• 2021-231.56
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Louis Andreas Hoppe personal collection. Line up of No. 25 Squadron Dauntless aircraft at RNZAF Station Seagrove. Near aircraft is NZ5025. Handwritten on the reverse "25 Squadron on Seagrove Air Base out from Papakura."
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    WW2
    World War Two
    RNZAF
    Hoppe
    Seagrove
    Dauntless
    NZ5025
    No. 25 Squadron
    25 Sqn
  • 2021-231.55
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    RNZAF
    Image from the Louis Andreas Hoppe personal collection. No. 25 Squadron crew, Warrant Officer LA Hoppe (left) and Flight Lieutenant JW Edwards standing on Dauntless NZ5051. Unknown location. Original RNZAF negative number PR3466.
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    WW2
    World War Two
    RNZAF
    Hoppe
    No. 25 Squadron
    25 Sqn
    Dauntless
    NZ5051
    nose art
    Edwards
  • 2021-231.44
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Louis Andreas Hoppe personal collection. Informal group of No. 25 Squadron air crew in front of Dauntless '14'. RNZAF Station Seagerove. Original RNZAF negative number PR1589.
    Seagrove
    Dauntless
    25 Sqn
    No. 25 Squadron
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    WW2
    World War Two
    RNZAF
    Hoppe
  • MUS040202
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Alan Bennison personal collection. Air to air view of a No. 25 Squadron RAF Beaufighter ZK-U. Unknown location.
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Bennison
    RNZAF
    RAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    air to air
    Beaufighter
    No. 25 Squadron
    25 Sqn
  • 2016-008.11
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Barclay Foster Glanville personal collection. Air to air view of a formation of 18 No. 25 Squadron Dauntless aircraft in two 'vic' formations. Handwritten on the reverse "25 Sqd. | SPD [sic] | Flying over Auckland | Farewell."
    RNZAF
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Glanville
    World War Two
    WW2
    air to air
    formation
    No. 25 Squadron
    25 Sqn
    Dauntless
  • 2016-008.12
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Barclay Foster Glanville personal collection. Air to air view of a formation of 18 No. 25 Squadron Dauntless aircraft over RNZAF Station Seagrove. Handwritten on the reverse "25 Sqd."
    RNZAF
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Glanville
    World War Two
    WW2
    No. 25 Squadron
    25 Sqn
    air to air
    formation
    Dauntless
    Seagrove
  • 2016-008.13
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Barclay Foster Glanville personal collection. Ground to air view of a formation of 18 No. 25 Squadron Dauntless aircraft. Handwritten on the reverse "25 Sq. Farewell to Auckland before overseas."
    RNZAF
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Glanville
    World War Two
    WW2
    formation
    No. 25 Squadron
    25 Sqn
    Dauntless
  • 2016-008.14
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Barclay Foster Glanville personal collection. Line up of No. 25 Squadron Dauntless aircraft at RNZAF Station Seagrove.
    RNZAF
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Glanville
    World War Two
    WW2
    No. 25 Squadron
    25 Sqn
    Dauntless
    Seagrove
  • 2016-008.4
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Barclay Foster Glanville personal collection. Line up of No. 25 Squadron Dauntless aircraft at RNZAF Station Seagrove. NZ5026 second in line.
    RNZAF
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Glanville
    World War Two
    WW2
    No. 25 Squadron
    25 Sqn
    Dauntless
    Seagrove
    NZ5026
  • MUS0401910
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    3/4 rear view of No. 25 Squadron RAF Blenheim, ZK-Y, with a collapsed port undercarriage, after trying to land on top of a twenty foot cloud bank. RAF Station Debden. Taken during the Battle of Britain.
    Bennison
    Battle of Britain
    WW2
    World War Two
    RNZAF
    RAF
    No. 25 Squadron
    25 Sqn
    Blenheim
    accident
    Debden
  • MUS0401911
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the A Bennison personal collection. 3/4 rear view of No. 25 Squadron RAF Blenheim ZK-Y, with a collapsed port undercarriage, after trying to land on top of a twenty foot cloud bank. RAF Station Debden. Taken during the Battle of Britain.
    accident
    Blenheim
    25 Sqn
    No. 25 Squadron
    Bennison
    Battle of Britain
    WW2
    World War Two
    RNZAF
    RAF
    Debden
  • PR1764
    RNZAF
    No. 25 Squadron [?] Dauntlesses at RNZAF Station, Seagrove [?]
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Dauntless
    Seagrove
    No. 25 Squadron
    25 Sqn
  • PR1561
    RNZAF
    No. 25 Squadron Dauntless preparing for take-off at RNZAF Station Seagrove. Note the American markings.
