• OhG82-41
    RNZAF
    3/4 front view of Beech Staggerwing ZK-AEU (later NZ573) at RNZAF Station Ohakea.
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Ohakea
    Beechcraft
    Staggerwing
    ZK-AEU
    NZ573
  • MUS000247
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Thomas Grey Smith personal collection. Informal group of New Zealand ground crews in front of a No. 485 Squadron Spitfire at RAF Station Driffield. L-R: Sergeant FMB George (radio), Corporal TG Smith (radio), Leading Aircraftman TH MacGibbon, Leading Aircraftman ES Bon G'ard (armourer), Aircraftman GB Neville (armourer), Leading Aircraftman GE Erridge (armourer), Corporal N Murray, Aircraftman AW Martin (armourer), Corporal GH French (radio).
    RNZAF
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    World War Two
    WW2
    No. 485 Squadron
    485 Sqn
    Driffield
    Spitfire
    Smith
  • MUS000249
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Thomas Grey Smith personal collection. No. 485 Squadron radio mechanics tuning a radio from a Spitfire. RAF Station Driffield.
    WW2
    World War Two
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    RNZAF
    No. 485 Squadron
    485 Sqn
    Driffield
    Spitfire
    Smith
  • MUS0002412
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Royal Air Force
    [Believed to be] Foundation members of No. 485 Squadron in front of a Spitfire. RAF Station Driffield. RNZAF copy negative at WgG1608-41.
    WW2
    World War Two
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    RNZAF
    RAF
    No. 485 Squadron
    485 Sqn
    Spitfire
    Driffield
    group
  • MUS000246
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Shirley Elizabeth Dunn personal collection. Airfield scene at Norfolk Island. USAAF Dakota 4118578 'Elinor', two No.1 Squadron RNZAF Hudsons, and another USAAF Dakota, with a fire tender in front.
    RNZAF
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    World War Two
    WW2
    Norfolk Island
    USAAF
    Army
    4118578
    nose art
    Elinor
    No. 1 Squadron
    1 Sqn
    Hudson
  • MUS000244
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Gliddon personal collection. Airfield scene at RNZAF Station Harewood, showing newly assembled Hudson and Kittyhawk, with a line of Tiger Moths behind.
    RNZAF
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    World War Two
    WW2
    Harewood
    Hudson
    Kittyhawk
    Gliddon
  • MUS000243
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Gliddon personal collection. Airfield scene at Norfolk Island, with RNZAF Kittyhawks on the flight line at right, and an ambulance and fire tender at left.
    RNZAF
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    World War Two
    WW2
    Norfolk Island
    Kittyhawk
    Gliddon
  • MUS0002410
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Arthur Patnell Pritchard personal collection. Group. Pilots course No.3 , No. 2 Service Flying Training School, RNZAF Station Woodbourne. L-R: Back; AP Pritchard, GR Simich, R Broadbent. Middle; IAC Grant, RI Laing, WT Eiby, AJ Ryan, BG Collyns, FA Andrews. Front; JM Garrett, HN James, R Holder, BV LePine, R Barrett, RJC Grant, MG Barnett.
    2 SFTS
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    No. 2 Service Flying Training School
    RNZAF
    WW2
    Woodbourne
    World War Two
    group
    training
    Pritchard
  • MUS000241
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Murray Ellis Carncross personal album collection. Informal portrait of Pilot Officer ME Carncross. Unknown location. Observer with No. 75 Squadron. Killed in Action 29 July 1942.
    RNZAF
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    World War Two
    WW2
    Carncross
    No. 75 Squadron
    75 Sqn
  • 2025-179.32
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the John Arthur Cross personal collection. JA Cross and his new wife Ethel coming out of the church on their wedding day in Christchurch.
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Cross
    Women
    wedding
    Christchurch
  • 2025-179.30
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the John Arthur Cross personal collection. Full length informal portrait of JA Cross wearing Sidcot suit and parachute harness. Unknown location. Handwritten on the reverse "The intrepid Aviator."
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Cross
  • 2025-179.31
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the John Arthur Cross personal collection. Portrait of JA Cross. Unknown location. Cropped from a larger group.
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Cross
  • 2026-050.41
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Ian Heath Stuart Latter personal collection. Group. No. 31 Pilots course at HMS St Vincent, Portsmouth, England. Printed on the card mount "N.Z. Naval Airmen, 31st Pilots Course, "Rodney" Term / H.M.S. "St. Vincent", October 6th - November 29th 1941."
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Navy
    RN
    Fleet Air Arm
    FAA
    World War Two
    WW2
    Latter
    HMS St Vincent
    Portsmouth
    England
  • 2026-050.42
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Ian Heath Stuart Latter personal collection. Three New Zealanders on the deck of the troop ship QSMV Dominion Monarch on the way to England for pilot training with the Royal Navy. Handwritten on the reverse "Will Warner, Bill Newton & Jim White / Dominion Monarch 1941."
