• 2026-082.2
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Jeffrey Matthews personal collection. RAF Lancastrian VM726 taxiing, believed to be at RNZAF Station Whenuapai.
    RNZAF
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    RAF
    Lancastrian
    VM726
    Matthews
    Whenuapai
  • 2025-136.57
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the David James Greenlees personal collection. Group. Reunion of personnel in the Coronation Contingent in 1953. Believed to be at Whenuapai, RNZAF Base Auckland. L-R: Back: Tiny Poynihan, Bob Walsh, Jim Harris, Dave Laing, Jim Borlase, Mac Morgan, John Batchelor, Albert Larsen, Don Byrne, Les Heath, Lionel Allomes. Standing in front; Jack McKinnon, Murray Hansen, Snow Lightfoot, DF St. George, Reg McDonald, Doug Wilson, Stu McIntyre, Athol Eaton, Bill McKubre. Sitting in front; Nev McDonald, Phyl Hooker (nee Aitcheson), Jill Lapthorn, Dot Gatenby, Andy Menken. Handwritten on the reverse Coronation Contingent Reunion 1983."
    RNZAF
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Greenlees
    Coronation Contingent
    Whenuapai
    group
    Women
  • 2025-136.53
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    RNZAF
    Image from the David James Greenlees personal collection. Group. No. 40 Squadron air crew in front of Hercules NZ7002. Whenuapai, RNZAF Base Auckland. Handwritten on the reverse "40 Squadron 1968 [sic]. Fifth from right front row." Original RNZAF negative number WhG11041-66.
    RNZAF
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Greenlees
    No. 40 Squadron
    40 Sqn
    Hercules
    NZ7002
    group
    Whenuapai
  • 2025-136.54
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    RNZAF
    Image from the David James Greenlees personal collection. Group. Junior Staff course. Command and Staff College, Whenuapai, RNZAF Base Auckland. Handwritten on the reverse "Was top of the course and winner of [the] Public Speaking Cup." [see 2025-136.27] Original RNZAF negative number WhG5697-69.
    RNZAF
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Greenlees
    Command and Staff College
    C&SC
    Whenuapai
    group
    training
  • 2025-136.56
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    RNZAF
    Image from the David James Greenlees personal collection. Group. No. 40 Squadron personnel. Whenuapai, RNZAF Base Auckland. Group Captain CL Siegert (centre front). Handwritten on the reverse "Transport Wing HQ staff 1969 [sic] Whenuapai." Original RNZAF negative number WhG2359-67.
    RNZAF
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Greenlees
    group
    No. 40 Squadron
    40 Sqn
    Whenuapai
    Women
  • 2025-136.58
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    RNZAF
    Image from the David James Greenlees personal collection. Group of the original air crew who ferried the first Hercules from the United States to New Zealand, in front of a No. 40 Squadron Hercules at Whenuapai, RNZAF Base Auckland. Handwritten on the reverse "Original ferry crews photographed at C130 20 year anniversary RNZAF Whenuapai 19-4-85." Original RNZAF negative number WhG599-85.
    RNZAF
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Greenlees
    No. 40 Squadron
    Hercules
    40 Sqn
    Whenuapai
  • 2025-136.59
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    RNZAF
    Image from the David James Greenlees personal collection. Original crew who ferried this Hercules from the United States to New Zealand, standing in front of No. 40 Squadron Hercules NZ7002. Whenuapai, RNZAF Base Auckland. Handwritten on the reverse "C130 20 year Anniversary. RNZAF Station [sic] Whenuapai - 19-4-85. Original Ferry crew. [L-R] Captain - Air Commodore john Gordon, Co-Pilot - Wing Commander Kerry Adams, Engineer - Dave Greenlees." Original RNZAF negative number WhG602-85.
    RNZAF
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Greenlees
    No. 40 Squadron
    40 Sqn
    Hercules
    NZ7002
    Whenuapai
    Gordon
    Adams
  • 2025-136.46
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the David James Greenlees personal collection. Group. RNZAF Coronation Contingent. RNZAF Station Whenuapai. Handwritten on the reverse "Coronation Contingent. Whenuapai. 1953."
    group
    Whenuapai
    Greenlees
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    RNZAF
    Coronation Contingent
  • 2025-136.47
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the David James Greenlees personal collection. Group. RNZAF Coronation Contingent. RNZAF Station Whenuapai. Handwritten on the reverse "Coronation Contingent 1953 before leaving for England. Whenuapai."
    group
    Whenuapai
    RNZAF
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Greenlees
    Coronation Contingent
  • 2025-136.26
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    RNZAF
    Image from the David James Greenlees personal collection. Flight Engineer, Flying Officer DJ Greenlees receiving his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal from the Whenuapai Commanding Officer, Group Captain AL Parlane AFC mid. RNZAF Station Whenuapai. Original RNZAF negative number WhG8279-65.
