Flugzeugmuseum Cämmerswalde

About the museum

The history of the museum begins in 1973: at that time a retired Ilyushin Il-14 was brought to Cämmerswalde at the Rauschenbach dam, reassembled and used as a restaurant and excursion destination. The aircraft, built in Dresden in 1957 with the registration DM-SAB, was first in service with the Deutsche Lufthansa of the GDR and afterward with Interflug, until it was taken out of service in 1970 after damage.

After German reunification, the innkeeper family Hetze bought the aircraft from the municipality; the restaurant is now in its own building next to it. In 2001 the site received official recognition as an aircraft museum. In the same year the family acquired a MiG-21 of the NVA air force, which had been flown from 1968 with several fighter wings and last served as a training aircraft at an officers' college. In 2006 a Mi-2 helicopter was added.

The Il-14, which once could carry 32 passengers, can also be visited inside. Information and exhibition material on GDR aviation complement the three aircraft. For families there is a playground and a park railway next to the museum, which runs around the aircraft.

Highlights

• Walk-in Interflug Il-14 passenger aircraft (DM-SAB), built in 1957
• MiG-21 fighter of the NVA air force
• Mi-2 helicopter
• Park railway around the aircraft and large playground
• Restaurant with beer garden directly at the aircraft

Permanent exhibitions

• Flugzeugmuseum Cämmerswalde – Three restored aircraft from GDR times outdoors – Il-14 passenger aircraft, MiG-21 fighter and Mi-2 helicopter –, supplemented by information on the aviation history of the GDR.

Founded

2001

Operated by

Familie Hetze (Gaststätte am Flugzeug)

Admission & discounts

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Accessibility

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Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Playground / play area

Large children's playground for climbing, swinging and sliding as well as a park railway that runs around the aircraft.

Getting there & parking

Cämmerswalde is about 5 km from Neuhausen and 10 km from Seiffen; from Freiberg it is about 30 km, from Dresden about 55 km. The dam wall of the Rauschenbach reservoir can be reached on foot.

Amenities & dining

• Restaurant

Restaurant at the aircraft with dining room, conservatory, fireplace room and beer garden.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Private parties

The restaurant at the aircraft hosts celebrations of all kinds in its rooms.