Trip photos Speyer and Sinsheim, Germany, parts show/museums

[Taigh Ramey]

After doing the annual maintenance and recurrency work on a customers DC-3 (C-47B) I took a day to play and headed up to Speyer, Germany to check out a show that was supposed to be all old aircraft parts. Lots of good stuff. The show was in a hangar at the Technik Museum.

Sadly the only thing I picked up was a WWII Navy airspeed instrument for the Harpoon.

I thought you all might get a kick out of some photos of the goodies there.









I think the stenciling on the drop tank says 'careful, you'll shoot your eye out!'

















Then I visited the Technik Musuem next door which was impressive as was the one at Sinsheim



















Here are shots from the Technik Museum at Sinsheim

Last edited by Taigh Ramey on Tue Apr 28, 2015 7:53 pm, edited 1 time in total.

[Zac Yates]

"A kick" or "waves of intense jealousy"? Great pictures Taigh!

[Steve Nelson]

Great pics! What's the story on that funky Ju-88 mockup? An old movie prop?

SN

[LysanderUK]

The Ju88 uses some original parts, although some oft he rest of it leaves something to be desired!

The craziest exhibit for me is the Zero cockpit section. Built just a few years ago, it's a replica of the one in the Imperial War Museum. Why??! Oh and we're going to mount it half-way up the wall...

Anyway, great pics and two great locations.

[MichiganRick]

Thanks very much for sharing. What a cool looking place.

[Taylor Stevenson]

Dear. Lord. That parts show!

[p51]

Wow, I bet none of the stuff for sale was cheap!

[Courier Sportster]

Thanks for these cool views. Dumb question: Did you happen to get a snap of the 1916 Ahrens Fox Fire Truck? I'm into those. Planes, ships, tanks, cars & trucks.... You know the type.

[soko121]

Oh my what collection of treasures ( the museum too
i could spend days looking through piles of bits....

[Taigh Ramey]

The parts show was pretty amazing. German instruments are rare and expensive here in the USA but seem to be pretty common in Germany...go figure! The prices seemed reasonable for the instruments and just what you would expect for the cool airframe relics. Lots of reproduction parts too for the typical very desirable instrument panels and cockpit items.

Sorry I didn't get any shots of the fire truck you asked about. Sinsheim Technik museum had a huge collection of fire trucks that was impressive. Lots from the states there too.

You all are welcome and thanks for the kind words on posting the photos. I certainly enjoy you all posting the photos of your travels to these cool places so I hope I can repay it with posts like this.

[Pat Carry]

What a museum! So much too see. It seems a person could spent a week there and not see everything.