Wreckage at the crash site of No. 75 Squadron Skyhawk NZ6203, just north of RNZAF Base Ohakea.
The pilot, Flight Lieutenant Antony Fraser, bailed out and survived.
Wreckage at the crash site of No. 75 Squadron Skyhawk NZ6203, just north of RNZAF Base Ohakea.
The pilot, Flight Lieutenant Antony Fraser, bailed out and survived.
Wreckage at the crash site of No. 75 Squadron Skyhawk NZ6203, just north of RNZAF Base Ohakea.
The pilot, Flight Lieutenant Antony Fraser, bailed out and survived.
Wreckage at the crash site of No. 75 Squadron Skyhawk NZ6203, just north of RNZAF Base Ohakea.
The pilot, Flight Lieutenant Antony Fraser, bailed out and survived.
Wreckage at the crash site of No. 75 Squadron Skyhawk NZ6203, just north of RNZAF Base Ohakea.
The pilot, Flight Lieutenant Antony Fraser, bailed out and survived.
Wreckage at the crash site of No. 75 Squadron Skyhawk NZ6203, just north of RNZAF Base Ohakea.
The pilot, Flight Lieutenant Antony Fraser, bailed out and survived.
Wreckage at the crash site of No. 75 Squadron Skyhawk NZ6203, just north of RNZAF Base Ohakea.
The pilot, Flight Lieutenant Antony Fraser, bailed out and survived.
Exercise Reflex 2 at Rangitaiki airfield and RNZAF Station Ohakea.
Flying Officer Campbell (pilot) and Pilot Officer Muir (Navigator) [which is which?] inspecting the front windscreen of No. 14 Squadron Canberra NZ6102 after a bird strike. RNZAF Station Ohakea.
Exercise Reflex 2 at Rangitaiki airfield and RNZAF Station Ohakea.
Front windscreen of No. 14 Squadron Canberra NZ6102 after a bird strike. RNZAF Station Ohakea.
Image from the Desmond Lloyd Percy Tugby personal album collection.
Two service men standing beside the damaged wing of No. 3 Squadron Hudson NZ2037 after it crashed on landing at Henderson Field, Guadalcanal.
Handwritten on the album page "Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands)" and "Not broken, just bent."
Image from the Desmond Lloyd Percy Tugby personal album collection.
Handwritten on the album page "Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands)" and "Japanese supply vessels up on Red Beach. "Some that didn't get away"."
Image from the Desmond Lloyd Percy Tugby personal album collection.
Handwritten on the album page "Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands)" and "Japanese supply vessels up on Red Beach. "Some that didn't get away"."
Image from the Desmond Lloyd Percy Tugby personal album collection.
George Howlett sitting on the wreckage of a Japanese bomber. Guadalcanal.
Handwritten on the album page "Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands)" and "This Jap bomber was shot down about 4 miles over the front line."
Name handwritten on the reverse.
Image from the Desmond Lloyd Percy Tugby personal album collection.
Wreckage of a Japanese bomber. Guadalcanal.
Handwritten on the album page "Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands)" and "This Jap bomber was shot down about 4 miles over the front line."
Image from the Desmond Lloyd Percy Tugby personal album collection.
Wreckage of No. 3 Squadron Hudson NZ2037 after it crashed on landing into a USAAF Liberator at Henderson Field, Guadalcanal.
Handwritten on the album page "Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands) Henderson Airfield" and "One of our kites that didn't make a perfect landing."
All crew survived: Flying Officer JL McPhail, Flying Officer JE Fullerton, Sergeant H Prosser, Sergeant Manttan, Sergeant Hinkley.
Image from the Desmond Lloyd Percy Tugby personal album collection.
Wreckage of No. 3 Squadron Hudson NZ2037 after it crashed on landing into a USAAF Liberator at Henderson Field, Guadalcanal.
Handwritten on the album page "Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands) Henderson Airfield" and "One of our kites that didn't make a perfect landing."
All crew survived: Flying Officer JL McPhail, Flying Officer JE Fullerton, Sergeant H Prosser, Sergeant Manttan, Sergeant Hinkley.
Image from the Desmond Lloyd Percy Tugby personal album collection.
Wreckage of two USAAF Liberators destroyed in a Japanese bombing raid. Henderson Field, Guadalcanal.
Handwritten on the album page "Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands) Henderson Airfield" and "Two Liberators "the morning after the night before." Jap bombing is not so bad so we found out."
Image from the Desmond Lloyd Percy Tugby personal album collection.
Side view of Beech Staggerwing ZK-AJS (previously NZ573) after a wheels-up landing at Rongotai airfield.
Handwritten on the album page "Beechcraft."
Image from the Desmond Lloyd Percy Tugby personal album collection.
Removing the engine from a crashed Vincent at Thames.
Handwritten on the album page "Our "pile Up" on detached flight at Thames. 1942."
Handwritten on the reverse "Thames. August 1942."
This is believed to be NZ323 from No. 1 Anti Aircraft Co-operation Flight which crashed on take off on a training flight, piloted by Flying Officer CDA Highet on 30 August 1942.
Image from the Desmond Lloyd Percy Tugby personal album collection.
Removing the engine from a crashed Vincent at Thames.
Handwritten on the album page "Our "pile Up" on detached flight at Thames. 1942."
Handwritten on the reverse "Thames. August 1942."
This is believed to be NZ323 from No. 1 Anti Aircraft Co-operation Flight which crashed on take off on a training flight, piloted by Flying Officer CDA Highet on 30 August 1942.
Fire tender MT3608, which over-turned while rushing back to collect more foam for No. 75 Squadron Mosquito NZ2337 on fire in a hangar at RNZAF Station Ohakea.
