Image from the Andrew Edward Coutts personal collection.
No. 487 Squadron personnel with the New Zealand High Commissioner, WJ Jordan. RAF Station Feltwell.
L-R: Back; 'Rip' Second, James Greenstreet, Andy Coutts, Joe Baker, Ray Travers (groundcrew).
Middle; Ernest Armitage, Brian Weeds, Tom Baynton, Chas Baker, Charlie Bush (groundcrew), unknown, unknown (possibly Ron Gellatly).
Front; Bob Newcomb, Bob Reece, 'Digger' Wheeler, Group Captain Kippenburger, Bill Jordan, Wing Commander Seaville, Gordon Brewer, 'Rusty' Peryman, Flight Lieutenant Batley.
Names taken from the book 'Through to the End' by David Palmer, p23.
NB. Back row 2nd from left, originally identified in the above book as Greg Whitwell, is actually James Greenstreet.
Group. RNZAF rugby team at Richmond, England.
L-R: Back; Sergeant AG Sutherland, Sergeant Bloomfield, Sergeant SW Wells, Sergeant Crawford, Pilot Officer Peterson, Sergeant Ellis, Sergeant T Grey, Sergeant LP McCoy.
Front; Pilot Officer EC Cox, GK Sergeant Samson, Sergeant George, Pilot Officer E Grant (Captain), WJ Jordan (New Zealand High Commissioner), Mr. C Dixon (President Rosslyn Park), Pilot Officer LW Knight, Sergeant C Saundercock, Sergeant J Wetere.
Copy negative from the John Arthur Houlton personal collection.
Group of No. 485 Squadron pilots in front of a Spitfire with the New Zealand High Commissioner WJ Jordan at RAF Station Biggin Hill.
L-R: On wing; 3x unknown ground crew, LSM White, MG Sutherland, M Metcalfe, IPJ Maskill, JA Ainge, HS Tucker.
Standing; R Barnett, Travis (USAAF), F Transom, JA Houlton, NE Frehner, CP Ashworth (visitor), PH Gaskin, LP Griffith, MRD Hume, De la Torre (Intelligence Officer), WJ Jordan, JM Checketts (Commanding Officer), AG Malan (Station Commander), AC Deere (Wing Commander Flying), JD Rae, BE Gibbs.
This was published in Houlton's autobiography 'Spitfire Strikes. A New Zealand Fighter Pilot's Story', published 1985 by John Murray Ltd. London.
Names taken from 'An Illustrated History of the New Zealand Spitfire Squadron' by Kevin W Wells, published 1984 by Hutchinson, New Zealand.
Copy negative from the John Arthur Houlton personal collection.
No. 485 Squadron pilots in the Dispersal Hut with the New Zealand High Commissioner, WJ Jordan, at RAF Station Biggin Hill.
This was published in 'An Illustrated History of the New Zealand Spitfire Squadron' by Kevin W Wells, published 1984 by Hutchinson, New Zealand.
Image from the John Arthur Houlton personal collection.
No. 485 Squadron pilots with the New Zealand High Commissioner, WJ Jordan (5th from right) and a Spitfire at RAF Station Biggin Hill.
JA Houlton far left.
No. 485 Squadron pilots in front of a Spitfire during the New Zealand High Commissioner's visit to No. 485 Squadron. Unknown location.
L-R: Flight Lieutenant Hume (Flight Commander), Flight Lieutenant Barnett (Flight Commander), WJ Jordan (High Commissioner), Squadron Leader JM Checketts DFC (Commanding Officer), Wing Commander AC Deere DSO DFC & bar.
New Zealand High Commissioner, Mr WJ Jordan, with a group of No. 489 Squadron Officers and airmen standing in front of a Blenheim. Unknown location.
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New Zealand High Commissioner, Mr WJ Jordan, with a group of officers during his visit to No. 489 Squadron. RAF Station Leuchars.
L-R: Squadron Leader Evans(?), Pilot Officer J Reason, Squadron Leader Jimmy James(?), Wing Commander JAS Brown, unknown Group Captain, WJ Jordon, Flying Officer Dudburty, Flying Officer Priest ,Flying Officer Murry, Pilot Officer Freshney, Flying Officer Richardson(?). CH 5095
Squadron Leader James Fraser Barron DSO DFC DFM, shaking hands with the New Zealand High Commissioner Bill Jordan, while Mrs Jordan watches.
Taken at the New Zealand Forces club in London after Squadron Leader Barron's investiture at Buckingham palace, where he received his DSO and DFC.
Informal group of No. 485 Squadron pilots and the New Zealand High Commissioner standing beside a Spitfire at RAF Station Redhill.
All are New Zealanders except Norris who is an Englishman.
L-R: Sergeant Kronfield, Sergeant Rae, Pilot Officer Tomas, Sergeant Ralph, Squadron Leader Knight DFC, Commanding Officer, Flight Lieutenant Norris DFC, Flight Lieutenant EP Wells DFC & Bar, Sergeant Frecklington, Mr. WJ Jordan, Pilot Officer Clouston, Flight Lieutenant R Baker, Pilot Officer Chandler, Pilot Officer WV Crawford-Compton.
New Zealand High Commissioner, Mr WJ Jordan, with an unknown No. 489 Squadron pilot, in front of 'A' Flight's operations board. Unknown location.
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New Zealand High Commissioner, Mr WJ Jordan, meeting a trainee of No. 302 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit. RAF Station Lossiemouth, Scotland.
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Group of airmen and sailors give the New Zealand High Commissioner, Mr WJ Jordan, three cheers before he leaves their troopship. Unknown location.
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New Zealand High Commissioner, Mr WJ Jordan, meeting a group of trainees at No. 302 Coastal Operational Training Unit in Lossiemouth, Scotland.
Wellington R166? in the background.
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New Zealand High Commissioner, WJ Jordan, with No. 485 Squadron pilots in front of a Spitfire. Believed to be at RAF Station Biggin Hill.
L-R: Ainge, White, Griffiths, Hume, Frehner, WJ Jordan, Sutherland, Gibb, Tucker. Group Captain DJ Scott's personal photo's.
New Zealand High Commissioner, Mr WJ Jordan, visits No. 487 Squadron pilot, Sergeant Jack Sharp, of Petone, lying in his hospital bed in the sick bay. Unknown location.
Sqadron Leader Leonard Henry Trent DFC, Mr WJ Jordan and Air Commodore Arthur de Terrotte Nevill - New Zealand Air Officer Commanding, in front of a No. 487 Squadron Ventura at RAF Station Feltwell
Image from the Jack Way personal album collection.
A group of No. 75 Squadron aircrew, gathered in front of a Wellington to meet the New Zealand High Commissioner Bill Jordan (2nd from right) and the Prime Minister Peter Fraser (centre frame, in dark suit, shaking hands). RAF Station Feltwell.
Sergeant JA Ward (3rd from left), Squadron Leader RP Widdowson (4th from left), Sergeant A Box (5th from left).
NB. The Wellington is not a No. 75 Squadron aircraft.
Image from the No. 75 Squadron album collection.
Original caption on the reverse reads: "British Official Photograph. CH.2104. (Air Ministry Photo-Crown Copyright Reserved)
The Rt. Hon. W.J. Jordan High Commissioner for New Zealand visits New Zealand personnel serving with the R.A.F. in England. Most of these men were trained overseas and are completing a refresher course at an Operational Training Unit.
The High Commissioner inspects a crashed Junkers 88."
