The outdoor Museum of the Air in San Javier

The Museo Aeronáutico Tiflológico in Santiago de la Ribera is fully adapted for the visually impaired

The “Museo Aeronáutico Tiflológico” on the Explanada Barnuevo in Santiago de la Ribera is a new open-air facility which is fully accessible for everyone and adapted to people with impaired hearing and vision, providing information through both sight and touch.

San Javier has for a long time been closely linked to aeronautics, the first airfield having been created in 1920, when the Spanish Navy decided that its first airbase should be located in Santiago de la Ribera, This became the operational centre of the Navy’s aeronautical wing and after the Civil War, in July 1943, the “Academia General del Aire” officers’ training school was established in the military facilities of San Javier.

1) Dornier J “Wal”

2) Beechcraft T-34 “Mentor”

3) North American T-6 “Texan”

4) Hispano Ha-200 “Saeta”

5) CASA C-101 “Mirlo”

6) Flying helmet of the Patrulla Águila

7) T-12 Casa-212 “Aviocar” 1974-2003 (Navigation school)

8) ENAER T-35 C "Pillan" 1996-2025 Basic flying trainer

9) E-3-B Bucker 1945- 1976 Basic flying trainer

10) Beechcraft F-33 "Bonanza" 1974-1994 Flight navigational trainer

11) Autogiro C-4 1922-1923 Experimental autogiro built by Juan de la Cierva

12) Casa C-352-L Junkers 52 1947-1973 (Navigation school)

13) Polikarpov I-16 “Mosca” or “Rata” High velocity flight trainer

14) Avión Pilatus PC-21 Elementary and basic flight trainer

As ever, if visiting San Javier your first port of call should be one of the tourist offices, located in the Town Hall (telephone 968 573700 ext #5351) and in Santiago de la Ribera (telephone 968 571704, email turismo@sanjavier.es).

For more visiting information including local news and what’s on in the municipality go to the home page of San Javier Today.