Original grave marker for Flying Officer Greville Randell, NZ427230, New Zealand cemetery at Bourail, New Caledonia.
Pilot with No. 16 Squadron died 15 January 1945.
Original grave marker for Flight Sergeant Alec Wallace Teschner, NZ439269, New Zealand cemetery at Bourail, New Caledonia.
Killed in an aircraft accident while serving with No. 16 Squadron, 20 September 1945.
Image from the Peter Charles Croxton Sheppard personal collection.
No. 16 Squadron pilot, Bill Zeisler, sitting in the cockpit of his Corsair at Jacquinot Bay, New Britain.
Image from the Peter Charles Croxton Sheppard personal collection.
No. 16 Squadron pilots getting out of truck, MT1167, after an operation. Piva, Bougainville.
L-R; DJ McAulay, LS Bates, KA Mitchell.
Handwritten under the original print "After a strike [including the names, initials added by cataloguer.]
Image from the Peter Charles Croxton Sheppard personal collection.
No. 16 Squadron pilot, Don Moore, sitting in the cockpit of his Corsair at Jacquinot Bay, New Britain.
Image from the Peter Charles Croxton Sheppard personal collection.
No. 16 Squadron pilots climbing into truck, MT1167, on the way to their aircraft. Piva, Bougainville.
Handwritten under the original print "Going out on a bombing strike."
Image from the Peter Charles Croxton Sheppard personal collection.
Informal group of No. 16 Squadron pilots relaxing inside a tent. Piva, Bougainville.
L-R: AL Slater, AL Reiper, CO Brady, DJ McAulay, KH Harpin.
Names handwritten under the print. Initials added from squadron diary.
Image from the Peter Charles Croxton Sheppard personal collection.
Group of No. 16 Squadron pilots eating paw paw at Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides.
Handwritten at top of the album page "At Espiritu Santo (2nd Tour)." [Actually the squadron's 6th tour of duty]
Handwritten under the print "Eating Paw-paw. / Bryan Cox, Vic Bargh, Steve St., Al Lang, PS, Norm Reeve."
BB Cox, CV Bargh, [could this be LP Stephenson?], ET Lang, PCC Sheppard, NJ Reeve.
Image from the Peter Charles Croxton Sheppard personal collection.
No. 16 Squadron Pilot, Flight Lieutenant Graham Cargill Howie, writing a letter in his tent. Piva, Bougainville.
Handwritten at the top of the album page "At Bougainville (2nd tour)." [Actually the squadron's 6th tour of duty.]
Handwritten under the print "Graham Howie in hut at night (later killed) . Crashed on takeoff."
Image from the Peter Charles Croxton Sheppard personal collection.
Pilot Officer PCC Sheppard in the cockpit of his No. 16 Squadron Corsair NZ5522 at Westport Aerodrome.
Handwritten on the original album page "Photos taken at Westport the day after Curly Barstow was lost." (Pilot Officer DK Barstow lost without trace on the West Coast.)
An handwritten beside the print "Self."
Image from the Peter Charles Croxton Sheppard personal collection.
No. 16 Squadron "Black Section" in front of a Corsair at Green Island.
L-R: WG Newfield, PCC Sheppard, LS Bates, G Randell.
Handwritten on the album page "At Green Island (1st Tour)" [actually the squadron's 5th tour]
Handwritten above and below the original print "Black Section. / Bill Newfield, self, Leo Bates, Graeme Randell."
Image from the Peter Charles Croxton Sheppard personal collection.
Informal group of five No. 16 Squadron pilots at Auckland zoo, Auckland.
L-R: Back; self [PCC Sheppard], Phil Hunt, Ron Albrecht.
Front; Smithy, Cully.
Names handwritten under print in original album and "At Auckland Zoo."
Image from the Peter Charles Croxton Sheppard personal collection.
No. 16 Squadron pilot with a woman beside a Corsair at Westport aerodrome.
Handwritten on the original album page "Photos taken at Westport the day after Curly Barstow was lost." (Pilot Officer DK Barstow lost without trace on the West Coast.)
And handwritten beside the print "Wyn Reynolds, Norm." Could this be Pilot Officer NJ Reeve?
Group of No. 16 Squadron pilots with flying gear. Believed to be Espiritu Santo.
L-R: Flight Lieutenant RL Spurdle, Flying Officer MT Vanderpump, Flight Sergeant CA McDonald, Flight Lieutenant TM de Denne.
Informal portrait of No. 16 Squadron pilot, Flight Sergeant JE Miller. Believed to be Espiritu Santo.
Miller was awarded the DFC (US) on 15 September 1943.
Group. No. 16 Squadron pilots. Believed to be at RNZAF Station Ardmore.
L-R: Back; AL Rieper, RW Albrecht, CO Brady, SE Smith, AL Slater, ET Lang, BB Cox, AS Tie, JP Hunt.
Middle; JK Bell, NJ Reeve, DI Gray, KS Harpin, LS Bates, GC Howie, LH Brown, PCC Sheppard, Codlin, G Randell.
Front; C Derby, LJ Lyons, ER Reynolds, Tucker, PS Green, EL Avery, RA McDonald, WG Newfield, JW Middleton.
RNZAF Kittyhawks on the airfield. Presumed to be No. 16 Squadron, on charge to No. 2 Fighter Maintenance Unit, at Espiritu Santo.
Hudsons in the background, presumed to be No. 9 Squadron.
No. 16 Squadron personnel in front of a Kittyhawk. Espiritu Santo.
L-R: Flight Lieutenant JR Day, Squadron Leader JS Nelson, Flight Lieutenant RL Spurdle.