• 2026-085.13
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the George Leonard Marquand personal collection. Unknown service man sitting in the cockpit of a Corsair. Believed to be No. 5 Servicing Unit, Bougainville.
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Marquand
    Bougainville
    Corsair
    No. 5 Servicing Unit
    5 SU
  • 2026-085.11
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the George Leonard Marquand personal collection. Service men salvaging parts from a crash-landed Corsair. Believed to be Bougainville.
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Marquand
    Bougainville
    Corsair
    accident
    damage
  • 2026-085.10
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the George Leonard Marquand personal collection. No. 5 Servicing Unit personnel having a cup of tea around Jeep MT2091 'Joe Wagon' on the taxiway in front of Corsairs. Believed to be at Bougainville.
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Marquand
    Bougainville
    Mechanical TRansport
    MT
    MT2091
    Jeep
    Corsair
    food
    No. 5 Servicing Unit
    5 SU
  • PR6366
    RNZAF
    Group of No. 1 Servicing Unit personnel in front of GMC fuel tanker MT2075. Piva, Bougainville.
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Piva
    Bougainville
    Fuel
    GMC
    Mechanical Transport
    MT
    MT2075
  • PR3412
    RNZAF
    Group of Fire Section personnel with a Ford Marmon Herrington Fire Tender. Believed to be Torokina, Bougainville. L-R: Back; GI Wolfe, EG McConachy, GEP James, LE Bruce, NP Kemp, WR Linnell. Front; Firemaster Sergeant L Hughes, FL Tuhura, HG Marshall, HS Trotter, WS Ashworth, CT Weston.
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Torokina
    Bougainville
    group
    fire
    Mechanical Transport
    MT
    Ford
    Marmon Herrington
  • PR3404
    RNZAF
    Group of Fire Section personnel with a Ford Marmon Herrington Fire Tender. Bougainville. Firemaster, Sergeant Laurie Hughes is standing on ground. See Contact Magazine, August 1944, page 53.
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Bougainville
    fire
    Mechanical Transport
    MT
    Ford
    Marmon Herrington
  • PR3396
    RNZAF
    A No. 20 Squadron [?] pilot having a drink. Believed to be Torokina, Bougainville.
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Torokina
    Bougainville
    No. 20 Squadron
    20 Sqn
  • PR3394
    RNZAF
    Wing Commander CWK Nicholls (left) and Flight Lieutenant PT Curran display a captured Japanese flag, banner and grenade launcher. Bougainville. See also PR3403 and Contact Magazine, August 1944, page 52.
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Bougainville
    Nicholls
    Curran
    souvenir
  • PR3382
    RNZAF
    Group of Public Relations personnel in the forward area, with movie camera and sound recording equipment. Believed to be Bougainville L-R: Flight Lieutenant HAC Davy, Mr. H Bridgeman and Pilot Officer CT Cave.
    World War Two
    WW2
    RNZAF
    Bougainville
    camera
    Davy
    Bridgeman
    Cave
  • PR3389
    RNZAF
    Group of Public Relations personnel in the forward area, with movie camera and sound recording equipment. Believed to be Bougainville. L-R: Flight Lieutenant HAC Davy, Mr. H Bridgeman and Pilot Officer CT Cave.
    RNZAF
    WW2
    World War Two
    Bougainville
    camera
    Davy
    Bridgeman
    Cave
  • PR3238
    RNZAF
    Air to air view of US Navy Dauntless '159' over Bougainville, just off the coast from Torokina and Puriata Island.
    Dauntless
    Navy
    USN
    WW2
    World War Two
    RNZAF
    Bougainville
    air to air
  • PR3260
    RNZAF
    Air to air view of a US Navy Dauntless over Bougainville.
    Bougainville
    Dauntless
    Navy
    USN
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    air to air
  • PR3268
    RNZAF
    Air to air view of a US Navy Dauntless, flying from Bougainville.
    Bougainville
    WW2
    World War Two
    RNZAF
    USN
    Navy
    Dauntless
    air to air
  • PR3247
    RNZAF
    US Navy Dauntless aircraft taxi out for take-off. Piva, Bougainville. See also PR3789.
    WW2
    World War Two
    RNZAF
    USN
    Navy
    Dauntless
    Piva
    Bougainville
  • PR3258
    RNZAF
    No. 25 Squadron Dauntless aircraft taxiing to take off on a strike. Piva, Bougainville. See also PR3793.
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Dauntless
    No. 25 Squadron
    25 Sqn
    Piva
    Bougainville
  • PR3236
    RNZAF
    Ground to air view of a formation of RNZAF Kittyhawks, returning from Rabaul. Believed to be Bougainville.
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Bougainville
    formation
    Kittyhawk
  • PR3248
    RNZAF
    Ground to air of a US Navy Avenger taking off from Piva, Bougainville.
    WW2
    World War Two
    RNZAF
    Piva
    Bougainville
    Avenger
    Navy
    USN
  • PR3249
    RNZAF
    Ground to air of a US Navy Avenger taking off from Piva, Bougainville.
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Piva
    Bougainville
    Avenger
    Navy
    USN
  • PR3259
    RNZAF
    Ground to air of a US Navy Avenger taking off from Piva, Bougainville.
    WW2
    World War Two
    RNZAF
    Piva
    Bougainville
    Avenger
    Navy
    USN
  • PR3330
    RNZAF
    Aerial oblique of the Japanese airstrip of Kieta. Photographed during a strike by RNZAF and American Avengers. Bougainville.
    WW2
    World War Two
    RNZAF
    oblique
    Bougainville
    Kieta
  • PR3316
    RNZAF
    Aerial oblique of the Japanese airstrip of Kieta, East Bougainville.
    oblique
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Bougainville
    Kieta
  • PR3317
    RNZAF
    Aerial oblque of the Japanese airstrip of Kieta, photographed during a strike. Bougainville.
    oblique
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Bougainville
    Kieta
  • PR3318
    RNZAF
    Aerial oblique of Japanese airstrip of Kieta, photographed during a strike. Bougainville.
    WW2
    World War Two
    RNZAF
    oblique
    Bougainville
    Kieta
  • PR3307
    RNZAF
    Group of Hospital and Hygiene Section medical personnel. Believed to be Bougainville.
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Bougainville
    group
    medical
  • PR3309
    RNZAF
    Group of Equipment Section personnel. Believed to be Bougainville
    WW2
    World War Two
    RNZAF
    Bougainville
    group