A ration challenge, jumping out of an Andover or learning in a life raft. Discover what makes the Air Force Museum's education programmes so unique! Visit our website for more. #airforcemuseumnz #takeflight #takethechallenge #education #museumeducation #kidsinmuseums #learningoutsidetheclassroom
Official news of the Japanese surrender, which ended World War Two, reached Aotearoa New Zealand at 11.00am on 15 August 1945. This photograph shows news of the surrender being painted in Japanese characters on the underside of the wings of a Royal Australian Air Force Bristol Beaufort, Piva, Bougainville, 11 August 1945. Translated, the characters simply read “Japan surrenders”. #airforcemuseumnz #veday #rnzaf #raaf #beaufighter #ww2 #ww2Pacific #Japanese Image credit: PR7265 ©RNZAF Official
Have you ever fancied yourself in the pilot’s seat of a wartime fighter? Or perhaps a classic jet is more your style? With the return of our ever-popular Open Cockpit programme this Father’s Day, you have the chance to do both! Check out our website for more. #airforcemuseumnz #opencockpit #pilotseat #fathersday #chchmustdo #avgeek
Among the personal collections of New Zealand airmen we’ve found the odd small trinket once thought to bring its owner good luck. Read more in our blog as we explore some examples from our collection and a few of the stranger tales of aviation superstition from World War Two. #airforcemuseumnz #luckycharms #superstition #airmen #worldwartwo #ww2 #fromourcollection #afmcollection #museumcollection
Discover Anne Frank's life story in the new exhibition, 'Let me be myself' - The life story of Anne Frank @airforcemuseumnz. This free travelling exhibition, which has come all the way from the Anne Frank house in Amsterdam, runs from 28 July - 21 September 2018. For more information about the exhibition, head to the our website or visit www.annefranknz.org.nz. #annefrank #letmebemyself #museumexhibition #whatsonchristchurch #chchnz
