Wheeling away No. 14 Squadron Vampire NZ5767, flown by Flying Officer Rhodes, after a nose wheel failure on landing at RNZAF Station Whenuapai.

Examining No. 14 Squadron Vampire NZ5767, flown by Flying Officer Rhodes, after a nose wheel failure on landing at RNZAF Station Whenuapai.

Side view of Toyota Hiace, number plate OM2159, that was involved in an accident. Parked on the hard standing at Hobsonville, RNZAF Base Auckland.

Front view of Toyota Hiace, number plate OM2159, that was involved in an accident. Parked on the hard standing at Hobsonville, RNZAF Base Auckland.

Accident between two Unipower fire tenders, number plates NJ4340 '05' and NJ4344 '20', from Whenuapai, RNZAF Base Auckland, in a street near Base.

Accident between two Unipower fire tenders, number plates NJ4340 '05' and NJ4344 '20', from Whenuapai, RNZAF Base Auckland, in a street near Base.

Accident between two Unipower fire tenders, number plates NJ4340 '05' and NJ4344 '20', from Whenuapai, RNZAF Base Auckland, in a street near Base.

Accident between two Unipower fire tenders, number plates NJ4340 '05' and NJ4344 '20', from Whenuapai, RNZAF Base Auckland, in a street near Base.

Accident between two Unipower fire tenders, number plates NJ4340 '05' and NJ4344 '20', from Whenuapai, RNZAF Base Auckland, in a street near Base.

Accident between two Unipower fire tenders, number plates NJ4340 '05' and NJ4344 '20', from Whenuapai, RNZAF Base Auckland, in a street near Base.

Accident between two Unipower fire tenders, number plates NJ4340 '05' and NJ4344 '20', from Whenuapai, RNZAF Base Auckland, in a street near Base.

Accident between two Unipower fire tenders, number plates NJ4340 '05' and NJ4344 '20', from Whenuapai, RNZAF Base Auckland, in a street near Base.

Accident between two Unipower fire tenders, number plates NJ4340 '05' and NJ4344 '20', from Whenuapai, RNZAF Base Auckland, in a street near Base.

Accident between two Unipower fire tenders, number plates NJ4340 '05' and NJ4344 '20', from Whenuapai, RNZAF Base Auckland, in a street near Base.

Accident between two Unipower fire tenders, number plates NJ4340 '05' and NJ4344 '20', from Whenuapai, RNZAF Base Auckland, in a street near Base.

Accident between two Unipower fire tenders, number plates NJ4340 '05' and NJ4344 '20', from Whenuapai, RNZAF Base Auckland, in a street near Base.

Accident between two Unipower fire tenders, number plates NJ4340 '05' and NJ4344 '20', from Whenuapai, RNZAF Base Auckland, in a street near Base.

Accident between two Unipower fire tenders, number plates NJ4340 '05' and NJ4344 '20', from Whenuapai, RNZAF Base Auckland, in a street near Base.

View of the wreckage of No. 3 Squadron Wasp NZ3904 at Taupo airfield after a tarpaulin became tangled in the main rotor. Both Navy pilots escaped uninjured.

3/4 front view of Dakota NZ3501, from the Transport Training and Conversion Flight, with approximately 14 feet of starboard wing missing, after colliding with No. 4 Squadron Ventura NZ4518 near Whenuapai. The Ventura crashed killing the pilot, while the pilot of this aircraft, Flight Lieutenant DL Bade managed to land safely at RNZAF Station Whenuapai.

Damaged wing detail of Dakota NZ3501, from the Transport Training and Conversion Flight, with approximately 14 feet of starboard wing missing, after colliding with No. 4 Squadron Ventura NZ4518 near Whenuapai. The Ventura crashed killing the pilot, while the pilot of this aircraft, Flight Lieutenant DL Bade managed to land safely at RNZAF Station Whenuapai.

Front view of Dakota NZ3501, from the Transport Training and Conversion Flight, with approximately 14 feet of starboard wing missing, after colliding with No. 4 Squadron Ventura NZ4518 near Whenuapai. The Ventura crashed killing the pilot, while the pilot of this aircraft, Flight Lieutenant DL Bade managed to land safely at RNZAF Station Whenuapai.

Dakota NZ3501, from the Transport Training and Conversion Flight, with approximately 14 feet of starboard wing missing, after colliding with No. 4 Squadron Ventura NZ4518 near Whenuapai. The Ventura crashed killing the pilot, while the pilot of this aircraft, Flight Lieutenant DL Bade managed to land safely at RNZAF Station Whenuapai.

Close up view of damage to RNZAF Police Toyota Hilux, number plate RK5117, after an accident. Whenuapai, RNZAF Base Auckland.

Damage to the driver's door of an RNZAF Police Toyota Hilux. Whenuapai, RNZAF Base Auckland.