    RNZAF
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Greenlees
    Parlane
    Whenuapai
    parade
  • 2025-136.27
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    RNZAF
    Image from the David James Greenlees personal collection. Flight Lieutenant DJ Greenlees receiving the Cameron Turner Trophy for public speaking from Wing Commander TAMcL Morgan. Whenuapai, RNZAF Base Auckland. Handwritten on the reverse "Being presented with award for public speaking. Junior Officers course. Whenuapai. June 1969." Original RNZAF negative number WhG5830-69.
    RNZAF
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Greenlees
    Morgan
    trophy
    Cameron Turner Trophy
    Whenuapai
  • WhG4845-53
    RNZAF
    Portrait of Sergeant RL Horne. RNZAF Station Whenuapai.
    RNZAF
    Whenuapai
    Horne
    portrait
  • 2024-061
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Ronald Frew personal collection. RNZAF Land Rover MT 4126 and a Rolls Royce limousine outside the Headquarters building at RNZAF Station Whenuapai. Handwritten on the reverse "Waiting to escort Lord Mountbatten on his arrival at Whenuapai. 5 Mar 65." R Frew is one of the two in the front vehicle.
    RNZAF
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Whenuapai
    Frew
    Mechanical TRansport
    MT
    MT4126
    Land Rover
    Rolls Royce
  • 2025-113.17
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    RNZAF
    Image from the Thomas Alexander McLeod Morgan personal collection. Informal group at the Command and Staff College, Whenuapai, RNZAF Base Auckland. L-R: Squadron Leader PJ McKay, unknown Lieutenant Commander, Captain Mercer, Wing Commander TAMcL Morgan, Major DS McIver. Original RNZAF negative number WhG4691-68.
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Whenuapai
    Navy
    Army
    RNZN
    Command and Staff College
    C&SC
  • WhG13779-58
    RNZAF
    Side view of Bedford fire water tanker SV109, number plate 'GVT16.830'. RNZAF Station Whenuapai.
    RNZAF
    Whenuapai
    Mechanical Transport
    MT
    Bedford
    fire
    SV109
  • WhG13780-58
    RNZAF
    Side view of Bedford fire water tanker SV109, number plate 'GVT16.830'. RNZAF Station Whenuapai.
    RNZAF
    Whenuapai
    Mechanical Transport
    MT
    Bedford
    fire
    SV109
  • WhG13781-58
    RNZAF
    Front passenger wheel of Bedford fire water tanker SV109, number plate 'GVT16.830'. RNZAF Station Whenuapai.
    RNZAF
    Whenuapai
    Mechanical Transport
    MT
    Bedford
    fire
    SV109
  • WhG13782-58
    RNZAF
    Front driver's wheel of Bedford fire water tanker SV109, number plate 'GVT16.830'. RNZAF Station Whenuapai.
    RNZAF
    Whenuapai
    Mechanical Transport
    MT
    Bedford
    fire
    SV109
  • WhG13783-58
    RNZAF
    Front view of Bedford fire water tanker SV109, number plate 'GVT16.830'. RNZAF Station Whenuapai.
    RNZAF
    Whenuapai
    Mechanical Transport
    MT
    Bedford
    fire
    SV109
  • WhG9765-65
    RNZAF
    Electrical panel on the starboard side in the cockpit of a No. 40 Squadron Hercules NZ7001. RNZAF Station Whenuapai.
    Whenuapai
    cockpit
    Hercules
    RNZAF
    NZ7001
  • WhG9766-65
    RNZAF
    Electrical panel on the port side in the cockpit of a No. 40 Squadron Hercules NZ7001. RNZAF Station Whenuapai.
    Whenuapai
    cockpit
    Hercules
    RNZAF
    NZ7001
  • WhG9767-65
    RNZAF
    Engineer's overhead panel in the cockpit of a No. 40 Squadron Hercules NZ7001. RNZAF Station Whenuapai.
    Whenuapai
    cockpit
    Hercules
    RNZAF
    NZ7001
  • WhG9768-65
    RNZAF
    Co-pilot's instrument panel in the cockpit of a No. 40 Squadron Hercules NZ7001. RNZAF Station Whenuapai.
    Whenuapai
    cockpit
    Hercules
    RNZAF
    NZ7001
  • WhG9769-65
    RNZAF
    Pilot's instrument panel in the cockpit of a No. 40 Squadron Hercules NZ7001. RNZAF Station Whenuapai.
    Whenuapai
    cockpit
    Hercules
    RNZAF
    NZ7001
  • WhG9770-65
    RNZAF
    Throttle quadrant in the cockpit of a No. 40 Squadron Hercules NZ7001. RNZAF Station Whenuapai.
    Whenuapai
    cockpit
    Hercules
    RNZAF
    NZ7001