• ALB10307197005
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Crawshay
    Image from the VLV Crawshay album collection. Fuselage of No. 10 Servicing Unit, No. 1 Squadron, Ventura NZ4517 on the back of a truck after the aircraft crashed on takeoff. Base Depot Workshop Detachment at Guadalcanal. Note the Disney Jiminy Cricket nose art on the fuselage.
    RNZAF
    Crawshay
    World War Two
    WW2
    Guadalcanal
    No. 1 Squadron
    1 Sqn
    No. 10 Servicing Unit
    10 SU
    NZ4517
    accident
    damage
    nose art
  • PR3252
    RNZAF
    RNZAF Ventura squadron dispersal area scene, Bougainville. Presumed to be No. 10 Servicing Unit. NZ4515, NZ4518 and NZ4503 among aircraft in view.
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    No. 10 Servicing Unit
    10 SU
    Ventura
    Mechanical Transport
    MT
    Bougainville
    NZ4515
    NZ4518
    NZ4503
  • PR6096
    RNZAF
    No. 10 Servicing Unit Engineering Officer, Flight Lieutenant WA 'Andy' Chandler. Emirau.
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    No. 10 Servicing Unit
    10 SU
    Chandler
    Emirau
    tent
  • PR3230
    RNZAF
    No. 10 Servicing Unit personnel overhaul Pratt and Whitney (Ventura) engines. Piva, Bougainville. Ventura NZ4515 in the background.
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Ventura
    Bougainville
    Piva
    engine
    NZ4515
    No. 10 Servicing Unit
    10 SU
  • PR2243
    RNZAF
    No. 1 Squadron Venturas in their dispersal area on Henderson Field, Guadalcanal. Aircraft on charge to No. 10 Servicing Unit. NZ4521 in foreground. Joins with PR2242 to form a panorama.
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    No. 1 Squadron
    1 Sqn
    No. 10 Servicing Unit
    10 SU
    Henderson Field
    Guadalcanal
    Ventura
    NZ4521
  • PR3229
    RNZAF
    No. 10 Servicing Unit personnel manoeuvre a Pratt and Whitney (Ventura) engine on a gantry. Piva, Bougainville.
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    No. 10 Servicing Unit
    10 SU
    Piva
    Bougainville
    engine
  • PR4898
    RNZAF
    Groundcrew 'bombing-up' and refueling a line-up of No. 10 Servicing Unit Venturas. Emirau. NZ4566 in the background. Fuel tanker MT3066 at right.
    RNZAF
    WW2
    World War Two
    No. 10 Servicing Unit
    10 SU
    Ventura
    Emirau
    bomb
    fuel
    MT4566
    Mechanical Transport
    MT
  • PR4902
    RNZAF
    Group of No. 10 Servicing Unit Venturas undergoing maintenance. Emirau. NZ4607 at right.
    RNZAF
    WW2
    World War Two
    Emirau
    Ventura
    NZ4607
    No. 10 Servicing Unit
    10 SU
  • PR4912
    RNZAF
    Groundcrew load equipment into a No. 10 Servicing Unit Ventura. Emirau.
    RNZAF
    WW2
    World War Two
    Emirau
    No. 10 Servicing Unit
    10 SU
    Ventura
  • PR5524
    RNZAF
    Group of No.10 Servicing Unit Field Headquarters staff. Emirau.
    WW2
    World War Two
    RNZAF
    group
    No. 10 Servicing Unit
    10 SU
    Emirau
  • PR2234
    RNZAF
    Group of No. 10 Servicing Unit armourers prepare to load a bomb onto Ventura NZ4507. Henderson Field, Guadalcanal. Nose art: "Patua Te Ra". The Maori god Maui is brandishing a club at the rising sun, which he has caught in a net.
    WW2
    World War Two
    RNZAF
    No. 10 Servicing Unit
    10 SU
    Ventura
    bomb
    nose art
    Henderson Field
    Guadalcanal
  • PR6988
    RNZAF
    Group. No. 10 Servicing Unit Radar Section personnel. Emirau. Neg 7/795
    WW2
    World War Two
    RNZAF
    No. 10 Servicing Unit
    10 SU
    radar
    group
    Emirau
  • PR4900
    RNZAF
    Groundcrew rearming and refueling No. 10 Servicing Unit Venturas. Emirau.
    WW2
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    No. 10 Servicing Unit
    10 SU
    Ventura
    fuel
    Mechanical Transport
    MT
    Emirau
  • PR4897
    RNZAF
    Groundcrew 'bombing-up' a line-up of No. 10 Servicing Unit Venturas. Emirau. Ventura NZ4608 in the background and bomb hoist MT2655 towing bomb train in view.
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    No. 10 Servicing Unit
    10 SU
    Ventura
    NZ4608
    MT2655
    bomb
    Mechanical Transport
    MT
    Emirau
  • PR5010
    RNZAF
    Group of No. 10 Servicing Unit personnel with a Ventura. Emirau.
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    No. 10 Servicing Unit
    10 SU
    Ventura
    Emirau
    Group
  • PR3226
    RNZAF
    No. 3 Squadron [?] Ventura NZ4541 taking off from Piva airstrip, Bougainville. Aircraft was on charge to No. 10 Servicing Unit.
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Piva
    Bougainville
    Ventura
    PV-1
    No. 3 Squadron
    3 Sqn
    NZ4541
    No. 10 Servicing Unit
    10 Su
  • PR4899
    RNZAF
    Ground crew 'bombing-up' No. 10 Servicing Unit Ventura NZ4558. Emirau. Bomb train is being towed by bomb hoist truck MT2655. Handwritten caption on the reverse of a print in the Simpson personal album collection (2007/174.69) states: "NZ4558 "Perce" being bombed up in preparation for strike. Emirau 1945. Taken July 1st. [the] day Andy Tye, Alec Baxter, Jack Torkington, Arthur Lambie were killed." NB. The above crew were No. 4 Squadron, so it's assumed that this Ventura, NZ4558, is also No. 4 Squadron.
    bomb
    World War Two
    WW2
    Ventura
    RNZAF
    No. 4 Squadron
    No. 10 Servicing Unit
    NZ4558
    MT2655
    Emirau
    4 Sqn
    10 SU