Winter and spring 2024 almost all work at the Aviation History Museum Sola has been concentrated around the work of completing the new exhibitions. The museum has had a new large exhibition hall built, as well as a new building which will take care of the need for a proper reception with cafeteria and toilet facilities. It has been a very labor-intensive process for the museum to move aircraft and other items that belong to the exhibitions around. All the work is done in the form of voluntary efforts from the museum's members.
The work on the exhibitions has largely come at the expense of the work on the restoration projects. This also applies to Heinkel 115 the project. Therefore, little new has happened this spring with the work we plan to do in the center section. Nevertheless, there has been continuous work to reassemble components in the cockpit and Kanzel. Efforts have been made to preserve parts that we have not had time to prepare for further use.
After the summer holidays, we will start work on the center section again.
In the month of May, we had the pleasure of two visits from long-distance travelers.
Jeff Nelson, together with friends from both the USA and Germany, visited 4 May the museum to see the Heinkel 115. Jeff donated a number of beautiful and valuable gifts to the museum. We are both impressed and humbled by the fact that someone would pay us such attention as traveling so far to visit us.
31. In May it was Andrew Frauenfelder who, together with his spouse, visited us to look at the plane. The couple resides in the United States. Andrew possesses an extensive knowledge of the history and use of the Heinkel 115.
