Visit to Forsvarets Flysamling Gardermoen Norwegian Armed Forces Aircraft Collection

My apologies Robert, i have just been to the museum and there is a notice on the door stating: closed until further notice. Damn shame its an excellent museum, lets hope they get the issues sorted out..

I have been advise that the current situation at Gardermoen is that it is closed due to politics!
Also the information from Bodo is “The civil exhibition is entirely closed for our guests. The new civil exhibit opens in December 2016. We understand that the trip from Scotland is long and costly for you, and would advise you to wait with your visit to Bodø and the museum till 2017.”
So seems pointless to travel to Norway this year. What a pity. Shows how important it is to check things out before making bookings.

Hi yes its open on sundays great museum, if anyone wants i can pick up from Gardermoen and have a spare room.

Has anyone any up to date information about the museum? Is it currently open or not. The web site suggests it has been closed and an opening in march 2016 was cancelled. I cant geta reply to my emails and hope to make a second vist from Scotland soon.

I visited the museum yesterday……………………….. It’s closed 🙁

It will re-open sometime in 2015 according to the notice on the door……………….

Be sure to check opening hours before you go there. 17th of May was obviously like the worst timed day ever to head over. You can also take the S33 bus from the terminal, you’re supposed to show the driver a ticket you will get off at the parking area (neighbours to the museum) but I’ve taken that bus three or four times the past months and they never check. Ergo, it’s free.

I was there on Thursday this week for a meeting with the Norwegian Spitfire Foundation. Luckily, we got to see the 88.

I doubt they have any problems with some photos posted.

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Replica Spitfire FN-W with Ulf Wormdals unofficial squadron badge.
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For us Southerners,
Norwegian operate from Gatwick to Gardermoen and tickets are from under £30 each way arrives middayish and back at 6ish so time enough for this little gem. Check opening days and times as it varies during the year !

Visited there in 2012.
It’s a wonderful museum and worth the effort to get there. I got the shuttle bus to and from the terminal also, which worked well.
Best thing about the day is (I asked if I could) and they let me see the JU88, and was even allowed to take this photo.

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I highly recommend Norway to anyone. Found the food expensive, but accommodation can be found cheaply if you look.

James K I think Bodo would be even further away!

Nice shots, thanks Robert. The BOAC Lodestar and He-111 in particular are beautiful!

Looks like a really good museum, I was in Oslo 3 years ago but did not make the museum. My bank account is still trying to recover from my trip to Norway, beautiful country, lovely people, but so expensive. Hope to get back and see this museum.

Recently I noticed that there were direct flights from Edinburgh to Oslo by Norwegian that go to Gardermoen unlike Easyjet whose airport is 2 hours south of Oslo! I managed to view the collection a few days ago and some photos are here.

Lovely shots Robert, thanks for sharing them with us… do you have any objection to my reproducing the Ju52 & He111 shots on the LEMB? I will, of course, fully credit you and this forum as the source… and if you have any additional shots of their Luftwaffe exhibits, that would be good too 🙂

Cheers
Pete

Thanks for sharing – more pics please! It’s a museum high on the list to visit, but I think it’s about the farthest museum in the world from me at the moment…

Thanks for the info. Very important.
Good photos of a collection my friends and I have been wanting to visit.
Excellent Ju52. Most Museums are thrilled to have one. “Real or not real”!