Gary Danvers:
1951 RNZAF maintenance personnel, sent to Filton to complete familiarisation training and acceptance checks on the RNZAF's first Bristol Freighter, in front of the Bristol Brabazon at Filton, Bristol, 10 Mar 1951.
Gary Danvers:
1951 RNZAF maintenance personnel, sent to Filton to complete familiarisation training and acceptance checks on the RNZAF's first Bristol Freighter, in front of the Bristol Brabazon at Filton, Bristol, 10 Mar 1951.
Gary Danvers:
1951 RNZAF Sergeant Hilton 'Snow' Cleaver, Instruments, in the cockpit of the RNZAF's first Bristol Freighter, NZ5902, at RAF Station Filton, 17 Sep 1951.
Gary Danvers:
1951 RNZAF Cpl Don Locke, Electrical, with Sgt Johnny Mee, Airframes, checking the fire detector sensors on one the RNZAF's first Bristol Freighters, NZ5902, at Filton, Bristol, 17 Sep 1951.
Gary Danvers:
1951 L-R: Corporal Jim Body, Corporal Bert Clayton & Sergeant Norm Work pose for a publicity photo with the RNZAF's first Bristol Freighter, NZ5902, at RAF Station Filton, 17 Sep 1951.
Gary Danvers:
1951 RNZAF F/O pilot with John Howman, Bristol's Test Pilot & Conversion Trainer, in the cockpit of RNZAF Bristol Freighter NZ5902, 25 Nov 1951.
Gary Danvers:
1951 The first Bristol Freighter 31M, NZ5902, for the New Zealand Air Force at Filton, 25 Nov 1951.
Gary Danvers:
1951 John Howman, Bristol's Test Pilot & Conversion Trainer & RNZAF F/O pilot beside RNZAF Bristol Freighter NZ5902 at Filton, Bristol, 25 Nov 1951.
Gary Danvers:
1951 RNZAF Bristol Freighter NZ5902 handed over to a RNZAF crew at Filton, Bristol, 25 Nov 1951.
Gary Danvers:
1951 A group standing in front of Bristol Freighter NZ5902 at RAF Station Lyneham, during the delivery flight to New Zealand, 28 Nov 1951.
Gary Danvers:
1951 Bristol Freighter NZ5902.
Gary Danvers:
1951 RNZAF Bristol Freighter NZ5901, with NZ5902 behind, at RNZAF Station Whenuapai, after arriving from England, 6 Dec 1951.
Gary Danvers:
1951 The RNZAF's first Bristol Freighter, NZ5902 at RNZAF Station Ohakea soon after delivery from Filton, Bristol, 17 Dec 1951.
Gary Danvers:
1952 A truck, MT2061 being unloaded from Bristol Freighter NZ5902 at RNZAF Station Woodbourne during an Open Day display.
Gary Danvers:
1952 RNZAF Bristol Freighter NZ5902 flying over two 3.7 inch anti aircraft guns on the ground as part of an open day flying display at RNZAF Whenuapai, 27 Feb 1952.
Gary Danvers:
1953 Australian Combined Services Rugby Team in front of RNZAF Bristol Freighter NZ5902 at Ohakea, 20 Jul 1953.
Gary Danvers:
1953 Australian services rugby team under the wing of RNZAF Bristol Freighter NZ5902 at RNZAF Station Ohakea, 20 Jul 1953.
Gary Danvers:
1953 Two trucks; MT4094 (left) and MT4069 (right), unloading freight from Bristol Freighter NZ5902 for loading freight at RNZAF Station Wigram, 10 Nov 1953.
Gary Danvers:
1956 RNZAF Transport Wing Bristol Freighter NZ5902 over Auckland, 8 Feb 1956.
Gary Danvers:
1956 RNZAF Bristol Freighter NZ5902 at Wigram, Feb 1956.
Gary Danvers:
1957 RNZAF Bristol Freighter NZ5903 at Woodbourne, Avro 626 ZK-APC in foreground, 1957.
Gary Danvers:
c1958 RNZAF 41 Sqn Bristol Freighter NZ5902 on the hardstanding at RAF Station Changi, 1958.
Gary Danvers:
1958 RNZAF Bristol Freighter NZ5902 being refuelled at Wigram, 25 May 1958.
Gary Danvers:
1958 RNZAF Bristol Freighter NZ5902 loading freight & passengers at Wigram. Note the model Aero Commander to the left, 25 May 1958.
Gary Danvers:
1959 F/S Guy D'Anvers & F/L Tony Lynch inspecting NZ5902 at RNZAF Woodbourne, 24 Sep 1959.
Gary Danvers:
1959 F/S Guy D'Anvers & F/L Tony Lynch inspecting NZ5902 at RNZAF Woodbourne, 24 Sep 1959.
Gary Danvers:
1959 Supply drop exercise. Clarke forklift SV82 loading supplies into Bristol Freighter NZ5902 at RNZAF Station Woodbourne, 5 Nov 1959.
Gary Danvers:
1959 Supply drop exercise. Clarke forklift SV82 loading supplies into Bristol Freighter NZ5902 at RNZAF Station Woodbourne, 5 Nov 1959.
Gary Danvers:
1960 Not such an interesting shot, but one of the many remote places that the RNZAF No. 41 Sqn Bristol Freighters visited around the world. Here NZ5906 is approaching Hulele Island, Male, Maldives, 480 miles south east of Colombo, 19 Oct 1960.
Gary Danvers:
1960 RNZAF 41 Sqn Bristol Freighter NZ5906 flight path from Changi to Gan to Hulele, 18-21 Oct 1960.
