• 1992-059.10
    Air Force Museum of 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."
    Dakota
    Australia
    Camden
    Moyle
    Transport Command
    RAF
    Sutherland
    RNZAF
    Air Force Museum of New zealand
  • 1992-059.8a
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    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.
    Hay
    McLean
    Whitehead
    Sutherland
    RNZAF
    RAF
    Transport Command
    Dakota
    Parafield
    Adelaide
    Australia
    KN340
    Spirit of Middlesex
    Air Force Museum of New zealand
  • 1992-059.8b
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    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.
    Hay
    McLean
    Whitehead
    Spirit of Middlesex
    KN340
    Australia
    Adelaide
    Parafield
    Dakota
    Transport Command
    RAF
    RNZAF
    Sutherland
    Air Force Museum of New zealand
  • 1992-059.9
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    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.
    nose art
    Spirit of Middlesex
    KN340
    Australia
    Adelaide
    Parafield
    Dakota
    Transport Command
    RAF
    Sutherland
    RNZAF
    Air Force Museum of New zealand
  • WgG7308-57
    RNZAF
    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.
    RNZAF
    Dakota
    No. 42 Squadron
    42 Sqn
    NZ3551
    Wigram
    Control Tower
  • 2024-023.12
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    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".
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Minty
    National Airways Corporation
    NAC
    Milson
    Palmerston North
    ZK-AOD
    Dakota
    Papango
    nose art
  • ALB845871b058
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    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.
    RNZAF
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    WW2
    World War Two
    Tugby
    No. 40 Squadron
    40 Sqn
    Dakota
    NZ3519
    air to air
    Whenuapai
  • PR2660
    RNZAF
    Unloading supplies from Dakota NZ3504. Unknown Pacific location.
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Dakota
    Mechanical Transport
    MT
    NZ3504
  • PR2555
    RNZAF
    RNZAF personnel unloading mail from a Dakota. Believed to be Torokina, Bougainville.
    Dakota
    Torokina
    Bougainville
    MT
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Mechanical Transport
  • PR2540
    RNZAF
    Group of No. 40 Squadron (?) air crew standing in front of a Dakota. Unknown location.
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Dakota
    No. 40 Squadron
    40 Sqn
  • PR2377
    RNZAF
    No. 40 Squadron Dakota NZ3505 with 'Popeye' nose art. Unknown location.
    WW2
    World War Two
    RNZAF
    No. 40 Squadron
    40 Sqn
    Dakota
    nose art
    Popeye
  • PR2376
    RNZAF
    Rear view of a No. 40 Squadron Dakota. Unknown location.
    WW2
    World War Two
    RNZAF
    No. 40 Squadron
    40 Sqn
    Dakota
  • PR2372
    RNZAF
    Group of No. 18 Squadron personnel playing cards inside a No. 40 Squadron Dakota while in flight between Guadalcanal and Espiritu Santo.
    WW2
    World War Two
    RNZAF
    No. 40 Squadron
    40 Sqn
    Dakota
    No. 18 Squadron
    18 Sqn
    recreation
  • PR2371
    RNZAF
    No. 40 Squadron air crew at work inside a Dakota. Unknown location.
    WW2
    World War Two
    RNZAF
    No. 40 Squadron
    40 Sqn
    Dakota
  • PR2368
    RNZAF
    Group of RNZAF personnel inside a No. 40 Squadron Dakota, loaded with supplies. Unknown location.
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    No. 40 Squadron
    40 Sqn
    Dakota
  • PR2370
    RNZAF
    No. 40 Squadron air crew inside a Dakota. Unknown location.
    WW2
    World War Two
    RNZAF
    No. 40 Squadron
    40 Sqn
    Dakota
  • PR726-57
    RNZAF
    Ohakea publicity. Refueling No. 42 Squadron Dakota NZ3553 at RNZAF Station Ohakea.
