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	Squadron
		15 Squadron SAAF 15 Squadron SAAF is a helicopter squadron.
		16 Squadron SAAF 16 Squadron SAAF is a helicopter squadron.
		17 Squadron SAAF 17 Squadron SAAF is a helicopter squadron.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/squadron.html (900 words)

	New Zealand Serials - RNZAF McDonnell Douglas A-4K, TA-4K Skyhawk
		Flown from Ohakea to Woodbourne for stoarage on 17 December 2001.
		Flown from Ohakea to storage at Woodbourne on 12 December 2002.
		Flown from Ohakea to storage at Woodbourne on 17 December 2001.
	www.adf-serials.com /nz-serials/nz6201.shtml (3004 words)

	Royal Air Force - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The term squadron (sqn) can be used to refer to an administrative sub-unit of a station, eg Air Traffic Control sqn, Personnel Management sqn; there are also ground support squadrons, eg 2 (MT) Sqn.
		RAF squadrons are somewhat analogous to the regiments of the British army, in that they have histories and traditions going back to their formation, regardless of where they are currently based, which aircraft they are operating, etc. They can be awarded standards and battle honours for meritorious service.
		Whilst every squadron is different, most are commanded by a Wing Commander and, for a fast-jet squadron, have an establishment of around 100 personnel and 12 aircraft.
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /royal_air_force.htm (2843 words)

	Royal New Zealand Air Force - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Since 2001, the RNZAF has had no strike capacity, and is currently focused on maritime patrol, and transport duties in support of the Army and the Royal New Zealand Navy.
		The RNZAF Roundel is based on that of the British Royal Air Force, with the central circle replaced by a Kiwi, a symbol of New Zealand.
		Bell 47 introduced the helicopter to the RNZAF, and the Bell UH-1 Iroquois of 3 Squadron have been sent to the Sinai and East Timor, while Royal New Zealand Navy Westland Wasp and Kaman SH-2 Seasprite helicopters were nominally in the squadron.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/RNZAF (1350 words)

	RNZAF [Definition] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Other squadrons flew the elderly but effective Douglas Dauntless The Douglas SBD Dauntless was the U.S. Navy's main scout bomber and dive bomber from mid-1940 until 1943, when it was replaced by the SB2C Helldiver.
		The RNZAF took on a major part of the maritime reconnaissance task too, with Catalina The PBY Catalina was the definitive air-sea rescue aircraft of the 1930s and 1940s.
		Bell 47 introduced the helicopter to the RNZAF, and the Bell UH-1 Iroquois The Bell UH-1 Iroquois, commonly known as the "Huey," was a multipurpose military helicopter, famous for its use in the Vietnam war.
	www.wikimirror.com /RNZAF (3294 words)

	Naval Officers Club 805 Squadron
		On the tarmac outside the squadron’s sparkling new quarters at RANAS Nowra, distinguished aviator Nancy Bird Walton, AO OBE, one of Australia’s earliest aviation pioneers, delivered the commissioning address and, with the most junior squadron member SMNATV Hamish Dale, cut the ceremonial cake with a naval sword.
		Formed originally as an RN fighter squadron in Donibristle on 4 May 1940, it rebirthed as a Fleet Support and fighter squadron in 1941 in the Western Desert alongside 816 Squadron.
		The squadron achieved a number of world and Australian firsts, including a speed and distance record for fighter aircraft as the squadron transitted from Brisbane to Hobart in battle formation in 1950.
	www.navalofficer.com.au /805.htm (1525 words)

	Bambooweb: RNZAF
		The primary role of the RNZAF, however, was to take advantage of New Zealand's distance from the conflict by training aircrew, as part of the Empire Air Training Scheme, alongside the other major former British colonies, Canada, Australia, and South Africa.
		The early lend-lease aircraft were obsolete and incapable of holding their own against the highly skilled and well-equipped Japanese air forces, but nothing else was available and the RNZAF flew with the tools they had to hand, notably at Guadalcanal where No 15 and 14 Sqns equipped with Kittyhawks fought with distinction in mid 1943.
		The RNZAF took on a major part of the maritime reconnaissance task too, with Catalina (and later Sunderland) flying boats and Lockheed Hudson bombers.
	www.bambooweb.com /articles/r/n/RNZAF.html (611 words)

