Flugmuseum Messerschmitt
Museum of the Messerschmitt Foundation on the Airbus site in Manching with partly airworthy Messerschmitt aircraft – visits by guided tour only.
About the museum
The roots go back to the 1970s, when employees of a subsidiary of Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm built an airworthy Bf 109 from a Spanish licensed production, intended to commemorate Willy Messerschmitt at air shows. More vintage aircraft were added, and by the mid-1990s there was no more room.
The Messerschmitt Foundation, co-founded in 1969 by the aircraft designer himself, and the then DASA – today Airbus – therefore decided on a hangar of their own. For Messerschmitt's 100th birthday it was opened on June 26, 1998 on the factory grounds in Manching, directly next to the Ingolstadt/Manching air base.
The museum's aim is to keep as many machines as possible airworthy and to show them regularly at flying events; a glass workshop is therefore part of the concept. The collection includes a replica of the M 17, two Bf 108 "Taifun," several variants of the Bf 109, a replica of the Me 163 rocket fighter as a glider, an airworthy replica of the Me 262 as well as the jet aircraft HA 200 and HA 300 developed in Spain. A KR 200 cabin scooter recalls Messerschmitt's postwar products. Because the museum is located on a secured company site, it is only accessible on registered guided tours.
Highlights
- Partly airworthy Messerschmitt aircraft from the M 17 to the HA 300
- Airworthy replica of the Me 262 jet fighter
- Bf 109 in several variants, including a two-seater
- Glass workshop for the maintenance of the aircraft
- Messerschmitt KR 200 cabin scooter
Permanent exhibitions
- Messerschmitt-Flugzeugsammlung – Originals and replicas of aircraft by Willy Messerschmitt from several decades, many of them airworthy, plus a glass workshop.
- Founded
- 1998
- Operated by
- Messerschmitt Stiftung (in Kooperation mit Airbus)
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
| Children & teens | –Minimum age 16 years. |
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The museum tours are free of charge.
Accessibility
The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.
Kids & families
Only partly suitable for kidsRecommended for ages 16+
Visits only possible from age 16.
Getting there & parking
By car
Parking available
Visitor parking lot at the main entrance of Airbus Defence and Space.
The museum is located on the secured Airbus factory grounds in Manching; from the main entrance (Rechliner Straße) a bus runs to the museum.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Photography | Photography in the museum for private purposes is permitted; photography is prohibited on the rest of the Airbus site. |
| Good to know | Meeting point around 12:45 at the main entrance of Airbus Defence and Space (Rechliner Straße), bus transfer to the museum, ending around 15:45 at the main entrance. Tours in German. Access only for persons registered by name with an ID card or passport; nationals of countries on the state blocklist (Staatensperrliste) will be denied entry. Pets are not allowed. During EMC tests on the neighboring site, people with electronic medical aids (e.g. pacemakers) cannot take part. Tours may be canceled at short notice for operational reasons. |
