美国空军博物馆

My wife and I took a guided tour with four or five others and had a really great time. The guide knew exactly what he was on about, and kept us moving along though the exhibits (aircraft, engines, refurbs) and workshops, all of which was very interesting.All displays are well signed and explained and there's always something to learn in a place like that. I take pride in knowing my history and could not fault them at all - excellent all round and highly recommended. I even found a Biggles book in the shop!

This is truly amazing and well worth a visit. Situated on part of the old Wigram Airforce Base it has a cafe, workshop and wonderful display of WW1, WW2 and later models. It really is very impressive. Restoration continues on many planes awaiting the caring attention of the engineers. Unfortunately following the Christchurch Earthquakes the complex is used for conferences and other activities which can rather take over the complex at times. It maybe a good idea to check before you visit.

We only had a spare hour but needed way more time. This museum must be the best kept secret in the whole of Christchurch! First of all it's free so after spending a month travelling NZ it was nice to not have our hands in our pocket for a change.The collections are well maintained, numbered and easy to read. Stories of bravery and sacrifice of ordinary men were very informative and then there are the planes themselves!!! Beautiful machines with room for more. The staff were all very helpful and enjoy their work. It was a pleasure to visit, so don't miss out.

Actually my 2nd visit here and I wasn't intending to stop in, but found myself in the vicinity so came in for a coffee (quite good, I might add), and having a bit of time to kill decided to have another browse.On my previous trip I was fortunate enough to have a very low-key tour of the behind-the-scenes workings of the museum, this time was more of a scoot about to take some pics.Now although it might not be the biggest collection of aircraft I've seen, I have to re-iterate that everything in here is very kiwi-orientated and an emphasis has been put on installing quality displays with a lot of relevant information.Sure, I've seen and been able to clamber in and over some exotic craft in other parts of the world, but in reality are they museums or small-scale graveyards for people with good intentions but without the resources or wherewithal to carry out the desired task? Discussion for another time.It's a very clean and easy to navigate environ, mountains of information in various media, with a very historical and proud mien.Visiting on a non-descript Monday morning there was a range of people from a school-group and parents with kids to one or two old blokes, so good to see it populated but still more than enough room to poke about without feeling harried.Give yourself an hour or more to have a browse; it's not only aircraft so will appeal to most with an interest in militaria, plus good parking and access make it worthwhile trying to make sense out of Christchurch''s roads to get here.

This museum has a wonderful collection of aircraft but is far more than just a place for 'plane buffs'. It was fascinating and the volunteers were knowledgeable and told us some entertaining stories. There is an interesting display on wartime prisoners-of-war, which we found very informative. A café is onsite but we didn't have to time to use it.

You can find there details about the participation of Kiwis in both wars and equipment, aircrafts and cars used at that time. There are also stories about war prisioners.

Why was I surprised at the quality of this museum? New Zealand appeals to me because of its strong spirited welcoming people and the South Island's dramatic landscape. It has a small population and limited resources, but incredible resourcefulness. The good impressions of the museum started at the car park! Walking into the building was a stunning experience and the value of the visit just got better every minute of the three hours I was there. The quality of displays is without peer. New Zealand is notable for the quality of its conservators and this is so well displayed at the Air Force Museum. Congratulations to them. Congratulations to the welcoming staff as well because they contributed so much to the quality of the experience.Leave yourself time to do the tour and have a couple of goes on the flight simulator - each of these costs $20 and $5 respectively but great value for money, and remember entry is free.

My family live not far from here so every once in a while we come for a visit. Especially when they have exhibitions on. The last one we went to was the Anne Frank exhibition. Very well put together, even my younger cousins enjoyed it.

What an amazing place to visit stopped here on our way to the airport for the morning. Went on the extended tour to see the planes being refurbished brilliant. Could have spent a whole day there much to short visit would recommend to anyone. The tour guide was absolutely brilliant so informative.

This looks like a second world war museum. Contains nice fighter places of yester-years. We went there on a team lunch.

Our family of five all enjoyed the museum, we took the guided tour and were very pleased we did, you learn so much more. A great place to visit and the café was well stocked and there was something for everyone. 10 out of 10.

We enjoyed our visit to the air force museum and spent longer than we had planned. The flight simulator was enjoyed by my husband and son. We all enjoyed the insight into flight and how it has developed over the last 100 years.I was amazed the entry was free. I would happily visit again.

Plenty of adventures for children, and extremely interesting exhibits for their parents. Recommend setting aside a whole morning or afternoon.

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