Image from the MG Rudd personal collection.
Aerial oblique view of aircraft wreckage near the end of the runway at RNZAF Station Waipapakauri.
Handwritten on the reverse "Waipap. 1943. Hudson Bomber. Blew up from take off at six o'clock in mangrove marshes."
This is believed to be No. 1 Squadron Hudson NZ2064 which crashed on take off from Waipapakauri.
Image from the MG Rudd personal collection.
View across the airfield at RNZAF Station Waipapakauri.
Two Vincents (?) on the far side and a fire tender at right beside the buildings.
Handwritten on the reverse "1943. Aerodrome Waipapakauri."
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 Leonard Adolphus Rayner DFC personal album.
Side view of a Walrus at RNZAF Station Waipapakauri.
Labelled on the album page "No. 18 (F) Squadron Ferry | North Cape - Norfolk Island"
Handwritten on the reverse "Walrus standing by at Waipapakauri (F/O C. Watchlin) | Taken from my aircraft during refueling 10/1/44 about 0915."
Image from the Leonard Adolphus Rayner DFC personal album.
No. 18 Squadron Kittyhawks at RNZAF Station Waipapakauri on the ferry flight to the forward area.
Labelled on the album page "No. 18 (F) Squadron Ferry | Whenuapai - Waipapakauri"
Handwritten on the reverse Some of the ten P40s refueling at Waipapakauri. Taken from my P40. 10/1/44 about 0915."
Image from the Leonard Adolphus Rayner DFC personal album.
Escorting Hudsons at RNZAF Station Waipapakauri.
Labelled on the album page "No. 18 (F) Squadron Ferry | Whenuapai - Waipapakauri"
Handwritten on the reverse Two of the three escorting Hudsons refueling at Waipapakauri. Taken from my P40 10/1/44 about 0915."
3/4 front view of DH80a Puss Moth NZ594. Believed to be at RNZAF Station Waipapakauri.
Aircraft was impressed, from ZK-ABG.
See original RNZAF negative number CPSG728-43.
No. 19 Squadron arrives at RNZAF Station Waipapakauri.
Image taken during a brief stop-off, at the time of the Squadron ferrying their 'tired' aircraft from Guadalcanal, back to RNZAF Station, Ardmore.
Joins with PR3022 to form a panorama.
Tractor MT444 in the foreground.
No. 19 Squadron arrives at RNZAF Station Waipapakauri.
Image taken during a brief stop-off, at the time of the Squadron ferrying their 'tired' aircraft from Guadalcanal, back to RNZAF Station, Ardmore.
Joins with PR3021 to form a panorama.
