Musée européen de l'aviation de chasse

Over het museum

The museum’s origins go back to 1985, when a club for vintage aircraft of the Drôme was set up to gather, maintain and fly historic planes. The association “Musée européen de l’aviation de chasse” was made official by a notice in the Journal officiel of June 10, 1987. It was formed around a single aircraft, the Dassault Flamant 312 no. 228, soon joined by the Ouragan no. 214, France’s first jet fighter. The museum opened to the public in 1996.

The site grew gradually: the two historic associations merged in 2005, the reception hall and the Swiss hangar were inaugurated in 2006, the museum of military communications in 2008 and the training hangar in 2014, followed by the opening of the south hangar to the public in 2017. The Potez 36-13 has been a listed historic monument since 2012, and several restored aircraft have won heritage awards.

The museum now displays nearly 80 aircraft across more than 25,000 m², of which 5,000 m² are covered. It also shows engines, models, the cockpit of a DC-7, a Caravelle open to visitors and a window onto the restoration workshop. It presents itself as the most important site for preserving aviation heritage in south-east France.

Hoogtepunten

• Nearly 80 aircraft across more than 25,000 m²
• Caravelle open to visitors and a DC-7 cockpit
• Museum of military communications
• Flying aircraft such as the OV-10 Bronco and the Tracker T24
• Window onto the restoration workshop

Vaste collectie

• Collection d'aéronefs et hangars d'exposition – Nearly 80 fighter jets and other aircraft, engines, models, a DC-7 cockpit and a Caravelle you can walk through, spread across four hangars.
• Musée des transmissions – Space devoted to military communications, inaugurated in 2008.

Opgericht

1987

Beheerder

Association Musée européen de l'aviation de chasse

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Reduced and group rates are only available on site, at the reception desk. Tickets bought online are valid for six months.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift: geen informatie
• Aangepast toilet: geen informatie
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats
• Hulphonden welkom: geen informatie
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

The reception hall and the four exhibition hangars are fully accessible, with paved and smoothed-concrete floors. Parking spaces are reserved in front of the entrance, and a wheelchair is available for the visit. The Caravelle is only accessible by a steep, narrow ramp-staircase, and the outdoor toilet block by a ramp.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Kinderwagenvriendelijk
• Verschoonruimte

The route is stroller-friendly, and a baby changing table is available in the women’s toilets in the reception hall. During the school holidays in zone A, activities take place every Wednesday afternoon without reservation: treasure hunt, cockpit visits, flight simulator and workshops. Free for children under 7.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The museum is on Montélimar airfield, less than 5 minutes from the town centre and near the village of Ancône. By car, it is 15 minutes from the A7 motorway (exit 18 from Marseille or Avignon, exit 17 from Lyon or Valence). By bike, it is 3.5 km from Montélimar station and 3 km from the ViaRhôna.

Service & horeca

• Museumwinkel

Boutique de l’Escadrille, accessible without a ticket and selling more than 400 aviation-themed items, on site only. A machine for cold drinks is at the entrance. The museum’s website does not mention Wi-Fi for visitors.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

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