• 2025-081.36
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Ivor Simpson Smith personal collection. Sergeant IS Smith receiving his pilot's badge from an unknown Group Captain. No. 7 Service Flying Training School, RCAF Station Fort Macleod, Canada. Handwritten on the reverse "Old "Percy" pins them on. Sept. 29/43."
    RNZAF
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    World War Two
    WW2
    Smith
    No. 7 Service Flying Training School
    7SFTS
    training
    Canada
    RCAF
    EATS
    BCATP
    Fort Macleod
  • 2025-081.37
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Ivor Simpson Smith personal collection. IS Smith sitting in the cockpit of a Tiger Moth at No. 3 Elementary Flying Training School, RNZAF Station Harewood.
    RNZAF
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    World War Two
    WW2
    Smith
    No. 3 Elementary Flying Training School
    3EFTS
    Harewood
    Tiger Moth
    cockpit
    training
  • 2025-081.38
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Ivor Simpson Smith personal collection. Group. Graduation of No. 83 Pilots course in front of an Anson at No. 7 Service Flying Training School, RCAF Station Fort Macleod, Canada. Handwritten on the reverse "Course 83 / No. 7 S.F.T.S. / Macleod Alberta / 16 June 43 - 29 Sept. 43."
    Fort Macleod
    RCAF
    Canada
    training
    7SFTS
    No. 7 Service Flying Training School
    RNZAF
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    World War Two
    WW2
    Smith
    EATS
    BCATP
    group
  • 2025-081.39
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Ivor Simpson Smith personal collection. Group. Graduation of No. 83 Pilots course in front of an Anson at No. 7 Service Flying Training School, RCAF Station Fort Macleod, Canada. Handwritten on the reverse "Course 83. / Graduated. Sept 29/43."
    RCAF
    Canada
    training
    7SFTS
    No. 7 Service Flying Training School
    RNZAF
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    World War Two
    WW2
    Smith
    EATS
    BCATP
    Fort Macleod
    group
  • 2025-081.40
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Ivor Simpson Smith personal collection. Group. New Zealanders on Pilots course 83 at No. 7 Service Flying Training School, RCAF Station Fort Macleod, Canada. L-R: Back; A.W. Lowrey (CHCH), G. Dunlop, R. Flamank, M. Powell, J. Bryers, J. Spencer, J. Vogt, D. Wilson. Middle; I. Smith (Leeston), F Stout (CHCH), A. Carr, J. O'Malley, K. Haughey, I. Hampshire, L. Scott. Front; P. Trevarthan, N.A. Dunsford, N.O. Dunsford, J. Evans, C. Verry. Handwritten on the reverse "N.Z. members of Course 83. / Sept. 43." and names.
    Smith
    WW2
    World War Two
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    RNZAF
    RCAF
    Canada
    training
    7SFTS
    No. 7 Service Flying Training School
    EATS
    BCATP
    Fort Macleod
    group
  • 2025-081.41
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Ivor Simpson Smith personal collection. Group. 'D' Flight of Pilots course 83 at No. 7 Service Flying Training School, RCAF Station Fort Macleod, Canada. Handwritten on the reverse " "D" Flight. Course 83. / My Instructor F/O Armstrong second from left in front row."
    Smith
    WW2
    World War Two
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    RNZAF
    RCAF
    Canada
    training
    7SFTS
    No. 7 Service Flying Training School
    EATS
    BCATP
    Fort Macleod
    group
  • 2025-081.42
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Ivor Simpson Smith personal collection. Group. Some members of Pilots course 38B, No. 3 Elementary Flying Training School, RNZAF Station Harewood.
    cockpit
    Tiger Moth
    Harewood
    3EFTS
    No. 3 Elementary Flying Training School
    RNZAF
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    World War Two
    WW2
    Smith
    training
    group
  • 2025-081.43
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Ivor Simpson Smith personal collection. Informal group of new recruits at the Initial Training Wing at RNZAF Station Rotorua.
    RNZAF
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    World War Two
    WW2
    Smith
    Initial Training Wing
    ITW
    training
    Rotorua
  • 2025-081.44
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Ivor Simpson Smith personal collection. Group. Believed to be recruits at the Initial Training Wing at RNZAF Station Rotorua.
