Graduation parade for No. 1/81 Pilots and No. 1/81 Navigators courses at RNZAF Base Wigram.
Ground to air view of a formation of No. 14 Squadron Strikemasters and a Navigation, Air Electronics and Telecommunications Training Squadron Friendship flying over the parade ground.
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Graduation parade for No. 1/81 Pilots and No. 1/81 Navigators courses at RNZAF Base Wigram.
Ground to air view of a formation of No. 14 Squadron Strikemasters flying over the parade ground.
Graduation parade for No. 1/81 Pilots and No. 1/81 Navigators courses at RNZAF Base Wigram.
Ground to air view of a formation of No. 14 Squadron Strikemasters flying over the parade ground.
Group on the tarmac beside a Vampire after the arrival of the first Vampires for No. 14 Squadron at RNZAF Station Ohakea.
L - R: Brian Walker (De Havilland Australia test pilot), LA Rayner DFC, Group Captain FR Dix OBE, Wing Commander JM Checketts DSO DFC, Wing Commander AP Gainsford DSO DFC AFC.
Group on the tarmac beside a Vampire after the arrival of the first Vampires for the RNZAF at RNZAF Station Ohakea.
L - R: Brian Walker (De Havilland Australia test pilot), LA Rayner DFC, Group Captain FR Dix OBE, Wing Commander JM Checketts DSO DFC, Wing Commander AP Gainsford DSO DFC AFC.
Arrival of the first Vampires at RNZAF Station Ohakea for No. 14 Squadron.
Wing Commander JM Checketts DSO DFC getting out of his flying overalls beside Vampire NZ5721 with the Station Commander Group Captain FR Dix OBE watching.
NB. JM Checketts' log book lists the aircraft serial number as "2721".
Arrival of the first Vampires at RNZAF Station Ohakea for No. 14 Squadron.
Wing Commander JM Checketts DSO DFC climbing out of Vampire NZ5721.
NB. JM Checketts' log book lists the aircraft serial number as "2721".
Original grave marker for Flight Lieutenant Francis George Keefe, NZ417066, New Zealand cemetery at Bourail, New Caledonia.
Pilot with No. 14 Squadron, died of injuries as a Prisoner of War on 30 January 1945.
Image from the Frederick Barry Flavall personal collection.
Three No. 14 Squadron pilots, without shirts, pose for the camera. Believed to be at RAF Station Tengah.
L-R: John Scrimshaw, Barry Flavall, Trevor Bland.
Image from the Frederick Barry Flavall personal collection.
Group of No. 14 Squadron pilots, without shirts, relaxing in cane chairs. Believed to be at RAF Station Tangah.
L-R: John Scrimshaw, Barry Flavall, unknown, unknown, Trevor Bland.
Image from the Frederick Barry Flavall personal collection.
No. 14 Squadron pilot, Colin Rudd, looking at a 500lb bomb mounted on the starboard wing of a Venom (looks like WE470). RAF Station Tengah.
Written in chalk on the bomb is "Rudd's Spud"
Image from the Frederick Barry Flavall personal collection.
View of the cockpit of a No. 14 Squadron Venom with canopy open. RAF Station Tengah.
Painted under the windscreen is "F/O FB Flavall".
Image from the Frederick Barry Flavall personal collection.
No. 14 Squadron pilot, Colin Rudd, sitting down drinking Coke. Believed to be at RAF Station Tangah.
Image from the Frederick Barry Flavall personal collection.
No. 14 Squadron pilot, Flying Officer John Scrimshaw, standing on the tarmac in front of the tail of RAF Comet XK669 at RAF Station El Adem.
Image from the Frederick Barry Flavall personal collection.
Two No. 14 Squadron pilots, wearing flying clothing, walking across the airfield at RAF Station Tengah.
FB Flavall (left) and John Scrimshaw (right).
Image from the Frederick Barry Flavall personal collection.
High view of the air field at RAF Station Tangah with two No. 14 Squadron Venoms taxiing in the foreground and in the distance a line up of RAAF Lincoln bombers.
Image from the Frederick Barry Flavall personal collection.
Air to air view of a No. 14 Squadron Venom in flight over clouds at sunset. Believed to be near Singapore.
Image from the Frederick Barry Flavall personal collection.
Japan Air Lines DC-8 'Shima' taxiing, believed to be at RNZAF Base Ohakea.
Tails of No. 14 Squadron Canberras NZ6106 and NZ6102 at right.