Ohakea Station Band playing on the tarmac in front of Operational Training Unit Kittyhawks.

Cockpit of a P-40n Kittyhawk. RNZAF Station Ohakea.

Air Training Corps cadets examine the engine in a Kittyhawk. Presumed to be Royal New Zealand Air Force Station, Ohakea.

Air Training Corps cadet working on the wheel of a Kittyhawk. Believed to be RNZAF Station Ohakea.

Fuselage and wings of Kittyhawk NZ3125, from No. 4 Operational Training Unit, on trucks after being salvaged from near Fielding. RNZAF Station Ohakea. This aircraft, piloted by Sergeant JR Penn, suffered engine trouble and force-landed near Fielding two days earlier. GMC Truck MT2156.

Fuselage and wings of Kittyhawk NZ3125, from No. 4 Operational Training Unit, on trucks after being salvaged from near Fielding. RNZAF Station Ohakea. This aircraft, piloted by Sergeant JR Penn, suffered engine trouble and force-landed near Fielding two days earlier. Coles crane MT2274 (front) and GMC truck MT2156 (behind)

Negative from the Thomas William Alfred Walker personal collection. TWA Walker (?) standing with Kittyhawk NZ3046, from No. 2 Operational Training Unit at RNZAF Station Ohakea. In the background is Kittyhawk NZ3235 FE-N.

Negative from the Thomas William Alfred Walker personal collection. Unknown pilot sitting on Kittyhawk NZ3046, from No. 2 Operational Training Unit at RNZAF Station Ohakea. In the background is Kittyhawk NZ3235 FE-N.

Negative from the Thomas William Alfred Walker personal collection. Unknown pilot standing beside Kittyhawk NZ3052 OD-12, from No. 4 Operational Training Unit at RNZAF Station Ohakea.

Negative from the Thomas William Alfred Walker personal collection. Unknown pilot standing beside Kittyhawk NZ3052 OD-12, from No. 4 Operational Training Unit at RNZAF Station Ohakea.

Negative from the Thomas William Alfred Walker personal collection. 3/4 front view of Kittyhawk NZ3052 OD-12, from No. 4 Operational Training Unit at RNZAF Station Ohakea. NZ3046 in the background.

Negative from the Thomas William Alfred Walker personal collection. Front view of Kittyhawk NZ3046, from No. 2 Operational Training Unit at RNZAF Station Ohakea.

Image from the Robert James Prentice personal collection. Group. No. 17 Squadron pilots in front of a Kittyhawk. Believed to be at Guadalcanal.

Image from the Robert James Prentice personal collection. No. 17 Squadron Kittyhawks in an airfield dispersal area. Believed to be at Guadalcanal.

Image from the Robert James Prentice personal collection. Unknown No. 17 Squadron pilot beside a Kittyhawk. Believed to be at Guadalcanal.

Image from the Robert James Prentice personal collection. Three No. 17 Squadron pilots (?) on the starboard wing of a Kittyhawk. Believed to be Guadalcanal.

Image from the Robert James Prentice personal collection. Three No. 17 Squadron pilots (?) on the starboard wing of a Kittyhawk. Believed to be Guadalcanal.

Ground crew hoisting an engine into an RNZAF Kittyhawk. Believed to be No. 2 Fighter Maintenance Unit, Espiritu Santo.

Ground crew hoisting an engine into an RNZAF Kittyhawk. Believed to be No. 2 Fighter Maintenance Unit, Espiritu Santo.

A member of the ground crew hammers dents from a Kittyhawk engine cowling. Believed to be No. 2 Fighter Maintenance Unit, Espiritu Santo.

Ground crew perform maintenance on an RNZAF Kittyhawk. Believed to be No. 2 Fighter Maintenance Unit, Espiritu Santo.

Ground crew hoisting an engine into a Kittyhawk. Believed to be No. 2 Fighter Maintenance Unit, Espiritu Santo.

Ground crew check the engine in a Kittyhawk. Believed to be No. 2 Fighter Maintenance Unit, Espiritu Santo.

Ground crew prepare to check the engine in a Kittyhawk. Presumed to be No. 2 Fighter Maintenance Unit, Espiritu Santo.

Group of RNZAF personnel with a Kittyhawk. Believed to be Espiritu Santo. Sitting on wing; George Farmer (6th from right), 'Nobby' Clarke (4th from right).