The National Magazine of the Royal New Zealand Air Force
Index Database

Volume 3 No. 2 - January-February 1943
Price 1/-
Size 197 x 140mm
80 pages plus full coloured cover

Cover: A Maurice Conly painting of a Paratrooper in full kit
Collection Status : An electronic copy is in the collection

Volume 3 No. 3 - March 1943
Price 1/-
Size 197 x 140mm
pages plus full coloured cover

Cover: A Maurice Conly painting of a succession of RNZAF General Reconaissance aircraft in flight,
lead by the Lockheed Hudson, then the Vickers Vincent/Vildebeeste and third the Blackburn Baffin.
I'm unsure of the fourth aircraft but it's likely the Fairey IIIF.
Collection Status: Content Information Required - Copy Required

Grateful Thanks To Rod Mackenzie for supplying the scan of this issue

 

No Information Yet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volume 3 No. 4 - April 1943
Price 1/-
Size 197 x 140mm
pages plus full coloured cover

Cover: A Maurice Conly painting of an RNZAF airman in an Aerodrome Defence Unit (ADU) guarding a Hudson
Collection Status: A copy is in the Collection

Contents Information

On Guard - Photo of an ADU member guarding a Lockheed Hudson on an RNZAF airfield
Editorial
Guns and Education - article by "Jason"
Flying Accidents - article about Air Vice-Marshall Goddard's ideas on flying accidents in the RNZAF
Prophecy - a prophecy from Grey's Luna Habitabilis
Cartoon - by Silverwood
Five Thousand Pieces - by "Egbert the Erk"
There Was An Airgunner - poem by Flt/Lt Anthony Richardson, RAFVR
A Personal War - by Flying Officer "X"
Prelude To Combat - photo-article with Conly drawings on an Aerodrome Defence Unit - interestingly the captions to Conly's drawings of the fake bombers to fool the enemy are censored
Wildcat and Avenger - article on the two US Grumman built aircraft operating in the Pacific
Roll of Honour - Missing Believed Killed - short story by Gropes
It's Troppo - But One Has To Laugh - humorous article by "Accident"
Ode To Unsung Heroes - poem by "Blossom"
Passing Panorama - news snippets including: 'CAS Promoted'; 'Bombs on Europe'; Objection Overruled'; 'Parachuting into Flames'; Packed with Cellophane'; 'Modern Sea War'; 'Distinguished Record'; 'Triumph Over Disability'; and 'Find in Scrap Heap'.
Tales of the Old Timer - The Coilspring Flight - As related to Ropata Kirimuwutu - the fourth in the series of true stories from the Great War of a "well known" RNZAF Officer. See Sept-Oct 42 for more
Wendy In The Wireless - by W.2126
You Write - Letters To The Editor
Keeping Pace With Progress - A Monthly Survey of Interesting Features in the Development of Aeronautical Engineering - article by "Supercharge"
Stand Easy - RNZAF Humour and Cartoons
For Gallantry - latest medal awards
Letters to Overseas Airmen - the addresses to post your letters to
Personal Notices - Engagements and marriages

Volume 3 No. 5 - May 1943
Price 1/-
Size 197 x 140mm
pages plus full coloured cover

Cover: A Maurice Conly painting of a young, ambitious member of the Air Training Corps,
dreaming of the day when he'll be a fighter pilot
Collection Status: A copy is in the Collection

