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In pictures: Take a flight out of Kolkata’s new naval aircraft museum in New Town

Visitors will be allowed inside a plane cockpit to experience India’s aviation history

My Kolkata Web Desk Published 28.02.22, 12:48 PM
The entrance to the new naval aircraft museum in New Town. The museum, built on a plot adjacent to the New Town police station, is expected to welcome visitors soon
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The entrance to the new naval aircraft museum in New Town. The museum, built on a plot adjacent to the New Town police station, is expected to welcome visitors soon

Amit Datta/My Kolkata
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A decommissioned Tupolev Tu-142M maritime aircraft parked on a runway-like structure built solely for showcasing the aircraft at the New Town museum. The fighter jet weighs around 90,000kg and was brought to Kolkata in 2020. Visitors will be allowed inside the aircraft and have a look at the cockpit
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A decommissioned Tupolev Tu-142M maritime aircraft parked on a runway-like structure built solely for showcasing the aircraft at the New Town museum. The fighter jet weighs around 90,000kg and was brought to Kolkata in 2020. Visitors will be allowed inside the aircraft and have a look at the cockpit

Amit Datta/My Kolkata
The Tupolev Tu-142M was decommissioned in 2017. Earlier, it had been in the employ of the Indian Navy’s air wing for reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare. The huge aerodyne is capable of staying afloat in the air for 16 hours at a stretch. It has given the Indian Navy 29,000 hours of service without any mishap
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The Tupolev Tu-142M was decommissioned in 2017. Earlier, it had been in the employ of the Indian Navy’s air wing for reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare. The huge aerodyne is capable of staying afloat in the air for 16 hours at a stretch. It has given the Indian Navy 29,000 hours of service without any mishap

Amit Datta/My Kolkata
The museum’s biggest exhibit, the Tupolev Tu-142M, was donated by the Indian Navy. This fighter jet is also known as the ‘Albatross’ because of its huge wingspan and size. Built in erstwhile Soviet Union, it was inducted in the Indian Navy in 1988
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The museum’s biggest exhibit, the Tupolev Tu-142M, was donated by the Indian Navy. This fighter jet is also known as the ‘Albatross’ because of its huge wingspan and size. Built in erstwhile Soviet Union, it was inducted in the Indian Navy in 1988

Amit Datta/My Kolkata
The museum has been built by the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority at an estimated cost of around Rs 10 crore though the West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation will run its operations
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The museum has been built by the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority at an estimated cost of around Rs 10 crore though the West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation will run its operations

Amit Datta/My Kolkata
A children’s park has also been set up on the museum ground with rides modelled after fighter aeroplanes
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A children’s park has also been set up on the museum ground with rides modelled after fighter aeroplanes

Amit Datta/My Kolkata
The naval museum is expected to become an exciting addition to the city’s tourist spots
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The naval museum is expected to become an exciting addition to the city’s tourist spots

Amit Datta/My Kolkata

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Museum Naval Aircraft Museum Tupolev Tu-142M New Town Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation (Hidco) Indian Navy
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