• ALB150711001
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Ronald Joseph Cohen log book. Air to air view of No. 55 Squadron Wapiti J9593 in flight over the Iraqi desert. RJ Cohen flew tis aircraft numerous times in the second half of 1931.
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Cohen
    RAF
    No. 55 Squadron
    55 Sqn
    Wapiti
    J9593
    air to air
    Iraq
  • MUS24229
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    The Weekly News
    Copy from The Weekly News issue 11 February 1942. Sergeant CT Kronk (right) being congratulated after he and Sergeant BS Wipiti, both from No. 243 Squadron, claimed the first aircraft shot down over Singapore in World War Two. They pose with the fin of that Mitsubishi Ki46 Dinah from the 81st Independent Chutai.
    Kronk
    Singapore
    damage
    243 Sqn
    No. 243 Squadron
    RNZAF
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    World War Two
    WW2
    The Weekly News
  • MUS24228
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    The Weekly News
    Copy from The Weekly News issue 11 February 1942. Sergeant CT Kronk (3rd from left) being congratulated after he and Sergeant BS Wipiti (5th from left), both from No. 243 Squadron, claimed the first aircraft shot down over Singapore in World War Two. They pose with the fin of that Mitsubishi Ki46 Dinah from the 81st Independent Chutai.
    Singapore
    damage
    243 Sqn
    No. 243 Squadron
    WW2
    World War Two
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    RNZAF
    Kronk
    Wipiti
    The Weekly News
  • 2024-144.21
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Portrait of Sergeant Charles Thomas Kronk. Died in an aircraft accident on 28 May 1942 at Alipore, India, while flying with No. 67 Squadron.
    RNZAF
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    World War Two
    WW2
    Kronk
    No. 67 Squadron
    67 Sqn
    portrait
  • ALB1307613095
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Wallis George Finlay personal collection. Wreckage of No. 57 Squadron Wellington DX-T after a failed take off from RAF Station Feltwell on an operation to Brest. Handwritten on the reverse "We once piled up. I'm on the top of the aircraft."
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Finlay
    No. 57 Squadron
    57 Sqn
    Feltwell
    accident
    damage
    Wellington
  • ALB1307613062
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Wallis George Finlay personal collection. Group. No. 12 Air Observers course. No. 1 Air Navigation School, RCAF Station Rivers, Canada.
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Finlay
    group
    training
    Rivers
    No. 1 Air Navigation School
    1AOS
    Canada
    Anson
    animals
    dog
  • ALB1307613026
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Wallis George Finlay personal collection. Train steaming across the Canadian Prairies. unknown location. Handwritten on the reverse "It might look like a section of New Zealand farmlands. But I'll bet any body a dollar of two that its a section of Ontario grass land. Note the cows. They wont stop out in these paddocks very long."
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Finlay
    Canada
  • ALB1307613059
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Wallis George Finlay personal collection. Student Observers studying in a classroom. Believed to be at No. 4 Air Observers School, RCAF Station London, Canada. Handwritten on the reverse "Mid Pleasures & Palaces. There's no place like home."
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Finlay
    training
    No. 4 Air Observers School
    4AOS
    London
    Canada
  • ALB1307612055
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Wallis George Finlay personal collection. Two Sergeant Observers standing in front of a building at No. 20 Operational Training Unit at RAF Station Lossiemouth, Scotland. Handwritten on the album page above the print "Lossiemouth 1941." Handwritten on the reverse "Paddy Doyle. 2 Harwood House. St Mary's Square. Newmarket."
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Finlay
    Doyle
    No. 20 Operational Training Unit
    20OTU
    Lossiemouth
    Scotland
  • ALB1307613001
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Wallis George Finlay personal collection. Airmen marching down Queen Street to board a troop ship bound for Canada. Auckland. Handwritten on the reverse "Queen Street. Auckland. Our destination was the ship. I didn't know then that I was coming to you. And we were all wingless wonders."
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Finlay
    parade
    Auckland
    Queen Street
  • ALB1307612052
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Wallis George Finlay personal collection. No. 109 Squadron ground crew in front of Mosquito HS-H at RAF Station Little Staughton. Nose art of 101 mission markers and a knight riding a rampant horse. Handwritten on the album page under the print "Little Staughton 1944."
    109 Sqn
    No. 109 Squadron
    Little Staughton
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Finlay
    nose art
    Mosquito
  • ALB1307612054
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Wallis George Finlay personal collection. Informal group of No. 57 Squadron personnel at RAF Station Methwold, England. Handwritten on the album page under the print "57 Squadron Methwold Norfolk 1942."
