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	RAF History - Bomber Command 60th Anniversary
		487 Squadron was formed at Feltwell, Norfolk, on 15th August 1942, as a light day-bomber squadron equipped with Lockheed Ventura aircraft and began operations on 6th December, when it contributed sixteen Venturas to the famous low-level raid on the Philips radio and valve factory at Eindhoven.
		The squadron continued daylight operations with Venturas-albeit very spasmodically-until late June 1943, and on 3rd May suffered a severe blow when ten out of eleven aircraft were shot down during a raid on Amsterdam.
		For his outstanding leadership in this operation, Squadron Leader LH Trent, a New Zealander in the RAF, who commanded the squadron's "B" Flight (and who was shot down and captured by the enemy) was, after the war when the full story of the raid became known, awarded the Victoria Cross.
	www.raf.mod.uk /bombercommand/h487.html (269 words)

	Sqn Histories 485-490_P
		Squadrons numbered in the 400 series were technically units of the RCAF, RAAF and RNZAF, but their members were placed under the operational control of the RAF and are usually considered to be part of the RAF's organisational structure, hence their inclusion here.
		Together with the rest of No 2 Group, No 487 was transferred to the 2nd TAF on 1 June 1943 and in August it began to receive Mosquito FB VIs.
		In February 1945 the squadron moved to the continent until September 1945 when it was disbanded by being renamed No 16 Squadron (which was later changed to No 268) at Cambrai on 19 September.
	www.rafweb.org /Sqn485-490.htm (1265 words)

	Informat.io on Rnzaf
		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 No 14 squadrons equipped with Kittyhawks, fought with distinction in mid-1943.
		For inspiring 487 Squadron to persist in an attack deemed vital until all of its Lockheed Venturas were shot down.
		The RNZAF ensign was approved in 1939, based on the ensign of the Royal Air Force, with the letters "NZ" inserted within the roundel.
	www.informat.io /?title=RNZAF (2592 words)

	Sqn Histories 266-270_P
		The squadron was disbanded on 1 November 1958 by being renumbered No 209 Squadron.
		The Squadron was declared operational in June 1942, and commenced a range of reconnaissance and intruder operations, again primarily along the coast of northern France, Belgium and the Netherlands.
		In April 1945 the Squadron moved from Mill to Twenthe and commenced re-equipment with the Supermarine Spitfire FR XIVS, a dedicated reconnaissance version of the Roll-Royce Griffon engined variant of the Spitfire, which was used alongside the remaining Mustangs.
	www.rafweb.org /Sqn266-270.htm (2762 words)

	487 Squadron
		487 contributed 16 aircraft to the famous low-level raid on the Phillips radio and valve factory at Eindhoven, and continued in the daylight role with Venturas until June 1943.
		During September 1943, 487 re-equipped with the De Havilland Mosquito F.B VI and was mainly used on night bombing, although the squadron took part in several daylight precision operations.
		The squadron operated from the continent from February until September 1945 where at Cambrai/Epinoy, France it was renumbered 16 Squadron RAF (later amended to 268 Squadron).
	www.aviationartprints.com /487_squadron.htm (1731 words)

	CHAPTER 12 Heavier Bombing Raids—Advent of No. 487 Squadron \| NZETC
		The light bomber squadrons of No. 2 Group, with which 50 New Zealanders were to serve in the course of the year, had a variety of roles.
		From the beginning No. 487 Squadron had a strong Empire representation for, in addition to the New Zealanders, there were men from the British Isles as well as several Canadians and Australians among the aircrew.
		The New Zealand Bomber Squadron had flown intensively during these months, particularly from March to June when a total of 450 sorties was despatched on 51 raids, in which the Wellingtons dropped over 500 tons of bombs on Germany and German-occupied territory and laid 72 mines in enemy waters.
	www.nzetc.org /tm/scholarly/tei-WH2-1RAF-c12.html (11772 words)