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Navy
    RN
    Fleet Air Arm
    FAA
    World War Two
    WW2
    Latter
    Dominion Monarch
    Warner
    Norton
    White
  • 2026-050.43
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Ian Heath Stuart Latter personal collection. Two Naval pilots under training at No. 14 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School, RAF Station Castle Bromwich, England. L-R: Graham Finlayson, IHS Latter. Handwritten on the reverse "2/1/42. This photo is of myself & Gordon Finlayson who worked in the National Bank of New Zealand. He is in the same Flight as me & is a very nice chap. The plane is a Tiger Moth which is the type of plane we learn to fly on. Note our nice Silver Fox fur collars. Aren't you jealous mum. Love. Ian S. latter. Leading Naval Airman." The Tiger Moth behind is believed to be T8002 which IHS Latter flew several times on 2 January 1942.
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Navy
    RN
    Fleet Air Arm
    FAA
    World War Two
    WW2
    Latter
    No. 14 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School
    14 ERFTS
    Castle Bromwich
    Finlayson
    T8002
    Tiger Moth
    training
  • 2026-050.44
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Ian Heath Stuart Latter personal collection. Naval pilot trainee and ground crew on a No. 31 Service Flying Training School Harvard at RCAF Station Kingston, Canada. Handwritten on the reverse "Graham Finlayson checks on his machine with his mechanic before taking off. / Harvard II at Kingston."
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Navy
    RN
    Fleet Air Arm
    FAA
    World War Two
    WW2
    Latter
    Canada
    Kingston
    No. 31 Service Flying Training School
    31 SFTS
    Harvard
    training
  • 2026-050.45
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Ian Heath Stuart Latter personal collection. Pilot trainee standing in front of a Harvard with ground crew attempting to salvage it. No. 31 Service Flying Training School Harvard at RCAF Station Kingston, Canada. Handwritten on the reverse "Next morning after night flying. Gil Steven in front of Harvard. May 1942."
    Latter
    WW2
    World War Two
    FAA
    Fleet Air Arm
    RN
    Navy
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Canada
    Kingston
    No. 31 Service Flying Training School
    31 SFTS
    Harvard
    training
    accident
  • 2026-050.46
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Ian Heath Stuart Latter personal collection. Wreckage of a No. 31 Service Flying Training School Harvard after an accident at Gananoque airfield, near RCAF Station Kingston, Canada. Handwritten on the reverse "Night flying accident at Gananoque Airfield near Kingston, Ontario."
    Latter
    WW2
    World War Two
    FAA
    Fleet Air Arm
    RN
    Navy
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Canada
    Kingston
    No. 31 Service Flying Training School
    31 SFTS
    Harvard
    training
    Gananoque
    accident
  • ALB2511328001
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Thomas Alexander McLeod Morgan personal collection. Informal group of No. 489 Squadron air crew in front of a Beaufighter at RAF Station Dallachy, Scotland. L-R: Henry Webb, Harold Blampied, Maurice Smyth, Peter Taylor, Joe Jolley, Keith Marsh, TAMcL Morgan, 'Eddie' Edwards.
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    No. 489 Squadron
    489 Sqn
    Dallachy
    Scotland
    Beaufighter
  • ALB2511328002
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Thomas Alexander McLeod Morgan personal collection. Informal group of No. 489 Squadron air crew in front of a Beaufighter at RAF Station Dallachy, Scotland. L-R: Joe Jolley, TAMcL Morgan, Keith Marsh, 'Kiwi' Toon, Peter Taylor, Derek Ball, Henry Webb, Nelson Bateup, unknown, unknown, Ken Sawyer, 'Eddie' Edwards.
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    WW2
    World War Two
    RNZAF
    No. 489 Squadron
    489 Sqn
    Dallachy
    Scotland
    Beaufighter
  • ALB2511328003
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Thomas Alexander McLeod Morgan personal collection. 3/4 front view of No. 489 Squadron Beaufighter P6-N at RAF Station Dallachy, Scotland.
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    WW2
    World War Two
    RNZAF
    No. 489 Squadron
    489 Sqn
    Dallachy
    Scotland
    Beaufighter
  • ALB2511328004
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Thomas Alexander McLeod Morgan personal collection. Aerial oblique view of (believed to be) RAF Station Dallachy, Scotland.
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    WW2
    World War Two
    RNZAF
    Dallachy
    Scotland
    Beaufighter
  • ALB2511328005
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Thomas Alexander McLeod Morgan personal collection. Informal group of No. 489 Squadron air crew in front of a Beaufighter at RAF Station Dallachy, Scotland. L-R: Joe Jolley, TAMcL Morgan, Albie Carr, Pete McWilliam.
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    WW2
    World War Two
    RNZAF
    No. 489 Squadron
    489 Sqn
    Dallachy
    Scotland
    Beaufighter
  • ALB2511328006
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Thomas Alexander McLeod Morgan personal collection. Air to air view of a No. 489 Squadron Beaufighter in flight. Unknown location.
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    WW2
    World War Two
    RNZAF
    No. 489 Squadron
    489 Sqn
    Scotland
    Beaufighter
    air to air
  • ALB2511328007
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Thomas Alexander McLeod Morgan personal collection. Aerial oblique view of a large troop ship. Unknown location.
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    WW2
    World War Two
    RNZAF
    oblique