• We are delighted to share that a new Director has been officially appointed to lead our fabulous Museum into its next chapter. The Chief of Air Force, Air Vice-Marshal Andrew Clark, issued the following statement yesterday:  “I am pleased to announce that I have appointed Brett Marshall to the position of Director Air Force Museum. He will transition to this civilian role on 02 September 2019. Brett’s appointment follows a full selection and candidate interview process including external Museum sector advice and a strong field of candidates.   Since 2017, Brett has been XO, Deputy Director, and then Acting Director of the Air Force Museum. I want to take this opportunity to thank him for his exemplary leadership of the Museum team and the Christchurch Air Force community through Thérèse Angelo’s period of ill health and passing last year.   Brett is currently a uniformed Wing Commander in the RNZAF. He has extensive operational and leadership experience. He has a close personal affinity with Air Force heritage and is able to connect past and present in support of the Air Force Mission. As the civilian Director he will lead a team of dedicated specialists and volunteers to embrace opportunities in the next phase of Museum development. He will also stay part of the Air Force as a Reservist Officer.  Brett has my full confidence and that of the Museum Trust Board. Please join me in congratulating Brett on his appointment.”  #AirForceMuseumNZ #RNZAF #AirForce #MuseumDirector #AviationMuseum #NZMuseums
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    We are delighted to share that a new Director has been officially appointed to lead our fabulous Museum into its next chapter. The Chief of Air Force, Air Vice-Marshal Andrew Clark, issued the following statement yesterday:  “I am pleased to announce that I have appointed Brett Marshall to the position of Director Air Force Museum. He will transition to this civilian role on 02 September 2019. Brett’s appointment follows a full selection and candidate interview process including external Museum sector advice and a strong field of candidates.   Since 2017, Brett has been XO, Deputy Director, and then Acting Director of the Air Force Museum. I want to take this opportunity to thank him for his exemplary leadership of the Museum team and the Christchurch Air Force community through Thérèse Angelo’s period of ill health and passing last year.   Brett is currently a uniformed Wing Commander in the RNZAF. He has extensive operational and leadership experience. He has a close personal affinity with Air Force heritage and is able to connect past and present in support of the Air Force Mission. As the civilian Director he will lead a team of dedicated specialists and volunteers to embrace opportunities in the next phase of Museum development. He will also stay part of the Air Force as a Reservist Officer.  Brett has my full confidence and that of the Museum Trust Board. Please join me in congratulating Brett on his appointment.”  #AirForceMuseumNZ #RNZAF #AirForce #MuseumDirector #AviationMuseum #NZMuseums
  • Happy #InternationalArchivesDay! Have you missed any of our #InternationalArchivesWeek posts this week? Never fear, for we’ve put together a blog on this year’s theme, ‘Designing the Archives in the 21st Century’. In this blog, our Research team explore the past, present and future of the Museum’s archive. Head to our blog (link in bio) to find out more! ⠀ ⠀ #AirForceMuseumNZ #IAW2019 #DesigningYourArchives #InternationalArchivesDAY #MuseumArchives #AviationHistory #AccessibleArchives⠀
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    Happy #InternationalArchivesDay! Have you missed any of our #InternationalArchivesWeek posts this week? Never fear, for we’ve put together a blog on this year’s theme, ‘Designing the Archives in the 21st Century’. In this blog, our Research team explore the past, present and future of the Museum’s archive. Head to our blog (link in bio) to find out more! ⠀ ⠀ #AirForceMuseumNZ #IAW2019 #DesigningYourArchives #InternationalArchivesDAY #MuseumArchives #AviationHistory #AccessibleArchives⠀
  • #InternationalArchivesWeek | New technology in the archives⠀ ⠀ As we move further into the digital age, our heritage institutions are adapting by designing new and improved ways of managing collections. Here is a glimpse at what the future of working in our archive will look like! We’ve already got mobile devices and are now waiting to use Vernon CMS (Collection Management Software) on our new technology. This upgrade will enable staff to access and update collection records from anywhere in the Museum, not just from the office desktop! ⠀ ⠀ #AirForceMuseumNZ #IAW2019 #DesigningYourArchives #NewTechnology #CollectionManagement #OurArchives #ArchivesAccessibility
