Prague (Národní technické muzeum) – Saturday 31st August 2019 (John Tomlinson)

First museum of the trip was in downtown Prague. As I mentioned earlier, I had visited Prague in 2004 with the wife and I saw minimal change in the transport exhibition layout.

Having said that, the Mignet HM.14 Pou-du-Ciel that I saw in 2004 appears to have moved on or maybe stored, plus an additional balloon basket and fake envelope still needs to be identified.

This museum is more than a transport exhibition as it is a technical museum, if I had time I would certainly have enjoyed a good look around that other exhibition halls

It is open from 0900hrs until 6pm, Monday it is closed and costs 250 CZK £9 each full price entry. Location 50.097051, 14.424395

Photographs at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jlt_egcc74/albums/72157710809597786

Regards

John

Trip Airfield Albums https://www.flickr.com/photos/jlt_egcc74/albums

Country Folders https://www.flickr.com/photos/jlt_egcc74/collections

4 LWF Scout C/n Unknown Preserved
10.091 Anatra DSV Anasalja C/n 3979 Preserved Marked 11120
119.15 Knoller C.II C/n 15 Preserved
0107 Aero Vodochody L-39C Albatros C/n 230107 Preserved
A-712 Supermarine Spitfire LF.IXe C/n CBAF.11397 Preserved Marked NN-N / TE565
L-BILG Simunek VBS-1 Kunkaldo C/n Unknown Preserved
OK-8340 Kantor-Kuklik Racek III Mrkev C/n Unknown Preserved
OK-8465 Praha PB.3 C/n Unknown Preserved Marked PB.3
OK-AHN Benes-Mraz M-1C Sokol C/n 118 Preserved
OK-AVO Avia BH-10 C/n 14 Preserved
OK-IPF Avia BH-9 C/n 9 Preserved
OK-IRF Zlin Z.50 LA C/n 0016 Preserved
OK-TBZ Zlin XIII C/n 1 Preserved
RA-05 VZLU HC-2 Heli Baby C/n 02 Preserved

Unmarked Etrich Taube Limusina C/n 1 Preserved
Unmarked Etrich Zanonia C/n 1 Preserved
Unmarked Kaspar Monoplane C/n 76 Preserved. Built in 1910. A Bleriot XI copy.

Unknown Balon Praha C/n Unknown Preserved. The C/n A1200 had also been noted from one of my fellow travellers. We are presently trying to confirm these details plus actual correct type name.

Unmarked Ressel 1893 Airship C/n Unknown Preserved
The information plate that I photographed calls the above airship gondola a Zavesna lodka k balonu typu K, which translated is a Suspension boat for type K balloon.