Hobsonville Airbase

A DigitalNZ Story by A Fraser

Image: RNZAF (Royal New Zealand Air Force) Squadron 41, flying DC4 airplanes over Hobsonville aerodrome, Auckland

RNZAF (Royal New Zealand Air Force) Squadron 41, flying DC4 airplanes over Hobsonville aerodrome, Auckland

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Image: Hobsonville Aerodrome, Auckland, showing a seaplane on the ocean, with five aircrafts on shore on the tarmac next to the hangar

Hobsonville Aerodrome, Auckland, showing a seaplane on the ocean, with five aircrafts on shore on the tarmac next to the hangar

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Image: Auckland Territorial Squadron, RNZAF, Hobsonville

Auckland Territorial Squadron, RNZAF, Hobsonville

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Image: Auckland Territorial Squadron, RNZAF, Hobsonville

Auckland Territorial Squadron, RNZAF, Hobsonville

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Image: Assembled planes, Hobsonville RNZAF base

Assembled planes, Hobsonville RNZAF base

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Image: Royal New Zealand Air Force base, Hobsonville

Royal New Zealand Air Force base, Hobsonville

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Image: Softball team at the Hobsonville Old Boys Reunion

Softball team at the Hobsonville Old Boys Reunion

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Image: Officers of RNZAF base Hobsonville, with plane

Officers of RNZAF base Hobsonville, with plane

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Image: Royal New Zealand Air Force base, Hobsonville

Royal New Zealand Air Force base, Hobsonville

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Image: Tasman Empire Airways Ltd aircraft inside hangar, Hobsonville

Tasman Empire Airways Ltd aircraft inside hangar, Hobsonville

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Image: Catalina flying boat NZ4048 touching down, Hobsonville

Catalina flying boat NZ4048 touching down, Hobsonville

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Image: Tasman Empire Airways Ltd flying boats at Hobsonville

Tasman Empire Airways Ltd flying boats at Hobsonville

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Image: Launching the beaching gear from the Catalina, Hobsonville, Auckland

Launching the beaching gear from the Catalina, Hobsonville, Auckland

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Image: View of large group of people and hangar, Hobsonville

View of large group of people and hangar, Hobsonville

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Image: Royal New Zealand Air Force base, Hobsonville, Harvard planes

Royal New Zealand Air Force base, Hobsonville, Harvard planes

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Image: Royal New Zealand Air Force base, Hobsonville. Fairey Gordon plane, in hangar

Royal New Zealand Air Force base, Hobsonville. Fairey Gordon plane, in hangar

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Image: Oxford aircraft lined up on the ground, Hobsonville, Royal New Zealand Air Force air sales

Oxford aircraft lined up on the ground, Hobsonville, Royal New Zealand Air Force air sales

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Image: Royal New Zealand Air Force Station, Hobsonville, Auckland region, showing view from north-east

Royal New Zealand Air Force Station, Hobsonville, Auckland region, showing view from north-east

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Image: Side and nose view of a Short Tasman aircraft, in a workshop, Hobsonville, Auckland, including scaffolding

Side and nose view of a Short Tasman aircraft, in a workshop, Hobsonville, Auckland, including scaffolding

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Image: North American Harvard Mk. II, 1941

North American Harvard Mk. II, 1941

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