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Myanmar Defence Services Museum at Naypyidaw Myanmar

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Andy Davey finally got chance to visit the Defence Services Museum in Naypyidaw, Myanmar February 2 2016.
Through various contacts he managed to get permission to take photos; The first westerner to do so as far as I'm aware!

Beagle D5/180 Husky UB2112 Myanmar Air Force / Burmese Air Force
Beech 65 Queen Air 4380 Myanmar Air Force / Burmese Air Force
Beech D18S 4373 Myanmar Air Force / Burmese Air Force
Bell 205A-1 6202 Myanmar Air Force / Burmese Air Force
Bell 206B Jet Ranger 6124 Myanmar Air Force / Burmese Air Force
Cessna 180 2613 Myanmar Air Force / Burmese Air Force
Chengdu F.7M 1623 Myanmar Air Force / Burmese Air Force
Chengdu F.7M 1633 Myanmar Air Force / Burmese Air Force
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth UB156 Myanmar Air Force / Burmese Air Force
de Havilland DH.115 Vampire T.55 UB503 Myanmar Air Force / Burmese Air Force
de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk T.10 UB154 Myanmar Air Force / Burmese Air Force
de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter UB653 Myanmar Air Force / Burmese Air Force
Douglas C-47B Skytrain UB735 Myanmar Air Force / Burmese Air Force
Douglas C-47B Skytrain UB736 Myanmar Air Force / Burmese Air Force
Fairchild Hiller FH-227E 0001 Myanmar Air Force / Burmese Air Force

Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 UB466 Myanmar Air Force / Burmese Air Force
UB-466, presumed to be the aircraft shot down on 4 (or 14) February 1961 on the Burmese/Thai border by a CNAF PB4Y-2. The pilot of the Fury, 2nd Lt Peters, was killed. A rear fuselage, believed to be of a Spitfire, is on display at Defence Services Museum Naypyidaw, marked as UB-466.

Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 UB471 Myanmar Air Force / Burmese Air Force
Kaman HH-43B Huskie UB6166 Myanmar Air Force / Burmese Air Force
Kawasaki-Bell 47G-2 UB6082 Myanmar Air Force / Burmese Air Force
Kawasaki-Vertol KV-107-II-4 UB6009 Myanmar Air Force / Burmese Air Force
Lockheed AT-33A 3517 Myanmar Air Force / Burmese Air Force
Lockheed AT-33A 3530 Myanmar Air Force / Burmese Air Force
Nanchang A-5C Fantan 1520 Myanmar Air Force / Burmese Air Force
Nanchang A-5C Fantan 1524 Myanmar Air Force / Burmese Air Force
Nanchang CJ-6A 2509 Myanmar Air Force / Burmese Air Force
Percival Provost T.53 UB211 Myanmar Air Force / Burmese Air Force
Pilatus PC-7 2306 Myanmar Air Force / Burmese Air Force
Pilatus PC-9 3602 Myanmar Air Force / Burmese Air Force
PZL W-3A Sokol 6503 Myanmar Air Force / Burmese Air Force
PZL W-3A Sokol 6506 Myanmar Air Force / Burmese Air Force
PZL W-3A Sokol 6507 Myanmar Air Force / Burmese Air Force
SIAI Marchetti SF-260MB 2010 Myanmar Air Force / Burmese Air Force
Shenyang FT-6 3803 Myanmar Air Force / Burmese Air Force
Slingsby T.45 Swallow UB0014 Myanmar Air Force / Burmese Air Force
Slingsby T.49 Capstan UB0006 Myanmar Air Force / Burmese Air Force
Slingsby T.51 Dart 15 UB0001 Myanmar Air Force / Burmese Air Force
Sud-Est SE.3160 Alouette III UB6104 Myanmar Air Force / Burmese Air Force
Sud-Est SE.3160 Alouette III UB6108 Myanmar Air Force / Burmese Air Force
Supermarine Spitfire LF.IXe UB421 Myanmar Air Force / Burmese Air Force
Supermarine Spitfire LF.IXe (rear fuselage) UB431 Myanmar Air Force / Burmese Air Force
Supermarine Seafire F.XV UB409 Myanmar Air Force / Burmese Air Force
Trush Aircraft S-2R-H80 Trush Commander 2403 Myanmar Air Force

Pictures of more aircraft Andy Davey at http://www.aviationmuseum.eu/Blogvorm/d ... es-museum/

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Pictures of more aircraft Andy Davey at http://www.aviationmuseum.eu/Blogvorm/d ... es-museum/
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Re: Myanmar Defence Services Museum at Naypyidaw Myanmar

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Great report! Myanmar has moved up some places on my bucket list!

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Re: Myanmar Defence Services Museum at Naypyidaw Myanmar

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Hi Guys,

Just been there myself. Amazing place, so big you need a car :-)

Anyway, no permission needed. It is freely accessible for anyone that shows up. You can take all the photos you like.
However, it is closed on Mondays. Open from 9.

Go get them, it is woth it!
See for our take on it:
http://www.aviagraphers.net/index.php/m ... ces-museum

Have fun!
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