• ALB942099045
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Harold Francis Beamish personal album collection. Side view of a Royal Aircraft Factory BE2. Unknown location.
    Beamish
    WW1
    World War One
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Royal Aircraft Factory
    BE2
    RAF
    RFC
  • ALB942099031
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Harold Francis Beamish personal album collection. Side view of Royal Aircraft Factory BE2 B4571 in the open door of a hangar. Unknown location.
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    World War One
    WW1
    Beamish
    Royal Aircraft Factory
    BE2
    B4571
    hangar
    RAF
    RFC
  • ALB942099001
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Harold Francis Beamish personal album collection. "My Flight 203 Sqn R.A.F." Group of five pilots from No. 203 Squadron. HF Beamish believed to be front right.
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    World War One
    WW1
    Beamish
    RAF
    No. 203 Squadron
    203 Sqn
    group
  • ALB150711001
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Ronald Joseph Cohen log book. Air to air view of No. 55 Squadron Wapiti J9593 in flight over the Iraqi desert. RJ Cohen flew tis aircraft numerous times in the second half of 1931.
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Cohen
    RAF
    No. 55 Squadron
    55 Sqn
    Wapiti
    J9593
    air to air
    Iraq
  • WgG2261-52
    RNZAF
    Lincoln WD143 from the RAF Flying College arriving at RNZAF Station Wigram.
    RNZAF
    Wigram
    Lincoln
    RAF
    RAF Flying College
    WD143
  • OhG563-51
    RNZAF
    Air Marshal Sir James Fogarty, Commander-in-Chief of Far East Air Forces inspecting his Guard of Honour. RNZAF Station Ohakea.
    RNZAF
    Ohakea
    parade
    RAF
    Fogarty
  • OhG529-51
    RNZAF
    Guard of Honour for Air Marshal Sir James Fogarty, Commander-in-Chief of Far East Air Forces. RNZAF Station Ohakea.
    RNZAF
    Ohakea
    parade
    RAF
    Fogarty
  • OhG515-48
    RNZAF
    Arrival of Lincoln RE414 "Mercury II", from the Empire Radio School, at RNZAF Station Ohakea.
    ERS
    Empire Radio School
    Mercury II
    Lincoln
    Ohakea
    RAF
    RNZAF
  • OhG516-48
    RNZAF
    Arrival of Lincoln RE414 "Mercury II", from the Empire Radio School, at RNZAF Station Ohakea.
    RNZAF
    RAF
    Ohakea
    Lincoln
    Mercury II
    Empire Radio School
    ERS
  • OhG482-47
    RNZAF
    RAF York after arriving at RNZAF Station Ohakea, carrying Field Marshal Viscount Bernard Montgomery KG GCB DSO, Chief of the Imperial General Staff.
    RNZAF
    Ohakea
    RAF
    York
  • OhG1329-52
    RNZAF
    Copy. Air to air view of an RAF York in flight. Unknown location.
    RAF
    air to air
    York
  • OhG528-51
    RNZAF
    RAF York LV633 arriving at RNZAF Station Ohakea carrying Air Marshal Sir James Fogarty, Commander-in-Chief of Far East Air Forces, and Lady Fogarty.
    RAF
    Ohakea
    York
    LV633
    Fogarty
    RNZAF
  • OhG367-45
    RNZAF
    3/4 front view of RAF York LV633 at RNZAF Station Ohakea. This aircraft brought Lord Allenbrooke to New Zealand.
    RAF
    RNZAF
    York
    LV633
    Ohakea
  • OhG568-45
    RNZAF
    Side view of Liberator AL504 'Commando' at RNZAF Station Ohakea. This aircraft brought Lord Reith from Sydney to New Zealand. Others on board the aircraft were Sir E Herbert, Sir S Angwin, Sir Ronald Cross and Lady Cross.
    AL504
    Liberator
    Commando
    Reith
    RNZAF
    Ohakea
    World War Two
    WW2
    RAF
  • OhG324-45
    RNZAF
    3/4 front view of Liberator AL504 'Commando' at RNZAF Station Ohakea. This aircraft brought Lord Reith from Sydney to New Zealand. Others on board the aircraft were Sir E Herbert, Sir S Angwin, Sir Ronald Cross and Lady Cross.
