Group of No. 1 Squadron personnel with bomb trolleys and depth charges, and Venturas in dispersal area. RNZAF Station, Whenuapai. NZ4502, NZ4504 at left and NZ4516 at right.
No. 1 Squadron aircrew standing in front of a Ventura. RNZAF Station, Whenuapai.
L-R: Sergeant HB Newell (Wireless Operator, Air Gunner), Flying Officer J Coom (Pilot), Flight Lieutenant J McKenzie (Navigator).
Nose art "Tonawhai" which was the name of the pilot's home farm near Masterton.
No. 1 Squadron crew standing in front of a Ventura and a bomb trolley with depth charges. RNZAF Station Whenuapai.
L-R: Flying Officer GE Stansell (Navigator), Flight Sergeant CK Harney (Pilot), Flight Sergeant DA Falconer (Wireless Operator, Air Gunner), Sergeant HW Ham (Air Gunner).
No. 1 Squadron crew standing in front of a Ventura and a bomb trolley with depth charges. RNZAF Station Whenuapai.
L-R: Flying Officer GE Stansell (Navigator), Flight Sergeant CK Harney (Pilot), Flight Sergeant DA Falconer (Wireless Operator, Air Gunner), Sergeant HW Ham (Air Gunner).
No. 1 Squadron aircrew standing in front of a Ventura. RNZAF Station Whenuapai.
L-R: Sergeant HB Newell (Wireless Operator, Air Gunner), Flying Officer J Coom (Pilot), Flight Lieutenant J McKenzie (Navigator).
Nose art "Tonawhai" which was the name of the Pilot's home farm, near Masterton.
No. 1 Squadron crew standing in front of a Ventura with nose art "Slippery Sam". RNZAF Station Whenuapai.
Presumed to be Flight Sergeant IM Page and his crew.
No. 1 Squadron crew standing in front of a Ventura with nose art "Slippery Sam". RNZAF Station Whenuapai.
Presumed to be Flight Sergeant IM Page and his crew.
No. 1 Squadron crew in front of a Ventura. RNZAF Station Whenuapai.
L-R: Sergeant RE Yates (Air Gunner), Flight Sergeant AF Dunstan (Air Gunner), Pilot Officer RE Fenton (Navigator), Flying Officer JH Register (Pilot).
No. 1 Squadron crew in front of a Ventura. RNZAF Station Whenuapai.
L-R: Sergeant RE Yates (Air Gunner), Flight Sergeant AF Dunstan (Air Gunner), Pilot Officer RE Fenton (Navigator), Flying Officer JH Register (Pilot).
No. 1 Squadron crew in front of a Ventura. RNZAF Station Whenuapai.
L-R: Sergeant AE Caisley (Pilot), Warrant Officer RTD Doak DFM (Wireless Operator, Air Gunner), Sergeant CR Thomas (Air Gunner), Pilot Officer RA Harper (Navigator).
No. 1 Squadron crew in front of a Ventura. RNZAF Station Whenuapai.
L-R: Sergeant AE Caisley (Pilot), Warrant Officer RTD Doak DFM (Wireless Operator, Air Gunner), Sergeant CR Thomas (Air Gunner), Pilot Officer RA Harper (Navigator).
Line-up of No. 1 Squadron Venturas at RNZAF Station Whenuapai.
'Snifter' nose art on first aircraft (presumed to be NZ4502). Second aircraft is NZ4504.
Negative from the RV Walker personal collection.
Air to air view of two Venturas from No. 1 Operational Training Unit and a Kittyhawk from No. 2 Operational Training Unit, all flying from RNZAF Station Ohakea.
L-R: Ventura ZX-G, Kittyhawk FE-H, Ventura ZX-K.
Image from the Andrew Edward Coutts personal collection.
No. 487 Squadron personnel in front of a Ventura.
L-R: Sergeant WDL Goodfellow, Flight Sergeant AE Coutts, Sergeant M Dowell, Flying Officer GA Park, Flying Officer S McGowan, Flying Officer Church.
See negative PR10423 for the same group but different photo.
Image from the Andrew Edward Coutts personal collection.
Group of No. 487 Squadron personnel in front of a Ventura. Believed to be at RAF Station Feltwell.
AE Coutts front row 7th from right.
