Militärhistorisches Museum Flugplatz Berlin-Gatow
The Militärhistorisches Museum der Bundeswehr – Flugplatz Berlin-Gatow (Bundeswehr Museum of Military History – Berlin-Gatow Airfield; formally known as Luftwaffenmuseum der Bundeswehr), is the Berlin branch of the Bundeswehr Military History Museum. The museum acts as an independent military department.
Official Logo as of October 2011 | |
| Established | September 23, 1995 |
|---|---|
| Location | Berlin-Gatow, Germany |
| Coordinates | 52°28′21″N 13°08′29″E / 52.472629°N 13.141431°E |
| Type | Military Museum |
| Founder | Helmut Jaeckel |
| Owner | Bundeswehr |
| Public transit access | bus 135, stops Seekorso or Kurpromenade, Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe |
| Nearest car park | On site (no charge) |
| Website | www |
The museum is in Berlin at a former Luftwaffe and Royal Air Force (RAF) airfield, RAF Gatow. The focus is on military history, particularly the history of the post-war German Air Force. The museum has a collection of more than 200,000 items, including 155 aeroplanes, 5,000 uniforms and 30,000 books. There are also displays (including aeroplanes) on the history of the airfield when it was used by the RAF.
Aircraft include World War I planes such as the Fokker E.III as reproductions, and World War II planes such as 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. Because of that the museum is under construction, some exhibits are shortly removed for restoration, repainting or lending to other museums.
History
The museum traces its beginnings to 1957, when a former government official named Helmut Jaeckel started acquiring the personal collections of Wehrmacht soldiers and displaying them at Uetersen Airfield. In 1963 a board of trustees was founded to run the new museum. However, due to financial difficulties, operation of the museum was handed over to the Bundeswehr in 1987. From 1995 to 1996 the museum was relocated to the former airbase at RAF Gatow.[1]
Buildings
Tower – exhibitions
Hangar 1 – restoration
Hangar 3 – exhibitions
Hangar 5 – depot
Hangar 6 – depot
Hangar 7 – exhibitions
Hangar 8 – depot
Collection
Aeroplanes up to 1945
| Country of Origin | Model / Nickname | Location | Picture |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | Douglas C-47 | original A65-69 from: Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin next to Tower | |
| United Kingdom | Avro 504K | Reproduction hangar 3 | |
| Germany | Bücker Bü 181 | hangar 3 | |
| Spain | CASA 2.111 | ||
| Germany | DFS 230 | Reproduction hangar 3 | |
| France | Farman III | Reproduction hangar 3 | |
| Germany | Fieseler Fi 156 Storch | Reproduction hangar 3 | |
| Germany | Fokker D VII (F) | Reproduction hangar 3 | |
| Germany | Fokker Dr.I | Reproduction hangar 3 | |
| Germany | Fokker E.III | Reproduction hangar 3 | |
| Germany | Grunau Baby II | original hangar 3 | |
| Germany | Junkers J 9 (DI) | Reproduction hangar 3 | |
| Germany | Etrich-Rumpler Taube | Reproduction hangar 3 | |
| Germany | Messerschmitt Bf 108 Taifun | wreck[2] | |
| Spain | Hispano Aviación HA-1112 | hangar 3 | |
| Germany | Messerschmitt Me 163 | original hangar 3 | |
| Germany | DFS SG 38 Schulgleiter | original hangar 3 | |
| Germany | Siebel Si 204 | original depot | |
| Germany | Siemens-Schuckert D.III | Reproduction hangar 3 |
NATO Aeroplanes
Warsaw Pact Aeroplanes
Helicopters
| Country of Origin | Model / Nickname | Location | Picture |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | Alouette II 76+03 | original depot | |
| Germany | Alouette II 75+46 | original depot | |
| Germany | Bell UH-1D Iroquois 71+42 | original hangar 7 | |
| Germany | Bell UH-1D Iroquois D-HATE | original open air | |
| Germany | Boeing Vertol/Piasecki H-21 83+08 | original hangar 3 | |
| Germany | Bristol Type 171 Sycamore HR.52 78+04 | original hangar 7 | |
| Germany | MBB Bo-105 98+20 | original open air | |
| Germany | MBB Bo-105 | original hangar 7 | |
| East Germany | Mil Mi-2 94+63, ex 393 | original open air | |
| East Germany | Mil Mi-4A 565 | original open air | |
| Germany | Mil Mi-8S 93+51, ex 914 | original open air | |
| East Germany | Mil Mi-8T 93+14, ex 927 | original open air | |
| Germany | Mil Mi-9 93+92, ex 411 | original open air | |
| East Germany | Mil Mi-24D 5211, ex 521 | original open air | |
| East Germany | Mil Mi-24P 96+43, ex 387 | original open air | |
| Germany | Saunders Roe Skeeter | original hangar 3 | |
| Germany | Sikorsky H-34G 80+34 | original hangar 7 |
Unmanned systems
| Country of Origin | Model | Location | Picture |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | Canadair CL-89 (AN/USD-501) | original hangar 7 | |
| Germany | Canadair CL-289 (AN/USD-502) | original hangar 7 | |
