Linköping Air Force museum

Just outside the city in the old military area of Malmen is the military aero plane museum of Linköping situated. As mentioned earlier in the history of Linköping, the city has during the 20th century been something of an “aero plane city”, and its self-image is still defined by this heritage.

The museum does not only display aero planes, even if they are the main attraction, but also a wide variety of equipment linked to the planes. Another thing that is available in the museum is a simulator of Sweden’s most modern military aircraft, JAS 39 “griffin”.

As of July 12 2010 the museum is opening after some rebuilding and is then showing off a new “science center” where various different expeditions will be held. Focus for the main expedition is going to be “Sweden during the cold war” and the central object an aero plane that was shot down by Soviet military and has now been brought up from the sea.