Image from the Murray Dayman personal collection.
No. 2 Squadron Ventura NZ4540 with a broken wing after swinging on take off and coming to rest beside the runway at Munda, New Georgia.
Handwritten on the reverse "In the Pacific Islands, Ventura plane (New Georgia) | (I didn't do this)(but I was in it)"
Dayman's log book records
"Looked like the end of '40' "
Image from the Murray Dayman personal collection.
Servicemen looking at No. 2 Squadron Ventura NZ4540 after swinging on take off and coming to rest beside the runway at Munda, New Georgia.
Dayman's log book records
"Looked like the end of '40' "
Image from the Murray Dayman personal collection.
USAAF Liberators lined up on the airfield at Munda, New Georgia.
Hand written on the reverse "New Georgia. Western Pacific."
Image from the Murray Dayman personal collection.
Front view of No. 2 Squadron Ventura NZ4540 after swinging on take off and coming to rest beside the runway at Munda, New Georgia.
Handwritten on the reverse "In the Pacific Islands, Ventura plane (New Georgia) 1944 | Another one of my nine lives."
Dayman's log book records
"Looked like the end of '40' "
View of Kittyhawk NZ3066 after crash landing in shallow water on the approach to Munda airstrip, New Georgia. This aircraft was flown by No. 17 Squadron pilot Sergeant Donald A Williams. (pilot was too slow in selecting a new fuel tank). Aircraft on charge to No. 1 Servicing Unit.
The New Zealand Governor General, Sir Cyril Newall, with No. 1 Squadron personnel. Believed to be at Munda, New Georgia.
NZ4503 and NZ4509 among line-up of Venturas in the background.
The New Zealand Governor General, Sir Cyril Newall, with a group of No. 1 Squadron personnel. Munda, New Georgia.
Ventura in foreground and a Hudson in background.
Image from the Douglas Hegh personal album collection.
"One of our PV1's that ground-looped at Munda."
Five men standing beside No. 2 Squadron Ventura NZ4540 after a take-off accident at Munda airstrip, New Georgia.
The crew of this aircraft was MH McFarlane, M Dayman, RW Rogers, JW Reid, RJ Lawrence. Two were slightly injured.
Aircraft was on charge to No. 10 Servicing Unit.
Image from the WM Golden personal album collection. "Crashed on take off." Lockheed PV-1 Ventura NZ4540 from No. 2 Squadron, after swinging on takeoff for an operational sortie. Munda, Guadalcanal.
The crew of this aircraft were: Flight Lieutenant MH McFarlane, Flying Officer M Dayman, Flight Sergeant RW Rogers, Flight Sergeant JW Reid and Sergeant RJ Lawrence.
USAAF B-24 Liberators in the background.