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Finlay
    No. 57 Squadron
    57 Sqn
    Methwold
  • ALB1307612048
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Wallis George Finlay personal collection. No. 109 Squadron air- and ground crew in front of Mosquito HS-B at RAF Station Little Staughton. Nose art of 100 mission markers and a shamrock with "Semper Paratus." [Always ready] Handwritten on the album page beside the print "109 Squadron Little Staughton Hunts. 1944."
    nose art
    Mosquito
    109 Sqn
    No. 109 Squadron
    Finlay
    WW2
    World War Two
    RNZAF
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Little Staughton
  • ALB1307612049
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Wallis George Finlay personal collection. No. 109 Squadron crew, (believed to be) Flight Lieutenant Alan Dray (left) and Flight Lieutenant WG Finlay (right), at RAF Station Little Staughton. Hand written on the album page beside the print "Little Staughton Hunts. 1944."
    Little Staughton
    Finlay
    WW2
    World War Two
    RNZAF
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    No. 109 Squadron
    109 Sqn
  • 2013-076.10
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Wallis George Finlay personal collection. Hand-coloured portrait of Squadron Leader WG Finlay DSO DFC & Bar CdeG(Fr). Unknown location in England.
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Finlay
    RNZAF
    WW2
    World War Two
    portrait
  • 2013-076.11
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Wallis George Finlay personal collection. Wedding group for the marriage of Pilot Officer WG Finlay and Sheila Margaret McGaw. London, England. The Best Man is Pilot Officer JD Rae (between the bride and groom at centre).
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Finlay
    RNZAF
    WW2
    World War Two
    wedding
    Women
    romance
    London
    Rae
  • 2013-076.59
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Wallis George Finlay personal collection. Group. 'A' Flight of No. 109 Squadron at RAF Station Little Staughton. L-R: Back; Jackson, Finlay, Pritchard, Garratt, Davy, Powell, Creswell, Curtis, Palmer, Bramfeld, Skitch, Lambert, Carpenter, Locatelli, Fellowes, Simpson. Middle; Pizan, Franklin, Dean, Morgan, Bowley, Dray, Falkinder, Williamson, Lendon, Dennant, Law, Burt, Douglas, Bond, Rostron, Mountain, Wright, Sanders, Fraser, Trenerry, Hofgartner. Front; Burnett, Cox, Angood, Greenhill, Garner, Powles, Parkin, Funnell, Beardsall, Gilmore, Laing, Brown, Rowley, Marriott, Henderson.
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Finlay
    RNZAF
    WW2
    World War Two
    No. 109 Squadron
    109 Sqn
    Little Staughton
    Mosquito
    nose art
    group
  • 2013-076.9
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Wallis George Finlay personal collection. Portrait of WG Finlay. Unknown location in England.
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Finlay
    RNZAF
    WW2
    World War Two
    portrait
  • ALB030212b001
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the David Leatham Prichard log book. Group. No. 232 Squadron personnel in front of a Liberator at RAF Station Poona, India. This is believed to be upon the disbandment of the squadron. L-R: Front only (air crew); Barlow, Draze, Dacey, Cox, Bennet, Wilcock, Williams, Anderson, Lamb, Marsden, Yarranton, Heslop, Irvine, Wynne, Chandler, Richardson, Bambros, Stevenson, DL Prichard (Commanding Officer, marked with a line), Watson, Johns, Sells, Hoult, Collett, Evans, Temple, Billington, Eckoff, Banwell, Ashton, Evans, Widdup, Plunkett, Thompson, Gipson, unknown, unknown, unknown.
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    RAF
    Prichard
    No. 232 Squadron
    232 Sqn
    India
    Poona
    Liberator
    group
  • ALB030212a006
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the David Leatham Prichard log book. Close up of the starboard engine of No. 75 Squadron Wellington X3194 after crash landing at RAF Station Feltwell the evening before. DL Prichard's log book records "War Operations. Blitz on Cologne. Dropped 6x500, 1x250 on west side of city. Results not observed owing to haze. Medium A.A & searchlight. Attacked by a Heinkel 111 50 miles west of target. Fired one burst at us with cannon & M.G. Putting rear turret out of action and making hydraulics U/S. Crashed on landing with no flaps, no brakes & bomb doors open. Port undercarriage collapsed on hitting bump at end of drome. No casualties." See ALB030212a005 for a photo of the crew of this aircraft.
    Prichard
    WW2
    World War Two
    RAF
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    No. 75 Squadron
    75 Sqn
    Feltwell
    Wellington
    X3194
    damage
  • ALB030212a005
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the David Leatham Prichard log book. No. 75 Squadron crew at RAF Station Feltwell. L-R: Flying Officer DL Prichard (Pilot), Sergeant Owen (Second Pilot), Pilot Officer Struthers (Navigator), Sergeant Clarke (Wireless Operator), Sergeant WD Brown (Front Gunner), Sergeant Hare (Rear Gunner). This is the crew involved in photo ALB030212a006.
