Air Force Museum BlogAllExhibitionsStoriesCollectionsFrom our Reading Room CollectionsMilitary Headgear ConservationHeadgear, usually in the form of hats, helmets or headdresses, has long been part of military dress, fulfilling roles of protection, insulation, identification and decoration. For civilians too, the wearing of hats in public was practically ubiquitous until well into the 20th Century, and hatters and milliners did a...23/04/2018 CollectionsMusic: Capturing a time and a placeMusic has that amazing ability to transport you back in time and to another place. Whether it is listening to, reading, or watching; music is a powerful way of expressing thoughts and emotions from a different time. While the music collection here at the Air Force Museum is on the...06/12/2018 People of the Air Force MuseumMeet our peopleSmokey Dawson Technical VolunteerPreview modal- Smokey Dawson - Technical VolunteerSmokey joined the Royal New Zealand Air Force as a boy entrant in 1963. He had an eventful career as an airframe fitter, working on the Bristol Freighter, DC-6 and Hastings, through to the C-130 Hercules. He travelled to England in 1976...03/12/2018 CollectionsAirmen of the First World War – Remembering the other sideWe all remember those who fought and died in war. Having just marked the Centenary of the end of World War One, there’s no better time to reflect on the sacrifice made by so many New Zealanders. However, how many remember those from the ‘enemy’ nations who fought and died...03/12/2018 CollectionsRules and razors: Facial hair regulations in the militaryAdditional material by Murray McGuigan November is rapidly drawing to a close, and for some men, it’s meant their razor has had limited use over the last 30 days. ‘Movember’ is the month when usually clean-shaven guys cultivate upper-lip foliage in the name of raising money and awareness for men’s...28/11/2018 Air Force“Dismal News”: New Zealand Airmen’s reactions to the ArmisticeAt the 11th hour of 11 November 1918, the guns on the battlefields of Western Europe fell silent, marking the end of what would later be known as the First World War. Newspapers around the world reported the momentous news in detail, and people across the world rejoiced. Yorkshire Telegraph...13/11/2018
AllExhibitionsStoriesCollectionsFrom our Reading Room CollectionsMilitary Headgear ConservationHeadgear, usually in the form of hats, helmets or headdresses, has long been part of military dress, fulfilling roles of protection, insulation, identification and decoration. For civilians too, the wearing of hats in public was practically ubiquitous until well into the 20th Century, and hatters and milliners did a...23/04/2018 CollectionsMusic: Capturing a time and a placeMusic has that amazing ability to transport you back in time and to another place. Whether it is listening to, reading, or watching; music is a powerful way of expressing thoughts and emotions from a different time. While the music collection here at the Air Force Museum is on the...06/12/2018 People of the Air Force MuseumMeet our peopleSmokey Dawson Technical VolunteerPreview modal- Smokey Dawson - Technical VolunteerSmokey joined the Royal New Zealand Air Force as a boy entrant in 1963. He had an eventful career as an airframe fitter, working on the Bristol Freighter, DC-6 and Hastings, through to the C-130 Hercules. He travelled to England in 1976...03/12/2018 CollectionsAirmen of the First World War – Remembering the other sideWe all remember those who fought and died in war. Having just marked the Centenary of the end of World War One, there’s no better time to reflect on the sacrifice made by so many New Zealanders. However, how many remember those from the ‘enemy’ nations who fought and died...03/12/2018 CollectionsRules and razors: Facial hair regulations in the militaryAdditional material by Murray McGuigan November is rapidly drawing to a close, and for some men, it’s meant their razor has had limited use over the last 30 days. ‘Movember’ is the month when usually clean-shaven guys cultivate upper-lip foliage in the name of raising money and awareness for men’s...28/11/2018 Air Force“Dismal News”: New Zealand Airmen’s reactions to the ArmisticeAt the 11th hour of 11 November 1918, the guns on the battlefields of Western Europe fell silent, marking the end of what would later be known as the First World War. Newspapers around the world reported the momentous news in detail, and people across the world rejoiced. Yorkshire Telegraph...13/11/2018