	NZFPM - The Aircraft - Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk XVI (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		In addition to being flown by New Zealanders in the RAF and with 485 (New Zealand) Squadron in England and Europe, the Spitfire was operated by Canadians and Australians, as well as several USAAF fighter and reconnaissance groups operating from England and North Africa in 1942-1945.
		It was issued to No. 453 Squadron Royal Australian Air Force (one of a number of empire units serving with the RAF) based at Matlask, Norfolk on 22 March as a replacement for a Spitfire vhich forced landed in Holland.
		It's squadron at that time (No. 17) were to provide the Luftwaffe's fighter defence in a re-enactment of the famous wartime precision bombing raid on Amiens prison when Mosquitos of No. 487 (RNZAF) Squadron breached the prison walls, enabling a number of french resistance fighters to escape.
	www.nzfpm.co.nz /aircraft/mkxvi.htm (1028 words)

	The Royal Air Force - History Section
		Nineteen Mosquito Mk.VI aircraft (6 aircraft of No 487 (RNZAF) Squadron, 6 aircraft of No 464 (RAAF) Squadron, 6 aircraft of No 21 Squadron and one aircraft of the Photographic Reconnaissance Unit (PRU)) were detailed to attack the north and east walls and buildings of Amiens Prison.
		One aircraft of No 467 Squadron was hit by light flak near Albert, starboard nacelle holed and starboard wheel collapsed on landing.
		One aircraft of No 487 Squadron abandoned task south of Oisemont - pilot slightly wounded and aircraft damaged.
	www.raf.mod.uk /history/amiens.html (1269 words)

	CHAPTER 29 The Royal New Zealand Air Force—No. 1 (Islands) Group \| NZETC
		The arrival of 9 Squadron heralded the reorganisation of the RNZAF in the Pacific and the formation of the No. 1 (Islands) Group under the command of Group Captain Wallingford.
		R.N.Z.A.F. personnel on arriving at Espiritu Santo, where the headquarters section was located, were immediately examined and, as far as possible, those going to forward areas were made ‘Dentally fit’ before leaving.
		The RNZAF in the Pacific was steadily growing in size and complexity and it was essential that the Senior Dental Officer should know enough of the functions of its several units to place his subsections to the best advantage.
	www.nzetc.org /tm/scholarly/tei-WH2Dent-c29.html (7620 words)

	Curtiss P-40s. RNZAF training units
		Once the RNZAF operational squadrons in the Pacific converted to Corsairs, P-40s were relegated to training units in New Zealand.
		OD-18 is NZ3081 (which had been used in the Islands operationally by 1 and 2 FMU's), and gained a half kill of a Zeke and another Zeke probable in the hands of F/Lt DF St. George on 23rd September 1943 while escorting TBF's attacking A.A. positions at Jakohina, Bougainville (south of Kahili).
		There is no other river in the Wanganui/Rangitikei/Manawatu region that has this pattern of shingle beds and a main stream which historically changes its position.
	www.thescale.info /news/publish/P-40-RNZAF-training.shtml (354 words)

	Bomber Command Art Prints
		Following promotion to Wing Commander, he then went to No.106 Squadron at RAF Coningsby and on 24th July 1941, whilst flying AE193 (the subject of this aerofile) Wing Commander Allen led a daylight attack through heavy anti aircraft fire and fighter opposition against the German battle cruiser Gneisenau, which was in dry dock at Brest.
		No.7 Squadron was formed 1st May 1914 at Farnborough as a Scout squadron, and went to France April 1915, equipped with the Vickers Gunbus.
		Delivered to No.7 Squadron, it was lost on the night of 19th/20th May 1944, whilst acting as Master Bomber on a raid against the railway marshalling yards at Le Mans.
	military-art.com /bomber_command.htm (5078 words)

	ven1
		This is where New Zealanders had their first introduction to the aircraft when 487 (NZ) Squadron received Ventura 1 aircraft for use in the low level-bombing role.
		Venturas of 487 (NZ) Squadron during the attack on the Phillips factory at Eindhoven, December 6th, 1942.
		In June, after further coastal raids, 487 were withdrawn from operations, and began converting to Mosquito's and operations in a night intruder role.
	rnzaf.hobbyvista.com /ven1.html (1041 words)

