Air Force Museum BlogAllAir ForceCollectionsFrom our Reading RoomPeople of the Air Force MuseumStoriesArtwork from our CollectionExhibitionsEducation CollectionsArchives: past, present and futureCelebrating International Archives Day, our Research team explore the past, present and future of the Museum’s archive in this blog.06/06/2019 CollectionsOperation 'Titanic' - Dummy paratroopers in World War TwoOperation 'Titanic' was the codename for the dummy paratrooper drops and was part of the broader deception initiatives given the codename Operation 'Bodyguard'.04/06/2019 Air Force,CollectionsBoeing 727 nose joins our collectionRead more about the arrival at the Museum of the nose section of former RNZAF Boeing 727 NZ7272.08/05/2019 CollectionsTweets from our ArchivesEngage with our Archives in a new way! Through Twitter, our team have been sharing some of the remarkable treasures we have in our archives, as well as providing a peek into the everyday life of the research team here at the Air Force Museum.29/04/2019 Air ForceThe Berlin Airlift – Seventy Years OnThis year marks the 70th anniversary of the climax of one of the most remarkable logistic and humanitarian operations in history.16/04/2019 StoriesRemembering the Kiwis of the Great EscapeOn the night of 24 March 1944, the largest prisoner of war (POW) breakout ever attempted occurred at Stalag Luft III, a German camp for captured Allied airmen. Having taken over 750 men more than a year to prepare, this ‘Great Escape’ was unprecedented in its organisation and scale,...07/03/2019
AllAir ForceCollectionsFrom our Reading RoomPeople of the Air Force MuseumStoriesArtwork from our CollectionExhibitionsEducation CollectionsArchives: past, present and futureCelebrating International Archives Day, our Research team explore the past, present and future of the Museum’s archive in this blog.06/06/2019 CollectionsOperation 'Titanic' - Dummy paratroopers in World War TwoOperation 'Titanic' was the codename for the dummy paratrooper drops and was part of the broader deception initiatives given the codename Operation 'Bodyguard'.04/06/2019 Air Force,CollectionsBoeing 727 nose joins our collectionRead more about the arrival at the Museum of the nose section of former RNZAF Boeing 727 NZ7272.08/05/2019 CollectionsTweets from our ArchivesEngage with our Archives in a new way! Through Twitter, our team have been sharing some of the remarkable treasures we have in our archives, as well as providing a peek into the everyday life of the research team here at the Air Force Museum.29/04/2019 Air ForceThe Berlin Airlift – Seventy Years OnThis year marks the 70th anniversary of the climax of one of the most remarkable logistic and humanitarian operations in history.16/04/2019 StoriesRemembering the Kiwis of the Great EscapeOn the night of 24 March 1944, the largest prisoner of war (POW) breakout ever attempted occurred at Stalag Luft III, a German camp for captured Allied airmen. Having taken over 750 men more than a year to prepare, this ‘Great Escape’ was unprecedented in its organisation and scale,...07/03/2019
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