	RNZAF (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The primary role of the RNZAF, however, was to take advantage of NewZealand's distance from the conflict by training aircrew, as part of the Empire Air Training Scheme, alongside the other major former British colonies, Canada, Australia, and South Africa.
		The early lend-lease aircraft were obsolete and incapable of holding their own against the highly skilled and well-equippedJapanese air forces, but nothing else was available and the RNZAF flew with the tools they had to hand, notably at Guadalcanal where No 15 and 14 Sqns equipped with Kittyhawks fought with distinction in mid 1943.
		By 2003, the RNZAF was reduced to a total of 50 aircraft and 2,523 personnel (includingcivilian employees).
	www.therfcc.org /rnzaf-119173.html (593 words)

	9 Squadron
		The remainder of the Squadron flew to Vietnam in a Qantas aircraft.
		However on July 2 1968 an 'Aussie scrounging mission' was flown by Flt Lt B L Dirou from Vung Tau to Vinh Long, Dong Tam and Phu Loi.
		After an eternity the chopper was fully loaded with dead and wounded, (ironically one of the dead was the legless soldier for whom this had all started) plus the crew of the downed Iroquois.
	www.vvaavic.org.au /9sqn.htm (1428 words)

	Flying Kiwis 1/72 A-4 Skyhawk
		One of the Air Force's original Territorial squadrons formed in 1930, No.2 Squadron was largely a paper organisation, based at Wellington, until second-hand RAF Baffin aircraft were delivered in 1938.
		The Squadron was merged with the other territorial squadrons to form the NZ General Reconnaissance (GR) Squadron in 1940.
		Painting the RNZAF Skyhawk is dead easy as they were recently repainted low viz dark green over the entire airframe with the exception of the nose and fin behind the cockpit which are painted fl.
	modelingmadness.com /reviews/mod/fordhama4.htm (1429 words)

	RNZAF considers A-4K's future - Jane's Military Aerospace (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Once the LOTS is complete the RNZAF will be able to make any modifications to the way it employs the Skyhawks to ensure a viable number of airframes remain in service until at least 2007.
		The aim of the RNZAF is to continue to maintain current operational skills and capabilities with the Skyhawk until at least 2007.
		The RNZAF will continue its commitment to the Enhanced Nowra Agreement, whereby 2 Squadron, RNZAF, is stationed at the Royal Australian Navy's Nowra naval air station to provide fleet support, until at least June 2001.
	www.janes.com /aerospace/military/news/jdu/jdu000911_1_n.shtml (1220 words)

	Royal New Zealand Air Force association
		RNZAF Base Auckland emergency services were sparked into action when a Cessna 337 was forced to do an emergency 'wheels up' landing at Whenuapai.
		Members of the RNZAF of all ranks paraded in Wellington, outside Parlianment for the swearing in of their new Commander-in-Chief Dame Sylvia Cartwright the new, and 18th, Governor General of New Zealand.
		The RNZAF Deployed a P3K Orion with 31 personnel to Adelaide South Australia for the annual Fincastle Trophy.
	rnzaf.homestead.com /nx.html (2481 words)

	153 Squadron
		However, the loss of 147 men (or 25.6% of the total partaking) during the final seven months of the war in Europe, underlines the perils they all faced, even at that late stage, when flying on bomber operations.
		As can be seen in the Squadron Roll of Honour, the losses were suffered somewhat unevenly, i.e.
		RAF 95 (or 23.25% of its total strength), RNZAF 2 (one Maori- 13.3%), RAAF 3 (11.5%) and RCAF 47 (including two Americans) (giving the RCAF a loss rate of 37.6%).
	freespace.virgin.net /onefivethree.squadron/book1/88.html (278 words)

	prevlist_2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		In any event, of the nearly 2 million men in the AEF on 11/11/18, only about 5700, including 206 officers were cavalry -- compared with 63,000 in aviation services, nearly 18,500 USMC and 10,000 in the tank corps.
		APO 2 postmark on cover with cornercard of the AEF Office of the Aviation Officer; franked with 2c.
		Most of the APO 2 flag cancels that I've seen are on covers that went through the base censor's office, suggesting a connection.
	www.mayoph.com /prevlist_2.htm (6791 words)

	A4 Skyhawks of the Royal New Zealand Airforce
		No 2 Squadron was formed in 1930 as part of the Territorial Air Force with the main Headquarters at Wellington and shadow flights at New Plymouth and Wanganui.
		In 1937 the Territorial Squadrons were re-organised and No 2 Squadron became the Wellington Territorial Squadron.
		The Squadron received its first aircraft, 12 Blackburn Baffins, in 1938 and at the outbreak of World War II the Squadron moved to Blenheim to undertake its general reconnaissance role of protecting the Cook Strait.
	www.abc.net.au /illawarra/stories/s437528.htm (232 words)

