{"id":3971,"date":"2017-08-31T21:23:51","date_gmt":"2017-08-31T21:23:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/?p=3971"},"modified":"2018-08-27T02:55:11","modified_gmt":"2018-08-27T02:55:11","slug":"p-40-in-rnzaf-service-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/2017\/08\/p-40-in-rnzaf-service-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 159 &#8211; The Curtiss P-40 in RNZAF Service &#8211;  Part One"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4581\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3971-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_159_Duxbury_P-40s.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_159_Duxbury_P-40s.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_159_Duxbury_P-40s.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_159_Duxbury_P-40s.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/?powerpress_pinw=3971-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_159_Duxbury_P-40s.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"WONZ_Ep_159_Duxbury_P-40s.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/au\/podcast\/wings-over-new-zealand-show\/id606143097?mt=2&amp;ls=1#episodeGuid=https%3A%2F%2Fcambridgeairforce.org.nz%2FWONZShow%2F%3Fp%3D3971\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p><strong>Sub-Series:\u00a0<\/strong>The Duxbury Files<\/p>\n<p><strong>Guest: <\/strong>David Duxbury<\/p>\n<p><strong>Host:<\/strong>\u00a0Dave Homewood<\/p>\n<p><strong>Archive Voices:<\/strong> Geoff Fisken, Noel Hanna, Joe McVicar and Owen Hicks<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recorded: <\/strong>3rd\u00a0of August 2017<\/p>\n<p><strong>Released:<\/strong>\u00a01st of September 2017<\/p>\n<p><strong>Duration:<\/strong>\u00a02 hours 18 seconds<\/p>\n<p>Aviation historian David Duxbury once again joins Dave Homewood on the WONZ Show for another in The Duxbury Files series. Together they look at the history of the Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk and Warhawk fighter series which served with the Royal New Zealand Air Force as its front line fighter from April 1942 till June 1944, and then as an important second line fighter till the end of WWII and the last of the type finally retired from RNZAF service in 1946.<\/p>\n<p>The RNZAF operated 297 P-40&#8217;s in total, equipping No&#8217;s 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19 (Fighter) Squadrons, plus No. 2 and No. 4 Operational Training Units, and with smaller numbers serving with the Central Flying School of the RNZAF, the Fighter Gunnery School, the Electrical &amp; Wireless School, and the Corsair Conversion Unit.<\/p>\n<p>The RNZAF operated P-40E&#8217;s, P-40K&#8217;s, P-40M&#8217;s and P-40N&#8217;s, plus for a short time one Packard Merlin engined P-40L that was mistakenly sent to New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p>The RNZAF Fighter Wing saw air to air combat in the Solomon Islands, particularly in the defence of Guadalcanal. They also escorted RNZAF, USAAF, US Navy and USMC heavy, medium and dive bombers to targets as far away as Rabaul. The RNZAF Fighter Wing P-40 pilots acquired a fantastic reputation for providing the best escort for the bombers, always staying in close to protect them and seemingly not losing any of the bombers to enemy aircraft. The Fighter Wing pilots shot down 100 Japanese aircraft in aerial combat in the Pacific, with a loss rate of only a fifth of that amount of their own fighters to enemy action.<\/p>\n<p>In this episode David and Dave delve deep into the history of the Kittyhawk in RNZAF service, looking at as many aspects of the type as possible, and unearthing some information not widely known to fans of the RNZAF P-40&#8217;s. They also answer questions that were sent in by WONZ Show listeners.<\/p>\n<p>This is Part One, there is definitely more to come following this episode so stay tuned once you&#8217;ve listened to this one.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recommended Further Reading<br \/>\n<\/strong>Some recommended books about the P-40 squadrons or by pilots who flew in them<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.redcat.co.nz\/Biplane_Flights_Store.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Air To Air &#8211; by Chris Rudge<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/ImageAirtoAir.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4053 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/ImageAirtoAir-206x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/ImageAirtoAir-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/ImageAirtoAir-103x150.jpg 103w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/ImageAirtoAir.jpg 274w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 206px) 100vw, 206px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 \u00a0Too Young To Die &#8211; by Bryan Cox<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 \u00a0Kittyhawks And Coconuts &#8211; by Keith Mulligan<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 \u00a0The Blue Arena &#8211; by Bob Spurdle<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 \u00a0Tiger Moths And Butterflies &#8211; by Peter Norman<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 \u00a0Wings Over The Pacific &#8211; by Alex Horn<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 \u00a0RNZAF: The First Decade &#8211; by Charles Darby<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 \u00a0RNZAF: A Short History &#8211; by Geoffrey Bentley<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 \u00a0Portrait of an Air Force &#8211;\u00a0&#8211; by Geoffrey Bentley and Maurice Conly<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Quick Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.adf-serials.com.au\/nz-serials\/nzkittyhawk.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The RNZAF Curtiss P-40&#8217;s on adf.serials<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Curtiss_P-40_Warhawk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk on Wikipedia<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nzetc.victoria.ac.nz\/tm\/scholarly\/tei-WH2AirF.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Royal New Zealand Air Force by S\/Ldr J.M.S. Ross<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.airforcemuseum.co.nz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Air Force Museum of New Zealand<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.motat.org.nz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Museum of Transport and Technology<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.classicflyersnz.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Classic Flyers NZ Museum<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/14Sqn.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3975 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/14Sqn.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/14Sqn.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/14Sqn-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/14Sqn-768x558.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/14Sqn-150x109.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/14Sqn-400x291.