    AL504
    Liberator
    Commando
    Reith
    RNZAF
    Ohakea
    World War Two
    WW2
    RAF
  • OhG306-44
    RNZAF
    Air to air view of RAF Liberator AL504 'Commando' approaching RNZAF Station Ohakea. The Ohakea Unit History records "Air Commodore Powell on the famous aircraft "Commando" arrived from Australia. This aircraft brought a tyre from Australia for the Lancaster." This was RAF Lancaster PD328 'Aries' from the Empire Central Navigation School.
    RNZAF
    RAF
    Liberator
    AL504
    Commando
    Ohakea
    air to air
    World War Two
    WW2
  • OhG304-44
    RNZAF
    3/4 rear view of RAF Liberator AL504 'Commando' at RNZAF Station Ohakea. The Ohakea Unit History records "Air Commodore Powell on the famous aircraft "Commando" arrived from Australia. This aircraft brought a tyre from Australia for the Lancaster." This was RAF Lancaster PD328 'Aries' from the Empire Central Navigation School.
    Ohakea
    Commando
    AL504
    Liberator
    RAF
    RNZAF
    air to air
    World War Two
    WW2
  • OhG305-44
    RNZAF
    Air to air view of RAF Liberator AL504 'Commando' approaching RNZAF Station Ohakea. The Ohakea Unit History records "Air Commodore Powell on the famous aircraft "Commando" arrived from Australia. This aircraft brought a tyre from Australia for the Lancaster." This was RAF Lancaster PD328 'Aries' from the Empire Central Navigation School.
    air to air
    RNZAF
    RAF
    Liberator
    AL504
    Commando
    Ohakea
    World War Two
    WW2
  • ALB030212b001
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the David Leatham Prichard log book. Group. No. 232 Squadron personnel in front of a Liberator at RAF Station Poona, India. This is believed to be upon the disbandment of the squadron. L-R: Front only (air crew); Barlow, Draze, Dacey, Cox, Bennet, Wilcock, Williams, Anderson, Lamb, Marsden, Yarranton, Heslop, Irvine, Wynne, Chandler, Richardson, Bambros, Stevenson, DL Prichard (Commanding Officer, marked with a line), Watson, Johns, Sells, Hoult, Collett, Evans, Temple, Billington, Eckoff, Banwell, Ashton, Evans, Widdup, Plunkett, Thompson, Gipson, unknown, unknown, unknown.
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    RAF
    Prichard
    No. 232 Squadron
    232 Sqn
    India
    Poona
    Liberator
    group
  • ALB030212a006
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the David Leatham Prichard log book. Close up of the starboard engine of No. 75 Squadron Wellington X3194 after crash landing at RAF Station Feltwell the evening before. DL Prichard's log book records "War Operations. Blitz on Cologne. Dropped 6x500, 1x250 on west side of city. Results not observed owing to haze. Medium A.A & searchlight. Attacked by a Heinkel 111 50 miles west of target. Fired one burst at us with cannon & M.G. Putting rear turret out of action and making hydraulics U/S. Crashed on landing with no flaps, no brakes & bomb doors open. Port undercarriage collapsed on hitting bump at end of drome. No casualties." See ALB030212a005 for a photo of the crew of this aircraft.
    Prichard
    WW2
    World War Two
    RAF
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    No. 75 Squadron
    75 Sqn
    Feltwell
    Wellington
    X3194
    damage
  • ALB030212a005
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the David Leatham Prichard log book. No. 75 Squadron crew at RAF Station Feltwell. L-R: Flying Officer DL Prichard (Pilot), Sergeant Owen (Second Pilot), Pilot Officer Struthers (Navigator), Sergeant Clarke (Wireless Operator), Sergeant WD Brown (Front Gunner), Sergeant Hare (Rear Gunner). This is the crew involved in photo ALB030212a006.