	Douglas A-4K/TA-4K Skyhawk for New Zealand
		After Australia had transferred its surviving Skyhawks to New Zealand, the two countries entered into an agreement in which No. 2 Squadron RNZAF would be based at Nowara, Australia.
		In December of 1998, recognizing that their Skyhawks were soon going to reach the end of their useful lives, the government of New Zealand announced that it was going to purchase a batch 28 Block 15 F-16A/B aircraft to replace the A-4K/TA-4Ks with Ns.
		2 and 75 Squadron, beginning in March of 2000.
	home.att.net /~jbaugher4/newa4_14.html (972 words)

	RNZAF PBY's (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The aircraft were operated initially by No 6 Squadron (the squadron code used was XX-) from Lauthala Bay, Fiji, before moving to Havalo Bay, on Florida Island near Guadalcanal.
		A second squadron, No 5 Sqn (code was PA-), then formed and moved to the US base at Segond Channel, on Espirito Santo.
		Both squadrons were used on long-range maritime patrol and shipping escort patrols, with "Dumbo" air sea rescue and transport as secondary roles.
	www.catalina.org.nz /rnzaf_pby's.htm (354 words)

	A-4 Skyhawk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The US Navy began removing the aircraft from its front-line squadrons in 1967, with the last retiring in 1975.
		The A4Ks equipped 2 and 75 Squadron RNZAF, as well as (breifly) 14 Squadron RNZAF, (which operated the TA4Ks prior to the delivery of BAC Strikemasters.
		In 2003 replaced by 2 Russian Su-27 SK and 2 Su-30 MK.
	www.mygoinfo.com /index.php/A-4_Skyhawk (1475 words)

	SkyscraperCity Forums - RNZAF. A joke? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		About the herc - this is not native to the RNZAF - I flew from Sale to Coolangatta for the indy (and back) and both flights were up to three hours late because the herc broke down and they had to change aircraft.
		I must say that the RNZAF musn't be very busy - I have a friend in the RNZAF who is on the Navigator course at RAAF East Sale, and for Christmas leave he got picked up by a kiwi 757 enroute from Canberra - he was the only one at Sale.
		If for instance NZ got a squadron of (say 12) jets, and it deployed them - you'd be lucky to have 3 or 4 in the air at any given time.
	www.skyscrapercity.com /showthread.php?t=166542 (2095 words)

	Roll of Honour - Regiments - Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire & Cambridgeshire - WW1 & 2 Airfields
		Alconbury was opened as satellite to Upwood with Battles of 63 Squadron, and became a satellite to Wyton in September 1939.
		In the autumn Wellingtons and Stirlings of 7 Squadron were dispersed here and towards the end of the year three large hangars were built for the use of Short Brothers to repair damaged Stirlings of No 3 Group.
		They were replaced Stirlings of XV Squadron from Wyton, these were upgraded to Mark IIs a the start of 1943.
	www.roll-of-honour.com /Regiments/CountyAirfields.html (6138 words)

	New Zealand Serials - RNZAF Airspeed AS.10 Oxford Mk 1, 2
		The remains of the crew were recovered by RNZAF Iroquois.
		Used as a "hack" at Hobsonville during 1947 and on 19 November 1948 was converted to instructional airframe INST126 with the ATC Northern Wing.
		Parts of the aircraft are still held by the RNZAF Museum for possible restoration.
	www.adf-serials.com /nz-serials/nz250.shtml (11321 words)

	5 Squadron RNZAF Association NOTICEBOARD
		Sergeant Wayne Jones is nominated for the 5 Squadron Association Award on the basis of his significant endeavours in improving the ground safety culture on the unit, his considerable input into the conduct and supervision of Maintenance Flight activity during the last year, and his successes in furthering his own professional education.
		Sergeant Wayne Jones enlisted in the RNZAF on 10 January 1989 as an Aircraft Technician.
		Sergeant Jones is awarded the 5 Squadron Association Award for his significant contribution to the conduct and supervision of maintenance activities, the improvement of the safety culture and practices on the unit, and his professional academic achievements
	www.5sqnassn.org.nz /noticeboard.html (649 words)

	14 Fighter Squadron, RNZAF, in Japan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The RNZAF flew coastal patrols as part of their duties with the Occupation Forces.
		I joined the RNZAF in March 1946 (going into recruit training at Wigram) intending to make my career in the air force.
		After a while we were transferred to Bofu and at the end of a 12 month tour of duty I returned home to NZ and a career in the RNZAF.
	riv.co.nz /jf/drew1.htm (214 words)