	Lockheed Ventura for RAF
		On June 22, 1942, Wing Commander R. King, commander of No. 21 Squadron and his crew were killed when their Ventura was hit by flak in an attack on an enemy gun position near the Abbeville-Drucat airfield.
		519 and 521 Squadrons of RAF Coastal Command and with Nos 13 and 500 Squadrons in the Mediterranean.
		They retained their RAF serial numbers, and were assigned to No 340 Operational Training Unit at Pennfield Ridge, New Brunswick and No 1 Central Flying School at Trenton, Ontario.
	home.att.net /~jbaugher2/b34_1.html (1883 words)

	New Zealand Serials - RNZAF De Havilland DH.98 Mosquito Mk III, VI, 40, 43 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		BOC at Ohakea with RNZAF on 08 November 1946 at a cost of 3000 pounds and air tested on the 18th of that month.
		BOC at Ohakea with RNZAF on 11 November 1946 at a cost of 3000 pounds and air tested on the 18th of that month.
		The aircraft swung on takeoff and the undercarriage collapsed.
	www.adf-serials.com /nz-serials/nz2301.shtml (5961 words)

	New Zealand Serials - RNZAF Airspeed AS.10 Oxford Mk 1, 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		No trace of the aircraft or crew was ever found.
		Used as a "hack" at Hobsonville during 1947 and on 19 November 1948 was converted to instructional airframe INST126 with the ATC Northern Wing.
		The pilot's remains were removed by RNZAF Iroquois on 15 April 1980.
	www.adf-serials.com /nz-serials/nz250.shtml (11321 words)

	Lockheed B-34 Ventura -- Chapter 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		21, 464 and 487 Squadrons took part along with Mosquitos and Bostons in a daylight low-level attack on December 6, 1942 against the Philips radio and vacuum tube factory at Eindhoven in the Netherlands.
		On June 22, 1942, Wing Commander R.H.S. King, commander of No. 21 Squadron and his crew were killed when their Ventura was hit by flak in an attack on an enemy gun position near the Abbeville-Drucat airfield.
		They retained their RAF serial numbers, and were assigned to No. 340 Operational Training Unit at Pennfield Ridge, New Brunswick and No.
	www.csd.uwo.ca /~pettypi/elevon/baugher_us/b034-01.html (1730 words)

	Lockheed PV Ventura / Harpoon by Jack McKillop (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		On 6 December 1942, 47 Venturas from the three squadrons joined Douglas Bostons (equivalent to USAAF A-20s) and deHavilland Mosquitos in a low-level attack against the Philips electronics plant at Endhoven, the Netherlands; nine of the Venturas were shot down and 37 damaged.
		Initially, the PV squadrons were tasked with supporting the Allied recapture of Attu and Kiska Islands and they flew photographic reconnaissance, patrol and bombing missions to those islands.
		Squadron headquarters detachment at NAS Quonset Point, Rhode Island, began transitioning from PBO-1 Hudsons, q.v., to PV-1s in September 1942 while the remainder of the squadron was operating PBO-1s from NAAF Edinburgh Field, Trinidad.
	www.microworks.net /pacific/aviation/pv_ventura.htm (9956 words)

	3 May 1943
		No radio contact was made at any time with the aircrew, but the
		The weather officer further stated that while weather observations were not taken from Kaldadarnes, he thought that continuous rain prevailed there with the clouds covering the hills in the accident vicinity during that period.
		Leonard Henry Trent (1915-86), of No. 487 Squadron, RNZAF, was shot down and captured, with his navigator, after leading a dangerous daylight raid.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /andrew.etherington/1943/05/03.htm (712 words)

