I am very lucky to have the Air Force Museum on my doorstep. It is an incredible resource, with a genuinely impressive collection of aircraft and artifacts tracing New Zealand’s’ military aviation history. I enjoy visiting the museum, and take any opportunity to sneak away for a quick peek into our aviation past.
Overview of the main aircraft hall 
Sopwith Pup 
The Mosquito Simulator 
Dambusters exhibition 
Tigermoth in the Atrium 
‘Britannia’, New Zealand’s first military aircraft 
Vampire in the Atrium 
Head-on with the Vampire 
World War I exhibit 
Close up of the Vampire 
Gate Guardian, Harvard NZ1050 
Hercules replica 
RAAF Canberra Bomber 
C-47 Dakota 
Avro Anson 
Spitfire ‘Rongotia’ 
P-40 
TA-4K Skyhawk, NZ6254 
And the other side… 
Grumman Avenger 
The mighty UH-1 
Huey with *all* the options 
Nice side profile of ‘Rongotia’ 
C-47 which carried the Queen on her NZ tour.
I have visited the museum a few times lately, mostly for research on my DCS paints… I love every single visit, finding something new with every visit. I am lucky, that Nathan, my 8 year old son, loves the visits too. Next time I’ll shoot some photos of the ‘interactive’ exhibits 🙂