Aviation & War Museum Texel — Attraction in Texel

A small, yet very interesting museum if you like aviation and or history of world war 2 at Texel. The museum combines a very well laid out exhibit of world war 2 (with lots of original artifacts) and a general exhibit of aviation at the island. All information is in Dutch English and German. The volunteers are available to share stories or answer questions. For children there's also a chance to try out a flight simulator (bring coins! ). Note: Entrance is on the side facing the airfield There's no cafeteria, but the airfield next door has a nice restaurant with terrace so you can watch...

Very interesting museum partly about the war and a lot about aviation. We saw a very impressive British movie (in color) from the 40's regarding airplanes (bombers) during the war. There are several showcases regarding the war and several small plains exhibited. Also there is a small room with al lot of old radios on display.

The museum is based at Texel Airport which is fun to see what's happening there. Sightseeing flights, paratroopers, training flights etc. You will get a coupon for a drink and a pie next door where there is a terrace with runway view. Very nice...

Very interesting Museum about Dutch flight history and the war period of the Texel Island. The Documentation center for all war plane crashes during WWII in this area of the Netherlands provides remarkable details about the fate of pilots and crews of allied and German planes. Furthermore the visitor gets to know a lot about the last battle of WWII in central Europe fought until the end of May 45 between a Georgian volunteer unit (created in 44 by the Germans from former Soviet prisoners of war) and Wehrmacht units. The civilian victims of the battle are also...