Air Force Museum — Attraction in Linköpings kommun

Mixed Feeling about this museum, visit on 22nd June 2022

As general history museum it’s good but absolutely not recommended for aviation enthusiasts.

The Good (Pro): +Very child friendly ++Playground on the outside is a small runaway with a lot to play and drive around for different ages. ++Same for the interior, some parts are very child orientated with a lot of interactional entertainment +The so called “Catalina Incident” and the DC3 Exhibition are done pretty good and surprisingly sceptical to the government and their involvement or decisions, such as documents from 1952 are still classified. +Living Rooms of the different eras give a nice flair +Easy accessible and followable Exhibition for the Cold War era +Description of the detailed history of the particular exhibited Plane

The Bad (Contra) -Museum is so general that it’s losing its focus on aviation and seems to become rather a general museum with some elements of aviation -Exhibits are often hung up or in a elevated position. With technical interest in the planes you have often only the chance to see them from bellow or far away from a balcony. Only the insanely huge Catalina in the beginning, a helicopter, Bofors or AA Rocket can be seen from close. The J29 or modern fighter were elevated and could not show their insane dimensions. -Only the Cold War era is currently (June 2022) accessible, other eras are closed. -Only very limited view to the pre 45 Exhibits

Own Anecdote: Asked if I could see the Reggiane J20 from close, even if the area is just closed by a rope. With security or some of the staff if they have time free for five minutes. Cashiers seemed willingly but their middle aged blonde shift manager(?) brushed that request away and said that this is a restricted area an no one is allowed, if I want to see that I need to apply several weeks before for such a request and then it’s not even certain as I just want to look at a plane…. Did not discussed this further as it would not change the outcome and somehow she does not realised that looking at things, is the main purpose of a museum.

This was a huge let down.

Not even in France, with similar requests, I had been met with such unkindness.

Seems people ask this often and she has enough of this question… Pictures are included of the view you currently can have at the pre...

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