The Sokol airbase Museum was founded in the December of 1966.

The museum is one of the biggest corporate museums in Russia. The museum exhibitions include historical documents from the company creation right up the present day.

The ground floor of the museum has several historical exhibitions and include:

• The founding of the "Sokol" company
• Piston and turboprop aviation eras (Lavochkin and Polykarpov aircrafts)
• Historical exhibition covering aspects of World War 2
• Supersonic period of aviation history
• The Mig family of fighters
• Modern history of the company

The first floor of museum describes the manufacturing processes of the aircraft including:

• Design process
• Tooling and manufacturing
• Mechanical parts manufacturing
• Die Casting and stamping
• Welding metals
• Sub-assembly and final assembly of the aircraft
• Tests flights

There are more than 2000 individual items on display within the museum, including I5 actual aircraft and a Mig21 cockpit.

Static displays in front of museum include an La-7, a MiG-15, a MiG-21, a MiG-29, a MiG-25 and a MiG-31 each of these is a genuine aircraft that actually flew in service.

During this information-packed museum tour you will see various presentations and video films about the company history and some history of Soviet aviation.

The museum visit is a strong recommended for all aviation fans.