Gary Danvers:
1937 The second hangar under construction at RNZAF Station Ohakea. Worker's accommodation huts in the background.
Gary Danvers:
1938 Hangar form work being winched along greased on rails toward second hangar site. Photo taken from roof of completed first hangar.
Gary Danvers:
1938 Headquarters building (right) with the large curved formwork used for moulding the roof of the two concrete hangars at RNZAF Station Ohakea. Workmens' car and truck beside the Headquarters building.
Gary Danvers:
1938 Construction of the second concrete arch hangar at RNZAF Station Ohakea. Scaffolding is being used to pour concrete to the first section of the roof.
Gary Danvers:
1938 Construction of the second concrete arch hangar at RNZAF Station Ohakea. Scaffolding over the middle section ready to pour concrete.
Gary Danvers:
1938 Ohakea hangar under construction. Back half completed. Preparing to pour concrete over reinforcing on front section.
Gary Danvers:
1938 Construction of the second concrete arch hangar at RNZAF Station Ohakea. The first section of the rear of the hangar is complete, the formwork has been moved forward and reinforcing is being laid for the next.
Gary Danvers:
1938 Construction of the second concrete arch hangar at RNZAF Station Ohakea. Ready to pour the concrete for the last section of arch.
Gary Danvers:
1938 Ohakea RNZAF officers' quarters under construction. Photo taken from the roof of the completed first hangar.
Gary Danvers:
1939 RNZAF Station Ohakea almost completed with the Bomb Dump buildings in the foreground under construction.
Gary Danvers:
1941 RNZAF Station Ohakea with numerous aircraft on the flight line.
Gary Danvers:
1941 Wing Commander EP Wells talking to a group of Air Training Corps cadets sitting on the lawn in front of the Officer's Mess at RNZAF Station, Ohakea, Oct 1942.
Gary Danvers:
1942 Damage to 1 Hangar at RNZAF Whenuapai Station caused by a plane crash, 17 Dec 1942.
Gary Danvers:
1942 Damage to 1 Hangar at RNZAF Whenuapai Station caused by a plane crash, 17 Dec 1942.
Gary Danvers:
1947 Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein poses with a group at RNZAF Station Ohakea, 16 Jul 1947.
Gary Danvers:
1952 Eight RNZAF FB.5 Vampires lead by a T.55 over Raumati with Paraparaumu on the left, Jan 1954.
Gary Danvers:
1955 Airmans Cafe, YMCA, RNZAF Station Ohakea, 28 Sep 1955.
Gary Danvers:
1955 RNZAF Bristol Freighter NZ5906 at RNZAF Station Ohakea, c1955.
Gary Danvers:
1959 Trial 'Kiwi' roundel (facing the wrong direction) sellotaped onto 42 Sqn Dakota NZ3553 at RNZAF Base Ohakea, 15 Sep 1959.
Gary Danvers:
1959 RAF No. 617 Sqn Vulcan XH498 with a damaged port undercarriage seconds after hitting the embankment on approach during the airshow for the opening of Wellington airport, 25 Oct 1959.
Gary Danvers:
1959 The crew of RAF No. 617 Sqn Vulcan XH498 immediately after making its emergency landing at RNZAF Ohakea 25 Oct 1959.
Gary Danvers:
1959 RAF No. 617 Sqn Vulcan XH498 crash lands at RNZAF Ohakea 25 Oct 1959.
Gary Danvers:
1959 RAF No. 617 Sqn Vulcan XH498 after crash landing at RNZAF Station Ohakea 25 Oct 1959.
Gary Danvers:
1959 Vulcan XH498 being lifted with Globemaster recovery airbags borrowed from "Deep Freeze", Christchurch. 28 Oct 1959.
Gary Danvers:
1959 Vulcan XH498 being lifted with Globemaster recovery airbags borrowed from "Deep Freeze", Christchurch, 28 Oct 1959.
Gary Danvers:
1959 RAF No. 617 Sqn Vulcan XH498 - Damage to left wing 25 Oct 1959.
Gary Danvers:
1959 Planks and jacks under RAF No. 617 Sqn Vulcan XH498 at RNZAF Station Ohakea, 28 Oct 1959.
Gary Danvers:
1960 Moving RAF Vulcan XH498 out of No. 2 Hangar at RNZAF Station Ohakea. The nosewheel was placed on a trolley to enable the fin to clear the top of the hangar door. The aircraft was successfully test flown and it departed for England the next day.
Gary Danvers:
1960 Vulcan XH498 - Tilted to clear No. 2 hangar door sill, 2 Jan 1960.
Gary Danvers:
1960 Moving RAF Vulcan XH498 out of No. 2 Hangar at RNZAF Station Ohakea. The nosewheel was placed on a trolley to enable the fin to clear the top of the hangar door. The aircraft was successfully test flown and it departed for England the next day.
