Luftfahrtmuseum Hannover-Laatzen 9 Aug 13

[Wreford-Brown]

I've come across another little gem of a museum, this one about 10 mins from Hannover airport. Luftfahrtmuseum Hannover-Laatzen (http://www.luftfahrtmuseum-hannover.de/) (Hannover Laatzen aviation museum) has about 30 aircraft which tells the tale of German aviation. There are also models of just about every German aircraft you can imagine and a load of other exhibits such as engines, uniforms and an 88mm flak.

It was originally set up by the owner of a local haulage firm and is still privately owned and the owner took part in an expedition to recover four Ju52 which had sunk in a Norwegian lake during WW2 when the ice melted - one of these was restored to pristine condition with the remainder either being cannibalised to create the pristine one or exhibited as parts.

The first aircraft are WW1 era:

http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww340/Wreford-Brown/20130809%20Hannover%20aircraft%20museum/1Fecske_zps35aa2e34.jpg (http://s733.photobucket.com/user/Wreford-Brown/media/20130809%20Hannover%20aircraft%20museum/1Fecske_zps35aa2e34.jpg.html)

http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww340/Wreford-Brown/20130809%20Hannover%20aircraft%20museum/5SopwithCamel_zps155944d1.jpg (http://s733.photobucket.com/user/Wreford-Brown/media/20130809%20Hannover%20aircraft%20museum/5SopwithCamel_zps155944d1.jpg.html)

http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww340/Wreford-Brown/20130809%20Hannover%20aircraft%20museum/7FokkerDr1_zps9d71ff81.jpg (http://s733.photobucket.com/user/Wreford-Brown/media/20130809%20Hannover%20aircraft%20museum/7FokkerDr1_zps9d71ff81.jpg.html)

[Fubar2Niner]

Fantastic shots WB keep 'em coming mate :salute:

Best regards.

Fubar2Niner

[Rockstar]

Any pics of a Fokker Dr.VII in that collection?

[Schroeder]

the owner took part in an expedition to recover four Ju52 which had sunk in a Norwegian lake during WW2 when the ice melted -

The 109G2 they have has been recoverd from the Mediterranean sea in the 80ies. It has been restored to pristine condition as well (even on the inside, I was once lucky enough to take a seat in it:D).

[Wreford-Brown]

No Fokker Dr.VII I'm afraid - it's a small collection but uses models to tell the tale of German aviation from the earliest balloons, through airships then powered aviation. A few more WW1 and inter-war aircraft:

http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww340/Wreford-Brown/20130809%20Hannover%20aircraft%20museum/3FokkerE111_zps895cf2ba.jpg (http://s733.photobucket.com/user/Wreford-Brown/media/20130809%20Hannover%20aircraft%20museum/3FokkerE111_zps895cf2ba.jpg.html)

http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww340/Wreford-Brown/20130809%20Hannover%20aircraft%20museum/9KlemmL25D_zps4b18d374.jpg (http://s733.photobucket.com/user/Wreford-Brown/media/20130809%20Hannover%20aircraft%20museum/9KlemmL25D_zps4b18d374.jpg.html)

http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww340/Wreford-Brown/20130809%20Hannover%20aircraft%20museum/11RieselerR11122_zps86b421f7.jpg (http://s733.photobucket.com/user/Wreford-Brown/media/20130809%20Hannover%20aircraft%20museum/11RieselerR11122_zps86b421f7.jpg.html)

http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww340/Wreford-Brown/20130809%20Hannover%20aircraft%20museum/13RyanM2NVP_zpsfcd17488.jpg (http://s733.photobucket.com/user/Wreford-Brown/media/20130809%20Hannover%20aircraft%20museum/13RyanM2NVP_zpsfcd17488.jpg.html)

http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww340/Wreford-Brown/20130809%20Hannover%20aircraft%20museum/17StampeSV4C_zps3e3f8dee.jpg (http://s733.photobucket.com/user/Wreford-Brown/media/20130809%20Hannover%20aircraft%20museum/17StampeSV4C_zps3e3f8dee.jpg.html)

[Schroeder]

One should mention though that all the WWI and earlier aircraft are replicas.

[Wreford-Brown]

The 109G2 they have has been recoverd from the Mediterranean sea in the 80ies. It has been restored to pristine condition as well (even on the inside, I was once lucky enough to take a seat in it:D).

I got talking to a guy who I think is one of the curators (my German is passable at best but his English was very good) and he explained that the guy who set the museum up made a lot of money from his haulage firm and invested it in his museum. He retired when he reached 65 and spent a lot of his time working on these projects but unfortunately he died two years ago. Fortunately the museum survives.

