Ron Watts' Photos

Ron Watts (right) and hut mate at Levin
Ron's Levin hutmate Jimmy Weteri
Flying in Close formation
Ron in full flying kit in front of a brace of Tiger Moths at RNZAF Station Bell Block
I don't know if these two photos are taken in NZ or Canada but they show men at the Transport Section of a station awaiting embarkation for transportation
Caption as above
An inflight photo of a Yale at Dunneville, Ontario, Canada
Ron with a North American Yale at Dunneville, Ontario
Aerial shot taken by Ron of RCAF Dunneville, Ontario, Canada
The railway through the Canadian Rockies
The railway through the Canadian Rockies - a stop at Banff
Some of Ron's fellow airmen in Canada
Ron in Canada
Friends in Canada
Friends in Canada
Airmen at RCAF Dunneville, Canada
Yales on the apron at RCAF Dunneville
Ron and friends
To England and No. 488 (NZ) Squadron
488 Squadron's billet at Drem, Scotland. This was previously the home of Colonel Horlicks, the drinks manufacturer
Another shot of the billet at Drem, Scotland
A low pass by a 488 (NZ) Squadron de Havilland Mosquito. Note the invasion stripes, so this is undoubtedly taken later in France or Holland
A 488 (NZ) Sqn Mosquito runs its engines
A Merlin engine from a Mosquito
Wing Commander Ron Watts is seated centre, with other 488 (NZ) Squadron Officers
Ron Watts (4th from left) and his fellow piltos next to a 488 (NZ) Sqn Mosquito
488 (NZ) Squadron Aircrews, Ron is seated centre front.

 

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