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	~~{{Not to be confused with\|Naval Aviation Museum (India)}}~~{{Infobox museum		{{Infobox museum
	\| name = Naval Aircraft Museum		\| name = Naval Aircraft Museum
	\| location = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], India		\| location = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], India
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	}}The '''Naval Aircraft Museum''' is ~~an under construction~~ military [[aviation museum]] located in [[New Town, Kolkata\|New Town]], [[Kolkata]], India. It is built by [[Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority]] and ~~will exhibit~~ a [[Tupolev Tu-142]] of [[Indian Navy]].		}}The '''Naval Aircraft Museum''' is a military [[aviation museum]] located in [[New Town, Kolkata\|New Town]], [[Kolkata]], India. It is built by the [[Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority]] and is exhibiting a [[Tupolev Tu-142]] of [[Indian Navy]].

	== Details ==		== Details ==
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	=== History ===		=== History ===
	The initiative for a military museum was taken by [[Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority]] (KMDA). It is second museum of its kind in the country, after [[Visakhapatnam]].<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Vizag: Indian Navy aircraft turned museum attracts visitors\|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/vizag-indian-navy-aircraft-turned-museum-attracts-visitors201804020322100001/\|access-date=2021-08-02\|website=ANI News\|language=en}}</ref> [[West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation]] (HIDCO) wants to build attraction zones at each leg of [[Kolkata Gate]]. So, a two-acre land that was chosen by HIDCO near the gate. After completion, KMDA will handover the museum to HIDCO.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news\|~~last=India\|first~~=Press Trust of\|date=2020-02-15\|title=Tupolev 142 plane to be set up at naval aircraft museum\|work=Business Standard India\|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/tupolev-142-plane-to-be-set-up-at-naval-aircraft-museum-120021501186_1.html\|access-date=2021-08-01}}</ref> The museum is being built in phases. The first phase was clearing and flattening the land,<ref name=":2">{{Cite news\|title=Navy may offer Sea Harrier fighter jet for aircraft museum in Kolkata\|work=The Economic Times\|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/navy-may-offer-sea-harrier-fighter-jet-for-aircraft-museum-in-kolkata/articleshow/72348825.cms?from=mdr\|access-date=2021-08-02}}</ref> erecting the foundation, reassembly and installation of the aircraft.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=PTI\|date=2021-08-02\|title=Bengal FM writes to Sitharaman against privatisation of insurance cos\|url=http://www.millenniumpost.in/kolkata/bengal-fm-writes-to-sitharaman-against-privatisation-of-insurance-cos-448559\|access-date=2021-08-02\|website=www.millenniumpost.in\|language=en}}</ref> The next phase includes identification of an architect to design the layout of the museum.<ref name=":3" /> Initially, the opening of the museum was expected by mid-2020, but it was delayed due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in West Bengal\|COVID-19 pandemic]] and [[COVID-19 lockdown in India\|lockdown]].<ref name=":4">{{Cite web\|date=2020-02-15\|title=Tupolev aircraft arrives in Kolkata, will be installed at India’s second naval museum\|url=https://zeenews.india.com/india/tupolev-aircraft-arrives-in-kolkata-will-be-installed-at-india-s-second-naval-museum-2264418.html\|access-date=2021-08-02\|website=Zee News\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Tupolov aircraft for India's second naval museum arrives in Kolkata\|url=https://www.wionews.com/india-news/tupolov-aircraft-for-indias-second-naval-museum-arrives-in-kolkata-280859\|access-date=2021-08-02\|website=WION\|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web\|date=15 Feb 2020\|title=Tupolev 142 plane to be set up at naval aircraft museum\|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/tupolev-142-plane-to-be-set-up-at-naval-aircraft-museum/1735295\|url-status=live\|access-date=2021-08-02\|website=outlookindia.com}}</ref>		The initiative for a military museum was taken by the [[Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority]] (KMDA). It is second museum of its kind in the country, after [[Visakhapatnam]].<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Vizag: Indian Navy aircraft turned museum attracts visitors\|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/vizag-indian-navy-aircraft-turned-museum-attracts-visitors201804020322100001/\|access-date=2021-08-02\|website=ANI News\|language=en}}</ref> [[West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation]] (HIDCO) wants to build attraction zones at each leg of [[Kolkata Gate]]. So, a two-acre land that was chosen by HIDCO near the gate. After completion, KMDA will handover the museum to HIDCO.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news\|agency=Press Trust of India\|date=2020-02-15\|title=Tupolev 142 plane to be set up at naval aircraft museum\|work=Business Standard India\|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/tupolev-142-plane-to-be-set-up-at-naval-aircraft-museum-120021501186_1.html\|access-date=2021-08-01}}</ref> The museum is being built in phases. The first phase was clearing and flattening the land,<ref name=":2">{{Cite news\|title=Navy may offer Sea Harrier fighter jet for aircraft museum in Kolkata\|work=The Economic Times\|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/navy-may-offer-sea-harrier-fighter-jet-for-aircraft-museum-in-kolkata/articleshow/72348825.cms?from=mdr\|access-date=2021-08-02}}</ref> erecting the foundation, reassembly and installation of the aircraft.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=PTI\|date=2021-08-02\|title=Bengal FM writes to Sitharaman against privatisation of insurance cos\|url=http://www.millenniumpost.in/kolkata/bengal-fm-writes-to-sitharaman-against-privatisation-of-insurance-cos-448559\|access-date=2021-08-02\|website=www.millenniumpost.in\|language=en}}</ref> The next phase includes identification of an architect to design the layout of the museum.<ref name=":3" /> Initially, the opening of the museum was expected by mid-2020, but it was delayed due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in West Bengal\|COVID-19 pandemic]] and [[COVID-19 lockdown in India\|lockdown]].<ref name=":4">{{Cite web\|date=2020-02-15\|title=Tupolev aircraft arrives in Kolkata, will be installed at India’s second naval museum\|url=https://zeenews.india.com/india/tupolev-aircraft-arrives-in-kolkata-will-be-installed-at-india-s-second-naval-museum-2264418.html\|access-date=2021-08-02\|website=Zee News\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Tupolov aircraft for India's second naval museum arrives in Kolkata\|url=https://www.wionews.com/india-news/tupolov-aircraft-for-indias-second-naval-museum-arrives-in-kolkata-280859\|access-date=2021-08-02\|website=WION\|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web\|date=15 Feb 2020\|title=Tupolev 142 plane to be set up at naval aircraft museum\|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/tupolev-142-plane-to-be-set-up-at-naval-aircraft-museum/1735295\|url-status=live\|access-date=2021-08-02\|website=outlookindia.com}}</ref>

