Daily programme:
9:00am
Accessibility hour – special viewings for deaf, disabled and those needing accessibility assistance
9:30am
Museum opens
10:00am
Hercules hangar opens for general admission
11:00am
Hercules crew landing talk: Theatre – limited to 90 seats
1:00pm
Hercules crew landing talk: Theatre – limited to 90 seats
4:00pm
Hangar closes
4:30pm
Museum closes
We are delighted to let you know that members of No. 40 Squadron will be our special guests at our Hercules open days from 11- 15 April.
Members of the flight crew and the planning team behind the historic landing of NZ7001 in February will deliver special talks twice a day in our Theatre so you will be able to hear about all the planning and practice that went into preparing our airfield to land the Hercules safely for the final time.
They’ll also be able to answer any curly questions you may have about the Herc – within reason!
Hercules Open Day Information
The open days run from 10am until 4pm each day with the public invited to view the C-130H Hercules in our No. 2 Hangar. The hangar is a 250m flat walk from the museum entrance and is wheelchair accessible.
You will also be able to learn all about this iconic aircraft’s history in our new Mighty Hercules exhibition upstairs in our atrium.
We have also created special accessibility sessions from 9am to 10am each day for our deaf and disabled community.
The open days are free but we are hoping everyone will donate what they can to go towards creating a forever home for our C-130H Hercules and our P-3K2 Orion.
Both these iconic aircraft are too large for our current exhibition spaces but are safely conserved in our historic hangars. You can donate at: https://airforcemuseum.co.nz/extraordinary-aircraft-donation/
Herc Yeah – see you there!
