Post by iainball on Nov 19, 2023 12:06:51 GMT 1
I was able to get away for a few hours to visit this museum, it is located alongside Don Muang airport, which is an important RTAF base for VIP and cargo squadrons. Additionally, there is a lot of RTAF infrastructure around the area, and lots of other wrecks and relics, within walking distance of the museum, please see below the report. I used the website, www.spottingmode.com , which is an excellent resource for all manner of wrecks and relics everywhere.
As we were staying in central Bangkok, it was either a Grab taxi or the BTS Skytrain....as I was time limited I went for the taxi, 40 mins each way and £17 return, the traffic was horrendous ! BTS is good but takes 90 mins each way but is only £4 return !
The Thai registration system is complex, with many separate IDs per aircraft, I'm hoping all are correct below following many hours of research.
Museum
RTAF 3 by iball16, on Flickr
RTAF 9 by iball16, on Flickr
RTAF 8 by iball16, on Flickr
RTAF 2 by iball16, on Flickr
RTAF 6 by iball16, on Flickr
RTAF 1 by iball16, on Flickr
RTAF 13 by iball16, on Flickr
RTAF 11 by iball16, on Flickr
RTAF 12 by iball16, on Flickr
RTAF 10 by iball16, on Flickr
RTAF 7 by iball16, on Flickr
Just across the road there is an aviation park, with 2 x F5, F16 and F86 on a pole
RTAF 4 by iball16, on Flickr
RTAF 5 by iball16, on Flickr
The rest of the wrecks and relics that I saw were as follows:
As we were staying in central Bangkok, it was either a Grab taxi or the BTS Skytrain....as I was time limited I went for the taxi, 40 mins each way and £17 return, the traffic was horrendous ! BTS is good but takes 90 mins each way but is only £4 return !
The Thai registration system is complex, with many separate IDs per aircraft, I'm hoping all are correct below following many hours of research.
Museum
12 Rhein-Flugzeugbau Fantrainer 400
1258 Northrop F-5A Freedom Fighter
1271 Northrop F-5A Freedom Fighter
1295 Northrop F-5A Freedom Fighter
14 Rhein-Flugzeugbau Fantrainer 400
1411 Ling-Temco-Vought A-7E Corsair II
142072 Douglas A-1J Skyraider
15 Rhein-Flugzeugbau Fantrainer 400
150556 Sikorsky UH-34D Seahorse
16 Rhein-Flugzeugbau Fantrainer 400
20322 Bell UH-1H Iroquois
3109 Hawker Siddeley AV-8S Harrier
39178 SAAB Gripen JAS39 A
5202 Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-21 bis
60312 Aeritalia-Fiat G.222 TCM
63-8103 Helio Super Courier H.395 (U-10B)
79-0324 General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon
853 Northrop F-5T Tiger II
B.JTH2-34/20 Fairchild Hiller PC-6 AU-23A
F10-21/94 de Havilland Tiger Moth DH.82A
F11-23/13 Lockheed T-33A
F12-09/13 Cessna T-37B
F12-12/13 Cessna T-37C
F14-1/11 Cessna T-41D Mescalero
F14-13/18 Cessna T-41D Mescalero
F15-8/17 SIAI-Marchetti SF.260 MT
F16-20/18 New Zealand Aerospace Airtrainer CT/4A
F17-3/17 Royal Thai Air Force RTAF-4 Chandra
F18-01/27 Rhein-Flugzeugbau Fantrainer 400
F19-06/34 Pilatus PC-9
F8-99/94 North American AT-6F Texan
F9-24/95 de Havilland DHC-1 Chipmunk T.20
F9-5/93 de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk 1B-2-S3
F-AZBH Reproduction Br.XIV Replica
H.1-4/96 Westland Dragonfly Mk.1A
