The Museu do Combatente (Combatant’s Museum) in Lisbon, located in the historic Fort of Bom Sucesso near the Belém Tower, is a museum dedicated to honoring the history and sacrifices of Portuguese soldiers across different wars and conflicts. While its main focus is on military history, it does include some displays related to aviation.
Museu do Combatente
Forte do Bom Sucesso
(junto à Torre de Belém)
1400-038 Lisboa
fbs.marketing@ligacombatentes.org.pt
+351 925 334 955
April-September
- Daily 10:00 – 18:00
October-March
- Daily 10:00 – 17:00
Admission fee
Aircraft collection
| 9304
– 5420 | Aerospatiale SE.3160 Alouette III
Beech AT-11 Kansan (turret) Fiat G91/R4 (front) |
The Museu Do Combatente is housed in an 18th century fort guarding the approach to Lisbon on the River Tagus and is dedicated to the men and women killed in action among the Portuguese armed forces from their bloody involvement in World War I through equally grisly conflicts in colonial Angola and Mozambique.
The Museu Do Combatente displays a collection of uniforms, arms, a tank, the cockpit of a Fiat G91 aircraft widely used by the Portuguese Airforce during the Guerra do Ultramar (Colonial Wars) in Africa, many World War II vintage model aircraft and a number of pieces of artillery.
The museum pays tribute to and honors the members of the Portuguese armed forces who have given their lives for their country in various conflicts.
Photos Ruud Boots