The Danish Collection of Vintage Aircraft

Lufthavnsvej, Stauning, DK-6900, Skjern, Denmark


Museum History

The Danish Collection of Vintage Aircraft ( DV ) was established on April 19, 1975. The idea was to create a "flying museum" and by the end of 1977 the first exhibition hangar was ready. The exhibition didn't open for the public until a second building was finished supplying facilities such as an office and a workshop.

Public interest has increased over the years and about 20.000 visitors a year tour the museum. In the fall of 1988 a storage area was built as an extension to the existing workshop.

At this time DV had access to more than 35 aircraft. Among these aircraft are all of the eleven Danish built KZ models (which were designed and built by Viggo Kramme and Karl Gustav Zeuthen, Scandinavian Aero Industry (SAI)). It became evident, that it was necessary to build another exhibition hangar. The new building was opened for the public in April 1991 and it became the KZ Hangar in which all of the 11 KZ models can be seen.

The museum accommodates 40 aircraft. A few of these aircraft are privately owned but are on loan to the museum. Constantly some of the aircraft in the collection are under restoration as it is a declared aim of the collection to keep the aircraft in flying condition if possible.