More Info →"A Short Visit and Demonstration" [Planes at Ohakea]

Description

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 26 January, 1959. "On Saturday two R.N.Z.A.F. Canberra bombers arrived at Ohakea from Malaya. The crews were photographed upon their arrival. They are, from left to right: Flight Lieutenant R. B. Smith, of Oamaru, who piloted one of the planes, Flight Lieutenants C. N. Hanson, of Papatoetoe, and P. J. Heares, of Ohakea (the two navigators) and Squadron Leader G. R. B. Highet, of Wellington, Officer commanding 75 Squadron R.N.Z.A.F., who captained the second aircraft".

Identification

Object type

Image

Archive

Manawatū Evening Standard Negative Collection

Date

January 26, 1959

Digitisation ID

2017N_2017-20_015089

Format

B&W negative