No. 1 Squadron air crew standing beside a Ventura. Emirau.
Nose art (on side of fuselage) depicts a sailor trying to avoid the advances of a woman on a couch.
Negative from the LA Conley personal collection.
Side view of Francis Chichister's Gipsy Moth G-AAKK (later ZK-AAK) at RNZAF Station Wigram.
Nose art "Te-Ika-A-M?(Maui?)"
Image from the Francis David Colin Brown personal collection.
"136 Sqdn's call sign. A drawing of a woodpecker on the COs car.".
This also appeared as nose art on No. 136 Squadron's Hurricanes. RAF Station Alipore.
Image from the Francis David Colin Brown personal collection.
FD Colin Brown standing in front of a No. 136 Squadron Hurricane at RAF Station Alipore.
Note nose art showing a marching woodpecker.
Image from the Colin William Rudd personal collection.
3/4 front view of Halifax RG815 'Mercury', from the Empire Radio School, at RNZAF Station Wigram.
Handwritten on the reverse "Halifax bomber 'Mercury', Wigram 29 Oct 1946"
Image from the Colin William Rudd personal collection.
3/4 front view of RAF Halifax RG815 'Mercury', from the Empire Radio School, at RNZAF Station Wigram.
Handwritten on the reverse "Halifax Bomber Mercury, Wigram, 29th Oct 1946"
Negative from the Walter P Murray personal collection.
No. 40 Squadron Dakota with nose art "Anything Anywhere Anytime" shows a stork carrying a package. Believed to be at Bougainville.
Image from the Ian Gordon Richmond personal collection.
3/4 front view of No. 218 Squadron Blenheim T1996 at RAF Station Oakington.
Handwritten in image area "F/Lt Richmond. Sgt Andrews. Sgt Cranley".
The two crew members, Sergeants Andrews and Cranley only flew with F/Lt Richmond once in this aircraft.
In the bottom border is written "T1996. 8.11.40".
Close up of nose art detail at 1992/133.29
Image from the Ian Gordon Richmond personal collection.
Nose art on No. 218 Squadron Blenheim T1996 at RAF Station Oakington.
Nose art depicts a devil holding a trident, riding a bomb, with the word "Verdammnis" [German for Damnation].
Full view of this aircraft at 1992/133.28
No. 14 Squadron personnel with a squadron Vampire 'Cupid' at RAF Station Nicosia, Cyprus.
L-R: In Front; Corporal JW Borlase, Leading Aircraftman Herman.
The Prime Minister, The Right Honourable SG Holland (right), being explained the 'Tanganyika' symbol on a No. 14 Squadron Vampire. RAF Station Nicosia.
Image from the Jack Way personal album collection.
No. 75 Squadron pilot Clive Walter Scott sitting in the cockpit of a Wellington making the 'Victory' hand signal. Unknown location.
Unknown No. 14 Squadron airman (wearing an Australian(?) hat with an RNZAF badge) cleaning the nose art on Ian Gillard's Vampire "Easy Goin'". RAF Station Nicosia, Cyprus.
Image from the Jack Way collection.
Squadron Leader FJ Lucas leaning out the window of No. 75 Squadron Wellington R3169 AA-P.
Nose art of 'Popeye' below windscreen.
Image from the Jack Way collection.
Seven men stand under the nose of a No. 75 Squadron Wellington at RAF Station Feltwell.
Handwritten on the reverse " "J" Doug's Kite. June 1942. Feltwell Norfolk."
Image from the Francis Cameron Eichbaum personal album collection.
Ventura crew standing in front of their aircraft at Jacquinot Bay, New Britain.
Handwritten on the album page "Jacquinot Bay. 1945. Ditto."
See ALB97153277 for the 'ditto' reference above. Unsure if this is the same crew.
Image from the Francis Cameron Eichbaum personal album collection.
3/4 rear close up view of a No. 30 Servicing Unit Corsair '16' at Jacquinot Bay, New Britain, with nose art "Tutae Wera". [rough translation is 'Shit hot']
Handwritten on the album page "30 S.U. Jacquinot Bay. A True Title."
Image from the Harold Francis Beamish personal album collection.
3/4 rear view of HF Beamish's No. 3 Squadron, RNAS, Camel, N6377 "Tiki" at unknown location.
Fuselage art can be seen on the back of the fuselage showing a large fernleaf.
HF Beamish claimed two victories and two shared victories in this aircraft.
Image from the Harold Francis Beamish personal album collection.
Three ground crew standing in front of a No. 3 Squadron(?) Camel "Klon". Unknown location.
Fuselage art "Klon" visible on starbaord side.
York G-AHFH 'Star Glitter' from British South American Airways at RNZAF Station Ohakea.
This aircraft was piloted by Air Vice Marshal DCI Bennett CBE DSO and was carrying 21 Greek seamen.
