The Wings Over New Zealand Show “Episode 123 – The Air Force Museum of New Zealand – Part One” is now online. This is a fascinating insight behind the scenes of the Air Force Museum of New Zealand, at Wigram in Christchurch. I interview the museum’s Communications Officer Michelle Sim as we walk around the museum and explore the exhibits, and talk about the philosophies and angles that the museum takes to present the history of New Zealand’s Air Force, from WWI through to the modern era.
I then visit Nathan ‘Barf’ Bosher in the museum’s Restoration Workshops to discuss his role there as a Safety and Surface Technician, restoring aeroplanes, creating displays and researching history.
There are many photos to view on the show page while you listen to this fascinating episode, and this will be followed soon by Part Two where I visit the Air Force Museum of New Zealand’s amazing archives. Here’s the link to today’s episode:
http://www.cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZShow/2016/11/wigram-part-1/
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By: Tony C - 18th November 2016 at 14:58
… no point complaining about something so trivial.
No complaint, just a touch of humour
By: ErrolC - 17th November 2016 at 19:21
And this is a good a place as any to mention that the aviation museums in the region of the recent earthquake have all reported no damage and are open as normal. i.e.
Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre (Blenheim)
RNZAF Museum Wigram (Christchurch)
The Vintage Aviator workshop (Wellington, not public) and public hangar (Masterton)
By: Dave Homewood - 17th November 2016 at 19:10
The aircraft are all well lit, except the Canberra which is depicted in a nighttime scene, and photography in there is easy even with a handheld camera, plus flash photography is allowed, so there’s no issue with the lighting here. Mind you I have no issue with it in Hendon either, no point complaining about something so trivial.
By: Tony C - 17th November 2016 at 13:47
www.cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZShow/2016/11/wigram-part-1/
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Blimey, and we complained about Hendon’s Battle of Britain Hangar being dark 😉
By: Dave Homewood - 17th November 2016 at 09:59
The latest WONZ Show episode continues our look behind the scenes at our Air Force Museum of New Zealand. I talk with the museum’s Keeper of Photography Matthew O’Sullivan, and the Research Curator Simon Moody about their roles and experiences within the archives of the Air Force Museum of New Zealand
Here’s the link:
www.cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZShow/2016/11/wigram-part-2/
By: J Boyle - 11th November 2016 at 06:58
Good to hear it, a fine and historic type.
Last year, I took up a Hughes 300 and was asked what I had my time in. I replied a Bell 47. Upon hearing that, the chief pilot yelled from his office, “That’s the real deal!”. None of them had ever flown one.
Made me feel rather old.
By: Dave Homewood - 11th November 2016 at 01:02
There’s a Sioux in the stored collection, which will go on display in 2019 or so when the Museum gets its new building back.
By: J Boyle - 10th November 2016 at 23:33
Lovely collection….which almost looks larger than the existing NZ air component. 🙂 🙂
Is there a Sioux on display?
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November 10, 2016 at 10:51 pm