Flight Museums

Hi Community,

 

When this Corona lockdown is done, guessing sometime in autumn or winter. I would like to go on a little travel in Europe, but wanted to know, if you know of any world class aviation museums or smililar institutions in Europe, there would be worth a trip...

 

Thanks

best regards

Mo'

I loved the Luftwaffe museum at Berlin, their collection is mostly from the Cold War, but very extensive. The entry fee was very cheap and you can get there by regular bus.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Their cafeteria sucks a bit, tough.

 

Another good Museum is the Austrian Army’s, at Vienna. It has a bit of everything: big ww1 ship models, a tank collection and a couple of Saab aircrafts:

 

 

 

They have a lovely cafeteria, where you can leave your significant other while you roam through the museum.

 

Regards,

Thanks look interesting :)

 

And not so far from my City...

Thanks look interesting :)

 

And not so far from my City...

 

Go for it :thumbup: .. I was at Berlin only 2 whole days, but didn’t mind spending half a day at the Museum, it was a real gem :)

I can only recommend it. I was there last weekend and it is completely free. They are also planning to rebuild the whole museum within the next 10 years! Sometimes you are lucky and can look into the other hangars and see the restoration projects. https://mhm-gatow.de/en/

I visited 2 years ago this Museum in the Netherlands:

 

 

https://www.nmm.nl/en/

 

 

Very well done and amazing where the Dutch habe been fighting... never knew that they have been in Korea for example...

Another good aviation museum in the Netherlands is Lelystaad Museum:

https://www.aviodrome.nl/

 

 

It has not one but two DCS modules on display, among other cool stuff :)

As you seem to be in DK i would recommend my home town https://www.norwegianaviationmuseum.com/ in Bodø. A bonus is of course the surrounding area and military airbase with F16´s operating daily right by the museum.

Thanks all for the cool suggestions, i will see which one will be this winter, and maybe another one in spring :)

Thanks all for the cool suggestions, i will see which one will be this winter, and maybe another one in spring :)

 

The Berlin Museum is mostly outdoors, so I woudnt go there on Winter :(

Near Munich has a small museum, but they have a 109! and was the first time that I was able to take a look at one.

Beersheba in Israel has a good aircraft museum. :thumbup:

In western Canada, Alberta has a few good ones:

 

in Wetaskiwin (near Edmonton), there is a car and aircraft museum, that includes a Hurricane, Voodoo, Tracker, and others

 

There is one at Cold Lake, but I haven't been there to really who what's there.

 

In Calgary, the Military Museum features Army Navy and Airforce displays, and for aircraft, there is a CF-5 (think F-5E Tiger) outside, they have a SeaFire and Banshee naval fighters, and now there is a display in the tents, that feature a Sabrejet F-86, a CF-104 Starfighter, and a CF-18A Hornet.

 

In Nanton, a tiny town about 45 minutes south of Calgary, there is a museum for Bomber Command. They have a Merlin on display, a Bf-109 (sorry no idea which sub-variant), and a Lancaster bomber. Yep. Full size intact Lancaster. They have a Tallboy bomb to display, and usually once a year, they'll tow it out of the hangar and fire up the Merlins!! No, sorry it's not airworthy. But, for an extra donation they sometimes let you go inside the Lancaster, which my brother and I did a few summers ago!

Edited June 14, 2020 by Rick50

I forgot to mention; another good one is Volandia near Malpensa Airport in Milan. It's literally next to the airport, so if you're flying into Northern Italy it's very easy to reach. http://volandia.it/en/

Near Munich has a small museum, but they have a 109! and was the first time that I was able to take a look at one.

That's a very interesting sample, indeed. A Bf109E-1 pre-production aircraft, ex-Spanish Air Force, veteran of the Spanish Civil War. Interchanged wings with another E-3 with cannons, probably they thought it to be more alluring that way before giving it away. Wrongly and badly painted though, but typical of the time they got it anyway.

 

 

 

To OP, not like right now it's time for travels, but in Madrid Museum of the air holds several unique examples, a Buchón, a previously Hispano Suiza engined 109 also, the only remaining He-111E in the World, more Spanish built He-111, a Do-24, a Fiat Cr-32, a rebuilt I-15 made by original workers, many engines and weapons from unique aircraft like Do-17, He-112 fighter, and so on. Interesting visit.

 

S!

I suggest the Kbely aviation museum in Prague. Haven't been there in a while but they have some cool stuff.

Near Munich has a small museum, but they have a 109! and was the first time that I was able to take a look at one.

 

https://www.deutsches-museum.de/flugwerft/sammlungen/

 

IIRC the technical museum in Berlin also has a few aircraft on display (in addition to all the other interesting exhibits).

 

UK:

RAF Hendon

IWM Duxford

I haven't been to Cosford, but it should be worth a visit.