Royal Thai Air Force Bangkok National Aviation Museum DMK May 2024

[VH3D]

Hi,

While in Bangkok, I had to revisit RTAF museum by Don Mueang airport. Last time I was there around 2015, and since then they've added 52 new airplanes. I've photographed almost everything (missed couple of helicopters and smaller trainers). My highlight and main motivation for the visit was recent addition of RTAF HS748

RTAF Museum - May 2 2024


































































Entire set: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBucHy


If anyone is interested, below is the log of stuff which were photographed that day. It's about 95% of the exhibits + the storage area on the West side.

1411 A-7E Corsair II E-533 Royal Thai Navy
60312 Aeritalia-Fiat G.222 TCM 4112 Royal Thai Air Force
KHF1-3/37 Aero Vodochody L-39 ZA/ART 365405 Royal Thai Air Force
KHF1-17/37 Aero Vodochody L-39 ZA/ART 365419 Royal Thai Air Force
KHF1-40/40 Aero Vodochody L-39 ZA/ART 395604 Royal Thai Air Force
F16-01/16 Airtrainer CT/4A 003 Royal Thai Air Force
F16-20/18 Airtrainer CT/4A 020 Royal Thai Air Force
J7-19/44 Alpha Jet 0161 Royal Thai Air Force
TL7-1/22 Arava 201 0056 Royal Thai Air Force
JF13-106/14 AT-28D Trojan 200-24 Royal Thai Air Force
3109 AV-8S Harrier 712227/113 Royal Thai Navy
HS-TBE Beech Bonanza 35 D-1483 Private
L1-6/90 Beech C-45F 8411 Royal Thai Air Force
H8-01/38 Bell 206B Jet Ranger III 4362 Royal Thai Air Force
H7-9/15 Bell H-13H Sioux 1894 Royal Thai Air Force
20322 Bell UH-1H Iroquois 10198 Royal Thai Air Force H6-8/12
H6-35/18 Bell UH-1H Iroquois 12909 Royal Thai Air Force
H6-7/12 Bell UH-1H Iroquois 10197 Royal Thai Air Force
H6K-1/19 Bell UH-1N Iroquois 31692 Royal Thai Army
L11-1/26 Boeing 737 2Z6 23059 Royal Thai Air Force
UNKNOWN Boeing P-12E Royal Thai Air Force
UNKNOWN Breguet III Replica Royal Thai Air Force
J6-12/15 Cessna A-37B Dragonfly 43345 Royal Thai Air Force
J6-13/15 Cessna A-37B Dragonfly 43346 Royal Thai Air Force
T2-29/15 Cessna L-19E Bird Dog 23629 Royal Thai Air Force
T2-27/15 Cessna O-1A Bird Dog 23059 Royal Thai Air Force
F12-09/13 Cessna T-37B 42001 Royal Thai Air Force
F12-12/13 Cessna T-37C 42004 Royal Thai Air Force In deep storage
F14-1/11 Cessna T-41D Mescalero R1720324 Royal Thai Air Force
F14-13/18 Cessna T-41D Mescalero R1720550 Royal Thai Air Force
UNKNOWN Curtiss BFC-2 Hawk III Royal Thai Air Force
UNKNOWN Curtiss Hawk H-75N 12763 Royal Thai Air Force
J3-4/94 Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldiver 366 Royal Thai Air Force
F9-5/93 DHC-1 Chipmunk 1B-2-S3 95-133 Royal Thai Air Force
F9-24/95 DHC-1 Chipmunk T.20 C1/0382 Royal Thai Air Force
142072 Douglas A-1J Skyraider 11552 United States Navy
L2-6/90 Douglas C-47A 18999 Royal Thai Air Force Tail only
L2-39/15 Douglas C-47A 19010 Royal Thai Air Force
S1-7/94 F.24 W-41A Argus II W41A-720 Royal Thai Air Force
79-0324 F-16A Fighting Falcon 61-109 Royal Thai Air Force
10322 F-16B Fighting Falcon 28-4 Royal Thai Air Force
1275 F-5A Freedom Fighter N.6476 Royal Thai Air Force Marked 1311
KH18-13/17 F-5A Freedom Fighter N.6008 Royal Thai Air Force
1258 F-5A Freedom Fighter N.6354 Republic of China Air Force
1271 F-5A Freedom Fighter N.6467 Republic of China Air Force
1295 F-5A Freedom Fighter N.6546 Republic of China Air Force
KH18KH-19/24 F-5TH Super Tigris TU.1002 Royal Thai Air Force
KH18KH-34/24 F-5TH Super Tigris TU.1017 Royal Thai Air Force
L4-6/07 Fairchild C-123B Provider 20004 Royal Thai Air Force
J4-11/94 Fairey Firefly FR.1 F.7402 Thai Air Force
16 Fantrainer 400 037 Royal Thai Air Force
15 Fantrainer 400 034 Royal Thai Air Force
F18-01/27 Fantrainer 400 003 Royal Thai Air Force
UNKNOWN Fantrainer 400 041 Royal Thai Air Force
14 Fantrainer 400 035 Royal Thai Air Force
12 Fantrainer 400 032 Royal Thai Air Force In deep storage
F18K-15/32 Fantrainer 600 004 Royal Thai Air Force
KH15-178/98 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat D.205 Royal Thai Air Force
S6-2/94 Grumman Widgeon G-44A 1449 Royal Thai Air Force
B.R.1-5/27 Hoffmann H 36 Dimona 3526 Bangkok RTAF Museum
L5-1/08 HS.748 2/208 1570 Royal Thai Air Force
H5-2/05 Kaman HH-43B Huskie 115 Royal Thai Air Force
UNKNOWN Kawasaki-Bell KH-4 2040 Royal Thai Police
TF11-5/10 Lockheed RT-33A 580-9215 Royal Thai Air Force
TF11-8/13 Lockheed RT-33A 580-8612 Royal Thai Air Force
F11-23/13 Lockheed T-33A 580-9405 Royal Thai Air Force
5202 Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-21 bis 75069108 Vietnam Peoples Air Force
UNKNOWN Nieuport IV-G Replica Royal Thai Air Force
L9-4/25 Nomad N22B 134 Royal Thai Air Force
F8-99/94 North American AT-6F Texan 121-42518 Royal Thai Air Force 2244
KH17-42/06 North American F-86F Sabre 176-151 Royal Thai Air Force Forward Fuselage
KH17-10/04 North American F-86F Sabre 191-756 Royal Thai Air Force
KH17K-5/06 North American F-86L Sabre 201-125 Royal Thai Air Force
F8-212/00 North American T-6G Texan 182-353 Royal Thai Air Force
853 Northrop F-5T Tiger II HO.1001 Republic of Singapore Air Force
J5-10/14 OV-10C Bronco 342-010 Royal Thai Air Force
PL-2 Pazmany PL-2 Laminar Royal Thai Air Force
B.JTH2-34/20 PC-6 AU-23A 2053 Royal Thai Air Force
T1-1/98 Percival Prince Survey 3A PAC/P50/41 Royal Thai Air Force
F19-06/34 Pilatus PC-9 197 Royal Thai Air Force
S3-4/90 Piper L-4J Grasshopper 13513 Royal Thai Air Force 4 on tail
F-AZBH Br.XIV Replica 01 Royal Thai Air Force
UNKNOWN RTAF-1 Replica Royal Thai Air Force Boripatra
UNKNOWN RTAF-1 Replica Royal Thai Air Force
KH16-6/99 Republic F-84G Thunderjet 2442-1035B Royal Thai Air Force
TKH18-3/13 RF-5A Freedom Fighter RF.1038 Royal Thai Air Force Marked 97158
THOR2-1 RTAF-2 Royal Thai Air Force
F17-3/17 RTAF-4 Chandra 004 Royal Thai Air Force
THOR5-1 RTAF-5 Royal Thai Air Force
THOR6-3/59 RTAF-6 Chalee Royal Thai Air Force
39178 SAAB Gripen JAS39 A 39178 Swedish Air Force
F15-8/17 SIAI-Marchetti SF.260 MT 202/14-09 Royal Thai Air Force
H4K-64/30 Sikorsky S-58 ET 581117 Royal Thai Air Force
H3-3/97 Sikorsky UH-19D Chickasaw 55757 Royal Thai Air Force
150556 Sikorsky UH-34D Seahorse 581683 Royal Thai Air Force
KH14-1/93 Spitfire FR.XIVe 6S.585092 Royal Thai Air Force
63-8103 Super Courier H.395 (U-10B) 576 Royal Thai Air Force
TL6-1/22 Swearingen Merlin IVA AT-071 Royal Thai Air Force
UNKNOWN Tachikawa Ki-55 Royal Thai Air Force
F10-21/94 Tiger Moth DH.82A 84695 Royal Thai Air Force
UNKNOWN Vought V-93S Corsair Royal Thai Air Force
H.1-4/96 Westland Dragonfly Mk.1A WA/H/120 Royal Thai Air Force

