People Pfaffenhofen an der Roth, Bavaria

Hermann-Köhl-Museum

Small museum in the town hall of Pfaffenhofen an der Roth, which commemorates the ocean aviator Hermann Köhl.

Opening hoursFree admission

About the museum

The Hermann-Köhl-Museum commemorates the honorary citizen of Pfaffenhofen an der Roth, the aviation pioneer Hermann Köhl (1888–1938). Born in Neu-Ulm, Köhl was the first to fly nonstop from Europe across the North Atlantic to America, in April 1928, together with Ehrenfried Günther Freiherr von Hünefeld and James Fitzmaurice, in the “Bremen”. After landing on Greenly Island, the crew was celebrated at home and abroad. Köhl then devoted himself to the development of civil aviation.

The memorial was first set up in 1960 at the Hermann-Köhl-Schule. Senior teacher E. Fischer designed and looked after it in memory of the honorary citizen. Köhl died in Munich in 1938 and was buried in Pfaffenhofen.

Today the collection is housed in the foyer of the town hall on Kirchplatz. Newspaper reports, photographs, decorations, a flying helmet and documents show the ocean flight and the life of the pilot. The market municipality of Pfaffenhofen maintains and expands the collection to preserve the memory of the aviation pioneer for future generations. Further information, pictures and historical reports on the ocean flight are provided by a separate website about Hermann Köhl.

Highlights

Mementos of the ocean flight of the “Bremen” in 1928
Flying helmet, documents and decorations
Newspaper reports and photographs in the town hall foyer
Free admission

Permanent exhibition

Erinnerungsstücke an Hermann Köhl – Newspaper reports, photographs, decorations, a flying helmet and documents on the life of the ocean aviator and the flight of the “Bremen”.

Founded: 1960
Operated by: Markt Pfaffenhofen a.d.Roth