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>P-40E&#8217;s of No. 14 Squadron RNZAF in 1942. Closest to the camera is NZ3008<br \/>\nHQ-B &#8220;Umslopogaas&#8221;, with NZ3035 HQ-Q in the centre,and NZ3007 HQ-A<br \/>\n&#8220;Magnolia Mufflewort&#8221; furthest from the camera. The photo was taken by Leo White<br \/>\nand is Air Force Museum of New Zealand Official. This particular print comes<br \/>\nfrom the collection of the late Graeme Ronayne.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img252.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3977\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img252.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img252.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img252-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img252-768x574.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img252-1024x765.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img252-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img252-400x299.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nA lovely portrait of No. 14 Squadron P-40E NZ3008 &#8220;Umslopogaas&#8221;.\u00a0The photo was<br \/>\ntaken by Leo White and is Air Force Museum of New Zealand Official. This particular<br \/>\nprint comes from the collection of the late Bill Edhouse<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img899.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3978\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img899.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img899.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img899-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img899-768x552.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img899-1024x736.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img899-150x108.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img899-400x288.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nA look at the top of No. 14 Squadron&#8217;s P-40E NZ3035.\u00a0The photo was taken by<br \/>\nLeo White and is Air Force Museum of New Zealand Official. This particular print<br \/>\ncomes from the collection of the late Dave Howlett<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/PR734small.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4026\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/PR734small-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/PR734small-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/PR734small-768x573.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/PR734small-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/PR734small-400x298.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/PR734small.jpg 799w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nFlying officer Peter Gifford of No. 14 (Fighter)\u00a0Squadron RNZAF in his Curtiss P-40E Kittyhawk NZ3007. \u00a0The photo was taken by\u00a0Leo White and is Air Force Museum of New Zealand Official.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/PR707small.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4028\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/PR707small-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/PR707small-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/PR707small-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/PR707small-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/PR707small-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/PR707small.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>No. 14 Squadron RNZAF P-40E&#8217;s lined up in front of the squadron&#8217;s Harvards at RNZAF<br \/>\nStation Whenuapai in February 1943.\u00a0The photo\u00a0is Air Force Museum of New Zealand Official.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4024\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NZ3040-300x220.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NZ3040-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NZ3040-768x562.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NZ3040-150x110.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NZ3040-400x293.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NZ3040.jpg 799w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><br \/>\nA No. 15 Squadron RNZAF P-40E NZ3040 over the sea off the coast of New Zealand. This is<br \/>\nan Air Force Museum of New Zealand photo<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/First-Kittyhawk-Sighted-Woodbourne.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4002\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/First-Kittyhawk-Sighted-Woodbourne-300x195.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/First-Kittyhawk-Sighted-Woodbourne-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/First-Kittyhawk-Sighted-Woodbourne-768x498.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/First-Kittyhawk-Sighted-Woodbourne-1024x664.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/First-Kittyhawk-Sighted-Woodbourne-150x97.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/First-Kittyhawk-Sighted-Woodbourne-400x259.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/First-Kittyhawk-Sighted-Woodbourne.jpg 1460w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>A P-40E at Woodbourne in 1942. From the collection of the late Noel Hanna<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/OTU_Ohakea_Nov_1942a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4005\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/OTU_Ohakea_Nov_1942a-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/OTU_Ohakea_Nov_1942a-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/OTU_Ohakea_Nov_1942a-768x584.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/OTU_Ohakea_Nov_1942a-1024x778.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/OTU_Ohakea_Nov_1942a-150x114.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/OTU_Ohakea_Nov_1942a-400x304.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/OTU_Ohakea_Nov_1942a.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nP-40E&#8217;s and Harvards lined up at No. 2 Operational Training Unit, at RNZAF Station<br \/>\nOhakea. From the collection of the late Noel Hanna<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/P40s.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3979\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/P40s.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/P40s.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/P40s-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/P40s-768x574.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/P40s-1024x765.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/P40s-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/P40s-400x299.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nCurtiss P-40N Warhawks and Lockheed Hudsons during a stopover at RNZAF<br \/>\nStationWaipapakauri during a ferry flight. The Supermarine Walrus NZ154 seen<br \/>\nleft was\u00a0probably performing Air Sea Rescue duties just in case.\u00a0The photo \u00a0is<br \/>\nAir Force\u00a0Museum of New Zealand Official. This particular print comes from the<br \/>\ncollection of Brendon Deere.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img231.