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    No. 25 Squadron
    25 Sqn
    Dauntless
    Seagrove
  • PR3451
    RNZAF
    Air to air view of No. 25 Squadron Dauntless NZ5049 over Bougainville.
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    No. 25 Squadron
    25 Sqn
    Dauntless
    air to air
    NZ5049
    Bougainville
  • PR3269
    RNZAF
    Air to air view of a formation of No. 25 Squadron Dauntless aircraft heading towards Rabaul.
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    No. 25 Squadron
    25 Sqn
    Dauntless
    air to air
    formation
  • PR1570
    RNZAF
    Group of No. 25 Squadron air crew posing in front of a Dauntless at RNZAF Station Seagrove.
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    No. 25 Squadron
    25 Sqn
    Seagrove
    Dauntless
  • PR3448
    RNZAF
    Flying Officer LA McLellan-Symonds (pilot) and Flight Sergeant RF Bailey on the wing of No. 25 Squadron Dauntless NZ5060. Unknown location. These two are probably Flight Sergeant RF Bailey and Flight Sergeant Bill Boden. See IF54 for more information Nose art depicts Donald Duck carrying a bomb. McLellan-Symonds was later lost on a ferry flight on 4 April 1944. Captured by the Japanese, he died in captivity.
    RNZAF
    WW2
    World War Two
    No. 25 Squadron
    25 Sqn
    Dauntless
    NZ5060
    McLellan-Symonds
    Bailey
    Boden
    nose art
  • PR3437
    RNZAF
    No. 25 Squadron crew on a Douglas SBD Dauntless. Unknown location. Believed to be Flight Sergeant H Clark and Flight Sergeant NG Silver, crew of NZ5052.
    Silver
    Clark
    NZ5052
    WW2
    World War Two
    RNZAF
    No. 25 Squadron
    25 Sqn
    Dauntless
    nose art
  • PR3438
    RNZAF
    No. 25 Squadron crew, Flying Officer GC Howie and Flight Sergeant JSR Robertson, on Dauntless NZ5048. Unknown location. 'Salome' nose art.
    Robertson
    Howie
    NZ5048
    WW2
    World War Two
    RNZAF
    No. 25 Squadron
    25 Sqn
    Dauntless
    nose art
  • PR3439
    RNZAF
    No. 25 Squadron crew, Flying Officer FG McKenzie and Pilot Officer GH French, on a Dauntless. Unknown location. Believed to be Dauntless NZ5061.
    French
    McKenzie
    NZ5061
    WW2
    World War Two
    RNZAF
    No. 25 Squadron
    25 Sqn
    Dauntless
    nose art
  • PR3440
    RNZAF
    No. 25 Squadron crew, Flight Sergeant LH Jolly and Flight Sergeant TE Price, on a Dauntless. Unknown location. Believed to be Dauntless NZ5054. Note nose art 'Home's the Caper'.
    Price
    Jolly
    NZ5054
    WW2
    World War Two
    RNZAF
    No. 25 Squadron
    25 Sqn
    Dauntless
    nose art
  • PR3441
    RNZAF
    No. 25 Squadron crew, Flight Sergeant CM O'Neill and Flight Sergeant DW Gray, on a Dauntless. Unknown location. Believed to be Dauntless NZ5056. Note nose art 'Paddy's Mistake'.
    Gray
    O'Neill
    NZ5056
    WW2
    World War Two
    RNZAF
    No. 25 Squadron
    25 Sqn
    Dauntless
    nose art
  • PR3442
    RNZAF
    No. 25 Squadron crew, Flight Sergeant NL Kelly and Flight Sergeant BE Cullen, on a Dauntless. Unknown location. Believed to be on Dauntless NZ5062. Nose art is a parrot riding a bomb.
    NZ5062
    Cullen
    Kelly
    WW2
    World War Two
    RNZAF
    No. 25 Squadron
    25 Sqn
    Dauntless
    nose art
  • PR3444
    RNZAF
    No. 25 Squadron crew, Sergeant PRB Symonds and Flight Sergeant B Boden, on Dauntless NZ5059. Unknown location. Note nose art 'The Joker'.
    NZ5059
    Boden
    Symonds
    WW2
    World War Two
    RNZAF
    No. 25 Squadron
    25 Sqn
    Dauntless
    nose art
  • PR3446
    RNZAF
    No. 25 Squadron crew, Sergeant CGW Kuhn and Flight Sergeant M Small, on a Dauntless. Unknown location Believed to be on Dauntless NZ5053. Nose art is a duck holding a bomb above its head.
    NZ5053
    Small
    Kuhn
    WW2
    World War Two
    RNZAF
    No. 25 Squadron
    25 Sqn
    Dauntless
    nose art