[BossMark]

Nice pics hope there's more to come :yeah:

[Wreford-Brown]

Last of the pre-WW2 era:

http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww340/Wreford-Brown/20130809%20Hannover%20aircraft%20museum/15Foche-WulfFw44Stieglitz_zps0bf54df4.jpg (http://s733.photobucket.com/user/Wreford-Brown/media/20130809%20Hannover%20aircraft%20museum/15Foche-WulfFw44Stieglitz_zps0bf54df4.jpg.html)

[Wreford-Brown]

There are only three WW2 aircraft in the collection, but I think they are good choices:

http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww340/Wreford-Brown/20130809%20Hannover%20aircraft%20museum/19SupermarineSpitfireXIV_zps345b5a29.jpg (http://s733.photobucket.com/user/Wreford-Brown/media/20130809%20Hannover%20aircraft%20museum/19SupermarineSpitfireXIV_zps345b5a29.jpg.html)

http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww340/Wreford-Brown/20130809%20Hannover%20aircraft%20museum/22MesserschmittBf109G2_zpsa14f4bef.jpg (http://s733.photobucket.com/user/Wreford-Brown/media/20130809%20Hannover%20aircraft%20museum/22MesserschmittBf109G2_zpsa14f4bef.jpg.html)

http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww340/Wreford-Brown/20130809%20Hannover%20aircraft%20museum/24-Foche-WulfFW190A8_zps132c447e.jpg (http://s733.photobucket.com/user/Wreford-Brown/media/20130809%20Hannover%20aircraft%20museum/24-Foche-WulfFW190A8_zps132c447e.jpg.html)

All three aircraft are restored originals - the Spitfire is the only Mark XIV in a German museum, the Bf109 was recovered (as Schroeder as said) from the Med in 1988 and the Fw190 is the first original restoration of this type in a German museum.

[Sailor Steve]

What a great find! Thanks for sharing. :sunny:

[Jimbuna]

Great shots D, a friend of mine has also visited and speaks very highly of the exhibits/collection :cool:

[Schroeder]

Wait a second, the 109 has an engine again?:o
The had to sell it back in the day to finance the restoration of the FW 190 D8 IIRC.:hmm2:
Nice to see things improving.:yep:

[Wreford-Brown]

Continuing the WW2 theme:

http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww340/Wreford-Brown/20130809%20Hannover%20aircraft%20museum/35-MG_zps47c03b0c.jpg (http://s733.photobucket.com/user/Wreford-Brown/media/20130809%20Hannover%20aircraft%20museum/35-MG_zps47c03b0c.jpg.html)

http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww340/Wreford-Brown/20130809%20Hannover%20aircraft%20museum/36-BWMR12_zps602fc6c2.jpg (http://s733.photobucket.com/user/Wreford-Brown/media/20130809%20Hannover%20aircraft%20museum/36-BWMR12_zps602fc6c2.jpg.html)

http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww340/Wreford-Brown/20130809%20Hannover%20aircraft%20museum/38-VWKubelwagen_zpsdae06b50.jpg (http://s733.photobucket.com/user/Wreford-Brown/media/20130809%20Hannover%20aircraft%20museum/38-VWKubelwagen_zpsdae06b50.jpg.html)

http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww340/Wreford-Brown/20130809%20Hannover%20aircraft%20museum/40-88mmFlak_zps7ee31f5b.jpg (http://s733.photobucket.com/user/Wreford-Brown/media/20130809%20Hannover%20aircraft%20museum/40-88mmFlak_zps7ee31f5b.jpg.html)

http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww340/Wreford-Brown/20130809%20Hannover%20aircraft%20museum/41-Searchlight_zpsec3d4b33.jpg (http://s733.photobucket.com/user/Wreford-Brown/media/20130809%20Hannover%20aircraft%20museum/41-Searchlight_zpsec3d4b33.jpg.html)

http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww340/Wreford-Brown/20130809%20Hannover%20aircraft%20museum/42-Onepersonbombshelter_zps0a355e31.jpg (http://s733.photobucket.com/user/Wreford-Brown/media/20130809%20Hannover%20aircraft%20museum/42-Onepersonbombshelter_zps0a355e31.jpg.html)

http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww340/Wreford-Brown/20130809%20Hannover%20aircraft%20museum/43-Germanuniforms_zps88114c67.jpg (http://s733.photobucket.com/user/Wreford-Brown/media/20130809%20Hannover%20aircraft%20museum/43-Germanuniforms_zps88114c67.jpg.html)

