Air Force Museum BlogAllAir ForceCollectionsFrom our Reading RoomPeople of the Air Force MuseumStoriesArtwork from our CollectionExhibitionsEducation Air ForceOn the wing - Rugby in the Royal New Zealand Air ForceWith the Rugby World Cup in full swing, we thought it would be a great opportunity to trace the story of New Zealand’s national game in the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF).01/10/2019 Air Force,CollectionsA Bridge Too Far? Remembering New Zealand airmen and the battle for Arnhem 75 years onDiscover more about one of the most daring and ambitious military operations in history, Codenamed Operation Market-Garden which took place in Holland.20/09/2019 CollectionsThe Guinea Pig Club: New Zealand connectionsLearn about the Guinea Pig Club and the innovative care administered to its members by New Zealand plastic surgeon Sir Archibald McIndoe.19/09/2019 CollectionsFearless birds and wild winds: The meaning behind RNZAF badges and mottoesDelve into the world of heraldry and discover the meanings behind some of our Air Force's badges (crests) and their Te Reo mottoes. Read more in our latest blog!09/09/2019 CollectionsSunderland NZ4111 and the Chatham Islands incidentIn 1959 an RNZAF Sunderland was damaged and eventually abandoned on the remote Chatham Islands east of New Zealand. In this blog, we explore the story of that incident, using recently-digitised historic photographs from our archives.06/08/2019 Air ForceMany a Close Run ThingAn excerpt from the published memoirs of Tom Enright, a veteran New Zealand pilot from Central Otago. Tom joined the RNZAF in 1951, and on graduation, was recommended for a cadetship with the Royal Air Force College at Cranwell, England. His first 20 years flying was in a variety...03/07/2019
AllAir ForceCollectionsFrom our Reading RoomPeople of the Air Force MuseumStoriesArtwork from our CollectionExhibitionsEducation Air ForceOn the wing - Rugby in the Royal New Zealand Air ForceWith the Rugby World Cup in full swing, we thought it would be a great opportunity to trace the story of New Zealand’s national game in the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF).01/10/2019 Air Force,CollectionsA Bridge Too Far? Remembering New Zealand airmen and the battle for Arnhem 75 years onDiscover more about one of the most daring and ambitious military operations in history, Codenamed Operation Market-Garden which took place in Holland.20/09/2019 CollectionsThe Guinea Pig Club: New Zealand connectionsLearn about the Guinea Pig Club and the innovative care administered to its members by New Zealand plastic surgeon Sir Archibald McIndoe.19/09/2019 CollectionsFearless birds and wild winds: The meaning behind RNZAF badges and mottoesDelve into the world of heraldry and discover the meanings behind some of our Air Force's badges (crests) and their Te Reo mottoes. Read more in our latest blog!09/09/2019 CollectionsSunderland NZ4111 and the Chatham Islands incidentIn 1959 an RNZAF Sunderland was damaged and eventually abandoned on the remote Chatham Islands east of New Zealand. In this blog, we explore the story of that incident, using recently-digitised historic photographs from our archives.06/08/2019 Air ForceMany a Close Run ThingAn excerpt from the published memoirs of Tom Enright, a veteran New Zealand pilot from Central Otago. Tom joined the RNZAF in 1951, and on graduation, was recommended for a cadetship with the Royal Air Force College at Cranwell, England. His first 20 years flying was in a variety...03/07/2019
AllAir ForceCollectionsFrom our Reading RoomPeople of the Air Force MuseumStoriesArtwork from our CollectionExhibitionsEducation
