• OhG438g-46
    RNZAF
    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.
    RNZAF
    New Caledonia
    Bourail
    grave
    World War Two
    WW2
    No. 16 Squadron
    16 Sqn
    Randell
  • OhG438a-46
    RNZAF
    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.
    RNZAF
    New Caledonia
    Bourail
    grave
    World War Two
    WW2
    Teschner
    No. 16 Squadron
    16 Sqn
  • 2024-124.63
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    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.
    Zeisler
    cockpit
    Corsair
    Sheppard
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    WW2
    World War Two
    RNZAF
    New Britain
    Jacquinot Bay
    No. 16 Squadron
    16 Sqn
  • 2024-124.58
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    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.]
    16 Sqn
    No. 16 Squadron
    Piva
    Bougainville
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Sheppard
    Mechanical Transport
    MT
    MT1167
  • 2024-124.62
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    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.
    Moore
    cockpit
    Corsair
    Jacquinot Bay
    New Britain
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Sheppard
    No. 16 Squadron
    16 Sqn
  • 2024-124.59
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    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."
    Sheppard
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    WW2
    World War Two
    RNZAF
    Bougainville
    Piva
    No. 16 Squadron
    16 Sqn
    Mechanical Transport
    MT
    MT1167
  • 2024-124.57
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    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.
    Bougainville
    Piva
    No. 16 Squadron
    16 Sqn
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Sheppard
    recreation
  • 2024-124.51
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Peter Charles Croxton Sheppard personal collection. Informal "Squadron Insignia." Believed to be at RNZAF Station Ardmore.
    Sheppard
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    WW2
    World War Two
    RNZAF
    No. 16 Squadron
    16 Sqn
    Ardmore
  • 2024-124.55
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    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.
    Sheppard
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    WW2
    World War Two
    RNZAF
    16 Sqn
    No. 16 Squadron
    New Hebrides
    Vanuatu
    Espiritu Santo
    food
  • 2024-124.56
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    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."
    recreation
    Howie
    Sheppard
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    WW2
    World War Two
    RNZAF
    16 Sqn
    No. 16 Squadron
    Piva
    Bougainville
  • 2024-124.53
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    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."
    16 Sqn
    No. 16 Squadron
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Sheppard
    Corsair
    No. 16 Squadron
    16 Sqn
    NZ5522
  • 2024-124.54
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    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."
    16 Sqn
    No. 16 Squadron
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Sheppard
    Corsair
    Green Island
    Green Is
    Papua New Guinea
  • 2024-124.50
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    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."
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Auckland
    RNZAF
    Sheppard
    WW2
    World War Two
    No. 16 Squadron
    16 Sqn
    recreation
    sightseeing
  • 2024-124.52
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    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?
    Corsair
    Reynolds
    Reeve
    Wesport
    Women
    Sheppard
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    WW2
    World War Two
    RNZAF
    No. 16 Squadron
    16 Sqn
  • PR1426
    RNZAF
    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.
    New Hebrides
    Espiritu Santo
    Vanuatu
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    No. 16 Squadron
    16 Sqn
  • PR1442
    RNZAF
    No. 16 Squadron pilot, Flight Lieutenant JR Day, in front of a Kittyhawk. Espiritu Santo. Day was a Flight Commander with No. 16 Squadron.
    Vanuatu
    Espiritu Santo
    New Hebrides
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    No. 16 Squadron
    16 Sqn
    Day
    Kittyhawk
  • PR1421
    RNZAF
    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.
    WW2
    World War Two
    RNZAF
    New Hebrides
    Espiritu Santo
    Vanuatu
    No. 16 Squadron
    16 Sqn
    Miller
  • PR1423
    RNZAF
    Group of RNZAF personnel posed around a Kittyhawk. Believed to be No. 16 Squadron at Espiritu Santo.
    Vanuatu
    Espiritu Santo
    New Hebrides
    WW2
    World War Two
    RNZAF
    No. 16 Squadron
    16 Sqn
    Kittyhawk
  • MUS0702233
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    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.
    group
    16 Sqn
    No. 16 Squadron
    Ardmore
    WW2
    World War Two
    RNZAF
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
  • PR1406
    RNZAF
    Ground to air of a formation of RNZAF Kittyhawks. Presumed to be No. 16 Squadon at Espiritu Santo.
    WW2
    World War Two
    RNZAF
    New Hebrides
    Vanuatu
    Espiritu Santo
    formation
    Kittyhawk
    No. 16 Squadron
    16 Sqn
  • PR1404
    RNZAF
    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.
    WW2
    World War Two
    RNZAF
    New Hebrides
    Vanuatu
    Espiritu Santo
    Kittyhawk
    No. 16 Squadron
    16 Sqn
    No. 2 Fighter Maintenance Unit
    2FMU
  • PR1403
    RNZAF
    Line-up of RNZAF Kittyhawks on runway. Presumed to be No. 16 Squadron at Espiritu Santo. Aircraft on charge to No. 2 Fighter Maintenance Unit.
    WW2
    World War Two
    RNZAF
    New Hebrides
    Vanuatu
    Espiritu Santo
    No. 2 Fighter Maintenance Unit
    2FMU
    Kittyhawk
    No. 16 Squadron
    16 Sqn
  • PR1398
    RNZAF
    Group of RNZAF pilots posing in front of a Kittyhawk. Presumed to be No. 16 Squadron at Espiritu Santo.
    WW2
    World War Two
    RNZAF
    New Hebrides
    Vanuatu
    Espiritu Santo
    No. 16 Squadron
    16 Sqn
    Kittyhawk
  • PR1394
    RNZAF
    No. 16 Squadron [?] Kittyhawks on the runway with No. 9 Squadron [?] Hudsons in the background. Presumed to be Espiritu Santo.
    WW2
    World War Two
    RNZAF
    New Hebrides
    Vanuatu
    Espiritu Santo
    No. 16 Squadron
    16 Sqn
    Kittyhawk
    No. 9 Squadron
    9 Sqn
    Hudson
  • PR1393
    RNZAF
    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.
    WW2
    World War Two
    RNZAF
    New Hebrides
    Vanuatu
    Espiritu Santo
    No. 16 Squadron
    16 Sqn
    Kittyhawk