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82nd Airborne Division Museum

This museum is located at Fort Liberty and commemorates the fallen soldiers of the 82nd Airborne Division. It is dedicated to the history of the division, from the First World War to the present day. On display is equipment like aircraft, uniforms, weapons and many other artefacts like captured trophies of war.

The open air display mainly consists of:

Lockheed C-130E Hercules 64-0525 (year 1964)
Curtis C-46F Commando 44-78573 (year 1944)
Douglas VC-47D Skytrain 43-48932 / 6E.
Fairchild C-123K Provider 54-0609
de Havilland YC-7A Caribou 57-3083
Bell UH-1B Iroquois 59-01711
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar 53-8087

For current visiting hours, please visit the website of the museum.

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Source

  • Text: Fedor de Vries & Kaj Metz
  • Photos: 82ndairbornedivisionmuseum

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