Air crew receive instruction on the use of position finding equipment, before departure on a Pacific ferry flight. Presumed to be Hawaii.

Air crew receive instruction on the use of position finding equipment, before departure on a Pacific ferry flight. Presumed to be Hawaii.

Group of air crew wave to the pilot in a Ventura about to depart on a Pacific ferry flight. Presumed to be Hawaii.

Engine check before a Ventura departs on a Pacific ferry flight. Presumed to be Hawaii.

Front view of a Ventura with engines running before departure on a Pacific ferry flight. Presumed to be Hawaii.

Engine check before a Ventura departs on a Pacific ferry flight. Presumed to be Hawaii.

Group of air crew attend a briefing before a Pacific ferry flight. Presumed to be Hawaii.

Group of RNZAF personnel alongside a Ventura before departing Kaneohe Bay, Honolulu, for a Pacific ferry flight. This group is not a crew, rather a group of personnel assembled for publicity purposes. L-R: unknown, Dick Branch, Noel Arnott, unknown. Names supplied by Noel Arnott.

Group of RNZAF personnel alongside a Ventura before departing Kaneohe Bay, Honolulu, for a Pacific ferry flight. This group is not a crew, rather a group of personnel assembled for publicity purposes. L-R: unknown, Dick Branch, Noel Arnott, unknown. Names supplied by Noel Arnott.

Air to air view of two No. 75 Squadron Skyhawks in flight over Waikiki Beach, Hawaii, during Exercise RIMPAC 78. NZ6209 (left) and NZ6251 (right)

Air to air view of No. 5 Squadron Orion NZ4201 in flight over the coast of Hawaii. Possibly during a RIMPAC exercise.

Group of aircrew alongside a Ventura before departure on a Pacific ferry flight. Believed to be Hawaii.

Group of aircrew watch a Ventura running-up its engines before departure on a Pacific ferry flight. Believed to be Hawaii.

Group of aircrew attend a briefing before departing on a Pacific ferry flight. Believed to be Hawaii.

Group of aircrew prepare to enter a Ventura before a Pacific ferry flight. Believed to be in Hawaii, USA.

No. 75 Squadron in Hawaii as part of Exercise RIMPAC. Pilots looking into the sky beside Skyhawk NZ6205.