Hobart Barracks

Geschichte

Hobart Barracks is a former military airfield, located 1.6 km east-northeast of Detmold in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.HistoryInter War YearsFlughaven Detmold was built in 1934 on the northeastern edge of the city and was intended for recreational flying. It was laid out as a 500x500 meters all-way grass airfield with a single hangar. Before it was opened it was already decided to expand the airfield to 700x700 meters. Later it was decided to expand the airfield even further to allow it to be used as an emergency airfield by the Luftwaffe. Civilians only got to use the airfield briefly though, as three months later the Luftwaffe took over the airfield on 15 February 1935 and they began converting it with a number of large hangars and a barracks compound west of the airfield. A flying school and school facilities were built.Aircraft used in flight instruction were: Bücker Bü 131, Focke-Wulf Fw 44, Heinkel He 72 biplanes and Klemm Kl 35 monoplanes for primary training. Advanced trainers flown at the airfield were Arado Ar 66, Gotha Go 145, Heinkel He 46, Focke-Wulf Fw 58, Junkers W 33 and W 34s. Such a flying school typically had around 90 training aircraft, plus a few types for type instruction for front-line service. Types that frequented the airfield were Junkers Ju 52/3m transports, Messerschmitt Bf 109 and Bf 110 fighters and Heinkel He 111 bombers.

"Based at Anglesea Barracks, which was established in 1814, the museum is located in the original Military Gaol, and features a range of exhibits, from the earliest period of Hobart settlement, thru all of the armed conflicts Tasmanians have been involved in. Anglesea Barracks is an integral part of Hobart and Australia's military history, and the museum and the surrounding grounds, allow you to experience life as it changed over the last 200 years."