[Alpha Kilo One]

Nice. Thanks. Tried to go there twice.
Both days they were closed.
You had more luck obviously!

[VH3D]

They close the museum for public and religious holidays. I actually planned on going there on May 1st but then found out it was Labor Day so I've waited one day to visit.

[TF-104G]

Hi,

While in Bangkok, I had to revisit RTAF museum by Don Mueang airport. Last time I was there around 2015, and since then they've added 52 new airplanes. I've photographed almost everything (missed couple of helicopters and smaller trainers). My highlight and main motivation for the visit was recent addition of RTAF HS748

RTAF Museum - May 2 2024
F16-20/18 Airtrainer CT/4A 020 Royal Thai Air Force

Don't always believe everything you read on the internet. If you have the opportunity, check the c/n plates by yourself.
F.16-020/18 clearly has the c/n 021

[VH3D]

Don't always believe everything you read on the internet. If you have the opportunity, check the c/n plates by yourself.
F.16-020/18 clearly has the c/n 021

Actually I've got the cn from Planebase. There is actually a remark stating that the plate reads 021 which is incorrect, and that the correct cn is 020. So there was some investigation going on about this airframe already.

[VH3D]

Also from Steve Ozel's Thai Aviation page you can see the same note regarding this aircraft.

CT/4A RR.020 / ‘20’ / ‘60442’ F.16-020/18 ZK-DTT (020) / 021* mfg 05Sep74 (also reported by NZAI as ff date); dd 02Nov74;
transferred from FTS to 604 Sqdn early 2003 (f/n Mar03); code
‘60442’ (Dec08 thro’ Aug18); last flight 30Aug18; to RTAF Museum
Sep18; [should be c/n 020 based on NZAI data, but dataplate shows
c/n 021; see F16-024/18]

[TF-104G]

Yes, I know Steve Darke's website and I'm in contact with him.
But I would trust a c/n plate in an airplane more than Planebase website or other databases. Of course, errors can happen on a c/n plates.

[VH3D]

The c/n doesn't come from Planebase nor from any other websites. The data with c/n 20 comes from the manufacturer's information.
So yes, the plate is most likely wrong.

[patrick dirksen]

Wow, 52 new ones since 2015? My visit was even longer ago, so I really need to visit again as well.
Nice report, thanks!

[VH3D]

If you can, visit that place on Kid's Day in January. RTAF is doing 'air show' on that day every year and you can get really nice stuff.
It is on my bucket list, but it's hard to take vacations in January