• PR5203
    RNZAF
    Bugler plays the last post at the funeral for No. 22 Squadron pilot, Flying Officer Anthony Dennitts Willcox. Australian War Cemetery, Torokina, Bougainville. Willcox died soon after a motor vehicle accident at Emirau on 25 February 1945. Initially buried at Torokina, but later reinterred at Bourail, New Caledonia.
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Bougainville
    Torokina
    funeral
    cemetery
    Willcox
    No. 22 Squadron
    22 Sqn
    Emirau
    music
  • PR5206
    RNZAF
    Funeral for No. 22 Squadron pilot, Flying Officer Anthony Dennitts Willcox. Australian War Cemetery, Torokina, Bougainville. Willcox died soon after a motor vehicle accident at Emirau on 25 February 1945. Initially buried at Torokina, but later reinterred at Bourail, New Caledonia.
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Bougainville
    Torokina
    funeral
    cemetery
    Willcox
    No. 22 Squadron
    22 Sqn
    Emirau
  • PR5204
    RNZAF
    Goup of riflemen fire a volley at the funeral for No. 22 Squadron pilot, Flying Officer Anthony Dennitts Willcox. Australian War Cemetery, Torokina, Bougainville. Willcox died soon after a motor vehicle accident at Emirau on 25 February 1945. Initially buried at Torokina, but later reinterred at Bourail, New Caledonia.
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Bougainville
    Torokina
    funeral
    cemetery
    Willcox
    No. 22 Squadron
    22 Sqn
    Emirau
    weapons
  • PR5205
    RNZAF
    Funeral for No. 22 Squadron pilot, Flying Officer Anthony Dennitts Willcox. Australian War Cemetery, Torokina, Bougainville. Willcox died soon after a motor vehicle accident at Emirau on 25 February 1945. Initially buried at Torokina, but later reinterred at Bourail, New Caledonia.
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Bougainville
    Torokina
    funeral
    cemetery
    Willcox
    No. 22 Squadron
    22 Sqn
    Emirau
  • PR5200
    RNZAF
    Funeral for No. 22 Squadron pilot, Flying Officer Anthony Dennitts Willcox. Australian War Cemetery, Torokina, Bougainville. Willcox died soon after a motor vehicle accident at Emirau on 25 February 1945. Initially buried at Torokina, but later reinterred at Bourail, New Caledonia.
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Bougainville
    Torokina
    funeral
    cemetery
    Willcox
    No. 22 Squadron
    22 Sqn
    Emirau
    religion
  • ALB873251065
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Arnold Forrest Green personal album collection. View of Torokina Field sign. Torokina, Bougainville. "Torokina Field. Fighter Strip No. 1. Constructed by 71 CB".
    Green
    WW2
    World War Two
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    RNZAF
    Bougainville
    Torokina
  • ALB873251062
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Arnold Forrest Green personal album collection. View of Torokina Beach and airstrip, Bougainville.
    Green
    WW2
    World War Two
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    RNZAF
    Bougainville
    Torokina
  • ALB873251061
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Arnold Forrest Green personal album collection. View of Torokina Beach, Bougainville, with military vehicles and supplies on the shores, and personnel swimming in the sea.
    Green
    WW2
    World War Two
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    RNZAF
    Bougainville
    Torokina
    recreation
  • ALB873251059
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Arnold Forrest Green personal album collection. View of RNZAF Kittyhawks lined up. Believed to be at Torokina, Bougainville.
    RNZAF
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    World War Two
    WW2
    Green
    Kittyhawk
    Bougainville
    Torokina
  • 2008-448.3r
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Negative from the Anthony Francis Hough personal collection. Beach scene. Torokina(?) Bougainville.
    WW2
    World War Two
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Hough
    RNZAF
    No. 18 Squadron
    18 Sqn
    recreation
    Torokina
    Bougainville
  • 2008-448.3s
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Negative from the Anthony Francis Hough personal collection. Beach scene. Torokina(?) Bougainville.
    18 Sqn
    No. 18 Squadron
    RNZAF
    Hough
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    World War Two
    WW2
    recreation
    Torokina
    Bougainville
  • 2008-448.2u
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    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.
    WW2
    World War Two
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Hough
    RNZAF
    No. 18 Squadron
    18 Sqn
    Torokina
    Bougainville
    Mechanical Transport
    MT
    Kittyhawk
  • 2008-448.1g
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Negative from the Anthony Francis Hough personal collection. 3/4 front view of a No. 18 Squadron Kittyhawk. Believed to be at Torokina, Bougainville.
    WW2
    World War Two
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Hough
    RNZAF
    No. 18 Squadron
    18 Sqn
    Kittyhawk
    Torokina
    Bougainville
  • PR2819
    RNZAF
    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.
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    No. 14 Squadron
    14 Sqn
    Torokina
    Bougainville
    Kittyhawk
  • ALB1617713027
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    RNZAF
    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.
    WW2
    World War Two
    RNZAF
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Rayner
    No. 4 Servicing Unit
    4 SU
    Kittyhawk
    NZ3148
    nose art
    Torokina
    Bougainville
    Gloria Lyons
  • ALB1617713025
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    RNZAF
    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.
    Rayner
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    No. 18 Squadron
    18 Sqn
    Torokina
    Bougainville
  • ALB16177130127
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    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)."
    18 Sqn
    No. 18 Squadron
    Rayner
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Torokina
    Bougainville
  • ALB1617713016
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    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."
    WW2
    World War Two
    RNZAF
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Rayner
    No. 18 Squadron
    18 Sqn
    Torokina
    Bougainville
  • PR3919
    RNZAF
    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).
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    No. 19 Squadron
    19 Sqn
    group
    Torokina
    Bougainville
  • MUS02105
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Douglas Fitzclarence St George personal album collection. No. 2 Servicing Unit Kittyhawk taking off from Torokina, Bougainville [?].
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    St George
    Kittyhawk
    No. 2 Servicing Unit
    2SU
    Bougainville
    Torokina
  • 2014-071.51
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Radar Reunion collection. High view of Torokina Beach, Bougainville.
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Radar Reunion
    Bougainville
    Torokina
    swimming
    recreation
  • 2014-071.52
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Radar Reunion collection. High view of Torokina Beach, Bougainville.
    Radar Reunion
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    WW2
    World War Two
    RNZAF
    Bougainville
    Torokina
  • 2014-068.6
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Ayrton personal collection. High view of Torokina beach, Bougainville. Handwritten on the reverse "Torokina Beach."
    Ayrton
    WW2
    World War Two
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    RNZAF
    Torokina
    Bougainville
  • 2014-068.7
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Ayrton personal collection. High view of Torokina beach, Bougainville.
    RNZAF
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    World War Two
    WW2
    Ayrton
    Torokina
    Bougainville
  • PR3393
    RNZAF
    No. 20 Squadron [?] pilot climbing into the cockpit of a Corsair. Believed to be at Torokina, Bougainville.
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    No. 20 Squadron
    20 Sqn
    Corsair
    Torokina
    Bougainville