Although somewhat off the beaten track, the privately owned Flugausstellung Hermeskeil museum in Germany is home to a fine and diverse aviation collection that is well worth a visit. Sebastian Schmitz presents a special report on this outstanding but often overlooked selection of static aircraft and artefacts.

An overview of the museum showing the impressive array of aircraft on display.
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VC10 G-ARVF was retired in 1981 and donated to the museum. Its last flight took it to Saarbrü cken and it travelled the remaining distance to the museum by road.
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