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    RAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Prichard
    No. 75 Squadron
    75 Sqn
    Feltwell
  • ALB030212a003
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the David Leatham Prichard log book. Port wing of No. 75 Squadron Wellington R1161, AA-W, at RAF Station Boscombe Down showing damage after a mid-air collision on the previous night. DL Prichard's log book entry records: "War Operations. Attacked Gneisenau & Scharnhorst berthed at Brest. Results not observed. 5x 500, 1x 250. Rear Gunner show down Me110 bearing 027 [degrees] Brest 68 miles. Collided with another a/c (Blenheim) 1m. S. of Bridport. Forced landed at Boscombe Down. Damage fairly severe, nobody injured. Port wing, elevators & tail plane & rear turret damaged." The Rear Gunner, Flying Officer William Davenport Brown, was awarded a DFC for this action. The crew o this aircraft were: Flying Officer DL Prichard (Pilot), Pilot Officer Rees (Second Pilot), Pilot Officer Struthers (Navigator), Sergeant Clarke (Wireless Operator), Sergeant Errington (Front Gunner), Flying Officer WD Brown (Rear Gunner).
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    RAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Prichard
    No. 75 Squadron
    75 Sqn
    Wellington
    R1161
    damage
    accident
    Boscombe Down
  • ALB030212a004
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the David Leatham Prichard log book. Rear turret of No. 75 Squadron Wellington R1161, AA-W, at RAF Station Boscombe Down showing damage after a mid-air collision on the previous night. DL Prichard's log book entry records: "War Operations. Attacked Gneisenau & Scharnhorst berthed at Brest. Results not observed. 5x 500, 1x 250. Rear Gunner show down Me110 bearing 027 [degrees] Brest 68 miles. Collided with another a/c (Blenheim) 1m. S. of Bridport. Forced landed at Boscombe Down. Damage fairly severe, nobody injured. Port wing, elevators & tail plane & rear turret damaged." The Rear Gunner, Flying Officer William Davenport Brown, was awarded a DFC for this action. The crew o this aircraft were: Flying Officer DL Prichard (Pilot), Pilot Officer Rees (Second Pilot), Pilot Officer Struthers (Navigator), Sergeant Clarke (Wireless Operator), Sergeant Errington (Front Gunner), Flying Officer WD Brown (Rear Gunner).
    Prichard
    WW2
    World War Two
    RAF
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    No. 75 Squadron
    75 Sqn
    Wellington
    R1161
    damage
    accident
    Boscombe Down
  • ALB030212a001
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the David Leatham Prichard log book. 3/4 rear view of No. 88 Squadron Battle L5463, RH-H, after belly landing at RAF Station Les Grandes-Chappelles on the night of 25 May 1940. Handwritten in the log book "My first "Crash Landing" at night at les Grandes Chappelles, France, an improvised airstrip, with full bomb load of 4x 250lb. G.P. Bombs. See log book entry 25 May." Log book entry reads "Took off to do raid on Sedan. Hit a bump & broke port oleo. Unable to raise or lower undercarriage, so landed off flare path & crashed. Nobody hurt." The crew were DL Prichard, Sergeant Sturgeon and Aircraftman Millns.
    Prichard
    WW2
    World War Two
    RAF
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    No. 88 Squadron
    88 Sqn
    Battle
    L5463
    accident
    damage
    France
    Les Grandes-Cappelles
  • ALB030212a002
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the David Leatham Prichard log book. 3/4 front view of No. 88 Squadron Battle L5463, RH-H, after belly landing at RAF Station Les Grandes-Chappelles on the night of 25 May 1940. Handwritten in the log book "My first "Crash Landing" at night at les Grandes Chappelles, France, an improvised airstrip, with full bomb load of 4x 250lb. G.P. Bombs. See log book entry 25 May." Log book entry reads "Took off to do raid on Sedan. Hit a bump & broke port oleo. Unable to raise or lower undercarriage, so landed off flare path & crashed. Nobody hurt." Handwritten on the reverse of the print "My first crash caused by breaking one leg of undercarriage taking off on a night raid. Had to land with only one wheel down. Facing in opposite direction to which I landed. Nobody injured." The crew were DL Prichard, Sergeant Sturgeon and Aircraftman Millns.
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    RAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Prichard
    No. 88 Squadron
    88 Sqn
    Battle
    L5463
    accident
    damage
    France
    Les Grandes-Cappelles