Royal New Zealand Air Force
List of Illustrations
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List of Illustrations
Unless otherwise credited, the photographs come from the Royal New Zealand Air Force official collection, the photographers' names being stated where they are known.
Rabaul under bombardment | Frontispiece |
Following page 82 | |
Seaplanes of the New Zealand Flying School, Auckland | |
Canterbury Aviation Company hangars, Sockburn | |
Aircraft of the New Zealand Permanent Air Force, Wigram, 1927 | |
Officers of the New Zealand Permanent Air Force, c. 1929 | |
Vildebeestes being inspected at Hobsonville, 1935 | The Weekly News |
Elementary navigation training, Harewood | |
First solo | |
Synthetic bombing instruction, Ohakea | |
Refuelling Anson aircraft, Navigation School, New Plymouth | |
Vincents of No. 1 Squadron, Whenuapai | |
Hudsons of No. 3 Squadron leaving Whenuapai | |
No. 1 Aerodrome Construction Squadron at Tebrau, Malaya | |
Buffalo pilots of No. 488 Squadron scrambling, Kallang | |
Pilot preparing to take off, Kallang | page xii |
Wing Commander W. G. Clouston | |
On board the Empire Star | |
The main camp at Espiritu Santo | |
Navigator of a Catalina on patrol | |
No. 40 Squadron Dakota unloading at Santo | |
Transport aircraft returning from the forward area | |
Servicing Kittyhawks, Guadalcanal | |
Outside the operations hut, Henderson Field, Guadalcanal | |
Meteorological officer receiving reports | |
No. 1 Squadron Venturas in revetments, Henderson Field | |
Group beside the Fighter Wing score-board, Ondonga | |
Timber mill, Los Negros | C. Stewart |
Briefing crews of No. 1 Squadron at Emirau | |
Pilots of No. 25 Squadron reporting after a strike | |
Airstrip, Green Island | C. Stewart |
Bombing up for a raid on Rabaul | C. Stewart |
Following page 198 | |
Bridge on the east coast of New Ireland after attack | |
A bombed pillbox, Rabaul | D. H. Vabry |
Ventura over Rabaul | |
Avenger taking off from Piva airstrip, Bougainville | |
Section of camp at Bougainville | C. Stewartpage xiii |
No. 10 Servicing Unit, Bougainville | |
No. 15 Squadron operations room, Bougainville | C. Stewart |
Corsair pilots in crew room | C. Stewart |
Record bomb load carried by No. 2 Squadron | C. Stewart |
Ventura over Buka Passage | C. Stewart |
American pilot rescued by a Catalina crew | United States Navy |
Japanese tank under attack, North Bougainville | L. White |
Japanese airstrip, Kieta, Bougainville | |
Japanese gardens, South Bougainville | C. Stewart |
No. 3 Servicing Unit arriving at New Britain | C. Stewart |
Camp at Los Negros | |
Staff conference at COMAIRSOPAC Headquarters, Santo | |
Air Vice-Marshal L. M. Isitt signing the Japanese surrender at Tokyo Bay | C. Stewart |
Chiefs of Air Staff: Air Commodore H. W. L. Saunders, Air Vice-Marshal R. V. Goddard, and Air Vice-Marshal L. M. Isitt |