• ALB1617713027
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    RNZAF
    Image from the Leonard Adolphus Rayner DFC personal album. 3/4 front view of Kittyhawk NZ3148, with nose art 'Gloria Lyons', being readied for flight. Torokina, Bougainville. Aircraft on charge to No. 4 Servicing Unit. Labelled on the album page " "Pacific Fighters" " Original RNZAF negative number PR2686.
    WW2
    World War Two
    RNZAF
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Rayner
    No. 4 Servicing Unit
    4 SU
    Kittyhawk
    NZ3148
    nose art
    Torokina
    Bougainville
    Gloria Lyons
  • PR2684
    RNZAF
    Groundcrew perform maintenance on a No. 18 Squadron [?] Kittyhawk. Presumed to be Torokina, Bougainville. Aircraft on charge to No. 4 Servicing Unit.
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    No. 4 Servicing Unit
    4 SU
    No. 18 Squadron
    18 Sqn
    Kittyhawk
    Torokina
    Bougainville
  • PR4059
    RNZAF
    Group of No. 4 Servicing Unit personnel in front of a Corsair. Believed to be Bougainville. Tally board has thirty one Japanese victory flags. L-R: Back; unknown, Keith Heyder, Ossie James, Ron Hildreth, Ken Hemus, Gordon Potts, 4x unknown. Middle; 2x unknown, N Day, McLaughlan, Russ Skelton, 3x unknown, Basil Dewar, unknown, N McKenzie. Front; 3x unknown, Charlie McKenzie, Pat Cullen, 2x unknown.
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    No. 4 Servicing Unit
    4 SU
    Bougainville
    Corsair
  • PR3593
    RNZAF
    Group of No. 4 Servicing Unit personnel perform maintenance on a Kittyhawk. Torokina, Bougainville.
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    No. 4 Servicing Unit
    4 SU
    Kittyhawk
    Torokina
    Bougainville
  • PR5545
    RNZAF
    Groundcrew unloading No. 40 Squadron Dakota NZ3505. Los Negros. No. 4 Servicing Unit truck MT2545 in view.
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    No. 40 Squadron
    40 Sqn
    Dakota
    NZ3505
    Los Negros
    Mechanical Transport
    MT
    truck
    MT2545
    No. 4 Servicing Unit
    4 SU
  • PR2686
    RNZAF
    Kittyhawk NZ3148, with nose art 'Gloria Lyons', being readied for flight. Torokina, Bougainville. Aircraft on charge to No. 4 Servicing Unit.
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    No. 4 Servicing Unit
    4 SU
    Kittyhawk
    NZ3148
    nose art
    Torokina
    Bougainville
    Gloria Lyons
  • PR4874
    RNZAF
    Line-up of No. 4 Servicing Unit Corsairs at Mokerang, Los Negros. Visible serial numbers: NZ5393, NZ5300, NZ5335.
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Mokerang
    Los Negros
    Corsair
    No. 4 Servicing Unit
    4 SU
    NZ5393
    NZ5300
    NZ5335
  • PR2690
    RNZAF
    No. 18 Squadron Kittyhawk on the runway at Torokina, Bougainville. Aircraft on charge to No. 4 Servicing Unit. Looks like NZ3177.
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Torokina
    Bougainville
    Kittyhawk
    No. 18 Squadron
    18 Sqn
    No. 4 Servicing Unit
    4 SU
    NZ3177
  • PR2683
    RNZAF
    No. 18 Squadron pilot Flying Officer GM Robertson beside his Kittyhawk. Torokina, Bougainville. Good view of flying gear. Aircraft on charge to No. 4 Servicing Unit.
    WW2
    World War Two
    RNZAF
    No. 18 Squadron
    18 Sqn
    Robertson
    No. 4 Servicing Unit
    4 SU
    Kittyhawk
    Torokina
    Bougainville
  • PR2659
    RNZAF
    Group of No. 4 Servicing Unit personnel with a Kittyhawk. New Georgia. At centre is a carved post and a sign reading "Haere Mai". See copy negative PR2536.
    RNZAF
    WW2
    World War Two
    No. 4 Servicing Unit
    4 SU
    Kittyhawk
    New Georgia
  • PR2689
    RNZAF
    A member of the groundcrew helps a No. 18 Squadron pilot to enter the cockpit of a P-40 Kittyhawk. Torokina, Bougainville. Aircraft 'I' on charge to No. 4 Servicing Unit.
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    No. 4 Servicing Unit
    4 SU
    No. 18 Squadron
    18 Sqn
    Kittyhawk
    Torokina
    Bougainville.
  • PR2685
    RNZAF
    Armourers loading ammunition into the port wing magazines of a No. 18 Squadron [?] P-40 Kittyhawk. Presumed to be Torokina, Bougainville. Presume aircraft on charge to No. 4 Servicing Unit.
    ammunition
    World War Two
    WW2
    Torokina
    RNZAF
    No. 4 Servicing Unit
    No. 18 Squadron
    Kittyhawk
    Bougainville
    4 SU
    18 Sqn