Image from the Maxwell Scannell log book.
Ground to air view of two Meteors flying in formation low over an airfield. Unknown location.
NB. This is pasted into the log book when he was with No. 257 Squadron, but evidence suggests these aircraft were never with that unit.
Image from the Maxwell Scannell log book.
Line up of Meteors with three more flying in formation overhead. Unknown location.
From front: VT111 from No. 245 Squadron, RA427, VT124, RA448, VT109.
VT125 nearest camera.
NB. This is pasted into the log book when he was with No. 257 Squadron, but evidence suggests these aircraft were never with that unit.
Exercise Blackbird 1 at Nelson Airport and the Red Hills area. [negative register calls this "Operation Blackbird", but for consistency with following 'Blackbirds', this has been called Exercise.]
No. 3 Squadron helicopters taking off for a formation fly over Nelson city.
Exercise Blackbird 1 at Nelson Airport and the Red Hills area. [negative register calls this "Operation Blackbird", but for consistency with following 'Blackbirds', this has been called Exercise.]
No. 3 Squadron helicopters taking off for a formation fly over Nelson city.
NZ3701 nearest, then NZ3705.
Exercise Blackbird 1 at Nelson Airport and the Red Hills area. [negative register calls this "Operation Blackbird", but for consistency with following 'Blackbirds', this has been called Exercise.]
Formation of No. 3 Squadron helicopters for a formation fly over Nelson city.
Exercise Blackbird 1 at Nelson Airport and the Red Hills area. [negative register calls this "Operation Blackbird", but for consistency with following 'Blackbirds', this has been called Exercise.]
Formation of No. 3 Squadron helicopters for a formation fly over Nelson city.
Air to air view of a formation of No. 42 Squadron aircraft.
From front; Mustang NZ2420 flown by Sergeant Brown, Devon NZ1818 flown by Flight Lieutenant Garrett, Dakota NZ3553 flown by Squadron Leader Sawyer, Avenger NZ2527 flown by Flying Officer Wood, Harvard NZ1098 flown by Flying Officer Ford.
Pilots names taken from the No. 42 Squadron Unit History.
Air to air view of a formation of No. 42 Squadron aircraft.
From front; Mustang NZ2420 flown by Sergeant Brown, Devon NZ1818 flown by Flight Lieutenant Garrett, Dakota NZ3553 flown by Squadron Leader Sawyer, Avenger NZ2527 flown by Flying Officer Wood, Harvard NZ1098 flown by Flying Officer Ford.
Pilots names taken from the No. 42 Squadron Unit History.
Air to air view of a formation of No. 42 Squadron aircraft.
From front; Mustang NZ2420 flown by Sergeant Brown, Devon NZ1818 flown by Flight Lieutenant Garrett, Dakota NZ3553 flown by Squadron Leader Sawyer, Avenger NZ2527 flown by Flying Officer Wood, Harvard NZ1098 flown by Flying Officer Ford.
Pilots names taken from the No. 42 Squadron Unit History.
Air to air view of a formation of No. 42 Squadron aircraft.
From front; Mustang NZ2420 flown by Sergeant Brown, Devon NZ1818 flown by Flight Lieutenant Garrett, Dakota NZ3553 flown by Squadron Leader Sawyer, Avenger NZ2527 flown by Flying Officer Wood, Harvard NZ1098 flown by Flying Officer Ford.
Pilots names taken from the No. 42 Squadron Unit History.
Air to air view of Fokker Tri-Motor '1985' "Southern Cross" being escorted by an NZPAF Bristol Fighter, with a cameraman on board, on the last part of the first non-stop flight across the Tasman Sea.
See WgF15.
Copy of a photograph in the book 'Wingspread' by Leo White, published by Unity Press, 1941. Between pages 180-181.
RNZAF at the Rongotai Air Pageant, in 1938.
Top left see ALB862456022.
Bottom see OhG1602-79.
Open Day at RNZAF Station Wigram.
Ground to air view of a formation of three No. 75 Squadron Mosquitos with their port engines shut-down and propellers feathered.
Image from the Colin William Rudd personal collection.
Nine Oxfords, in three flights of three, in formation over the Instructional building (now the Control Tower) at RNZAF Station Wigram.
Handwritten on the reverse "A squadron of Oxfords over the Instructional Block, Wigram, June 1940"
Image from the Colin William Rudd personal collection.
Nine Gordons, in three flight of three, formation flying over the instructional building (now the Control Tower) at RNZAF Station Wigram.
Handwritten on the reverse "A squadron of Gordons over the Instructional Block, Wigram June 1940"
Image from the Francis Cameron Eichbaum personal album collection.
Air to air view of No. 3 Squadron and No. 4 Squadron Territorial Air Force Harvards flying near RNZAF Station Ohakea.
NZ1082 nearest.
Handwritten on the album page "Ohakea. 1950. Mass Formation"
Original RNZAF negative number OhA351-50.