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Meeting the challenge of COVID

Like many museums around the world, we have not been immune to the impact of the global pandemic. Find out how the Air Force Museum coped with Covid-1

Origins of the Royal New Zealand Air Force

On 1 April 1937, following the passing of the Air Force Act, the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) was established as an independent service.

Remembering the Kiwis of the Great Escape

Remembering Thérèse

The Last Great Air Race: London to Christchurch 1953

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