Ängelholm Part II - Flygt (Flight) Museum

The second part of our trip was to the Flight Museum.  I was sure we were going the wrong way when our GPS directed us down a tiny switchback road:

The road (heading to the right)

And sure enough, it was.  We ended up at a dead-end and a gate behind the airport.  We managed to backtrack to the main road and found a sign to the museum.  When we saw the jet in the park we knew we were on the right track:

The jet fighter was flying a little low

Outside the museum was a RAF Bloodhound Mk II Surface to Air Missile from the UK missile squadron stationed in Sweden until 1978:

RAF Bloodhound MkII Surface to Air Missile

Outside the museum was a signpost showing directions to various cities.  "I didn't know we could drive to New York from here," Cam said.

The kids investigate the sign

Cam took up guard outside and then we all headed in:

Cam on guard

Inside there were displays on various civilian and air force memorabilia as well as flight simulators (extra charge) and a big hangar filled with fighter planes.

Some of the items

Insignias and patches

Tail patch from one of the crews

 

Another tail patch

The kids took their turns being fighter pilots:

Tomas - Callsign Maverick

Cameron - Callsign Goose

Alana - Callsign Iceman

The hanger was filled with planes, from some of the old World War II fighters to more modern jets such as the Gripen and the Viggen.

Starter Engine

Panoramic view of a jet engine - the slight bend is due to the panoramic function of the camera

J35J Draken

Augusta Bell helicopter

 

There was also a Draken Cockpit that the kids could sit in and try out. "This is just like Star Wars!" was the cry from the boys as they tried to shoot down Tie Fighters that only they could see:

Alana in the cockpit

Tomas in the cockpit, those Tie Fighters will never know what hit them

Cameron in the cockpit

I was more interested in seeing what type of circular mil-spec connectors they used on the other side

After the cockpit were some more exhibits on ejector seats, flight masks and cockpit controls:

Ejector Seats - The seat itself has a parachute and the pilot inside has his own parachute also

Flight masks

Cockpit control

The Saab 37 Viggen Fighter Jet

The Saab gripen

The highlight for the kids was the fact that when we went up to observation deck they could see a small foam glider plane stuck on the wing of one of the display planes:

Help! I'm stuck!

There was also the wheel of a British Lancaster Avro Bomber that crashed in the sea off the coast of Sweden in World War II:

Info on the wheel

The wheel of the crashed Lancaster Avro Bomber

Some more photos of the planes in the hangar:





After arguing with the kids over not buying them another ice-block, we headed home.

It was well worth the trip, the drive was just over one hour and the weather today wasn't too bad at all (6 degrees).