Schleißheim airfield / works:

The "Deutsches Museum" has its exhibition for air and space travel
at the Schleißheim airfield / works which lies approx. 150 m south
west from the Schleißheim palace.

"Deutsches Museum" Schleißheim airfield / works. The photo above
shows the restored airfield works hall without the new exhibition hall.
The photo below encompasses the complete exhibition facilities.

Beside documents covering air travel, there are various helicopters, gliders,
seaplanes and aeroplanes in the exhibition. These include for example
a Dornier seaplane the Do 24 TT, aircraft such as the Douglas DC 3 and
the Junkers W 33 "Bremen" and examples of military aircraft, the Heinkel
He 111 and the Halberstadt D VII.

 

Schleißheim aircraft / works

8.000 m² of exhibition

open daily

9.00 am to 5.00 pm

 

The history of the Schleißheim airfield started in 1912 with the founding of the
Bavarian air troop. The airfield is one of the oldest existing.
The development in part dates back to the very first years of flying.

After the first world war, Schleißheim became the centre of the ever increasing
air travel. Further, it became the practical centre for the German flying school
and eventually the new airbase for the German airforce.

After the war the airfield was taken over firstly by the American and later once
again the German airforce. Finally various private flying clubs and a squadron
of the German border patrol were to share the airfield.