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Underground hangar
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An underground hangar is a type of hangar for military aircraft, usually dug into the side of a mountain for protection. It is bigger and more protected than a hardened aircraft shelter (HAS).
A Mirage IIIRS in front of an aircraft cavern in Buochs Airport, Switzerland
A Mirage IIIRS in front of an aircraft cavern in Buochs Airport, Switzerland
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Sweden
A Mirage IIIRS being towed out of a cavern on Buochs Airport, Switzerland (1999)
A Mirage IIIRS being towed out of a cavern on Buochs Airport, Switzerland (1999)
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A hangar is a building or structure designed to hold aircraft or spacecraft. Hangars are built of metal, wood, or concrete. The word hangar comes from Middle French hanghart, of Germanic origin, from Frankish *haimgard, from *haim and gard ("yard"). The term, gard, comes from the Old Norse garðr.
An outside view of a hangar in a Royal Air Force base
An outside view of a hangar in a Royal Air Force base
The Wright Flyer outside the aircraft's makeshift hangar
The Wright Flyer outside the aircraft's makeshift hangar
Carl Richard Nyberg's hangar for his Flugan (fly) from 1908, Täcka udden in Lidingö, Sweden
Carl Richard Nyberg's hangar for his Flugan (fly) from 1908, Täcka udden in Lidingö, Sweden
Six helium-filled blimps stored in one of the two hangars at the former US Marine Corps Air Station Tustin
Six helium-filled blimps stored in one of the two hangars at the former US Marine Corps Air Station Tustin