	== Aircraft on display ==		== Aircraft on display ==
	A decommissioned, 29 year old, [[Tupolev Tu-142]] of [[Indian Navy]] was handed over to the [[~~Government~~ of West Bengal]] in February 2020, for setting up the aircraft museum. The aircraft was brought from [[INS Rajali]], [[Arakkonam]] in [[Tamil Nadu]], in pieces on sixteen trucks.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2017-12-10\|title=West Bengal to get its first aircraft museum in Kolkata, second in India\|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/101217/west-bengal-to-get-its-first-aircraft-museum-in-kolkata-second-in-india.html\|access-date=2021-07-31\|website=Deccan Chronicle\|language=en}}</ref> Transportation and installation costs are being borne by the state government.<ref name=":4" /> Reassembly process of the aircraft was started by KMDA, in March 2020.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web\|date=2020-02-17\|title=Indian Navy aircraft arrives in city, to be soon put up at naval museum\|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/bengal/indian-navy-aircraft-arrives-city-soon-put-naval-museum-1502856886.html\|access-date=2021-08-02\|website=The Statesman\|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> Other exhibits for its interior and surroundings like a mannequin pilot, bombs, machinery etc. will be developed by the Navy.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":5" />		A decommissioned, 29-year-old [[Tupolev Tu-142]] of the [[Indian Navy]] was handed over to the [[government of West Bengal]] in February 2020, for setting up the aircraft museum. The aircraft was brought from [[INS Rajali]], [[Arakkonam]] in [[Tamil Nadu]], in pieces on sixteen trucks.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2017-12-10\|title=West Bengal to get its first aircraft museum in Kolkata, second in India\|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/101217/west-bengal-to-get-its-first-aircraft-museum-in-kolkata-second-in-india.html\|access-date=2021-07-31\|website=Deccan Chronicle\|language=en}}</ref> Transportation and installation costs are being borne by the state government.<ref name=":4" /> Reassembly process of the aircraft was started by KMDA, in March 2020.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web\|date=2020-02-17\|title=Indian Navy aircraft arrives in city, to be soon put up at naval museum\|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/bengal/indian-navy-aircraft-arrives-city-soon-put-naval-museum-1502856886.html\|access-date=2021-08-02\|website=The Statesman\|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> Other exhibits for its interior and surroundings like a mannequin pilot, bombs, machinery etc. will be developed by the Navy.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":5" /> The architect responsible for Master Plan and Illumination Design of the Museum is Debmalya Guha of PACE Consultants Kolkata. The museum was inaugurated by Smt. Mamata Banerjee, Chief Minister of West Bengal, on 8 June 2022. Apart from the aircraft on display, there is a small children's park and a coffee shop.

	~~== References ==~~
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	== See also ==		== See also ==
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	* [[Indian Museum, Kolkata]]		* [[Indian Museum, Kolkata]]
	* [[Naval Aviation Museum (India)]]		* [[Naval Aviation Museum (India)]]

			== References ==
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	== External links ==		== External links ==

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{{Not to be confused with|Naval Aviation Museum (India)}}{{Infobox museum
| name = Naval Aircraft Museum
| location = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], India
| coordinates = {{coord|22.57704|88.47818||display=inline,title}}
| type = Military [[aviation museum]]
| architect =
| owner = [[West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation]]
| publictransit = {{rint|Kolkata|m}} [[Sub CBD 1 metro station]]
| network =
}}The '''Naval Aircraft Museum''' is an under construction military [[aviation museum]] located in [[New Town, Kolkata|New Town]], [[Kolkata]], India. It is built by [[Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority]] and will exhibit a [[Tupolev Tu-142]] of [[Indian Navy]].

