A hidden treasure of a museum - and nobody knows it

Skybird · 09-05-09, 06:54 AM

Pic
http://www.tagesspiegel.de/medien/he...e1,298411.html

Text
http://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/Te...art270,2891978

the article claims that after fusion of East- and WestGerman airforces and the British giving up Gatow, the small airfield in the West of Berlin has become the biggest collection of old fighterplanes and fighterbombers in the world. Don't know if that is true or a reporter's exaggeration, but nevertheless it seems to be a pretty precious collection of planes from the WWII era, and a huge collection of planes from the cold war era, both Eatern and Western models. Over 220 types are on display, they say.

And nobody knows that this official museum of the German Luftwaffe exists.

Entrance is free.

The pieces are rotting while exposed to weather, rain and sunlight.

tourism bureaus do not list it, or lead people to a wrong adress, the postal adress of the office 5 km east of it.

It would be a good idea to move this huge collection of planes (220, 65 from cold war era, the rest from WWII) to Tempelhof which is no longer active since some months. But no - the communist-socialist big coalition in Berlin, led by an extremely narcissistic, arrogant and incompetent mayor with ambitions in federal politics (poor germany), decided - or better the mayor all alone decided - that there should be a yearly fashion show, and eventually one of the hangars becomes home to a local icehockey club.

To do justice, one should say the defence ministry's enthusiams to move the museum also is minimal.

What a waste of space, place and reputation in Tempelhof.

If you visit berlin, check the museum out. But you must find out yourselve where it is, must be the old British airfield at Gatow. I can't tell you, because I did not know myself that it has been installed there. Just follow the map shopwing the old airfield. Do not follow the postal adresses for the office in the centre of the city.

I know head to Google Earth to check if I can see something.

09-05-09, 06:54 AM	#1
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,611 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	A hidden treasure of a museum - and nobody knows it Pic http://www.tagesspiegel.de/medien/he...e1,298411.html Text http://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/Te...art270,2891978 the article claims that after fusion of East- and WestGerman airforces and the British giving up Gatow, the small airfield in the West of Berlin has become the biggest collection of old fighterplanes and fighterbombers in the world. Don't know if that is true or a reporter's exaggeration, but nevertheless it seems to be a pretty precious collection of planes from the WWII era, and a huge collection of planes from the cold war era, both Eatern and Western models. Over 220 types are on display, they say. And nobody knows that this official museum of the German Luftwaffe exists. Entrance is free. The pieces are rotting while exposed to weather, rain and sunlight. tourism bureaus do not list it, or lead people to a wrong adress, the postal adress of the office 5 km east of it. It would be a good idea to move this huge collection of planes (220, 65 from cold war era, the rest from WWII) to Tempelhof which is no longer active since some months. But no - the communist-socialist big coalition in Berlin, led by an extremely narcissistic, arrogant and incompetent mayor with ambitions in federal politics (poor germany), decided - or better the mayor all alone decided - that there should be a yearly fashion show, and eventually one of the hangars becomes home to a local icehockey club. To do justice, one should say the defence ministry's enthusiams to move the museum also is minimal. What a waste of space, place and reputation in Tempelhof. If you visit berlin, check the museum out. But you must find out yourselve where it is, must be the old British airfield at Gatow. I can't tell you, because I did not know myself that it has been installed there. Just follow the map shopwing the old airfield. Do not follow the postal adresses for the office in the centre of the city. I know head to Google Earth to check if I can see something. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.