The Hangars

A stone’s throw from the Naval Museum’s main building stand the Old Hangars. A relict from the time when the Navy had its own sea planes. In 1933 the hangars were visited by Charles Lindbergh, the world’s most famous pilot.

In the early 20th century there was no air force in Sweden as there is today. Instead the Army and Navy each had their own planes stationed around the country.

The hangars which belonged to the naval station, Karlskrona flight station stand a short distance from the Naval Museum’s main building on the island of Stumholmen. The buildings were erected in the 1920s and housed the naval sea planes which took off and landed on water.

In use until the end of the ’40s

In 1933 the world-famous pilot Charles Lindbergh visited Karlskrona and Stumholmen. Only a few years previously Charles Lindbergh had been the first to cross the Atlantic in an aeroplane. There are several pictures preserved from Charles Lindbergh’s visit to Stumholmen.

The hangars went out of use in 1949 when the Swedish Naval Air Service was disbanded. Since then the buildings have served as stores and warehouses. One of the hangars belongs today to the Naval Museum. Unfortunately it is not open to visitors, but do take a look at this unusual building from the outside.