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.
Captured Japanese Nakajima B5N 'Kate' aircraft arriving at Jacquinot Bay, New Britain.
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.
Captured Japanese Nakajima B5N 'Kate' aircraft arriving at Jacquinot Bay, New Britain.
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.
Informal portrait of PCC Sheppard holding a cat. Unknown location.
Handwritten on the reverse "Feb 45" and handwritten under the print in original album "In flying gear."
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?
Image from the Peter Charles Croxton Sheppard personal collection.
Informal portrait of PCC Sheppard. Believed to be in Christchurch.
Handwritten below the print on original album "Self L.A.C."
Image from the Peter Charles Croxton Sheppard personal collection.
Five trainees at the Initial Training Wing, RNZAF Station Rotorua.
L-R: John Oldfield, self [PCC Sheppard], Vern McAuley, Jack Ingram, Ray Burns.
Names handwritten under print in original album and "I.T.W. Rotorua."
Image from the Francis Patrick McMinn personal collection.
Six servicemen (including one pilot) standing beside a Ford auxiliary fire appliance. Unknown location.
Handwritten on the reverse "Frank McMinn 4th from left."
Image from the Francis Patrick McMinn personal collection.
Four men standing beside a Ford Auxiliary fire appliance. Unknown location.
Handwritten on the reverse "Francis Patrick McMinn 3rd from right."
Image from the Francis Patrick McMinn personal collection.
Two fire men standing beside a Ford(?) fire tender. Unknown location.
Handwritten on the reverse "Francis Patrick McMinn on right."
Image from the JSA Sheard personal collection.
3/4 front view of Grebe NZ501 on the tarmac in front of a hangar at RNZAF Station Wigram.
Handwritten on the reverse "Gloster Grebe. Single fighter pursuit plane."
Image from the A Heir collection.
Group. 'Y' Squad of Pilots course18A, No. 1 Elementary Flying Training School, RNZAF Station Taieri.
L-R: Back; JA McCartney, PWW Brunton, WA Hendry, GF Munro, JW Haugh, GA Faris, LM Death.
Middle; JL Lloyd, JM Nicholson, SG Elder, AA Haworth, WS Croucher, WJ Mangan.
Front; CD Chammen, NMcA Knox, EWP Johnson, JA Irvine, JS Heggie, MC Beer, FG Hide.