H1K-1/96 Sikorsky YR-5A
H2K-4/96 Hiller UH-12B Raven
H3-3/97 Sikorsky UH-19D Chickasaw
H4K-64/30 Sikorsky S-58 ET
H5-2/05 Kaman HH-43B Huskie
H6-35/18 Bell UH-1H Iroquois
H6-7/12 Bell UH-1H Iroquois
H6K-1/19 Bell UH-1N Iroquois
H7-9/15 Bell H-13H Sioux
H8-01/38 Bell 206B Jet Ranger III
J3-4/94 Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldiver
J4-11/94 Fairey Firefly FR.1
J5-10/14 North American Rockwell OV-10C Bronco
J6-12/15 Cessna A-37B Dragonfly
J6-13/15 Cessna A-37B Dragonfly
J7-19/44 Dassault-Breguet Dornier Alpha Jet
JF13-106/14 North American AT-28D Trojan
KH14-1/93 Vickers Supermarine Spitfire FR.XIVe
KH15-178/98 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
KH16-6/99 Republic F-84G Thunderjet
KH17-10/04 North American F-86F Sabre
KH17-42/06 North American F-86F Sabre
KH17K-5/06 North American F-86L Sabre
KH18-1/10 Northrop F-5A Freedom Fighter
KH18-13/17 Northrop F-5A Freedom Fighter
KH18K-1/09 Northrop F-5B Freedom Fighter
KH18KH-19/24 Northrop F-5TH Super Tigris
KH18KH-34/24 Northrop F-5TH Super Tigris
KHF1-17/37 Aero Vodochody L-39 ZA/ART
KHF1-3/37 Aero Vodochody L-39 ZA/ART
L11-1/26 Boeing 737 2Z6
L1-6/90 Beech C-45F
L2-39/15 Douglas C-47A
L2-6/90 Douglas C-47A
L4-6/07 Fairchild C-123B Provider
L5-1/08 Hawker Siddeley HS.748 2/208
L9-4/25 GAF Nomad N22B
PL-2 Pazmany PL-2 Laminar
S1-7/94 Fairchild F.24 W-41A Argus II
S3-4/90 Piper L-4J Grasshopper
S4-10/90 Stinson Sentinel L-5B
S6-2/94 Grumman Widgeon G-44A
T1-1/98 Percival Prince Survey 3A
T2-27/15 Cessna O-1A Bird Dog
T2-29/15 Cessna L-19E Bird Dog
TF11-5/10 Lockheed RT-33A
TF11-8/13 Lockheed RT-33A
THOR2-1 Royal Thai Air Force RTAF-2
THOR5-1 Royal Thai Air Force RTAF-5
THOR6-3/59 Royal Thai Air Force RTAF-6 Chalee
TL6-1/22 Swearingen Merlin IVA
TL7-1/22 Israel Aircraft Industries Arava 201
UNKNOWN Reproduction Breguet III Replica
UNKNOWN Tachikawa Ki-55
UNKNOWN Curtiss BFC-2 Hawk III
UNKNOWN Reproduction Nieuport IV-G Replica
UNKNOWN Reproduction RTAF-1 Replica
UNKNOWN Vought V-93S Corsair
UNKNOWN Curtiss Hawk H-75N
UNKNOWN Reproduction RTAF-1 Replica
UNKNOWN Boeing P-12E
UNKNOWN Kawasaki-Bell KH-4
UNMARKED Kirigamine Hato K-14
UNMARKED Nihon Kogata K-15 Tobi
RTAF 3 by iball16, on FlickrRTAF 9 by iball16, on FlickrRTAF 8 by iball16, on FlickrRTAF 2 by iball16, on FlickrRTAF 6 by iball16, on FlickrRTAF 1 by iball16, on FlickrRTAF 13 by iball16, on FlickrRTAF 11 by iball16, on FlickrRTAF 12 by iball16, on FlickrRTAF 10 by iball16, on FlickrRTAF 7 by iball16, on FlickrJust across the road there is an aviation park, with 2 x F5, F16 and F86 on a pole
RTAF 4 by iball16, on FlickrRTAF 5 by iball16, on FlickrThe rest of the wrecks and relics that I saw were as follows:
HS-AFC Cessna A150L Aerobat
KH17K-4/06 North American F-86L Sabre
F16-17/17 New Zealand Aerospace Airtrainer CT/4A
79-0375 General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon
JF13-113/15 North American T-28D Nomad
JF13-115/15 North American T-28D Nomad
KH17-7/04 North American F-86F Sabre
KH17K-11/06 North American F-86D Sabre
KH18KH-2/21 Northrop F-5TH Super Tigris
TKH18-4/13 Northrop RF-5A Freedom Fighter
JF13-98/13 North American AT-28D Trojan