Schwäbisch Hall Airfield Museum

This is not the best video of this small but impressive museum dedicated to the Schwäbisch Hall airfield during its existence as a WW2 Luftwaffe and American air base. Schwäbisch Hall is in north-eastern part of Baden-Württemberg. It was in the beginning a civilian glider training base and suddenly before the Second World War changed to a military pilot training base. Many German bomber pilots were trained here but perhaps it is best known as the airfield the ME 262 German jet fighter aircraft was assembled and test flown before entering service with the Luftwaffe. When the war ended the Americans took it over and it became known as Dolan airbase. The museum reflects all these uses of the airfield with its numerous artefacts and also in the photo gallery where images of its past occupation can be viewed.
The Flugplatzmuseum Schwäbisch Hall is situated in the Haus der Wirtschaft / Technologiezentrum Schwäbisch Hall, Stauffenbergstraße 35 / 37, 74523 Schwäbisch Hall (Solpark). The museum is generally open each first Saturday in a month between 13 and 16 o’clock, statutory holidays excluded. An announcement at these Saturdays isn’t necessary. For another visiting time contacts are possible under 0049(0)791-53306 (Dr. Erik Windisch) or 0049(0)7907-942619 (Helmut Müller). The photography gallery in the ground floor is accessible from Monday to Friday between 8 and 16 and Saturday between 8 and 11.30 o’clock.

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I wish this museum had existed when I was stationed with the 4th Aviation Company later to become the 180th Aviation Company. That was 1972. I spent a total of five years there between 1972 and 1984. I was always intrigued with its history. Even as late as 1972, talking about the German military history at Dolan Barracks was done in hushed tones.
I still remember the eagle on the MP station wall at the main gate. Even though the swastika had been removed, you could still see the out line of it. The recreation center on the outside wall next to the street still had “Adolf Hitler Strasse” on it in stone. All gone now I’m sure. Fond memories.