Group. Air Force Technical Services (AFTS) and Directorate of Engineering (DENG) Staff, taken in Wellington on the steps of Parliament Building, circa 1980s. Came with separate partially completed names list and numbered schematic.
Names run roughly front left to top right.
"2. SQNLDR Bernie Kay | 3. Mike Pobog-Jawarowski | 4. G. Dilks | 5. SQ Clinton | 7. GPCPT Knight | 8. SQNLDR Keegan | 13. F/SGT Robert Burgess | 14. Peter Guy | 16. Sqn Ld Abbott (Ray) | 17. MR Nick Burrows | 20. W/O Ian Hingston | 21. Mrs Margaret Dillon | 24. MR Sean Gilmour | 25. Mrs Wendy Neil | 26. FLTLT Dave Neil | 29. Bob Coburn? | 30. Mr Chris Clark | 31. FLTLT Parker | 32. George Russell | 34. Mrs Forrester | 35. MR Morris? | 37. W/O Findlater | 38. SGT Sean Ladd | 39. Mr Atkins | 41. Lisa | 47. F/S Des Cross | 52. Mr Philpot | 53. Dave Hemi | 55. SGT Dougal Wills | 56. SGT Peter Wilson | 60. F/S Ray Walker | 61. Grant Bennie | 68. SGT Chris Halliday | 70. Graeme Bennet | 72. Ralph Ball | 73. Arthur Gorton | 79. Kev Donaldson | *2. Wayne Pohu | 105. Trev Sycamore".
Image from the Frank Albert Andrews log book.
No. 75 Squadron crew standing in front of their Wellington at RAF Station Feltwell.
Names in no particular order; Mac McMillan, Rear Gunner (Scotland. Syd Parrott, Wireless Operator Air Gunner (England). Les Gore, Front Gunner (England). FA Andrews, Captain (New Zealand). Ivan Breckon, Second Pilot (New Zealand). Dave Florence, Navigator (Navigator).
Handwritten under the print in the log book "My Crew "75" Feltwell 1941. {also names]"
Wellington is believed to be R1177 as this is the aircraft most regularly flown by this crew.
Image from the Frank Albert Andrews log book.
No. 25 Operational Training Unit crew standing in front of a Wellington with nose art "Dotty Lamour", RAF Station Bircotes.
Names in no particular order; FA Andrews (New Zealand), Des Heinrich (Australia), Bob Harvie (Canada), Lynes (England), Moore (Canada), Robinson (Rhodesia).
Handwritten under print in log book "Banquet crew at Bircotes June '42 [plus names]".
Image from the Frederick Charles Popplewell collection.
RAF ground crew for Wellington LN380 'C' at No. 310 Ferry Training Unit, RAF Station Harwell, England.
Negative from the Laurence Walter Tarr personal collection.
Aerial oblique view of Rongotai, Wellington, showing the start of land reclamation for the new Wellington Wirport.
Negative from the Laurence Walter Tarr personal collection.
Aerial oblique view of Rongotai, Wellington, showing the start of land reclamation for the new Wellington Wirport.
Negative from the Laurence Walter Tarr personal collection.
Aerial oblique view of Rongotai, Wellington, showing the start of land reclamation for the new Wellington Wirport.
Members of the public watching the RNZAF Band during the Third Liberty Loan drive street corner display. Wellington.
Aircraft on a Queen Mary trailer is Moth Minor NZ597.
High view of the crowd watching the RNZAF Band playing at the third Liberty Loan drive street corner display. Wellington.
Aircraft on the Queen Mary trailer at left is Moth Minor NZ597.
RNZAF personnel, part of the funeral procession for the late Honourable Joseph Gordon Coates, Minister of Armed Forces. Wellington.
See Contact Magazine, July 1943, page 67.