http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww340/Wreford-Brown/20130809%20Hannover%20aircraft%20museum/44-RAFuniform_zps4e7b5947.jpg (http://s733.photobucket.com/user/Wreford-Brown/media/20130809%20Hannover%20aircraft%20museum/44-RAFuniform_zps4e7b5947.jpg.html)

http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww340/Wreford-Brown/20130809%20Hannover%20aircraft%20museum/45-Junojetengine_zpsde429d4c.jpg (http://s733.photobucket.com/user/Wreford-Brown/media/20130809%20Hannover%20aircraft%20museum/45-Junojetengine_zpsde429d4c.jpg.html)

http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww340/Wreford-Brown/20130809%20Hannover%20aircraft%20museum/46-Junojetengine_zpsd97b2f1f.jpg (http://s733.photobucket.com/user/Wreford-Brown/media/20130809%20Hannover%20aircraft%20museum/46-Junojetengine_zpsd97b2f1f.jpg.html)

[Catfish]

Hey,
i was there a few months ago :D
I live near Hannover, and we are visiting museums around here - have although not seen the Panzer museum you wrote about recently yet.
But i see this plumber's nightmare (Chieftain) in front of the english barracks everytime when i drive to Bergen :03:
Nice photos, and the ME 109 engine is a restored one as far as i know. They also have one of the FW 190's BMW engines on display in front of the FW 190.

I became interested in flying long ago because my father had worked at the Junkers works at Dessau before WW2, and told me a lot about all kinds of planes, and especially the 52 /3m. So i followed the raise of the Junkers in Norway closely, i think Mr Leonhardt was the driving force behind that, and the Laatzen museum.
I am currently visiting the places where the pre-war (ww1) airship hangars and landing places were, indeed we just were in Friedrichshafen in the Zeppelin archive to find out about a distant relative having been on board the LZ104/L59, and details this particular airship.

Thanks and greetings,
Catfish

[Wreford-Brown]

I live near Hannover, and we are visiting museums around here - have although not seen the Panzer museum you wrote about recently yet.
But i see this plumber's nightmare (Chieftain) in front of the english barracks everytime when i drive to Bergen :03:

Thanks and greetings,
Catfish

Greetings Catfish,

I cycle past the Chieftain on my way to work every day. I've spent a fair amount of time in museums this summer but never thought to take a camera to work!

I've always been interested in aircraft - as a teenager I used to volunteer for restoration work at Cosford and I was lucky enough to get my pilots licence when I was 17. Unfortunately flying became far too expensive so it's now lapsed, but I still love seeing the aircraft and WW2 aircraft still remain the most iconic for me.

Since buying SH3 I've turned into a warship geek (mostly thanks to Subsim!) but aircraft remain my first love.

WB

[Jimbuna]

Since buying SH3 I've turned into a warship geek (mostly thanks to Subsim!) but aircraft remain my first love.

WB

Sorry but couldn't resist :O:

http://img547.imageshack.us/img547/8096/8ij5.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/547/8ij5.jpg/)

http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/8383/kbih.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/94/kbih.jpg/)

[Wreford-Brown]

Sorry but couldn't resist :O:

Nice pics Jim. I got chatting with a Tornado pilot last time I was in Minhad - he definitely didn't rate the Typhoon (although he could just have been jealous!).

The modern aircraft at the museum:

http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww340/Wreford-Brown/20130809%20Hannover%20aircraft%20museum/27-AntonovAn-2R_zpsf3398a44.jpg (http://s733.photobucket.com/user/Wreford-Brown/media/20130809%20Hannover%20aircraft%20museum/27-AntonovAn-2R_zpsf3398a44.jpg.html)

http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww340/Wreford-Brown/20130809%20Hannover%20aircraft%20museum/30-MiG15_zps4587a4ea.jpg (http://s733.photobucket.com/user/Wreford-Brown/media/20130809%20Hannover%20aircraft%20museum/30-MiG15_zps4587a4ea.jpg.html)

http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww340/Wreford-Brown/20130809%20Hannover%20aircraft%20museum/32-Alouette_zps1294617f.jpg (http://s733.photobucket.com/user/Wreford-Brown/media/20130809%20Hannover%20aircraft%20museum/32-Alouette_zps1294617f.jpg.html)

http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww340/Wreford-Brown/20130809%20Hannover%20aircraft%20museum/34-LockheedF-104Starfighter_zpsca27deb3.jpg (http://s733.photobucket.com/user/Wreford-Brown/media/20130809%20Hannover%20aircraft%20museum/34-LockheedF-104Starfighter_zpsca27deb3.jpg.html)

[CaptainMattJ.]

