Image from the David Andrew Dunn personal collection.
USAAF Flying Fortress landing at Norfolk Island.
Associated document describes: "This Unites States Flying Fortress "lost" an engine in the area somewhere east of Norfolk, became lost, short of fuel, and sent out distress calls which were received by the Norfolk operations room. With the aid of information supplied by the Mt. Pitt radar station and D/F bearings from the control tower, the aircraft was guided to a safe landing at Norfolk. By the time it landed, the aircraft was critically short of fuel and most of the cargo had been dumped overboard through the open hatches on each side of the fuselage. The sight of crew members prostrating themselves on the ground after the aircraft had been parked attested to their joy of again finding mother earth!
Several days later after a Liberator had flown in a replacement engine and it had been fitted, the Fortress departed to the strains of "The William Tell Overture" "sung" by the crew over the command radio as the aircraft gathered speed down the runway and became airborne.
Memories suggest that the name painted on the nose of the aircraft was "The Swoose" taken from the story "The Snow Goose". If this is so, it is probable the aircraft was one of the few survivors, if not the sole survivor of the Flying Fortress squadrons destroyed at Clark Field in the Philippines during the initial Japanese attack. Note that the photograph shows the aircraft is not armed, it having been converted to a transport role."
NB. The above identification may be incorrect.
See also 1986-016.87
Copy negative at MUS980261.
This aircraft is believed to be B17 419211 'Typhoon McGoon'.
Image from the David Andrew Dunn personal collection.
USAAF Flying Fortress taxiing at Norfolk Island.
Associated document describes: "Another photograph of the Flying Fortress pictures in No. 19 [1986-016.3.19]. Note that the starboard outer engine is feathered - probably the motor "lost" in flight. The group of men on the steel runway and another to the left of the aircraft are probably units of the NZ Army garrison stationed on Norfolk at the time."
See also 1986-016.86
This aircraft is believed to be B17 419211 'Typhoon McGoon'.
Image from the David Andrew Dunn personal collection.
RNZAF Kittyhawk and a USAAF Dakota on the airfield at Norfolk Island.
Associated document describes: " The perforated steel matting comprising the surface of the WNW-ESE airstrip is well illustrated in this photograph. the P40 probably developed engine trouble on its way into Norfolk and may have remained for repairs while the rest of the flight continued its journey. The C47 is probably and aircraft of the US Air Transport Command, many of which landed at Norfolk. The aircraft on the extreme left apprars to be a Hudson of No. 40 Sqdn. RNZAF which has been converted to a troop carrier."
Image from the David Andrew Dunn personal collection.
USAAF Catalina at Norfolk Island.
Associated document describes: "A PBY Catalina of the USAF taxying on the coral strip."
Informal group of passengers and crew on B17, 412434, at RNZAF Station Ohakea.
The passengers included the New Zealand Prime Minister, Peter Fraser (standing 5th from left) and Brigadier General PJ Hurley (US Army)(standing 6th from left) and their staff.
Richie Belton Gooch, USAAF (3rd from right).
See also MUS980265 for a picture of this aircraft and OhG124-42 for this group without crew.
Informal group of passengers on B17, 412434, at RNZAF Station Ohakea.
The passengers included the New Zealand Prime Minister, Peter Fraser (4th from left) and Brigadier General PJ Hurley (US Army)(5th from left) and their staff.
See also MUS980265 for a picture of this aircraft and OhG125-42 for this group including the aircraft crew.
Image from the Reginald Cains Norris personal collection.
Officers in the Operations Room at RNZAF Station Whenuapai.
Handwritten in the image area "The Operations Room at Whenuapai." Also details about those standing; L-R: "Bob Antill who is now a cop." "Terence Terry - Radio Man." "Name not remembered but who wrote [unreadable] letters to his mum." "Bill Hume - Yank of SCAT." "RCN [Reginald Norris]"
Negative from the Ewan Brooking personal collection.
USAAF B17 landing. Believed to be at RAF Station Asansol, India.
Handwritten on the album page "Magwe to Asansol to Calcutta." and " "Fortress" landing."
Image from the Ewan Brooking personal album collection.
USAAF Kittyhawk taking off. Believed to be at RAF Station Asansol, India.
Handwritten on the album page " "Kitty" taking off."
Image from the Ewan Brooking personal album collection.
Service men looking at the wreckage of a crashed USAAF B17. Believed to be at RAF Station Asansol, India.
Handwritten on the album page "Calcutta to Asansol." and "Wreckage of a Fortress."
Image from the Ewan Brooking personal album collection.
Ground to air view of a USAAF B17. Believed to be at RAF Station Asansol, India.
Handwritten on the album page "Magwe to Asansol to Calcutta." and " "Fortress"."
Negative from the Ewan Brooking personal collection.
USAAF B17s and a Liberator on the airfield at RAF Station Karachi, India (now Pakistan).
Handwritten on the album page "Bahrein [sic] Is. to Sharjah to Karachi." and "Karachi civil airport." and "Outside the watch office."
Image from the Ewan Brooking personal album collection.
9th Squadron, USAAF B17 41-2464 and a No. 113 Squadron Blenheim on the airfield at RAF Station Karachi, India (now Pakistan).
Handwritten on the album page "Bahrein [sic] Is. to Sharjah to Karachi." and "Karachi civil airport." and " "Fortress" and Blenheim."
Image from the Desmond Lloyd Percy Tugby personal album collection.
Wreckage of No. 3 Squadron Hudson NZ2037 after it crashed on landing into a USAAF Liberator at Henderson Field, Guadalcanal.
Handwritten on the album page "Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands) Henderson Airfield" and "One of our kites that didn't make a perfect landing."
All crew survived: Flying Officer JL McPhail, Flying Officer JE Fullerton, Sergeant H Prosser, Sergeant Manttan, Sergeant Hinkley.
Image from the Desmond Lloyd Percy Tugby personal album collection.
Wreckage of No. 3 Squadron Hudson NZ2037 after it crashed on landing into a USAAF Liberator at Henderson Field, Guadalcanal.
Handwritten on the album page "Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands) Henderson Airfield" and "One of our kites that didn't make a perfect landing."
All crew survived: Flying Officer JL McPhail, Flying Officer JE Fullerton, Sergeant H Prosser, Sergeant Manttan, Sergeant Hinkley.
Image from the Desmond Lloyd Percy Tugby personal album collection.
Wreckage of two USAAF Liberators destroyed in a Japanese bombing raid. Henderson Field, Guadalcanal.
Handwritten on the album page "Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands) Henderson Airfield" and "Two Liberators "the morning after the night before." Jap bombing is not so bad so we found out."
USAAF Beechcraft and No. 6 Squadron Hinds. Believed to be at RNZAF Station Milson, Palmerston North.
Hinds from front: NZ1544 XX-Y, NZ1545 XX-A, NZ1546.
Image from the Charles Peter White personal collection.
CP White (2nd from right) with an unknown New Zealand Flying Officer Navigator who's the recipient of the DFC (left) and some American air crew at Club Lido, San Francisco, United States.
NB. The date stated is from a rubber stamp on the original card cover, however it's believed this is later, on the journey back to New Zealand.
Image from the Colin McRobert Kellahan personal collection.
3/4 front view of USAAF Liberator 42-40212(?) "Shady Lady". Unknown location.
Handwritten on the reverse "An American Liberator "Shady Lady" passing through our drome. Note the raid score board on the fuselage."
