The Aviation Magazine - July-August 2018

n‐^ our^ #50,^ MayIJune^2017 issue,^ one

ofjournalists^ our^ István^ Kelecsényi,^
covered^ the^ Aviation^ Mu‐
in^ Szolnok,^ Hungary.seumAs^ I^ had^ a
short^ visit^ in^ Hungary in^ May^ this^ year,

I’veto^ decided^ visit^ the^

andwith^ István^ museum^ his^ friend^ Lajos,

toprevious^ update^ our^ visit.^ To^ see^

our^ #50^ issue^ just^ click^

here:^ http://www.TheAviationMagazine.com/50

_May_June_2017_The_Aviation_Magazine.pdf

start,^ I^ wish^ tothethank^ the^ staff^ at^ To

museum^ for^ giving^ us a^ free‐pass,^ due

to^ our^ media^ accredita‐

while^ it^ wastion,not^ necessary,^ it^ was

aThe^ nice^ gesture.^ regular^ price^ of^

admission^ is^ HUF^ 2000,^

and$8.00^ US)^ (about^ HUF^2500 (about

$10.00^ US)^ on the^ weekends.^ Further

information^ about^ the^

museum,^ exhibits,^ activities^ and^ admission

discountsin^ is^ available^ English^ on^ their

website:^ http://

http://www.reptar.hu/en/muzeumunk.html

spent^ about^ fivemuseum,hours^ at^ the^ We

but^ one^ can^ spend a^ whole^ day^ there

ifwish^ they^ to^ par‐

in^ all^ thetakeactivities.^ My^ own^ objective

was^ to^ take^ detailed images^ of^ the^ stencilling

of^ various^ air‐

foron^ display^ crafts^ reference^ of^ future

aircraft^ profiles,^ stationed^ outside.^ We

also^ visited^ the^ cafete‐

and^ the^ giftriashop,^ both^ are^ priced

reasonably,^ and^ with a^ large^ selections.

The^ museum^ is^ very^

over^ all.^ Whilecleannot^ all^ the^ aircraft

arefrom^ on^ display^ the^ previous^ location

at^ the^ Air^ Base^

let^ us^ hopenearby,that^ many^ of^ the

remaining^ aircraft^ will^ eventually^ be

transferred,^ as^

roomis^ sufficient^ there^ for^ them.^ Regardless

Igive^ would^ the^ mu‐

(^10) rating of (^) a out^ 10.^ seum If you have a chance^ to^ visit^ Hungary,
namelyit^ Budapest,^ is^ only^
by1.5^ hr^ drive^ about^ car^ to^ Szolnok,^ and
itworth^ is^ well^ the^ visit^ for^
any^ aviation^ fans,^
soto^ see^ especially^ many^ variations^ of
MiG‐21s.^

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HindMil^ Mi‐24D^ A^ at^ a^ roundabout^ near
the^ museum.^