Image from the Anthony Galbraith personal collection.
3/4 rear view of Vincent NZ335 from No. 2 Service Flying Training School, RNZAF Woodbourne which crashed during night flying 2 May 1940
Image from the Anthony Galbraith personal collection.
View of crashed Vincent NZ335 from No. 2 Service Flying Training School, RNZAF Woodbourne, which crashed while night flying 2 May 1940
Image from the Colin William Rudd personal collection.
Rear fuselage section of Oxford NZ1201, from No. 1 Service Flying Training School, in a hangar at RNZAF Station Wigram after Gordon NZ616 taxied into it.
Handwritten on the reverse "One half of Oxford 1201 after a Gordon had run into it, Wigram, 6 Aug 1940"
Image from the Colin William Rudd personal collection.
Wings from Gordon NZ605 from No. 1 Service Flying Training School, and equipment on the back of a truck for transport to RNZAF Station Wigram.
Lake Ellesmere landing ground (Birdlings Flat), Kaitorete Spit.
This is believed to be Fairey Gordon NZ605 which had a ground collision on 22/1/41.
Handwritten on the reverse "A mishap at Lake Ellesmere. Main planes ready for transport to Wigram, Jan 1941"
Image from the Colin William Rudd personal collection.
Front view of Gordon fuselage with wings removed, beside a small hut at Lake Ellesmere landing ground (Birdlings Flat), Kaitorete Spit, waiting to be taken back to RNZAF Station Wigram.
This is believed to be Gordon NZ605, from No. 1 Service Flying Training School, which had a ground collision on 22/1/41.
Handwritten on the reverse "Mishap at Lake Ellesmere. The fuselage ready for towing to Wigram, Jan 1941"
Image from the Colin William Rudd personal collection.
Gordon NZ605, from No. 1 Service Flying Training School, being towed by a truck, parked near a car on the side of the road from Lake Ellesmere to Wigram.
Handwritten on the back "On the road from Lake Ellesmere to Wigram, Jan 1941"
Image from the Colin William Rudd personal collection.
Oxford with damaged port wing in a hangar at RNZAF Station Wigram.
Handwritten on the reverse "A slight mishap, Wigram Oct 1940"
Image from the Colin William Rudd personal collection.
Oxford with damaged port wing in a hangar at RNZAF Station Wigram.
Handwritten on the reverse "A slight mishap, Wigram Oct 1940"
Image from the Colin William Rudd personal collection.
Oxford NZ250, with engines removed, in a hangar at RNZAF Station Wigram.
Handwritten on the reverse "Oxford 250 on the trestles. In for a 'complete' after landing without the undercarriage being down. Wigram April 1940"
Image from the Colin William Rudd personal collection.
DH84 Dragon NZ551, from No. 1 Service Flying Training School, after crash landing near Waikuku with engine failure. The eight personnel on board were uninjured.
Handwritten on the reverse "The Dh84 Dragon NZ551. A major job for the carpenters shop. This machine made its test flight on ...[?] Wigram Feb 21 - 1940"
Image from the Colin William Rudd personal collection.
3/4 rear view of Oxford NZ1201, from No. 1 Service Flying Training School, with a broken back after Gordon NZ616 taxied into it at RNZAF Station Wigram.
Handwritten on the reverse "After a Gordon had climbed up it, Wigram, 6/8/40"
Image from the Coddington personal collection.
Three men pose with a belly-landed Kittyhawk (possibly from No. 4 Operational Training Unit), which crash-landed on the edge of RNZAF Station Ohakea.
Image from the Francis Cameron Eichbaum personal album collection.
Damaged port wing tip of (believed to be) No. 14 Squadron Vampire NZ5723, which touched the ground in flight at RNZAF Station Ohakea.
Handwritten on the album page "Effect."
See ALB971531328.
Image from the Francis Cameron Eichbaum personal album collection.
Mark on the airfield after the port wingtip of (believed to be) No. 14 Squadron Vampire, NZ5723, touched the ground in flight at RNZAF Station Ohakea.
Handwritten on the album page "Cause."
See ALB971531329.
Image from the Francis Cameron Eichbaum personal album collection.
3/4 front view of an RNZAF Corsair after a take off accident at Jacquinot Bay, New Britain.
Handwritten on the album page "New Britain 1945. End Of Scramble."
See also ALB97153240.
Image from the Francis Cameron Eichbaum personal album collection.
3/4 rear view of an RNZAF Corsair after a take off accident at Jacquinot Bay, New Britain.
Handwritten on the album page "New Britain 1945. End Of Scramble."
See also ALB97153239.
Image from the Francis Cameron Eichbaum personal album collection.
USAAF Mitchell after a landing accident at Jacquinot Bay, New Britain.
Handwritten on the album page "New Britain. 1945. Yank Prang."
Image from the Francis Cameron Eichbaum personal album collection.
Airmen walking around an aircraft grave yeard at Green Island.
Handwritten on the album page "Green Island 1945. Aircraft Dump."
Image from the Francis Cameron Eichbaum personal album collection.
Airmen walking around an aircraft grave yeard at Green Island.
Handwritten on the album page "Green Island 1945. Aircraft Dump."
Image from the Francis Cameron Eichbaum personal album collection.
RNZAF Corsair on jacks being repaired after an accident at Green Island.
Handwritten on the album page "Green Island 1945. Graunched!"
Image from the Sherburd Maru Wallace Cadwallader personal collection.
Oxford NZ1299 after crashing when landing at night and hitting a fence on the edge of RNZAF Station Woodbourne. The pilot was Leading Aircraftman JO McCabe.
Original RNZAF negative number WbG18-40.
Image from the Sherburd Maru Wallace Cadwallader personal collection.
Wreckage of a Fairey Gordon after landing on top of a Harvard. Believed to be at RNZAF Station Woodbourne.
Original RNZAF negative number WbG125-42.
Image from the Sherburd Maru Wallace Cadwallader personal collection.
Wreckage of Harvard NZ972, from No. 2 Service Flying Training School, after it collided with Vincent NZ344 at Lake Grassmere landing ground. This aircraft was flown by Leading Aircraftman JT Barr.
Image from the Sherburd Maru Wallace Cadwallader personal collection.
Wreckage of a Harvard lying in a riverbed, somewhere near RNZAF Station Woodbourne. This aircraft is unknown at this point, even though it's handwritten on the reverse "Harvards Crash 919-907". These two aircraft, NZ919 and NZ907, collided while taxiing on the airfield at Woodbourne and only caused minor damage.
Original RNZAF negative number WbG478-42.