    RNZAF
    Ohakea
    fuel
    Mechanical Transport
    MT
    No. 42 Squadron
    42 Sqn
    Dakota
    NZ3553
  • OhG334-68
    RNZAF
    No. 41 Squadron Dakota NZ3538 parked near the tent lines during No. 75 Squadron Exercise Waltz Time at Kaikohe and Kerikeri.
    exercise
    Waltz Time
    RNZAF
    No. 75 Squadron
    75 Sqn
    Kaikohe
    No. 41 Squadron
    41 Sqn
    Dakota
    NZ3538
  • PR2339
    RNZAF
    Group of No. 18 Squadron personnel playing cards inside a Dakota while in flight between Guadalcanal and Espiritu Santo.
    WW2
    World War Two
    RNZAF
    No. 18 Squadron
    18 Sqn
    Dakota
    recreation
  • PR2340
    RNZAF
    Group of No. 18 Squadron airmen on board a Dakota on their way to New Zealand from Guadalcanal. Sergeant Pilot AF Hough is far right (asleep).
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    No. 18 Squadron
    18 Sqn
    Dakota
    Hough
  • PR5656-65
    RNZAF
    Exercise Fitrac/Cartif at Rotorua airport. Camp area with No. 75 Squadron Vampires (including NZ5754) in the foreground. In the background is a Dakota, Bristol Freighter, Harvard NZ1015, an Auster and many vehicles..
    RNZAF
    Fitrac
    Cartif
    Rotorua
    No. 75 Squadron
    75 Sqn
    Vampire
    NZ5754
    Dakota
    B170
    Freighter
    Harvard
    NZ1015
  • OhG5682-56
    RNZAF
    Air to air view of a formation of No. 42 Squadron aircraft. From front; Mustang NZ2420 flown by Sergeant Brown, Devon NZ1818 flown by Flight Lieutenant Garrett, Dakota NZ3553 flown by Squadron Leader Sawyer, Avenger NZ2527 flown by Flying Officer Wood, Harvard NZ1098 flown by Flying Officer Ford. Pilots names taken from the No. 42 Squadron Unit History.
    RNZAF
    No. 42 Squadron
    42 Sqn
    formation
    air to air
    Mustang
    NZ2420
    Devon
    NZ1818
    Dakota
    NZ3553
    Avenger
    NZ2527
    Harvard
    NZ1098
  • OhG5683-56
    RNZAF
    Air to air view of a formation of No. 42 Squadron aircraft. From front; Mustang NZ2420 flown by Sergeant Brown, Devon NZ1818 flown by Flight Lieutenant Garrett, Dakota NZ3553 flown by Squadron Leader Sawyer, Avenger NZ2527 flown by Flying Officer Wood, Harvard NZ1098 flown by Flying Officer Ford. Pilots names taken from the No. 42 Squadron Unit History.
    RNZAF
    No. 42 Squadron
    42 Sqn
    formation
    air to air
    Mustang
    NZ2420
    Devon
    NZ1818
    Dakota
    NZ3553
    Avenger
    NZ2527
    Harvard
    NZ1098
  • OhG5679-56
    RNZAF
    Air to air view of a formation of No. 42 Squadron aircraft. From front; Mustang NZ2420 flown by Sergeant Brown, Devon NZ1818 flown by Flight Lieutenant Garrett, Dakota NZ3553 flown by Squadron Leader Sawyer, Avenger NZ2527 flown by Flying Officer Wood, Harvard NZ1098 flown by Flying Officer Ford. Pilots names taken from the No. 42 Squadron Unit History.
    RNZAF
    No. 42 Squadron
    42 Sqn
    formation
    air to air
    Mustang
    NZ2420
    Devon
    NZ1818
    Dakota
    NZ3553
    Avenger
    NZ2527
    Harvard
    NZ1098
  • OhG5680-56
    RNZAF
    Air to air view of a formation of No. 42 Squadron aircraft. From front; Mustang NZ2420 flown by Sergeant Brown, Devon NZ1818 flown by Flight Lieutenant Garrett, Dakota NZ3553 flown by Squadron Leader Sawyer, Avenger NZ2527 flown by Flying Officer Wood, Harvard NZ1098 flown by Flying Officer Ford. Pilots names taken from the No. 42 Squadron Unit History.
    RNZAF
    No. 42 Squadron
    42 Sqn
    formation
    air to air
    Mustang
    NZ2420
    Devon
    NZ1818
    Dakota
    NZ3553
    Avenger
    NZ2527
    Harvard
    NZ1098