“Įstra” Aviation Museum Museum

The museum is located 10 km from Panevėžys, on the left side of the Panevėžys-Pasvalys road (A10; section E67 of Via Baltica) (an informative road sign has been installed).
The museum was established in 2016, inspired by the aviator and aviation enthusiast Virmantas Puidokas, and is located on the grounds of the Įstra airfield. The airfield dates back to 1984 when planes took off from the airfield to spread fertilisers or other chemicals on the agricultural fields. The museum has an open-air and indoor exhibition. The open-air exhibition features Soviet-era Su-15, MiG-21 and MiG-23 fighters, Mi-2 and Mi-8 helicopters, as well as -29 military trainer aircraft built in Czechoslovakia (all aircraft were built in the 1960s and 1970s). Indoor exhibitions introduce the history of aviation in the world and in Lithuania, as well as military aviation equipment, devices and paraphernalia of World War I, World War II and the Cold War. A collection of military pilot equipment, rescue, communication, audio recording and other equipment from different countries is on display, as well as a collection of daggers from the parade uniforms of Air Force officers.