This air museum in a Cold War era bunker 30m underground was interesting and informative. It's outside of Gothenburg, which is Sweden's major port, hence the need to hide a bunch of planes nearby.
The bunker was completed in 1955. They had a heavy fabric curtain that would close in front of the heavy doors in case of nuclear fall out...
The walk from the bus stop was through lovely farm land.
Anya found this place and I'm very glad we did this - wasn't on our initial itinerary.Read more
The jet pictured reminds me of the supersonic US interceptor called the F 106. It was extremely fast and was an air defense aircraft designed to launch quickly and shoot down Russian bombers. The 106 was capable of Mach 2 performance. [G&G BB]
Traveler it does look like it!
The jet pictured reminds me of the supersonic US interceptor called the F 106. It was extremely fast and was an air defense aircraft designed to launch quickly and shoot down Russian bombers. The 106 was capable of Mach 2 performance. [G&G BB]