A great series of photos that show a good amount of RNZAF Corsair activity.
The link below is a great read as well.
Kiwis Over the Pacific: The RNZAF in World War II
https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/2018/ ... ld-war-ii/Photo Credit: Air Force Museum of New Zealand
Group of No. 19 Squadron personnel in front of a Corsair, during their fourth tour. Los Negros.
L-R: Back; Morrison, Warren, Flintoff, Howlett, Brown, Brundell, McArthur, Wilson, Paterson.
Middle; Deller, Jones, Green, Vallentine, Callaghan, Garnham, Yetton, Grant, Ronayne.
Front; Holliss, Bills, Carson (Intelligence Officer), Aickin, Killian (Commanding Officer), Scott, Carnachan, Johnston, Watt
Group of No. 2 Servicing Unit personnel performing maintenance on a Corsair. Piva, Bougainville.
Group of No. 3 Servicing Unit Armament Section personnel in front of a Corsair. Green Island.
L-R: Back; Bert Curtin, Jack Weatherston, John Grenfell, Eric Hardy, Stuart Johnson, George Firman, Len Farr, Tom Bell, Vince Doyle, Ernest Williams, Keith Quinton, Les Johnston, Bill Hewitt.
Middle; Ian Woolford, David Hutton, John Goile, Ian MacCall, Stan Luscombe, Doug Farr, Lou Polaschek, Roy Lendrum, George Townsend, Alf Berry, Devon Christianson, Frank Fitzgerald.
Front; Eddie Johnson, Les Webster, Herbert Healey, Mick Williams, Dave Murray, Bob Hamilton, Bill Pope, Lou Harrop.
Air to air of a formation No. 18 Squadron Corsairs in flight over the ocean near Guadalcanal.
Airmen and natives with Chance Vought Corsair '76' at Jacquinot Bay, New Britain after RNZAF units arrived from Green Island.
Burnt-out Chance Vought F4U Corsair NZ5343 after an accident on 13 April 1945. Piva, Bougainville.
Group of pilots with a Chance Vought Corsair. Bougainville.
Aircraft presumed to be on charge to No. 31 Servicing Unit.
Corsairs being serviced by No. 31 Servicing Unit personnel on the flight line. Espiritu Santo. Aircraft NZ5349 and NZ5347 in view.
Groundcrew perform 320 hour maintenance to a No. 4 Servicing Unit Corsair NZ5324. Mokerang, Los Negros.
Group of pilots (some sitting in the back of a truck) beside a Corsair. Bougainville.
Aircraft '08' presumed to be on charge to No. 31 Servicing Unit.
Group of Workshops Maintenance staff pose around the engine from a crashed aircraft. Bougainville.
No. 23 Squadron, RNZAF pilots with a squadron Corsair, Bougainville.
No. 31 Servicing Unit Chance Vought Corsairs lined-up on the strip. Espiritu Santo.
L-R: NZ5377, NZ5373, NZ5389 and NZ5381.
RNZAF Chance Vought F4U-1D Corsair (NZ5440 'Lil' Audrey') landing at Jacquinot Bay, 1945.
RNZAF Corsair formation near Ardmore Oct 1944.
RNZAF Corsair formation near Ardmore Oct 1944.
Vought F4U Corsair #39 RNZAF Bougainville 1945.
RNAF-Chance-Vought-F4U-Corsair-in-the-Pacific.
Group of RNZAF personnel gathered behind the Young Mens Christian Association (YMCA) truck MT2540 during a tea break. Espiritu Santo.
Corsairs being serviced by No. 31 Servicing Unit personnel on the flight line. Espiritu Santo.
NZ5349, NZ5347, NZ5328 and NZ5350 among aircraft in view.
Air to air view of a formation of No. 18 Squadron Corsairs in flight over the ocean. Guadalcanal.
Line-up of Corsairs from No. 22 Squadron, prior to departure for New Zealand. Piva, Bougainville.
Group of No. 20 Squadron [?] pilots and ground crew with a Corsair. Believed to be at Torokina.
Good view of flight gear.
Armourers loading guns into a No. 4 Servicing Unit Corsair during a maintenance session. Mokerang, Los Negros.
Group of pilots gathered beside a line-up of Corsairs at RNZAF Station, Ardmore.
Service personnel make use of the shade provided by a wrecked Corsair. Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands.
Aircraft may be NZ5333, from No. 21 Squadron which crashed 9 July 1944, or NZ5318, from No. 16 Squadron which crashed 5 August 1944.
Fighter pilot in the cockpit of a Corsair. Presumed to be RNZAF Station, Ardmore.
Good view of flying gear.
Group of pilots being briefed with a map beside Corsair 'L'. Fighter Leader School, RNZAF Station Ardmore.
Air to air view of Corsair NZ5552 over RNZAF Station, Ardmore.
No. 2 Servicing Unit Corsair NZ5444 taking-off from a Marston matting strip. Piva, Bougainville.
Line-up of Corsairs at RNZAF Station, Ardmore.
Joins with PR3999b to form a panorama.
RNZAF Corsair NZ5216 taking off from Bougainville.
Ground to air of a formation of Corsairs. Bougainville.
Group of ground crew perform maintenance on a Corsair under shelter. Piva, Bougainville.
