Museum of Aeronautics and Astronautics – Cuartro-Vientos Air Base, Madrid Spain

A Spanish Air Force F-104G Starfighter at Madrid, at Spain’s Museum of Aeronautics and Astronautics (Cuatro-Vientos Air Base).

Photos by Roland Dansereau

Boeing KC-97G air tanker

Spain’s Museum of Aeronautics and Astronautics at the Cuartro-Vientos Air Base in Madrid Spain houses a diverse collection of Spanish and European aircraft in a well-thought-out series of display halls and grounds. Spain’s military aviation history officially began in 1913 but has roots back to the decade before that. The museum houses much of its’ collection within buildings that are safe from most adverse weather elements. Larger and more robust aircraft are on display adjacent to the halls. Many other aircraft, including European designs and non-Spanish operators, are displayed too. Close to 200 aircraft in total are in this collection. 

Roland Dansereau visited the museum during 2025, and shares some of his images from the facility here:

In storage: a DC-9, Mirage and a Boeing.

CASA 2.111E, a Spanish-built (under license) copy of the German Heinkel 111 World War II bomber design.

Sukhoi SU-22

A Swedish designed Saab Viggen fighter.

Saab’s Lansen fighter harkens from the Cold War days.

Northrop’s RF-5A is a photo reconnaissance version of the F-5A Freedom Fighter.

North American B-25J in Spanish Air Force colors.

Dassault Mirage F-1

McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom II

Lockheed F-104G 

Dassault Mirage F-1C

MiG-17

MiG-23

CASA 2.111

Note the camera ports in the RF-5A’s nose.

CASA HA-200 SEATA

CASA 101 Aviojet in the foreground and a North American F-86 in the background. Both jets are painted in the colors of Spanish military jet demonstration teams.