• 2025-099.2
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the James Patrick Sinclair personal collection. Air to air view of a formation of No. 2 Squadron Venturas on "our last strike on Rabaul 12.8.45". Flying from Jacquinot Bay, New Britain. See also 2025-099.1
    Ventura
    RNZAF
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    World War Two
    WW2
    2 Sqn
    No. 2 Squadron
    formation
    air to air
  • GisG970-D107
    RNZAF
    Air to air view of a formation of four Vincents in flight over Kaiapoi, Canterbury. NZ332 (front), NZ360(?)(second).
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Kaiapoi
    formation
    air to air
    Vincent
    NZ332
    NZ360
  • WhG2052-67
    RNZAF
    Ground to air view of a formation of No,. 3 Squadron Iroquois. Hobsonville, RNZAF Base Auckland. Original negative has colour deterioration.
    RNZAF
    No. 3 Squadron
    3 Sqn
    Iroquois
    formation
    Hobsonville
  • WhG2053-67
    RNZAF
    Ground to air view of a formation of No,. 3 Squadron Iroquois. Hobsonville, RNZAF Base Auckland. Original negative has colour deterioration.
    RNZAF
    No. 3 Squadron
    3 Sqn
    Iroquois
    formation
    Hobsonville
  • ALB845871b046
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Desmond Lloyd Percy Tugby personal album collection. Air to air view of a formation of four Kittyhawks over the ocean. Handwritten on the album page "P40N "Warhawks" being convoyed to war zone."
    RNZAF
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    WW2
    World War Two
    Tugby
    air to air
    formation
    Kittyhawk
  • WgF1241a
    RNZAF
    Ground to air view of a formation of sever Gordons flying low over RNZAF Station Wigram. Only serial numbers visible: NZ607, NZ632.
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Wigram
    formation
    Gordon
    NZ607
    NZ632
  • PR2598
    RNZAF
    Air to air of a formation of No. 30 Squadron Avengers, flying from RNZAF Station Whenuapai.
    formation
    air to air
    Whenuapai
    30 Sqn
    No. 30 Squadron
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Avenger
  • PR2599
    RNZAF
    Air to air of a formation of No. 30 Squadron Avengers flying from RNZAF Station Whenuapai.
    formation
    air to air
    WW2
    World War Two
    RNZAF
    No. 30 Squadron
    30 Sqn
    Whenuapai
    Avenger
  • PR2601
    RNZAF
    Air to air view of a formation of No. 30 Squadron Avengers flying from RNZAF Station Whenuapai.
    formation
    air to air
    WW2
    World War Two
    RNZAF
    No. 30 Squadron
    30 Sqn
    Whenuapai
    Avenger
  • WgG1430-78
    RNZAF
    Exercise Wise Owl 19 at Nelson airport. Members of the public watching a flying display by Airtrainers during the exercise open day.
    RNZAF
    exercise
    Wise Owl
    Nelson
    training
    Women
    children
    Airtrainer
    formation
  • WgG1434-78
    RNZAF
    Exercise Wise Owl 19 at Nelson airport. Ground to air view of a formation of Airtrainers flying over the airfield.
    training
    Nelson
    Wise Owl
    exercise
    RNZAF
    Airtrainer
    formation
  • WgG1412-2-78
    RNZAF
    Exercise Wise Owl 19 at Nelson airport. Ground to air view of a formation of Airtrainers flying over the airfield.
    RNZAF
    exercise
    Wise Owl
    Nelson
    training
    Airtrainer
    formation
  • WgG1433-78
    RNZAF
    Exercise Wise Owl 19 at Nelson airport. Ground to air view of a formation of Airtrainers flying over the airfield.
    training
    Nelson
    Wise Owl
    exercise
    RNZAF
    Airtrainer
    formation
  • ALB855081b005
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    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.
    Scannell
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    RAF
    formation
    Meteor
  • ALB855081b003
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    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.
    VT109
    RA448
    VT124
    RA427
    245 Sqn
    No. 245 Squadron
    VT111
    RAF
    Meteor
    Scannell
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    formation
  • PR6846-67
    RNZAF
    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.
    Wasp
    Sioux
    Iroquois
    formation
    Nelson
    No. 3 Squadron
    Blackbird
    exercise
    RNZAF
    3 Sqn
    training
  • PR6844-67
    RNZAF
    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.
    NZ3705
    NZ3701
    formation
    exercise
    Wasp
    Sioux
    RNZAF
    No. 3 Squadron
    Nelson
    Iroquois
    Blackbird
    3 Sqn
    training
  • PR6843-67
    RNZAF
    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.
    Wasp
    Sioux
    Iroquois
    formation
    Nelson
    No. 3 Squadron
    Blackbird
    exercise
    RNZAF
    3 Sqn
    training
  • PR6842-67
    RNZAF
    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.
    Nelson
    No. 3 Squadron
    Blackbird
    exercise
    RNZAF
    3 Sqn
    formation
    Iroquois
    Sioux
    Wasp
    training
  • OhG5682-56
    RNZAF
    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.
    RNZAF
    No. 42 Squadron
    42 Sqn
    formation
    air to air
    Mustang
    NZ2420
    Devon
    NZ1818
    Dakota
    NZ3553
    Avenger
    NZ2527
    Harvard
    NZ1098
  • OhG5683-56
    RNZAF
    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.
    RNZAF
    No. 42 Squadron
    42 Sqn
    formation
    air to air
    Mustang
    NZ2420
    Devon
    NZ1818
    Dakota
    NZ3553
    Avenger
    NZ2527
    Harvard
    NZ1098
  • OhG5679-56
    RNZAF
    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.
    RNZAF
    No. 42 Squadron
    42 Sqn
    formation
    air to air
    Mustang
    NZ2420
    Devon
    NZ1818
    Dakota
    NZ3553
    Avenger
    NZ2527
    Harvard
    NZ1098
  • OhG5680-56
    RNZAF
    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.
    RNZAF
    No. 42 Squadron
    42 Sqn
    formation
    air to air
    Mustang
    NZ2420
    Devon
    NZ1818
    Dakota
    NZ3553
    Avenger
    NZ2527
    Harvard
    NZ1098
  • DM333-52
    RNZAF
    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.
    RNZAF
    NZPAF
    air to air
    formation
    Southern Cross
    Bristol Fighter
    F2b
    New Zealand Permanent Air Force
  • DM330-52
    RNZAF
    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.
    RNZAF
    White
    Rongotai
    Grebe
    Avro 626
    Cochrane
    Baffin
    formation
    open day