Militärhistorisches Museum Flugplatz Berlin-Gatow, Military aviation museum in Gatow, Germany
The Militärhistorisches Museum Flugplatz Berlin-Gatow is an aviation museum on a former airfield dedicated to military flight history. The site displays over 150 aircraft both outdoors and indoors, along with uniforms, documents, and equipment that trace development from the early 20th century to today.
The museum grew from a private collection of aircraft and documents that began in the 1950s and was later moved to a former British airfield site in Gatow. This relocation in the 1990s made it possible to permanently display a large number of planes and make them accessible to visitors.
The museum's name changed on 1 October 2011 from Luftwaffenmuseum der Bundeswehr to Militärhistorisches Museum der Bundeswehr – Flugplatz Berlin-Gatow, marking its merger with the Dresden museum and a shift from the Luftwaffe alone to air warfare and military aviation in Germany. In Hangar 3, the exhibition "You can't miss Gatow" covers the airfield's role as a Berlin Airlift base, while "Falkenstein zieht in den Krieg" addresses World War I air war.
The museum sits on a large open site with many paths between aircraft, so wear comfortable shoes and bring an umbrella for bad weather. There are also covered exhibition halls where you can retreat if conditions turn unfavorable.
Two 830-metre runways from the Gatow airfield remain intact and open once a year for vintage aircraft during the airfield festival. Some exhibits, such as the C-160 Transall and the English Electric Canberra, were flown in and landed here themselves before going on display.
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