Image from the Stanley Cyril Minty personal collection. Informal group of staff in front of National Airways Corporation Dakota ZK-AOD 'Papango' at Milson airport, Palmerston North. "Milson Airport, Palmerston North. 1948 or 1949. National Airways Corporation. Stanley Minty 9th from left hand side".

Image from the Desmond Lloyd Percy Tugby personal album collection. 3/4 front view of visiting civil Bristol Freighter G-AIMC 'Merchant Venturer' at Rongotai airfield. Handwritten on the album page "Bristol "Freighter" at Rongotai 1948."

Close-up of the nose art (a Scotsman looking into his bag pipes) on a No. 30 Squadron Avenger at RNZAF Station Whenuapai. See Contact Magazine, July 1944, page 40.

No. 30 Squadron first echelon air crew in front of an Avenger. RNZAF Station Whenuapai. Note 'Donald Duck' nose art. Crew is presumed to be Squadron Leader RG Hartshorn (centre), Flying Officer T Thomson and Flying Officer DG Fraser.

Close-up of the nose art (Dumbo straddling a bomb "We Never Miss") on No. 30 Squadron Avenger NZ2520. RNZAF Station Whenuapai. See Contact Magazine, July 1944, page 40.

Group of No. 30 Squadron second echelon air crew in front of an Avenger. Royal New Zealand Air Force Station, Whenuapai. Nose art depicts a flying Kiwi, with artificial wings attached (not visible above text), with 'Who Said The B----- Couldnt Fly' written below.

No. 40 Squadron Dakota NZ3505 with 'Popeye' nose art. Unknown location.

Image from the Arthur Keith Emerson MacEwan personal collection. Nose art on a No. 5 Squadron Mohawk. Unknown location in India. Shows a rampant lion and "E Morte Resurgans" [Rising from the Dead] Handwritten on the reverse "Insignia on John Lee's aircraft."

Image from the Arthur Keith Emerson MacEwan personal collection. Nose art on a No. 5 Squadron Mohawk panel. Unknown location in India. Maori warrior holding a taiaha and "Ake Ake Kia Kaha" painted underneath. Handwritten on the reverse "Insignia on Ian Baines aircraft"

Group of No. 10 Servicing Unit armourers loading a decorated bomb into a Ventura. Henderson Field, Guadalcanal. Nose art 'Slippery Sam'. 4th from left (wearing pith helmet) is Robert Bruce Coyle.

Image from the Patricia Palmer personal collection. Informal group of fire section personnel on the front of a fire truck with nose art 'Pogoda Panther' and a picture of a large cat. Unknown location in the Pacific.

Sunderland NZ4102 'Tokomaru' on the hard at RNZAF Station Hobsonville.

Image from the Colin McRobert Kellahan personal collection. 3/4 front view of USAAF Liberator 42-40212(?) "Shady Lady". Unknown location. Handwritten on the reverse "An American Liberator "Shady Lady" passing through our drome. Note the raid score board on the fuselage."

Image from the Colin McRobert Kellahan personal collection. Close up of nose art on a Dh89 Dragon. Unknown location. Nose art depicts a woman with "Blondie".

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.

Group of Servicing Unit personnel with a line-up of Corsairs at Green Island. Nose art on second and third aircraft "My Old Flame" "Alla Girl"

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.