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.

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.

Buildings

Collection Do note that some of the aircraft are not viewable by the public or have been moved to different locations,

Aeroplanes up to 1945

Country of Origin Model / Nickname Location Picture Douglas C-47 original A65-69from:Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin next to Tower Avro 504K Reproductionhangar 3 Bücker Bü 181 hangar 3 CASA 2.111 DFS 230 Reproductionhangar 3 Farman III Reproductionhangar 3 Fieseler Fi 156 Storch Reproductionhangar 3 Fokker D VII (F) Reproductionhangar 3 Fokker Dr.I Reproductionhangar 3 Fokker E.III Reproductionhangar 3 Grunau Baby II originalhangar 3 Junkers J 9 (DI) Reproductionhangar 3 Etrich-Rumpler Taube Reproductionhangar 3 Messerschmitt Bf 108 Taifun wreck Hispano Aviación HA-1112 hangar 3 Messerschmitt Me 163 originalhangar 3 DFS SG 38 Schulgleiter originalhangar 3 Siebel Si 204 originaldepot Siemens-Schuckert D.III Reproductionhangar 3

NATO aeroplanes

Country of Origin Model / Nickname Location Picture Breguet 1150 Atlantic61+17 originalopen air Canadair CL-13B Sabre Mk.6D-9542 originalopen air Dassault Mirage III13-OL originalopen air Dassault Super Mystère10-SA originalopen air Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet41+50 originalhangar 7 DHC-1 Chipmunk T-10WG466 hangar 3http://museum-digital.de/nat/pdf/publicinfo.php?oges=47558 | Sammlungsseite Dornier Do-2757+38 originalhangar 7 Dornier Do-28 D-259+20 originalopen air English Electric Canberra99+35 originalopen air English Electric Lightning F.2AXN730 originalopen air Fairey Gannet AS.4UA+106 originalopen air Fiat G-91 R399+12 originalopen air Fiat G-91 R435+41 originalopen air Fiat G-91 T399+40 originalopen air Fouga CM.170 MagisterAA+014 originalhangar 7 Gloster Meteor NF.11 originalopen air Hawker Harrier GR Mk.1XV278 originalopen air Hawker Sea Hawk Mk.4WV865 originalopen air Hawker Hunter F Mk.6XG152 originalopen air Hamburger Flugzeugbau HFB-320 Hansa Jet Hansa-Jet ECM16+26 originalopen air Hunting Percival P.66 Pembroke C.Mk. 54AS-558 originalopen air Lockheed F-104G Starfighter26+49 originalopen air Lockheed F-104G Starfighter20+37 originalhangar 3 Lockheed F-104G Starfighteron Zero-length launcherDB+127 originalopen air(next to tower building) Lockheed TF-104G Starfighter27+90 originalopen air Lockheed F-104F Starfighter29+06 originalhangar 7 Lockheed T-33A9455 originalopen air Cessna T-37B65-10824 EN originalhangar 7 McDonnell Douglas F-4F Phantom II38+34 originalhangar 7 McDonnell Douglas RF-4E Phantom II35+62 originalopen air Nord Aviation N2501D Noratlas99+14 originalopen air North American F-86K Sabre55-4881 as JD-249 originalopen air North American HarvardAA+615 originalhangar 7 Panavia Tornado IDS44+68 originalhangar 7 Piaggio P.14990+78 originalopen air Piper PA-18 Super CubAS+525 originalhangar 3 (Decke) Pützer Elster97+03 originaldepot Raab Doppelraab IVD-3547 originaldepot Republic F-84F ThunderstreakDF-316 originalhangar 7 Republic RF-84F ThunderflashEB-344 originalopen air Rockwell OV-10B Bronco99+33 originalopen air C-160 Transall50+56 originalopen air

Warsaw Pact aeroplanes

Country of Origin Model / Nickname Location Picture Antonov An-2822 originaldepot Antonov An-2652+09, ex 369 originalopen air Ilyushin Il-28208 originalopen air Yakovlev Yak-11225 originalhangar 3 Yakovlev Yak-1825 originaldepot Let L-29 Delfin311 originalopen air Let L-39V Albatros28–48, ex 170 originalopen air Let L-410 UVP53+10, ex 318 originalopen air Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15bis3905 originalopen air Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17F346 originalopen air Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17PF originalopen air Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21M596 originalopen air Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21UM23–77, ex 256 originalopen air Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21F-13645 originalopen air Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23BN20–51, ex 710 originalopen air Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23MF20–02, ex 577 originalopen air Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29G29+03, ex 615 originalhangar 7 Sukhoi Su-22M425+44, ex 798 originalopen air Zlín Z 43D-ENVA, ex 17 originalopen air