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    #InternationalArchivesWeek | New technology in the archives⠀ ⠀ As we move further into the digital age, our heritage institutions are adapting by designing new and improved ways of managing collections. Here is a glimpse at what the future of working in our archive will look like! We’ve already got mobile devices and are now waiting to use Vernon CMS (Collection Management Software) on our new technology. This upgrade will enable staff to access and update collection records from anywhere in the Museum, not just from the office desktop! ⠀ ⠀ #AirForceMuseumNZ #IAW2019 #DesigningYourArchives #NewTechnology #CollectionManagement #OurArchives #ArchivesAccessibility
  • #InternationalArchivesWeek | A variety of media!⠀ ⠀ When we imagine an archive, often we think of dusty old tomes lying on even dustier shelves. In modern times, nothing could be further from the truth. Yes, paper documents are the most common, but many other different media contain information and are being preserved. ⠀ ⠀ At the Air Force Museum, the Written Archive, Research Library and Photographic Archive, among other sub-collections, are contained within the greater Research Collection. As part of this collection, information is recorded on an enormous variety of media; paper, magnetic audio tape, photographs in all its 20th-century varieties, analogue sound recordings and born-digital media. ⠀ With a small team of three, we all have a diverse range of skills and expertise to care for this collection and is a job that keeps us all extremely busy! ⠀ ⠀ #IAW2019 #DesigningYourArchives #OurArchives #MediaArchives #OldandNew ⠀
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    #InternationalArchivesWeek | A variety of media!⠀ ⠀ When we imagine an archive, often we think of dusty old tomes lying on even dustier shelves. In modern times, nothing could be further from the truth. Yes, paper documents are the most common, but many other different media contain information and are being preserved. ⠀ ⠀ At the Air Force Museum, the Written Archive, Research Library and Photographic Archive, among other sub-collections, are contained within the greater Research Collection. As part of this collection, information is recorded on an enormous variety of media; paper, magnetic audio tape, photographs in all its 20th-century varieties, analogue sound recordings and born-digital media. ⠀ With a small team of three, we all have a diverse range of skills and expertise to care for this collection and is a job that keeps us all extremely busy! ⠀ ⠀ #IAW2019 #DesigningYourArchives #OurArchives #MediaArchives #OldandNew ⠀
  • Standing at just under half a metre tall, a small, stuffed hessian figure with its own parachute seems an unlikely participant in a major military operation. It was, however, part of a sophisticated plan of deception to assist the D-Day landings (Operation ‘Overlord’) in Normandy, France, which began 75 ago on 6 June 1944. ⠀ ⠀ Operation 'Titanic' was the code-name for the dummy paratrooper drops and was part of the broader D-Day deception initiatives known as Operation 'Bodyguard'. It was not the first time 'para-dummies' had been used, but it had never been attempted on this scale. The operation was to be carried out by four squadrons of No. 3 Group RAF - Nos. 138, 161, 90 and 149 - flying Hudson, Halifax and Stirling aircraft in the early hours of 6 June 1944. ⠀ ⠀ Read our blog to find out more about these dummies code-named ‘Rupert’. ⠀ ⠀ #AirForceMuseumNZ #DDay75 #AlliedForces #Army #Navy #AirForce #RAF #WorldWarTwo #WW2Europe #OperationTitanic #DecoyDummies #DummyParatrooper #FromOurCollection⠀
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    Standing at just under half a metre tall, a small, stuffed hessian figure with its own parachute seems an unlikely participant in a major military operation. It was, however, part of a sophisticated plan of deception to assist the D-Day landings (Operation ‘Overlord’) in Normandy, France, which began 75 ago on 6 June 1944. ⠀ ⠀ Operation 'Titanic' was the code-name for the dummy paratrooper drops and was part of the broader D-Day deception initiatives known as Operation 'Bodyguard'. It was not the first time 'para-dummies' had been used, but it had never been attempted on this scale. The operation was to be carried out by four squadrons of No. 3 Group RAF - Nos. 138, 161, 90 and 149 - flying Hudson, Halifax and Stirling aircraft in the early hours of 6 June 1944. ⠀ ⠀ Read our blog to find out more about these dummies code-named ‘Rupert’. ⠀ ⠀ #AirForceMuseumNZ #DDay75 #AlliedForces #Army #Navy #AirForce #RAF #WorldWarTwo #WW2Europe #OperationTitanic #DecoyDummies #DummyParatrooper #FromOurCollection⠀