Corsair equipped with long range fuel tanks about to land on the airstrip at Jacquinot Bay, New Britain after RNZAF units departed Green Island.
No. 14 Squadron [?] pilot climbing into the cockpit of a Corsair. Believed to be at Piva, Bougainville.
Good view of flying gear including rescue pack(?).
Group of ground crew with a pair of Corsairs. Possibly No. 20 Squadron, Believed to be at Guadalcanal.
Ground crew refuelling a No. 20 Squadron [?] Corsair. Presumed to be Guadalcanal. Fuel tanker in the background.
Group of No. 20 Squadron [?] personnel with Corsairs. Presumed after arriving at Guadalcanal from Espiritu Santo [?].
No. 2 Servicing Unit personnel perform maintenance on a Corsair. Piva, Bougainville.
Circa 1944.
Aimen and natives with Corsair '76' at Jacquinot Bay, New Britain, after RNZAF units arrived from Green Island.
Note the 20 bomb mission markers on fuselage in front of the windscreen.
Australian servicemen and local men shelter in the shade with a line up of Corsairs at Jacquinot Bay, New Britain, after RNZAF units arrived from Green Island.
Ground to air view of a Corsair, about to make a low pass over a palm tree. Bougainville.
RNZAF Corsairs waiting to take-off. Piva, Bougainville Aircraft NZ5338 in front.
Line-up of No. 2 Servicing Unit Corsairs running-up their engines prior to take-off. Piva, Bougainville.
Group of No. 30 Servicing Unit major inspection personnel on a towing tractor. Green Island.
Air to air of a formation of No. 18 Squadron Corsairs in flight over the Guadalcanal coast.
From front: NZ5326, NZ5315, NZ5307.
Large group of No. 30 Servicing Unit personnel between two Corsairs. Unknown location.
Sign reads: "R.N.Z.A.F. 30 Servicing Unit - Without fear or favour!"
Joins with PR4940a and PR4940b to form a panorama.
No. 31 Servicing Unit Corsairs 'run-up' their engines. Espiritu Santo.
Aircraft NZ5368, NZ5366 and NZ5367.
Ground crew refuel No. 31 Servicing Unit Corsairs, Espiritu Santo.
Nose art on near aircraft, NZ5350 "Struggle Buggy". NZ5339 and NZ5347 also in view.
No. 31 Servicing Unit Corsairs undergoing maintenance. Espiritu Santo.
Aircraft NZ5356, NZ5314 and NZ5358.
Corsairs undergoing maintenance by No. 31 Servicing Unit [?] personnel. Espiritu Santo.
Group of pilots gathered around a bomb on a trolley to discuss air strike. Unknown location.
Corsairs in the background believed to be on charge to No. 31 Servicing Unit.
Ground to air of a formation of Corsairs in flight over a control tower. Bougainville.
Ground to air of a formation of Corsairs. Bougainville.
Line-up of Corsairs at RNZAF Station, Ardmore.
Joins with PR3999A to form a panorama.
Air to air view of Corsair NZ5552 with RNZAF Station, Ardmore in the background.
Front view of Corsairs on the tarmac at RNZAF Station, Ardmore.
Group of No. 31 Servicing Unit personnel working under a canvas shelter. Men at left are working with hot steel on an anvil. Espiritu Santo.
Corsairs, including NZ5361, in the background.
Line-up of No. 22 Squadron Corsairs prior to departure for New Zealand. Piva, Bougainville.
Line-up of No. 4 Servicing Unit Corsairs at Mokerang, Los Negros.
Visible serial numbers: NZ5393, NZ5300, NZ5335.
Air to air view of a formation of No. 18 Squadron Corsairs in flight over the Guadalcanal coast.
Corsair '24' at Jacquinot Bay, New Britain after RNZAF units departed Green Island.
Australian personnel and natives examine aircraft.
Nose art Nan with 32 bomb markers painted ahead of cockpit.
Line-up of No. 31 Servicing Unit Chance Vought Corsairs being 'run-up' along the strip. Espiritu Santo.
Corsairs at Jacquinot Bay, New Britain after RNZAF units departed Green Island.
Airmen and natives gathered around aircraft '76'.
No. 2 Servicing Unit personnel loading a bomb onto a trolley from the back of bomb truck MT1871. Unknown location.
Group of ground crew with a pair of Corsairs. Possibly No. 20 Squadron, Believed to be at Guadalcanal.
Ground crew refuelling a No. 20 Squadron [?] Corsair. Presumed to be Guadalcanal. Fuel tanker in the background.
Bomb laden Corsair taxiing out to the runway. Piva, Bougainville.
Group of No. 23 Squadron pilots with a Jeep and Corsair '73'. Bougainville.
L-R: Pilot Officer DR Thorpe, Flight Sergeant AW Rountree, Flying Officer MS Gunton, Flight Sergeant GS Stirling.
Line-up of RNZAF Corsairs prior to departure for New Zealand. Piva airstrip, Bougainville.
Group of No. 30 Servicing Unit personnel with a Corsair. Green Island.
Workers assembling Corsairs at RNZAF Station, Hobsonville.
Workers assembling Corsairs at RNZAF Station Hobsonville.