Luftwaffenmuseum der Bundeswehr

The Luftwaffenmuseum der Bundeswehr (German for "Airforce Museum of the Bundeswehr"), together with the "Militärhistorische Museum der Bundeswehr", is one of the major military history museums in Germany.The museum acts as an independent military department. Entrance to the museum is free.

The museum is in Berlin at the formerly British military Gatow Airport. The focus is on military history, particularly the history of the Luftwaffe of the Bundeswehr. The museum has a collection of more than 200,000 items, including 155 aeroplanes, 5,000 uniforms and 30,000 books.

Aircraft include World War I planes like the Fokker E.III as replicas, as well as World War II planes like the Bf 109 as well as at least one aircraft of every type ever to serve in the air forces of East and West Germany. Most of those postwar aircraft are stored outside on the tarmac and runways, however and many are in bad condition. There are long term restoration projects, including a Focke-Wulf Fw 190.

Gallery of museum exhibits

External links

* [http://www.luftwaffenmuseum.de/ "Förderverein des Luftwaffenmuseums der Bundeswehr e.V."]
* [http://www.mgfa.de/html/museen_berlin_2005.php Luftwaffenmuseum der Bundeswehr Berlin-Gatow]
* [http://www.mgfa.de/html/bildarchiv_2005.php?sam_id=61 Picture gallery]
* [http://www.daedalus-berlin.de/ "Arbeitsgruppe historische Luftfahrttechnik Daedalus"]
* [http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=eoS0VbznJZ4 Video montage of site aircraft]