Bedouin Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 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' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudel_chw Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 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, For work: iMac mid-2010 of 27" - Core i7 870 - 6 GB DDR3 1333 MHz - ATI HD5670 - SSD 256 GB - HDD 2 TB - macOS High Sierra For Gaming: 34" Monitor - Ryzen 3600X - 32 GB DDR4 2400 - nVidia GTX1070ti - SSD 1.25 TB - HDD 10 TB - Win10 Pro - TM HOTAS Cougar - Oculus Rift CV1 Mobile: iPad Pro 12.9" of 256 GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedouin Posted June 11, 2020 Author Share Posted June 11, 2020 Thanks look interesting :) And not so far from my City... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudel_chw Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 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 :) For work: iMac mid-2010 of 27" - Core i7 870 - 6 GB DDR3 1333 MHz - ATI HD5670 - SSD 256 GB - HDD 2 TB - macOS High Sierra For Gaming: 34" Monitor - Ryzen 3600X - 32 GB DDR4 2400 - nVidia GTX1070ti - SSD 1.25 TB - HDD 10 TB - Win10 Pro - TM HOTAS Cougar - Oculus Rift CV1 Mobile: iPad Pro 12.9" of 256 GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlyBraun Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 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/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cupra Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 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... DCS F-16C Blk. 40/42 :helpsmilie: Candidate - 480th VFS - Cupra | 06 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLTeo Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 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 :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoffster Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedouin Posted June 12, 2020 Author Share Posted June 12, 2020 Thanks all for the cool suggestions, i will see which one will be this winter, and maybe another one in spring :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudel_chw Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 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 :( For work: iMac mid-2010 of 27" - Core i7 870 - 6 GB DDR3 1333 MHz - ATI HD5670 - SSD 256 GB - HDD 2 TB - macOS High Sierra For Gaming: 34" Monitor - Ryzen 3600X - 32 GB DDR4 2400 - nVidia GTX1070ti - SSD 1.25 TB - HDD 10 TB - Win10 Pro - TM HOTAS Cougar - Oculus Rift CV1 Mobile: iPad Pro 12.9" of 256 GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greco.bernardi Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUBS17 Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 Beersheba in Israel has a good aircraft museum. :thumbup: [sIGPIC] [/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick50 Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 (edited) 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLTeo Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 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/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ala13_ManOWar Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 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 went into the British Army believing that if you want peace you must prepare for war. I believe now that if you prepare for war, you get war." -- Major-General Frederick B. Maurice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomas9970 Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 I suggest the Kbely aviation museum in Prague. Haven't been there in a while but they have some cool stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drPhibes Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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