| Germany | Fritz X | original depot | |
| Germany | Henschel Hs 293 A-1 | original hangar 3 | |
| Germany United States | MGM-1 Matador | original open air (next to hangar 7) | |
| Germany | MGM-31 Pershing | original open air (next to hangar 7) | |
| Germany | TUCAN-95 | original hangar 7 | |
| Germany | Rauchspurautomat 160, Schwarz-Propellerwerke Berlin | original depot | |
| Germany | Q2 (FM) | original hangar 7 |
Anti-aircraft and radar systems
| Country of Origin | Model | Location | Picture |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2-cm-Flak 38 | original depot | |
| Germany | Rheinmetall Flak 20 mm Zwillig | original hangar 7 | |
| East Germany | ZU-23-2 | original depot | |
| Germany | Bofors 40 mm gun | original hangar 7 | |
| Germany | Flak 8,8 | original hangar 3 | |
| Germany | 150 cm Flak-Scheinwerfer 34 | original hangar 3 | |
| Germany | Nike Hercules | original open air | |
| East Germany | S-200 Vega | original open air | |
| Germany | MIM-23 Hawk | original open air | |
| Germany | loading vehicle XM 501 for Hawk | original hangar 3 | |
| Germany | MIM-104 Patriot | original open air | |
| East Germany | S-75 Dvina | original open air | |
| East Germany | Petschora S-125M | original open air | |
| Germany | Roland 2 | original open air (next to hangar 7) | |
| Germany | Flakortungsgerät FuMG 65 Würzburg radar | original open air | |
| Germany | radar ASR-910 | original open air | |
| Germany | radar BWB 23342 ARTUS Type ME 0632 GxJ/2 | original open air | |
| Germany | radar FPN-36 | original open air | |
| Germany | NP 510 (UHF-tracking) | original open air (next to hangar 7) | |
| Germany | radar PAR-C | original open air | |
| East Germany | KRTP-86 TAMARA | original open air | |
| United States | Westinghouse AN/TPS-43 | original open air | |
| East Germany | Ramona KRTP-81/81M | original open air | |
| East Germany | Ural-375A with secondary radar 1L22 Parol | original open air |
Vehicles
| Country of Origin | Model | Location | Picture |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | MAN 630 5t t-mil with portable tower | original open air (next to tower building) | |
| Germany | mobile tower FSA-90 | original open air (next to tower building) | |
| Germany | Clarktor CT 30 Pushback Tractor | original hangar 7 | |
| Germany | DKW Munga 4 (Typ F91/4) | original hangar 7 | |
| Germany | calibration laboratory trailer | original open air | |
| Germany | NSU Kettenkraftrad HK 101 | original hangar 3 | |
| Germany | Hercules K 125 BW | original hangar 7 | |
| Germany | Magirus-Deutz tanking vehicle | original open air | |
| Germany | MAN tanking vehicle | original open air | |
| Germany | MJ1 VW bomb loading vehicle | original hangar 7 | |
| East Germany | Kleinkübelwagen P 601 A | original hangar 7 | |
| Germany | Volkswagen 181 | original hangar 7 | |
| East Germany | Ural-4320 | original open air |
Engines
| Country of Origin | Model | Location | Picture |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | Oberursel U0 | hangar 3 | |
| United Kingdom | Clerget Humber BR-1 | hangar 3 (adjoining room) | |
| Germany | BMW 801 D | hangar 3 | |
| Germany | Daimler Benz DB 603 A | original unrestauriert depot | |
| Germany | Daimler Benz DB 605 A | original hangar 3 (adjoining room) | |
| Germany | Junkers Jumo 213 AG-1 | original hangar 3 | |
| Germany | BMW 003 | hangar 3 (adjoining room) | |
| Germany | Junkers Jumo 004 | original unrestauriert hangar 3 (adjoining room) | |
| Germany | Walter HWK 109-500 | original hangar 3 (adjoining room) | |
| Germany | Walter HWK 109-509A | original hangar 3 (adjoining room) | |
| United States | Allison J33 | original hangar 3 (adjoining room) | |
| United Kingdom | Armstrong Siddeley Double Mamba-ASMD-3 | original depot engine collection | |
| Soviet Union | Klimov RD-33 | original depot engine collection | |
| Soviet Union | Klimov TV3-117 | original depot engine collection | |
| Soviet Union | Klimov VK-1A | original hangar 3 (adjoining room) | |
| United States | General Electric J79-GE-11A | original depot engine collection | |
| Soviet Union | Lyulka AL-21 F3 | original depot engine collection | |
| Germany | Turbo-Union RB199 | original depot engine collection |
References
- ^ "Die Geschichte des Museums" (in German). Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ http://museum-digital.de/nat/pdf/publicinfo.php?oges=32936[bare URL PDF]
- ^ http://museum-digital.de/nat/pdf/publicinfo.php?oges=47558 | Sammlungsseite
External links
- MHM Flugplatz Berlin-Gatow
- Förderverein des Luftwaffenmuseums der Bundeswehr e.V.
- Luftwaffenmuseum der Bundeswehr Berlin-Gatow
- "Arbeitsgruppe historische Luftfahrttechnik Daedalus"