A little ironic how they have a P51 hanging right behind the BF-109. At least to me it is.

[Schroeder]

A little ironic how they have a P51 hanging right behind the BF-109. At least to me it is.
It's just a small scale model. So no danger.:O:

[fireftr18]

Great pics. Thanks for sharing.

[Jimbuna]

It's just a small scale model. So no danger.:O:

:rock::rock::rock:

[Wreford-Brown]

Last of the pics. There was an awesome collection of scale models from the earliest attempts at flight to the latest aircraft (up to the F-22 and F-35). Tempting though it was to photograph them all, I decided to stick to two GWX favourites then those in my new mod (shameless plug here :up:):

http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww340/Wreford-Brown/20130809%20Hannover%20aircraft%20museum/49-Foche-AngelisFa223_zpsdd6267b6.jpg (http://s733.photobucket.com/user/Wreford-Brown/media/20130809%20Hannover%20aircraft%20museum/49-Foche-AngelisFa223_zpsdd6267b6.jpg.html)

http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww340/Wreford-Brown/20130809%20Hannover%20aircraft%20museum/50-DornierDo18_zps1a69366e.jpg (http://s733.photobucket.com/user/Wreford-Brown/media/20130809%20Hannover%20aircraft%20museum/50-DornierDo18_zps1a69366e.jpg.html)

http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww340/Wreford-Brown/20130809%20Hannover%20aircraft%20museum/51-DornierDo23_zps4e7ebb7f.jpg (http://s733.photobucket.com/user/Wreford-Brown/media/20130809%20Hannover%20aircraft%20museum/51-DornierDo23_zps4e7ebb7f.jpg.html)

http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww340/Wreford-Brown/20130809%20Hannover%20aircraft%20museum/52-AradoAR196_zps3dc0f890.jpg (http://s733.photobucket.com/user/Wreford-Brown/media/20130809%20Hannover%20aircraft%20museum/52-AradoAR196_zps3dc0f890.jpg.html)

http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww340/Wreford-Brown/20130809%20Hannover%20aircraft%20museum/53-HeinkelHe219_zpsfb2b4d67.jpg (http://s733.photobucket.com/user/Wreford-Brown/media/20130809%20Hannover%20aircraft%20museum/53-HeinkelHe219_zpsfb2b4d67.jpg.html)

http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww340/Wreford-Brown/20130809%20Hannover%20aircraft%20museum/54-HortenGo229_zps4a8ada82.jpg (http://s733.photobucket.com/user/Wreford-Brown/media/20130809%20Hannover%20aircraft%20museum/54-HortenGo229_zps4a8ada82.jpg.html)

Plus, this being Germany, there was a small excuse for these models:

http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww340/Wreford-Brown/20130809%20Hannover%20aircraft%20museum/55-U552_zps632ee6fa.jpg (http://s733.photobucket.com/user/Wreford-Brown/media/20130809%20Hannover%20aircraft%20museum/55-U552_zps632ee6fa.jpg.html)

http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww340/Wreford-Brown/20130809%20Hannover%20aircraft%20museum/56-VIIC_zpsaf79ac6a.jpg (http://s733.photobucket.com/user/Wreford-Brown/media/20130809%20Hannover%20aircraft%20museum/56-VIIC_zpsaf79ac6a.jpg.html)

Hope you've enjoyed the pics, and if you're ever in Hannover the museum is about 25 minutes drive from the airport.

[Tchocky]

That would be worth the trip :hmmm:

[Cybermat47]

Any pics of a Fokker Dr.VII in that collection?

BEEEP! BEEP! PEDANT ALERT!

It was called the D.VII, not the Dr.VII. The Dr. designation was for triplanes only.

[Oberon]

Oooh, is that a Pup in the WWI replicas?

[Wreford-Brown]

Oooh, is that a Pup in the WWI replicas?

Nope, it's a Camel.

[Cybermat47]

Oooh, is that a Pup in the WWI replicas?

More importantly, is that a Fokker Eindecker just to the left of it?!

[Fubar2Niner]

Love that F104, such an iconic aircraft. Great pics WB :arrgh!:

Best regards.

Fubar2Niner

[Schroeder]

More importantly, is that a Fokker Eindecker just to the left of it?!
Yep.:yep: