Sri Lanka Air Force Museum

Mil-24 on display at the Sri Lanka Air Force Museum.

The Sri Lanka Air Force Museum (SLAF Museum) is the museum of the Sri Lanka Air Force, and its predecessor, the Royal Ceylon Air Force. Open to the public, the museum is at the SLAF Ratmalana and is maintained by the Sri Lanka Air Force.^[1]

The brainchild of Air Chief Marshal Harry Goonatilake, former Commander of the Air Force, the museum exhibits, amongst other things, former aircraft and equipment of the SLAF and the RCyAF. Notable items include the medals and sword of Air Vice Marshal E. R. Amarasekara, the first Ceylonese Commander of the Air Force. The museum also has remnants of Japanese aircraft shot down over Ceylon during World War 2 and artifacts from the LTTE aircraft shot down during the Suicide Air Raid on Colombo. An Austin Fire Fighting Vehicle and a Shorland armoured car used by the Sri Lanka Air Force is exhibited as well.

Aircraft

Aircraft that have been preserved by the SLAF. A few of these fly but most are held by SLAF Museum.

References

↑ "The Air Force has its own museum, the Sri Lanka Air Force Museum situated at the SLAF Base, Ratmalana". Retrieved 4 Jan 2016.

External links

Museums in Sri Lanka

National museums

Department of Museums
(Subject)

Institutional subjects

Sri Lanka Air Force Museum
Hoods Tower Museum
Colombo Port Maritime Museum
Ceylon Tea Museum
Walisinghe Harischandra Museum
Wax Museum (Sri Lanka)
Martin Wickramasinghe Folk Museum
International Buddhist Museum
Museum of Temple of Tooth
S.W.R.D.Bandaranaike and Sirimavo Bandaranaike Memorial Museum
Masks museum, Ambalangoda
Currency museum, Colombo
Postal museum, Colombo
Highway museum complex, Kiribathkumbura
National railway museum, Kadugannawa

Department of Archaeology
(Regional)

North Central Province	Anuradhapura Museum Mihintale Museum Veheragala Museum Isurumuniya Museum Tantirimale Museum

North Western Province	Panduwasnuwara Museum Puttalam Museum Rajanganaya Museum Yapahuwa Museum Dambadeniya Museum

Central Province	Kandy Royal Palace Museum Nalanda Museum Pidurangala Museum

Eastern Province	Batticaloa Museum Dighavapi Museum Seruwila Museum Welgam Vehera Museum

Western Province	Kotte Museum

Southern Province	Matara Star Fort Museum Yatala Museum Kasagala Museum Mulkirigala Museum

Northern Province	Jaffna Museum Vavuniya Museum

Uva Province	Buduruwagala Museum Maligawila Museum

Sabaragamuwa Province	Dedigama Museum

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