Luftfahrtmuseum Hannover-Laatzen

Looks a very nice museum. One thing though I thought the Swastika was a banned symbol in Germany?

The swastika is only allowed in its historical context – museums, historical documentaries, etc. For example, in the railway museum in Koblenz you can see Herman Göring’s personal train which has retained it’s original emblems (as well as a rather large refrigerator).

I happen to work for the Luftwaffe (teaching English) and one of the first things I was told when I got the job was that Nazi symbolism was strictly forbidden in lessons. It’s a bit schizophrenic, because our base is named after a Second World War fighter ace, with a portait of him displayed in the cafeteria. When I produced a worksheet about him I had to blank out the emblem on the tail of his aircraft.

Still, I can’t blame them for being touchy about the whole subject.

And background info on the Spit? An F22?

Should be LF XIV E, MV370

You can display swastikas in Germany for historical reasons if you have official permission to do so, which means you can have swastikas displayed on some museum aircraft but never on airworthy aircraft.

Looks a very nice museum. One thing though I thought the Swastika was a banned symbol in Germany?

An older set of photos from Laatzen.

http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?t=108199

Looks good.

And background info on the Spit? An F22?

A beautifully presented series of aircraft and displays. My compliments to the staff, and to GliderSpit for sharing this gem with us.

The 190 is the first built airframe (fuselage and wings) by FlugWerk using many original parts (tail, engine, cowling etc.)

Cees

Everything in there looks as though it is ready for use and shows how a good museum should be.

The 109 and the 190 are recovered from crash sites. They are beautifully restored. It could have been airworthy aircraft.

That looks like a first rate museum, thanks for the pics. Any background on the me109 or the FW190?

Very nice – thanks for posting

Roger Smith.