Garnisonsmuseet på Ärna
Air force museum at the Uppsala garrison about the Upplands flygflottilj (Upland Air Wing) F 16 and the flying cadet school F 20; visits by advance notice inside a military protected area.
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About the museum
Garnisonsmuseet på Ärna (Ärna Garrison Museum) opened in 1993, when Upplands flygflottilj F 16 (Upland Air Wing) celebrated its 50th anniversary. The building was already a storehouse and outbuilding (loge) for Bärby farm in the 18th century, and during the wing's first years it was used as an oil shed for the lubricating oils of the aircraft. The museum is run by Ärna Kamrat- och Veteranförening (Ärna Comrades and Veterans Association).
On the ground floor visitors can walk through different periods with their aircraft types, from propeller aircraft such as the J 22 and the J 26 Mustang to the jet era with the J 29 Flygande Tunnan (Flying Tunnan), the J 35 Draken, the Sk 60 and the last fighter aircraft at F 16, the JA 37 Jaktviggen. A model display shows the many aircraft types that the flying cadet school F 20 used.
On the upper floor the pioneer era is shown, with balloon flying, the Wright brothers' first powered flight, Swedish pioneers and the setting-up of F 16 in 1943. There are also display cases on conscript training, air traffic control, safety equipment for flying personnel including parachutes and life rafts, the radio equipment of the signals service and a selection of the meteorologist's tools. The association also has a museum library and a collection of books and films.
Highlights
- Aircraft and periods from the J 22 and J 26 Mustang to the J 35 Draken and JA 37 Jaktviggen
- Model display of the aircraft used by the flying cadet school F 20
- The pioneer era with balloon flying and the setting-up of F 16 in 1943
- Conscript training, air traffic control and signals equipment
- Building from the 18th century that was previously a storehouse and outbuilding for Bärby farm
Permanent exhibitions
- Flygplanens epoker – The ground floor shows periods with their aircraft types, from the J 22 to the JA 37 Jaktviggen, and a model display of the flying cadet school F 20.
- Pionjärtiden och värnpliktsutbildningen – The upper floor shows balloon flying, the first powered flights, the setting-up of F 16 in 1943, conscript training, air traffic control and safety equipment.
- Founded
- 1993
- Operated by
- Ärna Kamrat- och Veteranförening
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Getting there & parking
The museum lies within the Uppsala garrison area in the northern part of Uppsala Municipality. Follow the old E4, which is now länsväg 600 (a county road), and turn left before Bärby fire station, then continue to the garrison guard to register.
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | Visits require advance notice by email to one of the association's visit receivers no later than the Monday of the week before the visit (eight days before the Tuesday in question), giving name, personal identity number and mobile number. The visit receiver collects visitors at the garrison guard at 09:00 or by arrangement. Contact details are in the association's visiting procedures on the website. |
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