Airbase RNZAF P-40 Kittyhawk at Torokina April 1944 01
Airbase Torokina Airfield April 1944 with RNZAF P-40 18Sq taking off 01
Aircrew RNZAF 18Sqn Flying Officer GM Robertson with 4 Servicing Unit Torokina Bougainville 01
Aircrew RNZAF 18Sqn officers with New Zealand Fighter Wing scoreboard Ondonga New Georgia 01
Aircrew RNZAF 18Sqn pilots wait for transport to their aircraft at Torokina Bougainville 01
Aircrew RNZAF pilot 18Sqn Ray Archibald checks the 250lb bomb rack 01
Curtiss P-40M Warhawk RNZAF 18Sqn ditched Solomans 1944 01
Curtiss P-40M Warhawk RNZAF 18Sqn D prior to take off 01
Curtiss P-40M Warhawk RNZAF 18Sqn M Black 37 belly landing on Munda airfield 01
Curtiss P-40N Kittyhawk RNZAF 18Sqn A NZxxxx with 4 Servicing Unit Torokina Bougainville 1944 01
Curtiss P-40N Kittyhawk RNZAF 18Sqn H Torokina Bougainville with 4 Servicing Unit 01
Curtiss P-40N Kittyhawk RNZAF 18Sqn I Torokina Bougainville with 4 Servicing Unit 01
Curtiss P-40N Kittyhawk RNZAF 18Sqn White 61 Solomon Islands 1944 01
Curtiss P-40N Kittyhawk RNZAF 18Sqn White 91 most likely 18Sqn Solomon Islands 1944 01
RNZAF Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawks being serviced on Espiritu Santo 01
RNZAF Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawks being serviced on Espiritu Santo 02
RNZAF Kittyhawk wings with a lone Hundson airframe at a Pacific scrapyard 01
USAAF 43-22962 Curtiss P-40N Kittyhawk RNZAF 18Sqn G NZ3220 Gloria Lyons at Ardmore 01
USAAF 43-22962 Curtiss P-40N Kittyhawk RNZAF 18Sqn G NZ3220 Gloria Lyons at Ardmore 02
RNZAF 18Sqn officers with New Zealand Fighter Wing scoreboard Ondonga New Georgia
Photo: Group of No. 18 Squadron officers with New Zealand Fighter Wing scoreboard. Ondonga, New Georgia. L-R: Flight Lieutenant RH Balfour, Squadron Leader JA Oldfield, Flying Officer CDA Highet, Pilot Officer BW Williams and Pilot Officer RW Bremner. Scoreboard shows 57 Japanese flags.
Source: fotoweb.airforcemuseum.co.nz PR2367
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Puruata Island Bougainville Papua New Guinea Map
Whenuapai, New Zealand Map
Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands Map
Solomon Islands Map
Bibliography: +
- Baugher, Joe. 'Curtiss P-40 Warhawk, Tomahawk, Kittyhawk.' American Military Aircraft.
- Planes and Pilots: Curtiss P40 Vol 3 From 1939 to 1945. ISBN: 2913903479 Author: Anis Elbied Publisher: Histoire & Collections Paperback Pages: 84
- Osprey - P-40 Warhawk Aces of the CBI (Aircraft of the Aces 35) ISBN: 184176079X Author: Carl Molesworth Publisher: Osprey Paperback Pages: 96.
- Osprey - P-40 Warhawk Aces of the Pacific (Aircraft of the Aces 55) ISBN: 1841765368 Author: Carl Molesworth Publisher: Osprey Paperback Pages: 96.
- RAAF Camouflage & Markings 1939-45 Vol 1 ISBN: 0858800365 Author: Geoffrey Pentland Publisher: Kookaburra Hard Cover Pages: 144
- RAAF Camouflage & Markings 1939-45 Vol 2 ISBN: 0858800373 Author: Geoffrey Pentland Publisher: Kookaburra Hard Cover Pages: 144
- Jane's - Fighting Aircraft of World War II ISBN: 1851701990 Author: Bill Gunston Publisher: Janes Hard Cover Pages: 320
Magazines: +
- Airfix Magazines (English) - http://www.airfix.com/
- Avions (French) - http://www.aerostories.org/~aerobiblio/rubrique10.html
- FlyPast (English) - http://www.flypast.com/
- Flugzeug Publikations GmbH (German) - http://vdmedien.com/flugzeug-publikations-gmbh-hersteller_verlag-vdm-heinz-nickel-33.html
- Flugzeug Classic (German) - http://www.flugzeugclassic.de/
- Klassiker (German) - http://shop.flugrevue.de/abo/klassiker-der-luftfahrt
- Le Fana de L'Aviation (French) - http://boutique.editions-lariviere.fr/site/abonnement-le-fana-de-l-aviation-626-4-6.html
- Le Fana de L'Aviation (French) - http://www.pdfmagazines.org/tags/Le+Fana+De+L+Aviation/
- Osprey (English) - http://www.ospreypublishing.com/
- Revi Magazines (Czech) - http://www.revi.cz/
Web References: +
- Wikipedia.org - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messerschmitt_Bf_109
- Wikipedia.org - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messerschmitt_Bf_109_variants#cite_ref-100
- Wikipedia.org - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messerschmitt_Bf_109_operational_history
- Flickr.com - https://www.flickr.com/photos/farinihouseoflove/2209839419/in/photostream
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