#RNZAF

[usafphantom2]

A war-weary Corsair lands at Jacquinot Bay, New Britain. May, 1945

RNZAF F4U-1D Corsair NZ5440 was coded '40' and given the nose art "L'IL AUDREY".

In this photo she is equipped with long range fuel tanks for the trip from Green Island to New Britain.

RNZAF official photo

Colourised by Daniel Rarity Color

@VoicesofWW2 via X

[nocternalrandomness]

A Royal New Zealand Air Force F4U Corsair parked at RNZAF Base Ohakea - August 1944

[usaac-official]

Ground crew work on an RNZAF SBD-4 on Espiritu Santo, 1944

[deliciouslyimpossiblerebel]

Queen's 1953 New Zealand Tour-The North Island.

The Queen's 39-day extensive tour of New Zealand from 23 December 1953 to 30 January 1954, the first by a reigning Sovereign to that country

On 23 December 1953, history was made when Queen Elizabeth II arrived in Auckland aboard the liner S.S. Gothic to undertake a royal progress through her Kingdom of New Zealand. She was the first reigning sovereign to visit to do so. Her first greeting from her people was a welcoming escort of several hundred yachts and a 21-gun salute from the North Head battery as the royal ship passed Bastion…

[captain-price-unofficially]

Hawker Hurricane pilots of No. 486 Squadron RNZAF, 1942.

[hcnnibal]

what kind of jobs did/do their parents have?

a1’s mom was a school teacher and his dad was in the RNZAF

a2’s mom was a housewife and his dad was a mechanic

[osrphotography]

A gaggle of Tiger Moths at Kaipara Flats.

5 Tiger Moths attended Wings and Wheels Kaipara, of which 2 (ZK-CCQ, ASM) are locally based.

Built at Rongotai (now Wellington Airport WLG/NZWN) by de Havilland New Zealand in 1942, msn DHNZ132 was bought on charge with Unit 18 of the RNZAF.

It was given the s/n NZ1452 and declared surplus in 1956. It was sold to Tulloch Transport, Mararua, for £400 and remained in storage for just shy of a decade.

It was given the c/r ZK-CCQ, and after bouncing between Kirikiroa Hamilton and Tauranga for a bit, it was sold to H. Griffin* in 1970.

It was sold to its current owner in 1987.

*No doubt this is the same H. Griffin, founder of Griffin's Ag-Air in Palmerston North.

[dronescapesvideos]

Hawker Hurricane pilots of No. 486 Squadron RNZAF, 1942.

➤VIDEO: https://youtu.be/p_KG3xxnyOQ

➤BRITISH AIRCRAFT SERIES: https://dronescapes.video/British

[california-112]

5, 14, 25 for end of year questions 👽👽

From this game

5 - TV show of the year?

You already KNOW it's TXF. Don't lie. I've only had those funky little FBI agents since August, but if anything happened to them I would [remembers some jokes only make my mental health worse] make a whole bunch of GIFs then write a six-chapter seasonal fic where they're both happy and get to have good time.

Look out for that over the next week or so!

Anyway yeah. The X Files. The show ever, I can't believe I waited this long to get into it, it's so good and so silly and occasionally very profound but more often just silly. And it has a great and active fandom that's getting bigger by the day! Yay!

(Aside: Everyone: Drop GIF requests if you have any! I need something to procrastinate on so the above six-chapter seasonal fic gets finished ^^' They may even get made next year!)

14 - Favorite book you read this year?

My favourite book that I actually finished would have to be Tempest Pilot by Jim Sheddan and Norman Franks. It's a memoir of Sheddan's career in the RNZAF during WW2, and let me tell you, this man was insane. All sorts of hilarious escapades, on and off duty, it's a brilliant read which cuts right to the bone in places. He was one of the first people, if not the first, to successfully ditch a Typhoon, and even then came away with pretty bad injuries. I highly reccommend it, particularly to anyone with an interest in the history of air side of WW2, or aviation in general :)

25 - Did you create any characters (in games, art, or writing) this year? Describe one.

Oh, interesting! I've actually made quite a few minor characters across various stories/projects, but the favourite that comes to mind is as part of my main WIP: 'Maps' Mapleton.

Despite the nickname, his surname is pronounced as 'Maypul-tn'. He appears briefly as a reoccuring character during the immediately post-WW2 period of the project, a member of the squadron that my main character, Red, is temporarily attached to, and he acts sort of like a mentor. Here are some bits where he appears so far!

(Pspsps @hogans-heroes, some more snippets...)

Thank you for the asks, and Happy New Year! 🎆 :D

[fantastictyphoonpeanut]

Salute the Brave: Sgt James Ward VC RNZAF. Climbed out on the wing of his Wellington Bomber and put out an engine fire after being attacked by enemy fighters, saving the aircraft and all the crew. Sadly he was killed-in-action only a few months later. A very brave man. Sgt Ward is depicted earlier in my blog in a Warlord comic for the same amazing feat! (FTP)

[aviationgeek71]

Curtiss P-40M Kittyhawk RNZAF 14Sqn Guadalcanal 

[usafphantom2]

New Zealand-built Hudson Mk. IIIA (Lockheed A-29 Hudson) bomber from No. 3 Squadron RNZAF flying over the sea in the Guadalcanal area.20.07.1943

@Destroye83 via X

[nocternalrandomness]

de Havilland Venom in RNZAF No. 14 Sqdn paint flying out of the Omaka Aerodrome, New Zealand

[ifreakingloveroyals]

11 April 2014 | Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge arrive at the Whenuapai RNZAF base in Auckland, New Zealand. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are on a three-week tour of Australia and New Zealand, the first official trip overseas with their son, Prince George of Cambridge. (c) Phil Walter/Getty Images

[thestonecuttersguild]

Finished: Italeri 1/48 North American AT-6 Harvard in RNZAF 1975 markings.

The only real issue that I had is that this kit doesn't have the option for the short exhaust stack, so I sort of bashed together on that works OKish. Oh, I also accidentally put the wing roundel on the fuselage, but it's fine, everything is fine.

[captain-price-unofficially]

P-40E’s of No. 14 Squadron RNZAF in 1942. Closest to the camera is NZ3008 HQ-B “Umslopogaas”, with NZ3035 HQ-Q in the centre,and NZ3007 HQ-A “Magnolia Mufflewort” furthest from the camera. The photo was taken by Leo White and is Air Force Museum of New Zealand Official.