Open Day at RNZAF Station Whenuapai.
Ground to air view of three No. 41 Squadron Dakotas in formation dropping dummies over the airfield.
From front: NZ3547, NZ3544, NZ3546.
Open Day at RNZAF Station Whenuapai.
Three No. 41 Squadron Dakotas preparing for a formation take off before their flying display.
L-R: NZ3544, NZ3546, NZ3547.
Image from the Ewan Brooking personal album collection.
RAF Dakota taking off from RAF Station Magwe, Burma.
Handwritten on the album page "Magwe." and "The 'drome."
Image from the Norman Alfred Thomas Clark personal collection.
3/4 front view of National Airways Corporation Dakota ZK-AYK 'Parekareka'. Unknown location in New Zealand.
Image from the Douglas Graeme Sutherland personal collection.
Stan Moyle standing in front of an RAF Transport Command Dakota.
Handwritten on the reverse "Camden. Aus[tralia]. Stan Moyle."
Image from the Douglas Graeme Sutherland personal collection.
Informal group of the crew of RAF Transport Command Dakota KN340 'Spirit of Middlesex' at Parafield Airport, Adelaide, Australia.
Handwritten on the reverse "Right to left. F/Lt McLean. F/Lt Hay. F/O Sutherland. F/O Whitehead. | Taken by Press Photographer - Adelaide Aus[tralia]. on return from Japan."
NB. This was the first British aircraft to land in Japan after World War Two.
Image from the Douglas Graeme Sutherland personal collection.
Informal group of the crew of RAF Transport Command Dakota KN340 'Spirit of Middlesex' at Parafield Airport, Adelaide, Australia.
Handwritten on the reverse "F/O G. Whitehead. co/pt [co-pilot]. F/Lt McLean. Cpt [Captain]. F/Lt T. Hay. Nav. F/O D.G. Sutherland. (WOP.)[Right to left] | Taken at Parafield Airdrome Adelaide Australia on our return from Japan - after the Peace Treaty was signed."
NB. This was the first British aircraft to land in Japan after World War Two.
Image from the Douglas Graeme Sutherland personal collection.
3/4 front view of RAF Transport Command Dakota KN340 'Spirit of Middlesex' at Parafield Airport, Adelaide, Australia.
Handwritten on the reverse "Dakota KN340 at Para Field. First RAF a/c to land in Japan 18/9/45."
NB. Although this is the date on the print, Sutherland's log book records that he stopped in Adelaide for a few hours on the 10th.
No. 42 Squadron Dakota NZ3551, parked outside the control tower building, after bringing the Governor General to RNZAF Station Wigram.
Original RNZAF negative deteriorated, this file taken from a contact print.
Image from the Stanley Cyril Minty personal collection.
Informal group of staff in front of National Airways Corporation Dakota ZK-AOD 'Papango' at Milson airport, Palmerston North.
"Milson Airport, Palmerston North. 1948 or 1949. National Airways Corporation. Stanley Minty 9th from left hand side".
Image from the Desmond Lloyd Percy Tugby personal album collection.
Air to air view of No. 40 Squadron Dakota NZ3519 in flight over RNZAF Station Whenuapai.
