The Norwegian Aviation Museum () was opened by King Harald V on May 15, 1994. It is the Norwegian national museum of aviation and also the largest aviation museum in the Nordic countries, covering around . Situated in Bodø, Nordland the building is shaped like a huge propeller and contains both a civil and a military collection of aircraft. Exhibits and collections The exhibits of the Norwegian Aviation museum tells the story of aviation with a focus on the Norwegian history - from the early beginning all the way to present time. The collection is divided into a military section and a civil section. Military aircraft on display Avro 504K Dyak – British trainer aircraft Bell UH-1B Iroquois - 64-14079/079 - American medium heavy tactical transport helicopter Canadair CF-104 Starfighter - 104802 (earlier 12801) - Canadian interceptor aircraft Cessna L-19A/O-1A Bird Dog - 50-1712 - American observation aircraft Cessna T-37B Tweet - 57-2247 - American trainer aircraft Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina - BU 46645 - American Maritime patrol and search-and-rescue aircraft De Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth - 88210 - British trainer aircraft De Havilland DH.98 Mosquito - British multirole combat aircraft De Havilland DH.100 Vampire - V0184 - British fighter aircraft Fairchild PT-19 Cornell - American trainer aircraft Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-3/U3 - NR 2219/Black 3 - German Ground attack aircraft Fokker C.V-D - 349 - Dutch aerial reconnaissance and light bomber aircraft Gloster Gladiator II - N5641 - British fighter aircraft Hawker Hurricane Mk II (Fiberglass replica) - British fighter aircraft Junkers Ju 88 A-4 (Displayed as crashed) - 4D+AM - German multirole combat aircraft Kjeller F.F.9 Kaje I - 66 - Norwegian trainer aircraft Lockheed U-2 - 56-6953 - American reconnaissance aircraft North American F-86F Sabre - 53-1206 - American fighter aircraft North American T-6/J Harvard - 52-8570 - American trainer aircraft Northrop F-5A Freedom Fighter - tail no. 134 - American fighter aircraft Northrop RF-5A(G) Freedom Fighter - tail no. 102 - American Aerial reconnaissance aircraft Petlyakov Pe-2FT (Cockpit section displayed) - 16/141 - Soviet light bomber aircraft Piper L-18C Super Cub - 53-4835 - American light aerial reconnaissance aircraft Republic F-84G Thunderjet - 52-8465 - American fighter-bomber aircraft Republic RF-84F Thunderflash - 51-17047 - American aerial reconnaissance aircraft SAAB 91B-2 Safir - 91-337 - Swedish trainer aircraft Supermarine Spitfire LF.Mk.IXe - MH350 - British fighter aircraft Civil aircraft on display The indoor civil exhibition is currently undergoing