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France's national air and space museum, founded in 1919 and installed since 1975 on the historic Le Bourget airfield. It is one of the oldest aviation museums in the world, covering aerostation, aviation and space flight across tarmac and gallery displays. Official site lists opening Tuesday to Sunday (closed Mondays), 10:00–18:00 in summer and 10:00–17:00 in winter.
Founded 1919Address 3, esplanade de l'Air et de l'Espace, 93350 Le Bourget, FranceOfficial website ↗
Notable Exhibits
- Concorde prototype 001 (F-WTSS) — First Concorde to fly; made its final flight to Le Bourget in 1973 and is preserved next to Air France's Sierra Delta (F-BTSD)
- Bréguet 14 — Workhorse reconnaissance-bomber of the First World War
- Nieuport 11 — Legendary First World War French fighter ('Bébé')
- Dassault Mirage III C — French delta-wing supersonic fighter from the 1960s
- Dassault Super Étendard — Carrier-based strike aircraft
- Soyuz T-6 descent module — Returned French cosmonaut Jean-Loup Chrétien from space in 1982
- Airbus A380 (MSN4) — Development aircraft of the world's largest airliner, exhibited in the large aircraft hall
Traces its origins to 1919 and the home of the Aéro-Club de France, making it one of the very first air museums.
Concorde prototype 001 flew its last flight to land at Le Bourget on 19 October 1973, where it remains on display.
Located inside Paris–Le Bourget Airport (IATA LBG), Europe's leading business aviation airport.
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