Royal Malaysian Air Force Museum 18 Mar 2012

Mummy had learn this Museum on the Thrifty Traveller travel blog last week. Since we have not gone to the Museum yet, we planned to pay a visit there today. Our plan had been canceled yesterday due to Daddy need to go site and meeting with his boss. Around 9:30am, Daddy called Mummy and asked Mummy to drive down to Sentul, his site and we can go from there.

When we reached there the time was almost 11.00am. The sun was shine so high and we were so hot. During our visit there, there was a few other families too. The children were so happy seeing an aircraft hanging on top of a monument.

The Museum has many exhibits and is beginning to run out of space. So most of the larger aircraft are parked outside in the open while the smaller and delicate ones occupy its only hangar. Two of the oldest aircraft from the early years before the formation of the RMAF are also being exhibited.

Currently, 18 aircraft are on display in the hangar and the Museum compound. Two of them, the Alouette III helicopter and the DHC-4 Caribou, however, are still in RMAF service.

• Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer
• Scottish Aviation Single Pioneer
• Percival Hunting Piston Provost
• Scottish Aviation Bulldog
• Bell 47G-5 helicopter
• de Havilland Dove
• CAC Avon-Sabre jet
• Cessna 310F
• de Havilland Chipmunk
• de Havilland Tiger Moth
• Canadair CL41G Tebuan
• North American Harvard
• de Havilland Heron
• HU-16 Albatross
• A-4PTM Skyhawk
• Westland Wasp

Besides that, there are two exhibit halls displaying the information such as details about the role of the RMAF in counter-insurgency operations during the Emergency period and subsequent contributions to peacekeeping operations in the former Yugoslavia (1993), Somalia (1993-1995) and Cambodia (1991-1993).

There are also items displayed such as photographs, articles, aircraft models, uniforms, mementos, engines, armament and communication equipment which depict the history and development of the Air Force in Malaysia.

There is a Gift Shop at the entrance supposed to sell aircraft models and other souvenir items. Unfortunately, it seems like no longer in business.

Just a small incident happened incurred that time. We nearly caught in one of the exhibition room which the lock of the wooden door had been spoiled. Luckily, we had been saved by another Malay family which are there too.

It took us almost an hour to view all the exhibits as it is not a big museum. And, the sun is so hot and shine on top of us. Worth while to pay a visit for the kids.

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