Image from the Laurence Walter Tarr personal collection. No. 42 Squadron Dakota NZ3553 being refueled. Believed to be at RNZAF Base Ohakea.

3/4 rear view of Dakota NZ3553 at unknown location. Note the partly stripped camouflage paint on the fuselage.

Air to air view of a formation of No. 42 Squadron aircraft over the sea. L-R: Mustang NZ2420, Devon NZ1818, Dakota NZ3553, Avenger NZ2527, Harvard NZ1098

Trial 'Kiwi' roundel on No. 42 Squadron Dakota NZ3553. RNZAF Base Ohakea.

Trial 'Kiwi' roundel on No. 42 Squadron Dakota NZ3553. RNZAF Base Ohakea.

Air to air view of No. 42 Squadron Dakota NZ3553 in flight over Wellington Harbour.

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 from 42 Squadron Unit History.

Air to air view of No. 42 Squadron Dakota NZ3553 over the sea.

3/4 front view of Dakota, NZ3553 on the tarmac at RNZAF Base Ohakea. Control Tower in the background.

New Zealand Army Bedford fire tender, number plate FR1766, on the tarmac at RNZAF Base Ohakea. Dakota NZ3553 and a landing Iroquois in the background.

New Zealand Army Bedford fire tender, number plate FR1766, with a fireman operating the foam branch. RNZAF Base Ohakea. Dakota NZ3553 in the background.