Image from the TJ Goodhue personal collection.
Vildebeest NZ106, from No. 1 Service Flying Training School, after crashing at night at Ashburton aerodrome.
Image from the Beryl Gliddon personal collection.
Two men working on the fuselage of No. 7 Squadron Vildebeest NZ137 after it was damaged by NZ124 in a landing accident at RNZAF Station Waipapakauri.
Image from the Ron Henry personal collection.
Air to air view of a formation of Vildebeests over Christchurch.
NZ107 at bottom.
Handwritten on the reverse "Vildebeestes [sic] over Christchurch 1939."
Line up of Vildebeests at RNZAF Station Hobsonville.
Handwritten on the matt "Hobsonville 1935"
Handwritten on the reverse "Vickers Vildebeests of No. 1 G.R. Flight. These aircraft were brand new and had just been assembled at Hobsonville. They were the first machines turned out by the newly formed assembly unit [at] Hobsonville. This unit reached its peak during World War Two when it turned out hundreds of aircraft for the RNZAF at home and in the Pacific.
No. 1 G.R. Flight was the first RNZAF unit to be manned by 100% regular staff. The pilots were commissioned officers and the crew were fitters and riggers detailed to each machine and who doubled up as Observers and W/A/Gs [Wireless Operator Air Gunners].
The crews were -
Flight Lieutenant Buckley, Leading Aircraftman Lawn, Leading Aircraftman Graham.
Flying Officer Kay, Leading Aircraftman McDonald, Leading Aircraftman Palmer.
Flying Officer Cohen, Aircraftman 1 Stevens, Leading Aircraftman Johnstone.
Flying Officer Lester, Aircraftman 1 Pankhurst, Aircraftman 1 Hughes."
Image from the LG Rose personal album collection.
"Omaka crash." Burnt and wrecked fuselage of a Vildebeest or Vincent at RNZAF Station Omaka.
Unable to establish which aircraft this is at this time.