September 13, 2003 at 9:20 pm
Hello,
I am seeking any info on the New Zealand Fleet Air Arm Museum
in New Zealand. Is this museum still open? Where is/was it located? Your help is appreciated.
By: CompassCall - 13th September 2003 at 22:55
Thanks for the replys. The museum is listed on this webpage:
http://www.nzmuseums.co.nz/ResultsCollection.asp?Collection=Military
No details are provided on it.
There is another reference to it on this webpage:
http://www.fleetairarmarchive.net/Museums/Museums_naval_aviation2000A-Z.htm
By: DaveM2 - 13th September 2003 at 22:22
Museums
There is no Fleet Air Arm Museum , you maybe thinking of the Museum of Transport & Technology [MOTAT]in Auckland , where there is a replica Swordfish , along with a Lancaster , Sunderland , Solent etc.
Also worth a visit , even outside the Warbirds show , is the Alpine Fighter Collection at Wanaka and the airfield of Omaka , Blenheim where the full scale flyable WW1 aircraft are based.
regards
Dave
By: Jorgo - 13th September 2003 at 21:37
CC,
Sorry mate, I cannot help you with the museum you are seeking.
However the Air Force museum is located in Wigram on the outskirts of Christchurch (South Island). www.afw.co.nz
There is also a smaller airforce museum located next to RNZAF Base Ohakea (near Bulls – North Island). www.afw.co.nz/index.cfm/Ohakea
The Army museum is located at Waiouru Army camp in the middle of the deserted area of the North Island. www.armymuseum.co.nz
All of these are worth a visit if you are Down Under.
Cheers, MJ