Some news about museums in South America.
Museo Aeroespacial FAC, Colombia
Most of the collection of this museum in Bogota has been removed and is now placed in a new museum in Parque Jaime Duque just north of Bogota. This park already contained three planes (a Be.18, DC-3 and DC-4), but will now also host the new Air Force Museum. Exact location in the park is unknown to me at the moment, but definitely here.
TAM Museum in Sao Carlos, Brazil
This museum with quite an extensive collection (including even a Connie) has closed its doors.... Reason for the closure, or what will happen to the collection is unclear at the moment.
Credits: Carlos Fortner
Erwin
Museum changes Colombia and Brazil
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Re: Museum changes Colombia and Brazil
Colombia: the exact location of the exhibition is just to the north east of Parque Jaime Duque in Bogota, north of the large parking lot. The move already started in September last year, all aircraft have been moved in the past months. The move has been projected for years.
Brazil: the TAM museum in Sao Carlos is closed following the merger between TAM and LAN. The new airline LATAM is looking for additional hangar space to maintain its airliners. The collection is displayed in one of the airlines hangars and options are discussed to move it to Sao Paulo in the future.
Brazil: the TAM museum in Sao Carlos is closed following the merger between TAM and LAN. The new airline LATAM is looking for additional hangar space to maintain its airliners. The collection is displayed in one of the airlines hangars and options are discussed to move it to Sao Paulo in the future.