RNZAF armourers at work preparing ammunition belts. Believed to be No. 2 Fighter Maintenance Unit at Espiritu Santo.

Ground crew hoisting an engine into an RNZAF Kittyhawk. Believed to be No. 2 Fighter Maintenance Unit, Espiritu Santo.

A member of the ground crew hammers dents from a Kittyhawk engine cowling. Believed to be No. 2 Fighter Maintenance Unit, Espiritu Santo.

Ground crew perform maintenance on an RNZAF Kittyhawk. Believed to be No. 2 Fighter Maintenance Unit, Espiritu Santo.

General view of a RNZAF airstrip. Believed to be No. 2 Fighter Maintenance Unit, Espiritu Santo. Jeep MT1045 at left.

Ground crew hoisting an engine into a Kittyhawk. Believed to be No. 2 Fighter Maintenance Unit, Espiritu Santo.

Ground crew check the engine in a Kittyhawk. Believed to be No. 2 Fighter Maintenance Unit, Espiritu Santo.

Ground crew prepare to check the engine in a Kittyhawk. Presumed to be No. 2 Fighter Maintenance Unit, Espiritu Santo.

RNZAF ground crew work on the wing of a Kittyhawk. Presumed to be No. 2 Fighter Maintenance Unit, Espiritu Santo.

RNZAF airman using an oxy-acetylene welding outfit. Presumed to be No. 2 Fighter Maintenance Unit or Base Depot Workshops. Espiritu Santo. See Contact Magazine, May 1944, page 21.

Ground crew replacing the engine on an RNZAF Kittyhawk. Believed to be No. 2 Fighter Maintenance Unit at Espiritu Santo. See Contact Magazine, May 1944, page 22.

Ground crew servicing an RNZAF Kittyhawk. Presumed to be No. 2 Fighter Maintenance Unit at Espiritu Santo. See Contact Magazine, May 1944, page 8.

Group of RNZAF ground crew watch the sky for returning aircraft. Presumed to be No. 2 Fighter Maintenance Unit at Espiritu Santo. See Contact Magazine, May 1944, page 20.

Kittyhawks being serviced at No. 2 Fighter Maintenance Unit aircraft repair depot. Espiritu Santo. Jeep MT1047 in the left foreground. Nearest aircraft is a USAAF machine.

RNZAF Kittyhawks on the airfield. Presumed to be No. 16 Squadron, on charge to No. 2 Fighter Maintenance Unit, at Espiritu Santo. Hudsons in the background, presumed to be No. 9 Squadron.

Line-up of RNZAF Kittyhawks on runway. Presumed to be No. 16 Squadron at Espiritu Santo. Aircraft on charge to No. 2 Fighter Maintenance Unit.

No. 16 Squadron [?] Kittyhawk taxiing on runway. Presumed to be Espiritu Santo. Aircraft on charge to No. 2 Fighter Maintenance Unit [?]

Group of RNZAF ground crew posed in front of a Kittyhawk. Presumed to be No. 2 Fighter Maintenance Unit at Espiritu Santo.

Rear view of RNZAF Kittyhawk. Presumed to be No. 2 Fighter Maintenance Unit, Espiritu Santo.

Ground crew servicing RNZAF Kittyhawk NZ3094. Presumed to be No. 2 Fighter Maintenance Unit, Espiritu Santo.

A member of the ground crew at work on the wing of a Kittyhawk. Believed to be No. 2 Fighter Maintenance Unit at Espiritu Santo. See Contact Magazine, May 1944, page 24.

Groundcrew servicing RNZAF Kittyhawk NZ3094. Presumed to be No. 2 Fighter Maintenance Unit, Espiritu Santo. Jack Ducket - far right holding propeller. 'Horse' Morse - standing on the wing. Richard Harrington - crouching on wing. Names identified by Richard Harrington.

Groundcrew servicing RNZAF P-40 Kittyhawks. Presumed to be No. 2 Fighter Maintenance Unit at Espiritu Santo. Circa 1943.