== Details ==

=== Location ===
The museum is located in DJ Block, Narkel Bagan, Action Area I of [[New Town, Kolkata]], next to the New Town police station.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Naval museum in New Town|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/naval-museum-in-new-town/cid/1749194|access-date=2021-07-31|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-15|title=Naval Aircraft Museum Kolkata|url=https://www.aviationmuseum.eu/Blogvorm/naval-aircraft-museum-kolkata/|access-date=2021-07-31|website=AviationMuseum|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2019-12-04|title=Navy to set up aircraft museum in Kolkata|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/navy-to-set-up-aircraft-museum-in-kolkata/article30156205.ece|access-date=2021-08-02|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

=== History ===
The initiative for a military museum was taken by [[Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority]] (KMDA). It is second museum of its kind in the country, after [[Visakhapatnam]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Vizag: Indian Navy aircraft turned museum attracts visitors|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/vizag-indian-navy-aircraft-turned-museum-attracts-visitors201804020322100001/|access-date=2021-08-02|website=ANI News|language=en}}</ref> [[West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation]] (HIDCO) wants to build attraction zones at each leg of [[Kolkata Gate]]. So, a two-acre land that was chosen by HIDCO near the gate. After completion, KMDA will handover the museum to HIDCO.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|last=India|first=Press Trust of|date=2020-02-15|title=Tupolev 142 plane to be set up at naval aircraft museum|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/tupolev-142-plane-to-be-set-up-at-naval-aircraft-museum-120021501186_1.html|access-date=2021-08-01}}</ref> The museum is being built in phases. The first phase was clearing and flattening the land,<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|title=Navy may offer Sea Harrier fighter jet for aircraft museum in Kolkata|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/navy-may-offer-sea-harrier-fighter-jet-for-aircraft-museum-in-kolkata/articleshow/72348825.cms?from=mdr|access-date=2021-08-02}}</ref> erecting the foundation, reassembly and installation of the aircraft.<ref>{{Cite web|last=PTI|date=2021-08-02|title=Bengal FM writes to Sitharaman against privatisation of insurance cos|url=http://www.millenniumpost.in/kolkata/bengal-fm-writes-to-sitharaman-against-privatisation-of-insurance-cos-448559|access-date=2021-08-02|website=www.millenniumpost.in|language=en}}</ref> The next phase includes identification of an architect to design the layout of the museum.<ref name=":3" /> Initially, the opening of the museum was expected by mid-2020, but it was delayed due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in West Bengal|COVID-19 pandemic]] and [[COVID-19 lockdown in India|lockdown]].<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|date=2020-02-15|title=Tupolev aircraft arrives in Kolkata, will be installed at India’s second naval museum|url=https://zeenews.india.com/india/tupolev-aircraft-arrives-in-kolkata-will-be-installed-at-india-s-second-naval-museum-2264418.html|access-date=2021-08-02|website=Zee News|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Tupolov aircraft for India's second naval museum arrives in Kolkata|url=https://www.wionews.com/india-news/tupolov-aircraft-for-indias-second-naval-museum-arrives-in-kolkata-280859|access-date=2021-08-02|website=WION|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web|date=15 Feb 2020|title=Tupolev 142 plane to be set up at naval aircraft museum|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/tupolev-142-plane-to-be-set-up-at-naval-aircraft-museum/1735295|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-02|website=outlookindia.com}}</ref>

== Aircraft on display ==
A decommissioned, 29 year old, [[Tupolev Tu-142]] of [[Indian Navy]] was handed over to the [[Government of West Bengal]] in February 2020, for setting up the aircraft museum. The aircraft was brought from [[INS Rajali]], [[Arakkonam]] in [[Tamil Nadu]], in pieces on sixteen trucks.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-12-10|title=West Bengal to get its first aircraft museum in Kolkata, second in India|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/101217/west-bengal-to-get-its-first-aircraft-museum-in-kolkata-second-in-india.html|access-date=2021-07-31|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}}</ref> Transportation and installation costs are being borne by the state government.<ref name=":4" /> Reassembly process of the aircraft was started by KMDA, in March 2020.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|date=2020-02-17|title=Indian Navy aircraft arrives in city, to be soon put up at naval museum|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/bengal/indian-navy-aircraft-arrives-city-soon-put-naval-museum-1502856886.html|access-date=2021-08-02|website=The Statesman|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> Other exhibits for its interior and surroundings like a mannequin pilot, bombs, machinery etc. will be developed by the Navy.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":5" />

== References ==
<references />

== See also ==

* [[Indian Museum, Kolkata]]
* [[Naval Aviation Museum (India)]]

== External links ==
{{Kolkata topics}}

[[Category:Indian naval aviation]]
[[Category:Indian Navy]]
[[Category:Naval museums in India]]
[[Category:Museums in Kolkata]]
[[Category:2020 establishments in West Bengal]]