)  USAAF, D-day stripes
EC-634		    Rans S-7 (a Cub look-alike)	   "Inta" logo
- - 		    Ultralight Soaring T-3 Wizard  straight wing microlight, suspended from roof
G-ACYR		    DH.89 Dragon Rapide	           Olley Air Services
LV-ZBR		    Consolidated Fleet 2	   (EC-EYD)
- -	  40-1	    DH.89A Dragon Rapide	   Nationalist marks, black roundel, camouflaged (ex G-AERN, EC-AKO)
A10C-104	    Hispano HA.220D Super Saeta	   3 colour camouflage
C5-58	  102-4	    NA F-86F Sabre	           silver
C6-35	  463-06    NA T-6D Texan	           3 colour camouflage
C.6-155	  421-35    NA SNJ-5/T-6D Texan	           silver
E.15 51	  41-8	    Lockheed T-33A	           silver
XE.14-2		    Hispano HA.200R1 Saeta	   silver, prototype?
- -		    SG-38 Granau style wood frame glider  Suspended from roof
- - 		    Hang glider                    modern	
			
	HANGAR SIX - LARGE AIRCRAFT & COCKPITS:		
			
Closed to the public on the day we were there.  Houses the very large Do.24T-3 flying boat and possibly a He.111 at least.			
Mounted on the exterior of the hangar are two airliner cockpits, the interiors viewable from inside the hangar.			
			
EC-CFG		    Boeing 727-256	           ex Iberia
EC-BYE		    Douglas DC-9-32	           ex Iberia
			
	HANGAR SEVEN - AIRCRAFT MODELS:		
			
Insufficient time to inspect Hangar 7, from photos seems to contain only models, with no full size aircraft.			
			
	STORAGE COMPOUNDS:		
			
There are several storage/workshop hangars in 'out of bounds' areas. Visible from public areas between Hangars 3 & 4 is:			
			
- -		    Lockheed T-33A	           dismantled, plain metal
			
In a large compound beside Hangar 6, clearly visible are a number of aircraft:			
			
F-BMMS	  52S	    MS.733 Alcyon	           No.105, French 'Marine' markings
E.16-90	  793-6	    NA T-6G Texan	           all yellow
D-3B-3		    CASA.212 Aviocar	           S.A.R., fuselage, tail, inner wings, engine pods
- -		    Bell 47G	                   pod covered, no regn on tail
(CR.12-52) 12-61    McD RF-4C Phantom	           nose only on trailer
- -		    Dornier 27 	                   white, fuselage only
			
The end of a somewhat epic, 4-hour, logging and photo session!!  There could be errors in interpreting my scribbled notes!

NOTES:

(---) information gleaned from paper/internet sources, not the walk around.
"---" known to be a false serial. Also true of all aircraft noted as being replicas or FSMs.
Main paper reference: Bob Ogden's, 2006, Air Britain 'Aviation Museums and Collections of Mainland Europe'.

For those weak at history in school, the Spanish civil war 1936-1939, in very brief outline terms, the two sides were:
Republicans - The elected government, militarily backed by the communists/Russia and Mexico. They effectively lost control of Spain.
Nationalists - Army led revolt, later led by General Franco, backed by Hitler/Germany and Italy. They won control of Spain. Franco became Dictator.
Britain and France refused to supply either side with arms or aircraft (although some were obtained), while some individuals fought with either side.
A very bitter civil war, with outrageous atrocities committed by both sides against the civilian population.
Sometimes aircraft types would be obtained by one side and later captured, re-marked, and subsequently used by the other.
Although Spain sided with Hitler and sent volunteer brigades and raw materials to Germany during WWII, they did not actively participate 1939-1945.

Republican markings: fin flag of (top) red, yellow and blue (bottom) applied to the rudder only and a red band around the rear fuselage.
Nationalists: white rudder with across it a large black 'X'. On fuselage: orange/yellow/orange roundel, or sometimes a black roundel.
The rudder/tail and the coloured roundel featuring the colours of the national flag, are essentially the same as in current use.

To be very PC, aircraft types that were operated by both sides are displayed with one side nationalist, the other in republican markings.
Usually the left (port) in Republican scheme, with the right (starboard) in Nationalist markings - but there is an exception to that rule!

[Deleted]

Excellent photos and narrative, Brian. Museums are expensive to run, do you know who provides the funding?

[gerrymanning]

Nice set of pictures and report Brian. Pity the Heinkel was not on show as it is a real German-built He111E with a different nose configuration than the later versions. With regard to the Transavia PL-12 I seem to remember that is was left over from a Mad Max film shot in Spain but could easily be wrong about that.

[Beemer]

Excellent report Brian considering the time restraints we had, a couple more hours would have been good. How you managed to log in detail and photograph the exhibits amazes me.
At a later date I may open a thread with my own photos of the museum separate from yours. Regards Beemer.