Negative from the Anthony Francis Hough personal collection.
Two men standing beside a vehicle with No. 18 Squadron Kittyhawks in the background. Believed to be at Torokina, Bougainville.
Group of No. 14 Squadron pilots in front of Kittyhawk '88' during their third tour of duty. Torokina, Bougainville.
Aircraft on charge to No. 2 Servicing Unit.
Back: LC Strawbridge, RA Barnett, PS Tennent, P Molloy, WJ Polson, BS Hay, WJ MacLeod, WD Smith, NE Hanna, G George.
Middle: PW Blundell (Intelligence Officer), RA Weber, EH Brown (Flight Commander), SG Quill (Commanding Officer), LR Renolds (Flight Commander), WM Bullen, NC Sutherland.
Front: DW Cocks, RG Bush, DW Roberts, RP George, HP Crump, NA Frew, RF Howe.
Image from the Leonard Adolphus Rayner DFC personal album.
3/4 front view of Kittyhawk NZ3148, with nose art 'Gloria Lyons', being readied for flight. Torokina, Bougainville.
Aircraft on charge to No. 4 Servicing Unit.
Labelled on the album page " "Pacific Fighters" "
Original RNZAF negative number PR2686.
Image from the Leonard Adolphus Rayner DFC personal album.
No. 18 Squadron Intelligence Officer, Pilot Officer McBride, interrogates a group of No. 18 Squadron pilots after their return from a mission. Torokina, Bougainville.
L-R: Pilot Officer JA McBride, unknown, Flying Officer AR Walker, Pilot Officer RA MacKinder, Flying Officer BL Hoskin, Sergeant DW Kidd, Squadron Leader JA Oldfield. Names supplied by Keith Gibson - No. 18 Squadron.
Labelled on the album page "No. 18 (F) Squadron pilots - Second tour"
RNZAF Official negative number PR2681.
Image from the Leonard Adolphus Rayner DFC personal album.
No. 18 Squadron pilot's tent. Torokina, Bougainville.
Labelled on the album page "No. 18 (F) Squadron Ferry | Guadalcanal - Bougainville"
Handwritten on the reverse "Our abode at Torokina Pilots' camp. Foxhole & bedding in foreground. App mid Feb 1944 (morning)."
Image from the Leonard Adolphus Rayner DFC personal album.
View of Torokina airstrip, Bougainville.
Labelled on the album page "No. 18 (F) Squadron Ferry | Guadalcanal - Bougainville"
Handwritten on the reverse "Torokina strip (fighter). Taken from our "ready" hut looking N.W. Taken App. mid Feb 1944 about 1000."
Group. No. 19 Squadron personnel in front of a Corsair, during their second tour of duty. Torokina, Bougainville.
L-R: Back; PL Jones, CJ Berryman, GJ Ronayne, G George, RW Henderson, A Cunningham, NL Kiddle, JM Calder.
Middle; KW Wright, JM Knight, RF Garnham, RW Smith, RH Armstrong, CR Carnachan, RB Johnson, JF Green, GT Watt, PS
Freyberg.
Front; AAD Bills, DA Youngs, PD Gifford, JRC Kilian, DE Hogan, JE Sanders, AM Hollings (Intelligence Officer).
Written on bomb in foreground: "blunt end" (left) "15/8/44, 19 FIGHTER SQDN (centre) and "sharp end" (right).
Group of No. 16 Squadron personnel, on the squadron's third tour. Torokina, Bougainville.
L-R: Back; WL Jardine, D Ellison, K Rogers, L Woodhead, R Mansell, F Smith (Intelligence Officer), JR Holland, D Mills, B Newfield, P Rowley.
Middle; E Laurie, K Starnes, M Jones, A Sievers (Commanding Officer), A Mitchell, K Mulligan, D Barr, F Tucker.
Front; L Lyons, P Freyberg, P Thomson, ER Reynolds, Snow Rowe, R Dixie, O Marshal, G Luoni.
Names taken from the book 'Kittyhawks and Coconuts' by Keith Mulligan.
Group of No. 19 Squadron Section Leaders and Flight Commanders in front of the 'Club Kiwi' tent. Torokina, Bougainville.
L-R: Back; Flying Officer CC White (White Section), Flying Officer DE Hogan DFC (Black Section), Flying Officer PD Gifford (Yellow Section).
Front; Flight Lieutenant PS Green (Green Section and 'B' Flight Commander), Squadron Leader HR Wigley (Red Section and Commanding Officer), Flight Lieutenant JR Court (Blue Section and 'A' Flight Commander).
Pilot Officer McBride (Intelligence Officer) interrogates a group of No. 18 Squadron pilots after their return from a mission. Torokina, Bougainville.
L-R: Pilot Officer JA McBride, unknown, Flying Officer AR Walker, Pilot Officer RA MacKinder, Flying Officer BL Hoskin, Sergeant DW Kidd, Squadron Leader JA Oldfield.
Names supplied by Keith Gibson - No. 18 Squadron.