    Smith
    WW2
    World War Two
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    RNZAF
    Initial Training Wing
    ITW
    training
    Rotorua
  • 2025-081.46
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Ivor Simpson Smith personal collection. Informal group of four newly-graduated pilots in front of an Anson engine at No. 7 Service Flying Training School, RCAF Station Fort Macleod, Canada. L-R: John W. G. Till, Ivor Simpson Smith, Jack Brusso Spencer, Frank William McDowell Stout.
    Smith
    WW2
    World War Two
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    RNZAF
    RCAF
    Canada
    training
    7SFTS
    No. 7 Service Flying Training School
    EATS
    BCATP
    Fort Macleod
  • 2025-081.47
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Ivor Simpson Smith personal collection. Informal group of four newly-graduated pilots in front of an Anson engine at No. 7 Service Flying Training School, RCAF Station Fort Macleod, Canada. L-R: John W. G. Till, Ivor Simpson Smith, Jack Brusso Spencer, Frank William McDowell Stout.
    Smith
    WW2
    World War Two
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    RNZAF
    RCAF
    Canada
    training
    7SFTS
    No. 7 Service Flying Training School
    EATS
    BCATP
    Fort Macleod
  • 2025-081.48
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Ivor Simpson Smith personal collection. Members of the ground crew with a line up of Tiger Moths at No. 3 Elementary Flying Training School, RNZAF Station Harewood.
    Smith
    WW2
    World War Two
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    RNZAF
    No. 3 Elementary Flying Training School
    3EFTS
    Harewood
    Tiger Moth
    training
  • OhG225-44
    RNZAF
    Group. No. 12 course, No. 2 Operational Training Unit, RNZAF Station Ohakea.
    WW2
    World War Two
    RNZAF
    Ohakea
    group
    training
    No. 2 Operational Training Unit
    2OTU
  • OhG230-44
    RNZAF
    Group. No. 13 course, No. 2 Operational Training Unit, RNZAF Station Ohakea.
    WW2
    World War Two
    RNZAF
    Ohakea
    group
    training
    No. 2 Operational Training Unit
    2OTU
  • OhG237-44
    RNZAF
    Group. No. 14 course, No. 2 Operational Training Unit, RNZAF Station Ohakea.
    WW2
    World War Two
    RNZAF
    Ohakea
    group
    training
    No. 2 Operational Training Unit
    2OTU
  • OhG238-44
    RNZAF
    Copy. Group. No. 1 General Reconnaissance course in front of a Hudson at RNZAF Station Nelson. NB. The date attached to this record could be the date of copying, not the date of the photograph.
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Nelson
    group
    training
    Hudson
  • OhG26-40
    RNZAF
    Group. No. 11 Air Gunners course. RNZAF Station Ohakea.
    Ohakea
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    group
    training
  • OhG27-40
    RNZAF
    Group. No. 11 Air Gunners course. RNZAF Station Ohakea.
    WW2
    World War Two
    RNZAF
    Ohakea
    group
    training
  • OhG28-40
    RNZAF
    Group. No. 8 Observers course. RNZAF Station Ohakea.
    Ohakea
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    group
    training
  • WhG2980-45
    RNZAF
    Group. Air Training Corps cadets in front of a Dakota. RNZAF Station Whenuapai.
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Air Training Corps
    ATC
    Dakota
    Whenuapai
    group
  • WhG465-42
    RNZAF
    Group. Training Flight personnel at RNZAF Station Hobsonville. See WhG466-42 for a full group and WhG467-42 for the other half of this group.
    WW2
    World War Two
    RNZAF
    Hobsonville
    group
    training
    Women
    WAAF
  • WhG466-42
    RNZAF
    Group. Training Flight personnel at RNZAF Station Hobsonville. See also WhG465-42 and WhG467-42 for this group in two halves.
    WW2
    World War Two
    RNZAF
    Hobsonville
    group
    training
    Women
    WAAF
  • WhG467-42
    RNZAF
    Group. Training Flight personnel at RNZAF Station Hobsonville. See WhG466-42 for a full group and WhG465-42 for the other half of this group.
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Hobsonville
    group
    training
    Women
    WAAF
  • WhG579-43
    RNZAF
    Group. Administration course at RNZAF Station Hobsonville. See also WhG580-43 for the other half.
    WW2
    World War Two
    RNZAF
    group
    training
    Hobsonville
    WAAF
    Women
  • WhG580-43
    RNZAF
    Group. Administration course at RNZAF Station Hobsonville. See also WhG579-43 for the other half.
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    group
    training
    Hobsonville
    WAAF
    Women
    animals
    dog