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Thiruvananthapuram Air Force Museum Reopens With Interactive New Exhibits
The Air Force Museum in Thiruvananthapuram has been renovated.
It now has new exhibits and improved displays.
Visitors can use interactive spaces to learn about the Indian Air Force.
A new Operation Sindoor Corner has also been added.
The museum shows aircraft, equipment and military operations.
It explains the work and courage of air force personnel.
The museum was designed especially to interest children and young people.
It hopes some visitors may become interested in joining the Indian Air Force in the future.
The Air Force Museum at Akkulam in Thiruvananthapuram has been renovated and rededicated.
Air Marshal Jasvir Singh Mann rededicated the museum on Wednesday.
New Indian Air Force exhibits, improved displays and interactive spaces have been added.
A new Operation Sindoor Corner is among the museum’s features.
The museum aims to educate young visitors and inspire them to consider joining the Indian Air Force.
- Who
- The Indian Air Force, Kerala Tourism Department and Southern Air Command are involved; Air Marshal Jasvir Singh Mann rededicated the museum.
- What
- The Air Force Museum was renovated with new exhibits, improved displays, interactive spaces and an Operation Sindoor Corner.
- Where
- At Akkulam Tourist Village in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
- When
- It was rededicated on Wednesday; the museum was formally inaugurated on October 8, 2021.
- Why
- The renovation aims to explain the Indian Air Force’s history and achievements more engagingly, especially to young visitors, and inspire future recruits.
Key facts
- Location
- Akkulam Tourist Village, Thiruvananthapuram
- Rededication
- Wednesday by Air Marshal Jasvir Singh Mann
- New feature
- Operation Sindoor Corner
- Partners
- Kerala Tourism Department and the Indian Air Force’s Southern Air Command
- Management
- Department of Tourism Promotion Council, Thiruvananthapuram
- Origin
- The museum idea was conceived at Southern Air Command in 2018
- Formal inauguration
- October 8, 2021
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