	OPERATIONS BY NO. 3 SQUADRON \| NZETC
		3 Squadron was still based at Guadalcanal, where it remained until towards the end of October.
		From then on the PV1s were given the odd jobs of minor bombing strikes which had previously relieved the monotony of No. 3 Squadron, and for the rest of its tour the squadron, apart from occasional weather flights and transport flights to Munda, was employed solely in patrolling over the rear area in the Solomons.
		It handed over its duties to No. 1 Squadron, RNZAF, on 23 October and retired to Santo, where it remained doing routine patrols until January 1944, when all aircrews and aircraft returned to New Zealand for leave and re-equipping.
	www.nzetc.org /tm/scholarly/tei-WH2AirF-c13-11.html (668 words)

	Publisher:
		Cook, Frank, Rev. An appreciation of Squadron Leader John Hugh Kitson, killed in an aeroplane accident at Taieri Aerodrome, Dunedin, 21st June, 1940, aged 28, buried at St Peter's Churchyard, Upper Riccarton, 24th June, 1940: the substance of a sermon delivered by the Rev. Frank Cook at the funeral, with certain additions.
		Hanify, G.H. 50 RNZAF anniversary, 1937-1987: The Central Band of the Royal New Zealand Air Force golden jubilee reunion, Wellington, 19-21 June 1987.
		RNZAF Base Wigram, 1916-1995 the end of an era, September 15 1995.
	www.kiwiaircraftimages.com /nonfiction.html (9911 words)

	Martin Marlin P5M-2
		My initial ground job was Squadron Legal Officer and it was a real eye-opener for a young "jg" from a small western Washington town.
		I left the squadron in 1966 in mid-deployment, on the day that CDR Hugh Longino relieved CDR Harry Hindon as CO. I was headed for flight instructor duties at NAS Corpus Christi where, several months later, I encountered an old friend on the seaplane ramp.
		Corregidor is in the background with its airstrip directly ahead and the "head" of the island, with its tunnels and gun emplacements, just off the picture to the left (west).
	home.earthlink.net /~patron40 (2555 words)

	Articles - A-4 Skyhawk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Miniaturisation enabled the hump to be removed from the older New Zealand aircraft at the same time.
		The A4Ks equipped 2 and 75 Squadron RNZAF, as well as (briefly) 14 Squadron RNZAF, (which operated the TA4Ks prior to the delivery of BAC Strikemasters.
		The survivors were retired in 2001, and placed up for sale.
	www.deluxez.com /articles/A-4_Skyhawk (1507 words)

	Pacific Theater
		Known to his squadron mates at Guadalcanal as "Reaper Leader", Flatley - with Jimmy Thach and Butch O'Hare - was instrumental in communicating tactical advice throughout naval aviation and changing the perception that the supposedly inferior F4F Wildcat fighter was actually superior to the Japanese Zero when properly utilized.
		He was named Commander of the Ninetieth Squadron of the Third Attack Group in June 1942, Commander of the Third Attack Group in November 1943, and Commander of the Combat Replacement Training Center in Nadzab, New Guinea in January 1945, and promoted to Brigadier General as he turned 30.
		Its squadrons scored 527.5 victories and boasted twenty-one unheralded aces such as Bob Westbrook with twenty victories and Bill Harris with 15.5 victories and three aces who scored five victories in a day.
	www.aberdeenbookstore.com /pacific_theater.htm (10018 words)

	"Topped Gun" Requiem for the Skyhawk Book Review by Dale Smith
		After asking around for any sources on the A-4 with the RNZAF, this book was suggested by a number of 'HyperScalers' and after taking delivery of my copy, I've found that it fits the bill perfectly.
		It is well illustrated in both colour and fl and white, and deals with the subject in most chapters in a non technical fashion.
		If you are after a technical manual this isn't the book for you, but if you are interested in the A-4 Skyhawk in general as well as their service history with the RNZAF this book will make a welcome addition to everyones reference library.
	misc.kitreview.com /bookreviews/toppedgunbookreviewds_1.htm (474 words)

	207 Squadron RAF Association - On-line Memorial Book - RNZAF (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		BUCHANAN, F/Lt David Graham RNZAF 18 December 1944 age 23 NG144
		HUNT, Sgt Albert John Victor RNZAF 24 October 1942 age 24 W4121
		WATT, P/O Peter Sydney RNZAF 2 January 1944 age 23 W4892
	www.207squadron.rafinfo.org.uk /rollofhonour/207mb_rnzaf.htm (242 words)

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