VEB Airplane Turbine Factory A factory near Dresden for the developement of engines
VEB Airplane Turbine Factory
Dr.Benno Scholze Straße, Pirna, Germany
SPACE TYPE: Factory
PRESERVATION STATUS: Abandoned
Tags: DDR, factory, Germany, industrial, Totally Lost 2015
In Pirna, on top of the Sonnenstein hill, residence the center of DDR aircraft industry. It was part of the VEB Combine Generating plant Engineering and Construction. After 1990 it was privatized and 5 years later declared insolvent.
Text by Mark Eder
Originally a manufacturer of aircraft engines, this huge plant was one of the biggest industries of that region with over 2000 employees. In the Sixties it was reconverted into a gas turbine and power engines manufacturer for locomotives.
Text by Reginald Van de Velde
CONTRIBUTOR: Mark Eder and Reginald Van de Velde
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