*Museum of the Air Force Command*


At the end of the First World War, the oldest being of 1912, belonging to various nations in the hangar with jets 1st World War berthed in all types made by the Germans from the aircraft A, the presence of two-and three Air Force has led to the decision to establish Müfettişliği'n by an air museum . The enemy had seized the booty aircraft has begun to recall the same purpose. However, these aircraft collected for the museum, be taken to Kartal Maltepe, intended to prevent damage to the War of Independence, but some of the aircraft was seen largely damaged during transport. Aircraft massacre occurred in the War of Independence with this damage, delayed the idea of ​​establishing air museum. When in 1960 the Air Force Commander hv.org. Irfan Tansel` in Turkey with the directive came up the idea of ​​setting up the Air Museum published in 1963 and for this purpose an order protecting the Air Force and a number of aircraft used in other units were requested. Results of the work carried out in 1966 created Air Museum Organization and May 15, 1971 in Izmir Turkey's First Air Museum was opened Cumaovası Civil Airport. Despite the immense interest in the opening, it can not pull the attention of visitors at the desired level of difficulty due to the distance to the city center and the new residential area has been entered in the quest for the Air Museum. Repair of Cumaovası track development for the challenge of training flights and civil aircraft benefiting from the square to traffic inhabited decision and that has created new problems in terms of settlement of the Air Museum has become imperative a more suitable place to transplant. Air Museum in Izmir-Cumaovası continued to operate until 1978. After the examination in the locality, visitor potential, development and maintenance facilities, the first air unity of its being the establishment and move considering the historical importance as well as the Air Force Academy of the best residential area to the Air Museum is also nearby deployed in Istanbul Yesilkoy- Military to be deployed in areas adjacent to the airport has strengthened the idea of ​​receiving the decision.