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3976\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img231.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img231.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img231-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img231-768x497.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img231-1024x662.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img231-150x97.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img231-400x259.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nSix Curtiss P-40K Kittyhawks escorted by an RNZAF Lockheed Hudson during a Pacific<br \/>\nferry flight. The photo is taken from a second Hudson escort.\u00a0The photo is Air Force<br \/>\nMuseum of New Zealand Official. This particular print comes from the collection<br \/>\nof the late Bill Edhouse.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Beach-Landing-pilots.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4003\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Beach-Landing-pilots-300x234.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Beach-Landing-pilots-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Beach-Landing-pilots-768x600.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Beach-Landing-pilots-1024x799.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Beach-Landing-pilots-150x117.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Beach-Landing-pilots-400x312.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe four pilots who came down on the beach near Noumea.<br \/>\nLeft to right are\u00a0F\/O Keith Macdonald, F\/O Pat Morpeth, F\/O Ralph Karsten<br \/>\nand Sgt Noel Hanna. The photo was kindly supplied by the late Noel Hanna<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4027\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/PR1444small-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/PR1444small-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/PR1444small-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/PR1444small-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/PR1444small-400x299.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/PR1444small.jpg 799w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><br \/>\nOne of the ex-Tonga P-40E&#8217;s, NZ3094, seen here under maintenance at Espiritu Santo.<br \/>\nThis aircraft still exists today and flies with Ross Pay&#8217;s collection in Australia.\u00a0The photo<br \/>\nis Air Force Museum of New Zealand Official, via John Saunders.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Kukum.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4030\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Kukum-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Kukum-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Kukum-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Kukum-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Kukum-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Kukum.jpg 799w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nNo. 14 Squadron P-40K&#8217;s at Kukum Field, Guadalcanal. \u00a0From the collection of the<br \/>\nlate Noel Hanna<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/14-Squadron-Cactus-First-Tour.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4007\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/14-Squadron-Cactus-First-Tour-300x231.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/14-Squadron-Cactus-First-Tour-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/14-Squadron-Cactus-First-Tour-768x592.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/14-Squadron-Cactus-First-Tour-1024x789.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/14-Squadron-Cactus-First-Tour-150x116.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/14-Squadron-Cactus-First-Tour-400x308.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nPilots of No. 14 (Fighter) Squadron at Kukum, Guadalcanal, Solomon islands, during their<br \/>\nfirst\u00a0tour of duty. From the collection of the late Noel Hanna<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/14-Squadron-Torokina-1944.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4008\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/14-Squadron-Torokina-1944-300x215.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/14-Squadron-Torokina-1944-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/14-Squadron-Torokina-1944-768x550.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/14-Squadron-Torokina-1944-1024x733.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/14-Squadron-Torokina-1944-150x107.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/14-Squadron-Torokina-1944-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/14-Squadron-Torokina-1944.jpg 1849w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>Pilots of No. 14 (Fighter) Squadron at Guadalcanal, Solomon islands, during their second<br \/>\ntour of duty. From the collection of the late Noel Hanna<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img050.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3981\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img050.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img050.jpg 1162w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img050-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img050-768x561.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img050-1024x748.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img050-150x110.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img050-400x292.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nPilots with P-40N NZ3134\/L &#8220;Leslie&#8221; on No. 4 Servicing Unit at Torokina.<br \/>\nPhoto from Ron Hildreth&#8217;s collection<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img051.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3982\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img051.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img051.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img051-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img051-768x556.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img051-1024x742.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img051-150x109.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img051-400x290.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nP-40N&#8217;s of No. 4 Servicing Unit at Torokina, with NZ3220\/G &#8220;Gloria Lyons&#8221; in the foreground, and NZ3126\/C further down the row.\u00a0Photo from Ron Hildreth&#8217;s collection<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img211a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3983\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img211a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img211a.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img211a-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img211a-768x525.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img211a-1024x701.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img211a-150x103.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img211a-400x274.