Luftfahrthistorische Sammlung Finowfurt, Aviation museum in Eberswalde, Germany

The Luftfahrthistorische Sammlung Finowfurt is an aviation museum located near Eberswalde on a former Soviet military airfield, with historical aircraft, helicopters, and vehicles displayed across several exhibition areas. The site also preserves military buildings and bunkers from the Cold War era that visitors can explore on foot.

The airfield was completed in 1940/41 as a military airbase and housed a Luftzeugamt relocated from Jüterbog, used for pilot training and supplying the Eastern Front. Soviet air forces took over the site and built twelve shelters, munitions bunkers and a squadron building in the 1970s. The museum association was founded in March 1991, and the museum opened in spring 1992 on the 23-hectare squadron complex, which the association bought after the Soviets left in 1993.

The museum is run by volunteers of the Luftfahrtmuseum Finowfurt e.V., founded in March 1991, and opened in spring 1992. Between 1991 and 1998 several hundred unemployed people from the area worked on the grounds through job-creation schemes. A Lenin statue that once stood at a Soviet army barracks in Eberswalde has marked the entrance since 2013.

Visitors should wear comfortable shoes since the site is large and requires walking to explore the different exhibition areas and buildings throughout the property. It helps to check opening times before your visit, as hours vary depending on the season.

The site preserves nearly intact the original Soviet military structures with original hangars, munitions bunkers, and barracks from the 1970s, most of which are rarely found elsewhere in Germany. These surviving buildings offer a rare glimpse into how a Cold War military base was organized and allow visitors to understand the layout and daily operations of that era.