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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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."
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."
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."
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.
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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."
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."
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."
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.
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.
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.
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.