Colonel Jaime Meregalli Aeronautical Museum Explained

Colonel Jaime Meregalli Aeronautical Museum
Native Name:Museo Aeronáutico Cnel. (Av.) Jaime Meregalli
Native Name Lang:Spanish
Map Type:Uruguay
Location:Ciudad de la Costa, Canelones
Type:Aviation museum
Founder:Colonel (Av.) Jaime Meregalli

The Colonel Jaime Meregalli Aeronautical Museum in an aviation museum located in Ciudad de la Costa, Canelones.

History

Originating from an exhibition at Capitan Boiso Lanza Air Base, the museum was founded on 8 August 1954 by Colonel (Av.) Jaime Meregalli. The museum was moved a number of times in its early years, first to Air Base No. 1 in Carrasco and shortly thereafter to the Cilindro Municipal in downtown Montevideo.[1] It became the Colonel Jaime Meregalli Aeronautical Museum on 17 March 1993.[2] On 4 December 1997, the museum suffered a fire which damaged a number of aircraft in the collection.[3] Eventually, in 2013, it was moved to Carrasco International Airport.

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Notes and References

  1. Hernandez . Angel H. . A ‘Pioneering Spirit’: Uruguay’s Aeronautical Museum . Museum International . July 1997 . XLIX . 3 . 22–25 . 11 May 2020.
  2. Web site: Museo Aeronáutico Cnel. (Av.) Jaime Meregalli . Fuerza Aérea Uruguaya . 11 May 2020.
  3. Web site: Romero . Álvaro . Visitamos el nuevo Museo Aeronáutico del Uruguay . ModoCharlie . 11 May 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150324142354/http://modocharlie.com/2015/03/visitamos-el-nuevo-museo-aeronautico-del-uruguay . 24 March 2015 . 22 March 2015 . es.
  4. Web site: Asociación Amigos del Museo Aeronáutico Cnel. (Av.) Jaime Meregalli. Museo Aeronáutico . Arte Mercosur . 11 May 2020 . es.
  5. Web site: Aeronaves expuestas en el hangar . Museo Aeronáutico . 29 December 2021 . Spanish.