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    RAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Prichard
    No. 75 Squadron
    75 Sqn
    Feltwell
  • ALB030212a003
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the David Leatham Prichard log book. Port wing of No. 75 Squadron Wellington R1161, AA-W, at RAF Station Boscombe Down showing damage after a mid-air collision on the previous night. DL Prichard's log book entry records: "War Operations. Attacked Gneisenau & Scharnhorst berthed at Brest. Results not observed. 5x 500, 1x 250. Rear Gunner show down Me110 bearing 027 [degrees] Brest 68 miles. Collided with another a/c (Blenheim) 1m. S. of Bridport. Forced landed at Boscombe Down. Damage fairly severe, nobody injured. Port wing, elevators & tail plane & rear turret damaged." The Rear Gunner, Flying Officer William Davenport Brown, was awarded a DFC for this action. The crew o this aircraft were: Flying Officer DL Prichard (Pilot), Pilot Officer Rees (Second Pilot), Pilot Officer Struthers (Navigator), Sergeant Clarke (Wireless Operator), Sergeant Errington (Front Gunner), Flying Officer WD Brown (Rear Gunner).
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    RAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Prichard
    No. 75 Squadron
    75 Sqn
    Wellington
    R1161
    damage
    accident
    Boscombe Down
  • ALB030212a004
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the David Leatham Prichard log book. Rear turret of No. 75 Squadron Wellington R1161, AA-W, at RAF Station Boscombe Down showing damage after a mid-air collision on the previous night. DL Prichard's log book entry records: "War Operations. Attacked Gneisenau & Scharnhorst berthed at Brest. Results not observed. 5x 500, 1x 250. Rear Gunner show down Me110 bearing 027 [degrees] Brest 68 miles. Collided with another a/c (Blenheim) 1m. S. of Bridport. Forced landed at Boscombe Down. Damage fairly severe, nobody injured. Port wing, elevators & tail plane & rear turret damaged." The Rear Gunner, Flying Officer William Davenport Brown, was awarded a DFC for this action. The crew o this aircraft were: Flying Officer DL Prichard (Pilot), Pilot Officer Rees (Second Pilot), Pilot Officer Struthers (Navigator), Sergeant Clarke (Wireless Operator), Sergeant Errington (Front Gunner), Flying Officer WD Brown (Rear Gunner).
    Prichard
    WW2
    World War Two
    RAF
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    No. 75 Squadron
    75 Sqn
    Wellington
    R1161
    damage
    accident
    Boscombe Down
  • ALB030212a001
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the David Leatham Prichard log book. 3/4 rear view of No. 88 Squadron Battle L5463, RH-H, after belly landing at RAF Station Les Grandes-Chappelles on the night of 25 May 1940. Handwritten in the log book "My first "Crash Landing" at night at les Grandes Chappelles, France, an improvised airstrip, with full bomb load of 4x 250lb. G.P. Bombs. See log book entry 25 May." Log book entry reads "Took off to do raid on Sedan. Hit a bump & broke port oleo. Unable to raise or lower undercarriage, so landed off flare path & crashed. Nobody hurt." The crew were DL Prichard, Sergeant Sturgeon and Aircraftman Millns.
    Prichard
    WW2
    World War Two
    RAF
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    No. 88 Squadron
    88 Sqn
    Battle
    L5463
    accident
    damage
    France
    Les Grandes-Cappelles
  • ALB030212a002
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the David Leatham Prichard log book. 3/4 front view of No. 88 Squadron Battle L5463, RH-H, after belly landing at RAF Station Les Grandes-Chappelles on the night of 25 May 1940. Handwritten in the log book "My first "Crash Landing" at night at les Grandes Chappelles, France, an improvised airstrip, with full bomb load of 4x 250lb. G.P. Bombs. See log book entry 25 May." Log book entry reads "Took off to do raid on Sedan. Hit a bump & broke port oleo. Unable to raise or lower undercarriage, so landed off flare path & crashed. Nobody hurt." Handwritten on the reverse of the print "My first crash caused by breaking one leg of undercarriage taking off on a night raid. Had to land with only one wheel down. Facing in opposite direction to which I landed. Nobody injured." The crew were DL Prichard, Sergeant Sturgeon and Aircraftman Millns.
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    RAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Prichard
    No. 88 Squadron
    88 Sqn
    Battle
    L5463
    accident
    damage
    France
    Les Grandes-Cappelles