Robert von Zeppelin and Aviation Museum

The Robert von Zeppelin and Aviation Museum is a museum in the East Frisian town of Wittmund . It was founded in June 2015 by the operating association “Robert von Zeppelin- und Fliegermuseum Wittmund e. V. ”opens and shows the regional history of the historic Wittmundhafen airfield , which was originally used by the Imperial Navy from 1916 . Initially, three zeppelins of the Kriegsmarine were stationed at Wittmundhafen and flew on reconnaissance flights to England and France.

Namesake

The museum is named after Robert von Zeppelin, a descendant of the airship designer Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin living in the United States .

exhibition

The exhibition shows models of the Wittmundhafen airfield , zeppelins and airplanes on around 300 square meters of exhibition space . Information boards provide information about the history of regional aviation in and around Wittmund. The namesake Robert von Zeppelin made several aviation exhibits available from his private collection, including a uniform of a marine from the First World War .

In addition to the early phase of flying on Wittmundhafen , attention is also drawn to the later history of flying on the airfield.

Further subject areas

The museum's collection shows functional historical printing machines , early bicycles with auxiliary motors and a documentation of Frisian sports from other subject areas .

literature

• Stadtarchiv Wittmund (ed.): Airships over East Friesland - Wittmundhaven 1916–1921. Issue 2 of the "Wittmunder Hefte" series

Web links

• Internet presence of Robert von Zeppelin and Aviation Museum

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Von Fliegern und Zeppelinen - Exhibition shows the history of aviation in and around Wittmund , accessed on July 6, 2016

Coordinates: 53 ° 34 '31.69 "  N , 7 ° 46' 54.59"  O