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nSome rough looking P-40&#8217;s from the late Bill Edhouse&#8217;s collection, location unknown but possibly the Fighter Gunnery School at RNZAF Station Gisborne.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img006-Kittyhawks-being-serviced-in-Bougainville-2016-43.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3999\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img006-Kittyhawks-being-serviced-in-Bougainville-2016-43-300x222.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img006-Kittyhawks-being-serviced-in-Bougainville-2016-43-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img006-Kittyhawks-being-serviced-in-Bougainville-2016-43-768x569.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img006-Kittyhawks-being-serviced-in-Bougainville-2016-43-1024x759.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img006-Kittyhawks-being-serviced-in-Bougainville-2016-43-150x111.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img006-Kittyhawks-being-serviced-in-Bougainville-2016-43-400x296.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img006-Kittyhawks-being-serviced-in-Bougainville-2016-43.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nRNZAF Curtiss P-40N&#8217;s on Ondonga. From the collection of the late Noel Arnott<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img009-Bougainville-2033-43-small.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4000\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img009-Bougainville-2033-43-small-300x229.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img009-Bougainville-2033-43-small-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img009-Bougainville-2033-43-small-768x586.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img009-Bougainville-2033-43-small-1024x782.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img009-Bougainville-2033-43-small-150x115.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img009-Bougainville-2033-43-small-400x305.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img009-Bougainville-2033-43-small.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nRNZAF Curtiss P-40N &#8217;56&#8217; (probably NZ3256) under maintenance on Ondonga.<br \/>\nFrom the collection of the late Noel Arnott<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img219.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4031\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img219-300x241.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img219-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img219-768x616.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img219-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img219-400x321.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img219.jpg 799w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nFlight Lieutenant John Day of No. 16 (Fighter) Squadron, at Espiritu Santo, 1943.<br \/>\nLeo White image<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/BSI1943.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4033\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/BSI1943-300x206.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/BSI1943-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/BSI1943-768x526.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/BSI1943-150x103.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/BSI1943-400x274.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/BSI1943.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nRNZAF P-40&#8217;s at Kukum Field, Guadalcanal<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/LungaBeach-Guadalcanal.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4034\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/LungaBeach-Guadalcanal-300x203.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/LungaBeach-Guadalcanal-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/LungaBeach-Guadalcanal-768x519.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/LungaBeach-Guadalcanal-150x101.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/LungaBeach-Guadalcanal-400x270.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/LungaBeach-Guadalcanal.jpg 799w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nP-40N NZ3220 &#8216;Gloria Lyons&#8217; of No. 4 Servicing Unit at Torokina<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/TorokinaSU.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4049\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/TorokinaSU.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/TorokinaSU.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/TorokinaSU-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/TorokinaSU-768x559.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/TorokinaSU-150x109.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/TorokinaSU-400x291.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nA US Navy shot of an RNZAF P-40 taking off from the runway at Torokina,<br \/>\nBougainville. To the right are USAAF Bell P-39 Aircobras that were based there<br \/>\nas well as No. 2 Servicing Unit RNZAF and No. 4 Servicing Unit RNZAF, both with<br \/>\nP-40&#8217;s, and later to re-equip in mid-1944 with Corsairs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sub-Series: The Duxbury Files<\/p>\n<p>Guest: David Duxbury<\/p>\n<p>Host: Dave Homewood<\/p>\n<p>Archive Voices: Geoff Fisken, Noel Hanna, Joe McVicar and Owen Hicks<\/p>\n<p>Recorded: 3rd of August 2017<\/p>\n<p>Released: 1st of September 2017<\/p>\n<p>Duration: 2 hours 18 seconds<\/p>\n<p>Aviation historian David Duxbury once again joins Dave Homewood on the WONZ Show for another in The Duxbury Files [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[85,20,1089,89,844,543,882,385,808,340,1440,1573,1441,1570,1083,15,1091,103,145,905,71,264,1569,31,1568,17,1566,1565,917,214,44,360,90,5,881,1092,1571,1564,1572,192,1576,673,1574,1575,1088,483,1567,810,78,916,1084],"class_list":["post-3971","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-episodes","tag-air-force","tag-air-to-air","tag-american","tag-aviation","tag-battle","tag-bougainville","tag-britain","tag-combat","tag-curtiss","tag-dave-homewood","tag-david","tag-dive-bombing","tag-duxbury","tag-espiritu","tag-fairhall","tag-fighter","tag-guadalcanal","tag-historian","tag-history","tag-japanese","tag-kittyhawk","tag-masterton","tag-new-caledonia","tag-new-zealand","tag-noumea","tag-ohakea","tag-operational","tag-otu","tag-over","tag-p-40","tag-pilot","tag-pilots","tag-podcast","tag-rnzaf","tag-royal","tag-santo","tag-santos","tag-seagrove","tag-servicing-units","tag-show","tag-solomon-islands","tag-squadron","tag-strafe","tag-strafing","tag-torokina","tag-training","tag-unit","tag-warhawk","tag-whenuapai","tag-wings","tag-woodbourne","odd"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3971","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3971"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3971\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9097,"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3971\/revisions\/9097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3971"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3971"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3971"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}