Image from the Maurice William Desmond Robinson personal collection.
3/4 front view of United States Navy Neptune 140437, from VX-6. Believed to be at RNZAF Station Wigram.
NB. this aircraft later names "City of Auckland".
Image from the Francis Cameron Eichbaum personal album collection.
Rear fuselage of US Navy Operation Deep Freeze Neptune 5122466 at RNZAF Station Wigram.
Handwritten on the album page "1955. Operation Deep Freeze Wigram. PV2 Neptune."
Image from the Francis Cameron Eichbaum personal album collection.
3/4 front view of US Navy Operation Deep Freeze Neptune 5122466 'Amen' at RNZAF Station Wigram.
Handwritten on the album page "1955. Operation Deep Freeze Wigram. PV2 Neptune."
Image from the Francis Cameron Eichbaum personal album collection.
US Navy Operation Deep Freeze aircraft lined up on the tarmac at RNZAF Station Wigram.
L-R: Albatross, Dakota, Neptune, Skymaster.
Handwritten on the album page "1955. Operation Deep Freeze Wigram. Various Aircraft."
Image from the Laurence Walter Tarr personal collection.
US Navy Deep Freeze aircraft at RNZAF Station Wigram.
L-R: Skymaster 56505 'Marilyn', Neptune 122465 'Boopsie', Dakota 12418 'Que Sera Sera', Dakota 17246 'Karoro'.
Image from the Laurence Walter Tarr personal collection.
Members of the public looking at USAF aircraft on the tarmac at Harewood Airport.
From front: Globemaster, Hercules, Neptune.
Image from the Laurence Walter Tarr personal collection.
American airman on the wing of Neptune 140436(?). Believed to be at Williams Field, Antarctica.
Image from the Laurence Walter Tarr personal collection.
Side view of US Navy Neptune 140436. Believed to be at Williams Field, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica.
Image from the Harry Elrick personal collection.
Visiting aircraft for the Air Force Day open day air show at RNZAF Station Ohakea.
USN Neptune on the tarmac.
Image from the TMP Doyle personal collection.
Front undercarriage of a United States Navy Neptune with snow ski fitted. RNZAF Station Wigram.
This is an aircraft involved with Operation Deep Freeze, flying from Wigram in the 1950s.
