Photo of Major Cowper's Desoutter I Monoplane after he flew from Hawera with his wife and child, landing at Foxton beach to enjoy the feastive season. 30th of December, 1930. 
Photo taken by Josie Griffiths, with her box brownie camer...

Place:          Foxton beach
Date:          December 30, 1930

Dehavilland Rapide at Milson aerodrome after it's epic flight from England to Australia as part of an International Air Race. The plane then flew on to Palmerston North, this part of the flight taking 12 hours and 9 minutes. It was the first ...

Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          November 15, 1934

 Dehavilland Rapide at Milson aerodrome after it's epic flight from England to Australia as part of an International Air Race. The plane then flew on to Palmerston North, this part of the flight taking 12 hours and 9 minutes. It was the ...

Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          November 15, 1934

 Gypsy Moth aircraft as an honor guard over the newly arrived "Tainui", after it completed an International Air Race. 
Dehavilland Rapide aircraft flew to Palmerston North after competing in an Air Race, the final part of the fli...

Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          November 15, 1934

These images were taken for the September 10th 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper – the first of which was published with the caption: “One of the Phantoms about to take off on an operation supporting Exercise Captive Lightning. Airman D...

Creator:      The Tribune
Place:          Ohakea Air Base
Date:          September 10, 1978

These images were taken for the September 3rd 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper – the first of which was published.

An excerpt from the article read: “Eight Skyhawk aircraft from Number 75 Squadron, based at Ohakea, are now taking part...

Creator:      The Tribune
Place:          Ohakea Air Base
Date:          September 3, 1978

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 19 November 1958: "Nothing is left to chance when an R.N.Z.A.F. flight is arranged. Here L.A.C. W. Meldrum, a woman signaller on the staff at Ohakea, is seen at the radi...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Ohakea
Date:          November 19, 1958

Photo of Major Cowper's Desoutter I Monoplane after he flew from Hawera with his wife and child, landing at Foxton beach to enjoy the feastive season. 30th of December, 1930. 
Photo taken by Josie Griffiths, with her box brownie camer...

Place:          Foxton beach
Date:          December 30, 1930

Foreground left in image is Len Mangham's Monocoupe 70 aircraft, based at Milson. At rear is the visiting Avro 618 TEN from Australia, named the "Faith in Australia", boasting its newly fitted 3 x 330 horsepower Wright Whirlwind Radial engine...

Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          January 10, 1934

 Gypsy Moth aircraft as an honor guard over the newly arrived "Tainui", after it completed an International Air Race. 
De Havilland Rapide aircraft flew to Palmerston North after competing in an Air Race, the final part of the fl...

Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          November 15, 1934

 De Havilland Rapide at Milson aerodrome after it's epic flight from England to Australia as part of an International Air Race. The plane then flew on to Palmerston North, this part of the flight taking 12 hours and 9 minutes. It was the...

Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          November 15, 1934

 Gypsy Moth aircraft as an honor guard over the newly arrived "Tainui", after it completed an International Air Race. 
De Havilland Rapide aircraft flew to Palmerston North after competing in an Air Race, the final part of the fl...

Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          November 15, 1934

De Havilland Rapide at Milson aerodrome after it's epic flight from England to Australia as part of an International Air Race. The plane then flew on to Palmerston North, this part of the flight taking 12 hours and 9 minutes. It was the first...

Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          November 15, 1934

Photo of Union Airways De Havilland DH 86 passenger and mail aircraft at Milson Aerodrome in circa 1936.
Named Korimako, registration ZK-AEH
Photo taken by Josie Griffiths with her Box Brownie Camera.

Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1936

This photograph shows the damage done to the "Southern Cross" when it landed at Milson Airport, Palmerston North. Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and crew of the 'Southern Cross', a Fokker F. VII Trimotor aircraft, were delayed in Palmerston North for...

Creator:      Snapshots Unlimited
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          February 1933

Repairing the wing of Kingsford Smith's "Southern Cross" aircaft with 3-ply wood in a Palmerston North Agricultural and Pastoral showground building in Waldegrave Street. Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and crew of the 'Southern Cross', a Fokker F. VI...

Creator:      T C Benfell
Place:          The Showgrounds. Waldegrave Street, Palmerston North
Date:          February 1933

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 24 February, 1964. "A United States Air Force Globemaster is the subject of much interest on Saturday by a large crowd at Air Force Day at Ohakea."

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 22 February, 1964. "Small boys found much to interest them at the Air Force Day at Ohakea today. Two-year-old Robert Newman, of Marton, is here inspecting the under-carr...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard

This image was not published in The Manawatu Evening Standard, taken on 22 February, 1964. [A section of the crowd at the Air Force Day held at Ohakea.]

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 24 February, 1964. "Gr[??]am Jordan, aged five, of Waiouru, standing in the back end of an engine from a United States Air Force F-105 Thunderchief at Ohakea on Saturday."

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard

This image was not published in The Manawatu Evening Standard, taken on 22 February, 1964. [A plane at the Air Force Day held at Ohakea.]

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard

This image was not published in The Manawatu Evening Standard, taken on 17 February, 1964. "After a 7 1/2-hour non-stop slight from Guam on Saturday these six Thunderchief pilots were pleased to touch down at the R.N.Z.A.F. Station at Ohakea on Sa...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 17 June, 1963. "Inspecting the R.N.Z.A.F. Station at Ohakea today was New Zealand-born Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles Elworthy (third from left), the Chief Air Staff-desi...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Ohakea
Date:          June 17, 1963

This image was not published in the Manawatu Evening Standard, taken on 11 July, 1963. [The Minister of Transport for Malaya (Dato Haji Sardon bin Haji Jubir) exits a plane with a colleague.]

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          July 11, 1963

This image was taken for a story that ran in the Manawatu Evening Standard on 11 July, 1963. "In conjunction with the visit to New Zealand by members of the House of Representatives of the Federation of Malaya, who arrived at Ohakea on Tuesday, wh...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Ohakea
Date:          July 11, 1963

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 ri...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Ohakea
Date:          January 26, 1959

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 27 January, 1959. "On Saturday morning, while a "Manawatu Standard" representative was on the Tauranga aerodrome, these two aircraft, from H.M.S. Albion, the British air...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Tauranga
Date:          January 27, 1959

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 01 April 1958, page 7: "An integral part of the global striking force of the U.S. Strategic Air Command, giant jet tankers -- in this case a KC135 -- kept the B52 bomber...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Ohakea, Manawatu-Wanganui
Date:          April 1, 1958

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 21 March 1958, page 6: "Posing on his arrival at Ohakea yesterday with the Chief of Air Staff (left), Air Vice Marshal C.E. Kay, Air Chief Marshal the Hon. Sir Ralph Coc...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Ohakea
Date:          March 21, 1958

This image was not published in The Manawatu Evening Standard, taken on 21 October, 1959. "R.N.Z.A.F. Station at Ohakea. Pictured an American Super Sabre jet fighter." Another photo associated with this article was published on the 21 October,...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Ohakea
Date:          October 22, 1959