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Royal Malaysian Air Force Museum

January 19, 2015

The Royal Malaysian Air Force Museum is a great place to take all small and big people interested in planes, helicopters and history of Malaysian military aviation. The place has a rather, ehem, nostalgic feel to it, but you get to see planes and it’s free.

The museum is located inside the airbase in Sungai Besi, the location of the first international airport in Kuala Lumpur. Some of the planes are inside a hangar, others outside on the grassy field. Getting to play pilot made the day for the chaps. I’m not sure if you can still get into this helicopter (according to this article only two of the planes are now open to public).

While I was concentrating on snapping photos of my little pilots, some people lived through their favourite war films. While not a top attraction, it’s a great stop for anyone mad about planes – or looking for a quirky background to their photos. I even saw a local pop group filming a music video in front of the planes.

As usual, it can be very hot, so go prepared.

Royal Malaysian Airforce Museum at the RMAF Base Kuala Lumpur.
Jalan Lapangan Terbang Lama
50460 Kuala Lumpur

Open Monday – Thursday 9am – 5pm
Open Saturday & Sunday 9.30am – 5pm
Closed on Fridays

Lattemama

Kirsi aka Lattemama left behind the cooler Nordic climates six years ago, and her two kids have grown to think of KL as home and regularly end their sentences with “lah”. She loves a good coffee and a book but after juggling work and taxi duties often ends up with a glass of wine and a sitcom instead. She appreciates the generous public holidays of Malaysia and loves to use them for exploring the region with the family.