Contents Information

Cartoon - ATC Cadets Visit An RAF Station - by Wing Commander E.G. Oakley-Beuttler, RAF
Editorial
Eulogy or Description? How The Air Training Corps Operates - article by I.J.M.
A Message From The Commandant of the Air Training Corps - by Wing Commander Geo. A. Nicholls
ATC Wings Inspection by CAS - photo spread of Air Vice-Marshall Goddard's Wellington inspection
Practical Experience - photo spread of ATC getting hans on at an RNZAF Station
It's Never In The Papers - short story by Flying Officer "X"
There's Gonna Be A Moider - by "Egbert The Erk"
Liberty's Defenders - Poem by Florence McKenzie Smart
Look Aloft - article on the ATC
Out of the Silence - Poem by "Cleo"
Mosquitoes- article by M.J.R. about de Havilland's fighter-bomber
... On Getting Clearance - Poem about signing off a Station
Hero's Plume Winged AG of the Air Force - Photo-article by I.J.M. about Air Gunners
To England - Poem by an RNZAF Observer on the anniversary of Dunkirk
Plywood For Aircraft - article on this then-new material for skinning aircraft
Development of the ATC - article by a Staff Officer
Removals by RAF - snippet about the Germans moving their biggest cement factory from the Ruhr to Poznan, in Poland to avoid the RAF bombing
Kit Inspection - humorous article by B.C.K.
Vacation - cartoon by "Blossom"
Ceiling Zero - short story by "Gropes" about a Hudson crew making an attack
Dogfight - snippet about AVM Keith Park getting into a dogfight over Malta
Wendy In The Mess - by W.2126
Passing Panorama - news snippets including "Vegetables for Victory"; "Gable The Gunner"; "The Bristol Bisley"; and a portrait of RNZAF pilot Flt/Lt J.F. Barron
Visit of Cir Cyril Newell - the Governor-General's visit to the Contact office in Rotorua
For Gallantry - the latest medal awards
Stand Easy - Air Force jokes and cartoons
Keeping Pace With Progress - A Monthly Survey of Interesting Features in the Development of Aeronautical Engineering - article by "Supercharge". This month on Variable Pitch Propellers
Technical Terms Illustrated - Torque - Cartoon
Personal Notices - Engagements and marriages

Cover: A Maurice Conly painting of a bomber covered with Gremlins
Collection Status - Copy in the collection

Information coming soon

Contents Information

Editorial
The Mighty Lancaster About the aircraft and its first visit to NZ in June 1943
The Sun Rises Twice Story about a pilot by Flying officer "X"
Paraslang Slang of the US Paratroopers
Aircrew Training in the USA About US flying training
Hairdoes and Don'ts How to wear your hair for WAAF's, by Headquarter WAAF
WAAF Police About British WAAF Police
The New Comer Poem (by Rosalie L. Seddon)
Australia's Greatest Ace Story of the late Keith 'Bluey' Truscott, by J.A.
Do You Mind Turning Round, Please? Story by Egbert the Erk
Another Use For Dogs Scottish Terriers used by Navy as plane spotters
Recompense Poem (by F/Lt Anthony Richardson RAFVR)
Intruder Patrol Story by R.S.
Snuffs Flames on Planes Automatic fire extinguishers
Crazy Crests Nose Art from RNZAF aircraft redrawn by Corporal Maurice Conly
We Visited Italy True story by bomber pilot Pilot Officer F.E. Gatland DFM
To An Airwoman Story by W2126
Navy Glider The US Navy's Bristol XLQ-1 glider
The Art of Dive Bombing History of this form of warfare
Not in our Back Yard, Thank You! Story by "Vaughn"
The Adjutant is a Curious Bird
The Horrors of War
De-Ice Automatically Story condensed from 'Aero Digest'
Passing Panorama A Bulletin of Interesting Facts
Stand Easy
Personal Notices
For Gallantry - Latest Medal Winners. The List Included

