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 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. 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."

Negative from the Anthony Francis Hough personal collection. Aerial oblique view of Buka Passage, Bougainville.

Negative from the Anthony Francis Hough personal collection. Aerial oblique view of Buka Passage, Bougainville.

Negative from the Anthony Francis Hough personal collection. Aerial oblique view of Mount Bagana erupting. Bougainville.

Negative from the Anthony Francis Hough personal collection. Beach scene. Torokina(?) Bougainville.

Negative from the Anthony Francis Hough personal collection. Beach scene. Torokina(?) Bougainville.

Negative from the Anthony Francis Hough personal collection. Two men standing beside a vehicle with No. 18 Squadron Kittyhawks in the background. Believed to be at Torokina, Bougainville.

Negative from the Anthony Francis Hough personal collection. 3/4 front view of a No. 18 Squadron Kittyhawk. Believed to be at Torokina, Bougainville.

Group of No. 14 Squadron pilots in front of Kittyhawk '88' during their third tour of duty. Torokina, Bougainville. Aircraft on charge to No. 2 Servicing Unit. Back: LC Strawbridge, RA Barnett, PS Tennent, P Molloy, WJ Polson, BS Hay, WJ MacLeod, WD Smith, NE Hanna, G George. Middle: PW Blundell (Intelligence Officer), RA Weber, EH Brown (Flight Commander), SG Quill (Commanding Officer), LR Renolds (Flight Commander), WM Bullen, NC Sutherland. Front: DW Cocks, RG Bush, DW Roberts, RP George, HP Crump, NA Frew, RF Howe.

Aerial oblique view of one of the Piva airstrips, Bougainville.

Aerial oblique view of one of the Piva airstrips, Bougainville.

Aerial oblique view of the Piva airstrips, Bougainville.

Aerial oblique view of one of the Piva airstrips, Bougainville.

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.

Image from the Leonard Adolphus Rayner DFC personal album. RNZAF Dakota about to take-off from Piva airstrip, Bougainville. Mount Bagana smoking in the distance. Labelled on the album page "C47 on Peva [sic] Airstrip - Bougainville" Original RNZAF Negative number PR3232.

Image from the Leonard Adolphus Rayner DFC personal album. No. 18 Squadron Intelligence Officer, Pilot Officer McBride, interrogates a group of No. 18 Squadron pilots after their return from a mission. Torokina, Bougainville. L-R: Pilot Officer JA McBride, unknown, Flying Officer AR Walker, Pilot Officer RA MacKinder, Flying Officer BL Hoskin, Sergeant DW Kidd, Squadron Leader JA Oldfield. Names supplied by Keith Gibson - No. 18 Squadron. Labelled on the album page "No. 18 (F) Squadron pilots - Second tour" RNZAF Official negative number PR2681.

Image from the Leonard Adolphus Rayner DFC personal album. Group of No. 18 Squadron ground staff (?). Bougainville. Labelled on the album page "No. 18 (F) Squadron pilots - Second tour" Original RNZAF negative number PR2792.

Image from the Leonard Adolphus Rayner DFC personal album. No. 18 Squadron pilot's tent. Torokina, Bougainville. Labelled on the album page "No. 18 (F) Squadron Ferry | Guadalcanal - Bougainville" Handwritten on the reverse "Our abode at Torokina Pilots' camp. Foxhole & bedding in foreground. App mid Feb 1944 (morning)."

Image from the Leonard Adolphus Rayner DFC personal album. View of Torokina airstrip, Bougainville. Labelled on the album page "No. 18 (F) Squadron Ferry | Guadalcanal - Bougainville" Handwritten on the reverse "Torokina strip (fighter). Taken from our "ready" hut looking N.W. Taken App. mid Feb 1944 about 1000."

Group. No. 19 Squadron personnel in front of a Corsair, during their second tour of duty. Torokina, Bougainville. L-R: Back; PL Jones, CJ Berryman, GJ Ronayne, G George, RW Henderson, A Cunningham, NL Kiddle, JM Calder. Middle; KW Wright, JM Knight, RF Garnham, RW Smith, RH Armstrong, CR Carnachan, RB Johnson, JF Green, GT Watt, PS Freyberg. Front; AAD Bills, DA Youngs, PD Gifford, JRC Kilian, DE Hogan, JE Sanders, AM Hollings (Intelligence Officer). Written on bomb in foreground: "blunt end" (left) "15/8/44, 19 FIGHTER SQDN (centre) and "sharp end" (right).

Image from the Douglas Fitzclarence St George personal album collection. No. 2 Servicing Unit Kittyhawk taking off from Torokina, Bougainville [?].

Large group of Royal New Zealand Air Force personnel with a Lockheed PV-1 Ventura. Piva, Bougainville [?] 10 Servicing Unit [?] personnel on the aircraft and 3 Squadron [?] aircrew on the ground.