• ALB191762003
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Gwen Hamilton Bray personal collection. Informal group of people at the VE Day ball, RNZAF Station Weedons. Handwritten under print "VE Ball Weedons." Names handwritten beside print [presumed L-R, front to back] "Ted and Betty, Marie and Mac, Mac - Shirley, Dulcie - Owen, Gewn - Bery, Snow - Joyce."
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Weedons
    Women
    WAAF
    recreation
    VE Day
  • 2018-139.9
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Robert Arnold Christie personal collection. Informal group of servicemen play up for the camera. Unknown location in Fiji. Could this have something to do with VE celebrations? Names handwritten on the reverse in no particular order "Gil Parker, Doug Clark, Les Dickson, Roy Bell, Bill Grant, Ian McGowan, Bob Christie, Artie Angus, Ron Tonkins."
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Christie
    recreation
    Fiji
    VE Day
    humour
  • 2018-139.29
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Robert Arnold Christie personal collection. RNZAF Chevrolet truck crashed into a tree with a serviceman speaking to a local policeman. Unknown location in Fiji. Handwritten on the reverse "Crash V.E. night."
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Christie
    accident
    VE Day
    Fiji
    Mechanical Transport
    MT
    Chevrolet
  • 2018-139.10
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Robert Arnold Christie personal collection. Informal group of servicemen, with flags of Allied countries, pose for the camera at a police post in a street. Believed to be in Suva, and believed to be VE celebrations. Names handwritten on the reverse in no particular order "Roy Bell, Ron Tonkins, Ian McGowan, Bob Christie, Gil Parker, M[?]D Dacombe, Doug Clark, Bill Grant, LM Dickson, Artie Angus."
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Christie
    Suva
    Fiji
    VE Day
  • 2018-139.11
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Robert Arnold Christie personal collection. Informal group of servicemen eating and drinking on grass beside a wall. Believed to be Suva, Fiji. Names handwritten under the image in no particular order "Bob Christie, Roy Bell, Ron Tonkins, Ian McGowan, M[?]D Dacombe, Les Dickson, Gil Parker." Handwritten on the reverse "V.E." and "Down on the point on the sea shore on a slight spree."
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Christie
    drinking
    food
    VE Day
    Fiji
  • PR10398A
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Cover of the VE Day Menu - RAF Station Dallachy. From the No. 489 Squadron unofficial diary.
    RNZAF
    RAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    VE Day
    No. 489 Squadron
    489 Sqn
    Dallachy
  • PR10398B
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    VE Day Menu - RAF Station Dallachy. From the No. 489 Squadron unofficial diary.
    RNZAF
    RAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    VE Day
    No. 489 Squadron
    489 Sqn
    Dallachy
  • PR6064
    RNZAF
    Large crowd at a VE Day thanksgiving service. Bougainville.
    WW2
    World War Two
    RNZAF
    Boiugainville
    VE Day
  • PR6061
    RNZAF
    Large crowd at a VE Day thanksgiving service. Bougainville. Wet weather gear including rain capes being worn.
    service
    World War Two
    WW2
    Victory
    VE Day
    RNZAF
    Bougainville