(Swiss Museum of Transport) Lucerne, Switzerland June 2011 |
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The transport museum was originally built in 1957, over the subsequent decades it has been expanded considerably. The last major construction was completed in 1997 making it a very large modern complex covering all elements of transport. |
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| Bücker Bü133c Jungmeister (U-60) with most of the museum's collection of aircraft in the bckground. |
Left to right: Dufaux 4 was built in 1910 in Geneva by Henri and Armand Dufaux to demonstrate to the military, it was their fourth design. Armand Dufaux flew the length of Lake Geneva in 56 minutes and 5 seconds on August 28, 1910. |
Left to right: Dewotine D.26 (U-288). The first D.26 flew in 1929 later twelve were built by Dewoitine in France for assembly by EKW (Eidgenösschische Konstruktionswerkstätten) in Switzerland. They were operated by the military until 1948 before being sold to civilian flying clubs for use as glider tugs. The last of which was not retired until 1970. |
Left to right: Comte AC-4 Gentleman (HB-KIL). The Comte AC-4 Gentleman was designed in 1927 by Swiss company Flugzeugbau A. Comte as a two-seat sport or training aircraft. Swissair operated a single AC-4 Gentleman, mainly between Zurich and Lucerne. The example on display is one of 13 built by Alfred Comte. |
Left to right: Messerschmitt Bf-108B-2 Taifun (A-210). The Messerschmitt Bf 108 Taifun was developed by Bayerische Flugzeugwerke (Bavarian Aircraft Works) in Germany as a sports and touring aircraft. The Bf 108A first flew in 1934, followed by the Bf 108B in 1935. The Swiss Air Force received 18 Bf 108's (serials A-201 to A-218) mostly in 1938/39, although they obtained three during WW2. The surviving aircraft were withdrawn from service in 1959. |