Aeronauticum is the official
German maritime aircraft
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museum
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– located in
Nordholz (close to
Cuxhaven, Lower Saxony). The museum has a large collection of aircraft that has been used by the German Marine/Navy, among other places also in the adjacent
Nordholz Naval Airbase. The name of the museum derives from
Greek ὰήρ āēr which means "air" and ναυτική nautikē which means "navigation, Airmanship", i.e. "navigation of the air".
Gallery
See also
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List of aerospace museums
;German Military Museums
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German Tank Museum
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Luftwaffenmuseum der Bundeswehr, German airforce museum in Berlin
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Militärhistorisches Museum der Bundeswehr, major German military museum in Dresden
;Naval Aviation museums
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Fleet Air Arm Museum
The Fleet Air Arm Museum is devoted to the history of British naval aviation. It has an extensive collection of military and civilian aircraft, aero engines, models of aircraft and Royal Navy ships (especially aircraft carriers), and paintings ...
, United Kingdom
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Fleet Air Arm Museum (Australia), Australian museum of naval aviation, Nowra, New South Wales
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National Naval Aviation Museum, United States museum of naval aviation, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida
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Naval Aviation Museum (India), Indian naval aviation museum, Goa, India
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Shearwater Aviation Museum, Canadian naval aviation museum, Sheerwater, Nova Scotia.
External links
Official website
Nordholz
Buildings and structures in Cuxhaven (district)
Aerospace museums in Germany
Museums in Lower Saxony
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