• 1996-130.12
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Negative from the Herbert Judson Walden personal collection. Unknown pilot about to climb into the cockpit of a No. 23 Squadron Sopwith Dolphin. Unknown location.
    nose art
    Dolphin
    Walden
    WW1
    World War One
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    RAF
    RFC
    No. 23 Squadron
    23 Sqn
  • MUS990786
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    3/4 front view of No. 23 Squadron, RAF, Demon K1954. Unknown location.
    RAF
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Demon
    K1954
    No. 23 Squadron
    23 Sqn
    England
  • 2021-052.14
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Gordon Wadman Hooper Hirst personal collection. 3/4 front view of No. 23 Squadron Corsair NZ5487 'Dixie' after belly landing because the undercarriage failed to lower. The pilot Flight Sergeant FS Adeane survived unhurt.
    RNZAF
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    World War Two
    WW2
    Hirst
    No. 23 Squadron
    23 Sqn
    Corsair
    NZ5487
    Bougainville
    Piva
    nose art
    accident
    damage
  • 1991-064.13
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Alan Pawsey personal collection. 3/4 front view of No. 23 Squadron Corsair NZ5487 'Dixie' after belly landing because the undercarriage failed to lower. The pilot Flight Sergeant FS Adeane survived unhurt.
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    No. 23 Squadron
    23 Sqn
    NZ5487
    accident
    damage
    nose art
    Dixie
    Pawsey
    Adeane
    Corsair
    Bougainville
    Piva
  • PR7139
    RNZAF
    No. 23 Squadron pilots in flying gear with a Corsair. Bougainville. Grim Reaper nose art painted under the cockpit and a figure with the name MARIE painted in front of the windscreen. Neg 7/854
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Bougainville
    No. 23 Squadron
    23 Sqn
    Corsair
    nose art
  • PR5507
    RNZAF
    No. 23 Squadron pilots Squadron Leader JJ de Willimoff, Flight Lieutenant AM Davis and Flight Sergeant Walls in front of a Corsair. Emirau. Good view of flying gear.
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Emirau
    No. 23 Squadron
    23 Sqn
    Corsair
    de Willimoff
    Davis
    Walls
  • PR7142
    RNZAF
    Group of No. 23 Squadron pilots with a Jeep and Corsair '73'. Bougainville. L-R: Pilot Officer DR Thorpe, Flight Sergeant AW Rountree, Flying Officer MS Gunton, Flight Sergeant GS Stirling.
    World War Two
    WW2
    RNZAF
    No. 23 Squadron
    23 Sqn
    Corsair
    Jeep
    Mechanical Transport
    MT
    Bougainville
    Thorpe
    Rountree
    Gunton
    Stirling
  • PR7141
    RNZAF
    No. 23 Squadron pilots with a Corsair. Bougainville. Grim Reaper nose art painted under the cockpit and female figure with the name MARIE painted in front of the windscreen. Good view of flying clothing.
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Bougainville
    No. 23 Squadron
    23 Sqn
    Corsair
    nose art
    grim reaper
    Marie