Air Force Museum BlogAllAir ForceCollectionsFrom our Reading RoomPeople of the Air Force MuseumStoriesArtwork from our CollectionExhibitionsEducationBook of the Month Air ForceOrigins of the Royal New Zealand Air ForceOn 1 April 1937, following the passing of the Air Force Act, the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) was established as an independent service.31/03/2020 Collections,People of the Air Force MuseumLet’s Talk Research: The Heavy and Continuous Sacrifice ConferenceOver 13-15 February 2020, a major international conference on World War Two was held at Massey University campus in Wellington. Entitled ‘Heavy and Continuous Sacrifice’, it focused on New Zealand and international aspects of the conflict.29/03/2020 CollectionsHandle with careEvery day, objects in our collection present our team with unique challenges to overcome if we are to look after them in the best possible way. Find out more about individual storage solutions.19/03/2020 Air Force,People of the Air Force MuseumMy time at the MuseumThe past three months I had the opportunity to work with the collections team and have discovered that there is so much more to the Museum than what is on public display.05/03/2020 Book of the Month'Women Aviators' by Karen Bush GibsonThis relatively small hard-backed publication, with just over 230 pages, is a little gem box of a book. Containing ‘26 Stories of Pioneer Flights, Daring Missions, and Record-Setting Journeys’, it is indeed a celebration of the dramatic, pragmatic, and often hard fought for, achievements of women throughout the history...04/03/2020 CollectionsWithin the Glass Case: The Red BaronSo, who was this Baron von Richthofen and who was A.V. Barrow? Why and how did Barrow collect these souvenirs and what is their significance?26/02/2020
AllAir ForceCollectionsFrom our Reading RoomPeople of the Air Force MuseumStoriesArtwork from our CollectionExhibitionsEducationBook of the Month Air ForceOrigins of the Royal New Zealand Air ForceOn 1 April 1937, following the passing of the Air Force Act, the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) was established as an independent service.31/03/2020 Collections,People of the Air Force MuseumLet’s Talk Research: The Heavy and Continuous Sacrifice ConferenceOver 13-15 February 2020, a major international conference on World War Two was held at Massey University campus in Wellington. Entitled ‘Heavy and Continuous Sacrifice’, it focused on New Zealand and international aspects of the conflict.29/03/2020 CollectionsHandle with careEvery day, objects in our collection present our team with unique challenges to overcome if we are to look after them in the best possible way. Find out more about individual storage solutions.19/03/2020 Air Force,People of the Air Force MuseumMy time at the MuseumThe past three months I had the opportunity to work with the collections team and have discovered that there is so much more to the Museum than what is on public display.05/03/2020 Book of the Month'Women Aviators' by Karen Bush GibsonThis relatively small hard-backed publication, with just over 230 pages, is a little gem box of a book. Containing ‘26 Stories of Pioneer Flights, Daring Missions, and Record-Setting Journeys’, it is indeed a celebration of the dramatic, pragmatic, and often hard fought for, achievements of women throughout the history...04/03/2020 CollectionsWithin the Glass Case: The Red BaronSo, who was this Baron von Richthofen and who was A.V. Barrow? Why and how did Barrow collect these souvenirs and what is their significance?26/02/2020
AllAir ForceCollectionsFrom our Reading RoomPeople of the Air Force MuseumStoriesArtwork from our CollectionExhibitionsEducationBook of the Month