Air Vice Marshall Robert Victor Goddard
Wing Commander Michael Sullivan Keogh
Flying Officer John James McDowell
Wing Commander Alan Deere
Sqn Ldr Colin Gray
Acting Sqn Ldr Keith Frederick Thiele
Flt Lt J.L. Munro
Flt Lt W.E. Roberts
Acting Flt Lt William Bruce Cowan
Acting Flt Lt G.L.R. Heywood
Acting Flt Lt Mervyn Robert Bruce Ingram
Flying Officer Leonard Chambers
Flying Officer O.L. Hardy
Flying Officer C. Fray Omerod
Flying Officer James Menzies Smith
Pilot Officer F. Murphy
Wing Commander Oliver James O'Brien
Sqn Ldr Edgar Francis Harvie
Sqn Ldr Ronald Bruce Leslie McGregor
Pilot Officer Ian Alfred Woodward
F/Sgt Thomas Benson Blackburn
F/Sgt John Colbert
Sgt Bernard Alexander Gumbley
Sgt Murray D. Muggeridge
Sgt J.L. (Tim) Williams
F/Sgt Joseph Goodsell
Sgt Craig Martyn Renner
Sqn Ldr Freeman J. Steel
Acting Sqn Ldr Philip J. Lamason
Acting Sqn Ldr John A. Leslie
Flt Lt David J. Henry
Flt Lt Stephen D. Watts
Acting Flt Lt Ivan O. Breckon
Acting Flt Lt Roy B. Spear
Flying Officer Don A. Adams
Flying Officer Eric C. Barr
Flying Officer francis C. Fox
Flying Officer Malcolm R. Head
Flying Officer John G. Thompson
Sgt Richmond Brough
Sgt John L. Joyce
Sgt John A. Macpherson
Corporal Alan S. Paterson
LAC Clarence M. Glading
R.C. Buchanan

Personal Notices

Contents Information

A Message From The Chief of Air Staff - Air Vice Marshall Leonard Isitt
Newcomer - A pictorial look at the Lockheed Ventura bomber now in RNZAF service - by I.J.M
There Is A Land - Poem by Flt Lt Anthony Richardson, RAFVR
Cartoons by Kwik and Vaughn
The Work of Air Force Relations - by I.J.M. about the women who knit clothing for the airmen abroad
Anson is as Anson Does - A brief history of the Avro Anson's war career in Coastal Command before being relegated to training duties
Into The Blue - Poem by Guthrie C. Stewart
Cartoon by Kwik
No Trouble At All - short story by Flying Officer "X"
Lancaster Survives Lightning Shock
Food Manipulation - A note about how food is used to bribe and punish the enslaved people of Europe
The Spirit Detector - short story by G.F. Harkness
Some American Great War Facts - snippets
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - Article about all the RNZAF trades with lots of photos of airmen and WAAFs at work
Off The Record - The Unofficial History of the Royal New Zealand Air Force - Snippets of news and gossip from around the stations
The Development of RAF Fighter Command - by Group Captain A.G. Malan, DSO and Bar, DFC and Bar
Airmail Anniversary - snippet marking 25 years since the first airmail service in the USA
There Was Nothing To It - by Egbert the Erk
Tally Ho - A little about Colonel John Frost
The Fruits Are Not For You To Pick - by VAUGHN (Dedicated to Hirohito)
Parachute Hospital - snippet about a British hospital and surgeons who parachute into the war zone
RAF Tin Openers In The Middle East - Photo spread of RAF aircraft in the desert
New Zealand Airmen in the Middle East Photos of Kiwi airmen
Passing Panorama - news snippets (including the new CAS
Local Art in Station Chapel - Photo of windows in a North island station chapel
Wendy Becomes a Weather Prophet - by W2126
Stand Easy - jokes and cartoons
For Gallantry - Awards to NZ airmen
Tigerania - Poem by Barry C. Kirkland
Personal Notices - Engagements and Marriages

Volume 4 No. 3 - September 1943
Price 1/-
Size 197 x 140mm
80 pages plus full coloured cover

Cover: A Maurice Conly painting of a Catalina flying boat landing on the ocean
Collection Status - A copy is in the collection

Information Coming Soon

Information Coming Soon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volume 4 No. 6 - December 1943
Price 1/-
Size 197 x 140mm
pages plus full coloured cover

Cover: A Maurice Conly painting of the interior of a cathedral
Collection Status - A copy is in the collection

To 1941

To 1942

To 1944

To 1945

To 1950's