Västerås Flygmuseum, Aviation museum in Västerås, Sweden.
Västerås Flygmuseum is a repository of historic aircraft housed in a wooden hangar built in the 1930s at the former Swedish Air Force base F1-Hässlö. The collection includes military and civilian planes spanning different eras of aviation development.
The museum was established in 1997 to preserve aircraft that document Sweden's aviation history. The collection spans several decades of both military and civilian flight development.
The museum maintains a collection of flight technology artifacts and photographs that document the progression of Swedish aviation achievements.
Access is mainly available on Sundays, though group visits can be arranged at other times with advance notice. It is wise to confirm opening hours before planning your visit.
The facility operates working flight simulators, including models of historic aircraft types, that are actually used for pilot training. These simulators let visitors experience the flight controls that earlier generations of aircraft required.
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