The Flyhistorisk Museum ("Aviation Museum") is located at the seaplane base near Stavanger Airport, Sola in Rogaland, and is part of the Jærmuseet regional museum. The facility is a hangar built by the Germans during World War II. After the war, the Royal Norwegian Air Force took over the hangar for the maintenance of military aviation equipment. The museum was founded in 1984, initially occupying just a corner of the hangar. Over time, the museum has expanded to take over two-thirds of the building, which it currently shares with the aviation mechanics program of Sola Upper Secondary School.
The museum chronicles Norwegian aviation history, with a special focus on the Cold War and World War II, often through a local lens. Several of the aircraft on display are the only surviving examples of their type in the world, such as the museum's Caproni Ca. 310 and Heinkel He 115. For other aircraft on display, only a couple or very few surviving examples exist worldwide.
In addition to the aircraft, the exhibition features a variety of wreckage remains, as well as weapons, models, and other artifacts. The aviation museum also has an active friends association (volunteer association).
Aircraft on display
Military aircraft
Arado Ar 96B-1 Arado Ar 196 Caproni Ca.310 CA-310 Consolidated PBY Catalina de Havilland DH 82 Tiger Moth 151 Fairchild PT-26 Cornell Fieseler Fi 156 Storch (in World War II Luftwaffe colors) Heinkel He 115 Messerschmitt Bf 109 Saab Safirc/n 91336
Civilian
Aero Grand Commander 680, formerly used by the Norwegian Environmental Protection Agency (Statens Forurensingstilsyn) Aerodyne Vector 610 Convair CV-440 Metropolitan, LN-KLK in the colors of Norsk Metropolitan Klubb. Used by SAS and Norfly De Havilland DH-114 Heron 1B, in the colors of Braathens S.A.F.E. ex. Garuda Indonesia PH-GHB and BUIA G-AOXL DFS Olympia Meise LN-SCA ex.LZ+ET DFS 38 Schulgleider 610 Eon Baby Type 8 (glider) c/n 018 LN-GBI Fokker F.27 Friendship 100, LN-SUF, used by Braathens S.A.F.E and Busy Bee Hols`s der Teufel, "Mehank II" Noorduyn Norseman, c/n 92 LN-BDR used by RNoAF and Fjellfly! Piel CP.301 Emmeraude Piper PA-38 Tomahawk Scheibe Bergfalke (glider) c/n 202 LN-GBH
Helicopter
Aérospatiale SA 332 Super Puma LN-OMC Bell 47, in the colours of Helikopter Service Bell UH-1B 61-0688 Westland Sea King WA746, 060
Outdoor exhibitions
Canadair CF-104 Starfighter Douglas DC-6, LN-SUB, used by Braathens S.A.F.E. ex. N151 with Everts Air Cargo Funkmessortungsgerät FuMo 214 «Würzburg-Riese» NM-116 Saab RF-35 Draken
References
External links Flyhistorisk Museum Sola official site