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De Havilland Mosquito of No.487 - 488 (NZ) Sqns

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The de Havilland Mosquito is an important aircraft to the RNZAF. Two wartime New Zealand squadrons flew the Mosquito and the type saw service in the post-war RNZAF. The accompanying image shows four Mosquitoes of No.75 Sqn taxi-ing past the Whenuapai control tower during a public Open Day in...read more

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Curtiss P-40 E Kittyhawk of No.15 (RNZAF) Sqn

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A Curtiss P-40 E Kittyhawk (JZ-I, NZ3040) of No.15 Squadron seen in flight from RNZAF Station Whenuapai, October 1942.read more

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The Lockheed Hudson of No 3 (RNZAF) Sqn.

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On 23 November 1942 six Lockheed Hudsons of No.3 Sqn RNZAF flew into Henderson Field, Guadalcanal. A small party of ground crew and mechanics had already set up a camp which would be No.3 Sqn’s home on the front line. Guadalcanal had been fiercely fought over, when No. 3 Squadron deployed there...read more

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The Avro Lancaster C of No 75 (NZ) Sqn.

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In the dark years of WWII Bomber Command of the RAF provided the only means of taking the offensive against Nazi Germany. In January 1943 the Allied leaders authorised the Combined Bomber Offensive as the primary Allied assault on the Nazi war economy.

The most famous and succesuful heavy...read more

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Seabees - The Navy's fighting construction men the World over (1944)

This film describes activities of the United States Navy construction battalions (Seabees) during World War II.read more

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Captured German Luftwaffe color film "Actual Battle Scenes"

"Summary: German film showing Stukas, JU-88's, ME-109's, ME-110's in aerial action. MS: Scenic view. CU: German fueling Stuka. German on wing of Stuka. German unloading box from truck. German carrying box. German EM pushing bomb on carriage. German EM bombing up Stuka. German pilot climbs into...read more

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The history of "The Kangaroos" - 1st Canadian Armoured Carrier Regiment

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This booklet presentes a brief outline of the Kangaroo Regiment. The story put forth here is but a small part of the whole. Space, time and difficulty in obtaining materials have been the limiting factors.The writers have tried to give an accurate account of the accomplishments of the Kangaroos...read more

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One More River - The Story of the 8th Indian Division

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A small pamphlet, one of a series on Indian Infantry Divisions that fought World War II and published by the War Department, Govt of India (before the British gave independence to India in 1947). Anonymously authored.

The Division came into this war along the most ancient rivers of...read more

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Silent Wings: The American Glider Pilots of World War II

From the early race to build gliders to the D-Day invasion at Normandy and Nazi Germany's final surrender, "Silent Wings - The American Glider Pilots of WWII" narrated by Hal Holbrook, reveals the critical role gliders played in World War II offensives. Through rare archival footage and...read more

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