Helicopters

Country of Origin Model / Nickname Location Picture Alouette II76+03 originaldepot Alouette II75+46 originaldepot Bell UH-1D Iroquois71+42 originalhangar 7 Bell UH-1D IroquoisD-HATE originalopen air Boeing Vertol/Piasecki H-2183+08 originalhangar 3 Bristol Type 171 Sycamore HR.5278+04 originalhangar 7 MBB Bo-10598+20 originalopen air MBB Bo-105 originalhangar 7 Mil Mi-294+63, ex 393 originalopen air Mil Mi-4A565 originalopen air Mil Mi-8S93+51, ex 914 originalopen air Mil Mi-8T93+14, ex 927 originalopen air Mil Mi-993+92, ex 411 originalopen air Mil Mi-24D5211, ex 521 originalopen air Mil Mi-24P96+43, ex 387 originalopen air Saunders Roe Skeeter originalhangar 3 Sikorsky H-34G80+34 originalhangar 7

Unmanned systems

Country of Origin Model Location Picture Canadair CL-89 (AN/USD-501) originalhangar 7 Canadair CL-289 (AN/USD-502) originalhangar 7 Fritz X originaldepot Henschel Hs 293 A-1 originalhangar 3 MGM-1 Matador originalopen air(next to hangar 7) MGM-31 Pershing originalopen air(next to hangar 7) TUCAN-95 originalhangar 7 Rauchspurautomat 160, Schwarz-Propellerwerke Berlin originaldepot Q2 (FM) originalhangar 7

Anti-aircraft and radar systems

Country of Origin Model Location Picture 2-cm-Flak 38 originaldepot Rheinmetall Flak 20 mm Zwillig original hangar 7 ZU-23-2 originaldepot Bofors 40 mm gun originalhangar 7 Flak 8,8 originalhangar 3 150 cm Flak-Scheinwerfer 34 originalhangar 3 Nike Hercules originalopen air S-200 Vega originalopen air MIM-23 Hawk originalopen air loading vehicle XM 501 for Hawk originalhangar 3 MIM-104 Patriot originalopen air S-75 Dvina originalopen air Petschora S-125M originalopen air Roland 2 originalopen air(next to hangar 7) Flakortungsgerät FuMG 65Würzburg radar originalopen air radar ASR-B originalopen air radar BWB 23342 ARTUS Type ME 0632 GxJ/2 originalopen air radar FPN-36 originalopen air NP 510 (UHF-tracking) originalopen air(next to hangar 7) radar PAR-C originalopen air KRTP-86 TAMARA originalopen air Westinghouse AN/TPS-43 originalopen air Ramona KRTP-81/81M originalopen air Ural-375A with secondary radar 1L22 Parol originalopen air

Vehicles

Country of Origin Model Location Picture MAN 630 5t t-mil withportable tower originalopen air(next to tower building) mobile tower FSA-90 originalopen air(next to tower building) Clarktor CT 30 Pushback Tractor originalhangar 7 DKW Munga 4 (Typ F91/4) originalhangar 7 calibration laboratory trailer originalopen air NSU Kettenkraftrad HK 101 originalhangar 3 Hercules K 125 BW originalhangar 7 Magirus-Deutz tanking vehicle originalopen air MAN tanking vehicle originalopen air MJ1 VW bomb loading vehicle originalhangar 7 Kleinkübelwagen P 601 A originalhangar 7 Volkswagen 181 originalhangar 7 Ural-4320 originalopen air

Engines

Country of Origin Model Location Picture Oberursel U0 hangar 3 Clerget Humber BR-1 hangar 3 (adjoining room) BMW 801 D hangar 3 Daimler Benz DB 603 A original unrestauriertdepot Daimler Benz DB 605 A originalhangar 3 (adjoining room) Junkers Jumo 213 AG-1 originalhangar 3 BMW 003 hangar 3 (adjoining room) Junkers Jumo 004 original unrestaurierthangar 3 (adjoining room) Walter HWK 109-500 originalhangar 3 (adjoining room) Walter HWK 109-509A originalhangar 3 (adjoining room) Allison J33 originalhangar 3 (adjoining room) Armstrong Siddeley Double Mamba-ASMD-3 originaldepot engine collection Klimov RD-33 originaldepot engine collection Klimov TV3-117 originaldepot engine collection Klimov VK-1A originalhangar 3 (adjoining room) General Electric J79-GE-11A originaldepot engine collection Lyulka AL-21 F3 originaldepot engine collection Turbo-Union RB199 originaldepot engine collection

References

External links

MHM Flugplatz Berlin-Gatow Förderverein des Luftwaffenmuseums der Bundeswehr e.V. Luftwaffenmuseum der Bundeswehr Berlin-Gatow Picture gallery "Arbeitsgruppe historische Luftfahrttechnik Daedalus" gallery @public-transport.net