	Glenn Barry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		This, and the related term instructional capital that applies to the proper subset of patent s and non-fiction copyright, are controversial notions that economists have no clear agreement on, so one refers to the "intellectual capital debate" rather than thinking of it as an actual capital asset.
		During one attack on a power station in Amsterdam on 1943 May 3, New Zealand 's 487 Squadron were told the target was of such importance attack was to be continued regardless of opposition.
		Initially Venturas were unpopular with the RNZAF, due to rumoured poor performance on one engine, and the fate of Leonard Trent 's 487 Squadron, as well as the failure of the U.S. to provide New Zealand with promised B-24 Liberator s.
	glenn.barry.en.reee.org (13007 words)

	PANZERS WEEKLY Vol. 8, No. 3 ~ May 6 - 12, 2001 - www.ezboard.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		It flew its first combat mission on 11/3/42, an attack by three aircraft of No. 21 Squadron against a factory at Hengelo that had to be diverted into a raid against railway lines instead.
		No 22 Squadron operated from Gibraltar while No. 27 Squadron operated in the Balkans in late 1944 on anti-shipping and antisubmarine warfare duty.
		Bombers no longer need escorts (unless the enemy buys new fighters or receives them as reinforcements) which means your fighters have the liberty to assist in attacking lower priority ground targets.
	p090.ezboard.com /fjpspanzersfrm39.showMessage?topicID=117.topic (8154 words)

	WW2 photos from RAF Lakenheath (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Throughout the war, Feltwell hosted a number of units including No. 214 Squadron (an RAF unit Flying Harrows and Wellingtons), No. 37 Squadron (RAF, Harrows and Wellingtons) No. 75 Squadron (RNZAF, Wellingtons) No. 57 Squadron (RAF Wellingtons), No. 487 Squadron (RAF), No.464 Squadron (RAAF, Venturas), No.
		The Squadron however, encountered a group of ships on 22 December but lost five of six crews from enemy fighters.
		On 8 July 1941, Sergeant J.A. Ward was awarded the Victoria Cross for gallantry when he tried to extinguish a fire on his Wellingtons right wing, after cutting a hole in the fuselage, Sgt Ward climbed out on the wing, even emptying the crew’s tea thermos on the fire.
	www.feltwell.org /raffeltwell/p7.htm (341 words)

	485 (NZ) Squadron - the NZ Spitfire squadron
		Squadron Leader John G. Pattison D.S.O. on his investure of France's highest honour:
		Two Mk IX Spitfires flown by 485 Squadron RNZAF still exist and are
		The story of ML 407 OU-V is quite remarkable - we'll add it to this section later.
	www.wings.net.nz /485squad.html (747 words)

	RAF Squadron Codes - WWII
		Two large letters were painted before the roundel, which signified the squadron to which the aircraft belonged, and another letter was painted after the roundel which indicated the individual aircraft.
		Aditionally, there was the individual serial number for each aircraft, which was painted in a much smaller size, usually somewhere at the rear of the aircraft, either under the tailplane or on the fin.
		If you click on these you will be given a short history of each squadron from inception up to the end of hostilities in the Second World War.
	www.btinternet.com /~lee_mail/rafcodes.html (206 words)

	Forum 47751
		April 21 2006, 1:32 PM the 16 sqn in question being originally 487 Sqn - a Kiwi outfit of mossie flyers - the redevelopers of Gestapo HQs in Denmark fame.
		No.268 Squadron became No.16 Squadron on 31 October 1945, the same day No.487(RNZAF) Squadron was renumbered as No.16 Squadron.
		As a result, the Spitfire FR.XIVEs of No.16 Squadron carried the EG codes more frequently associated with No.487(RNZAF) Squadron and at the same time the Mosquitos of the 'new' No.268 Squadron did as well.
	network54.com /Forum/47751/thread/1145608009/"Pretty+in+Pink" (886 words)

	WW2 Medium Twin engines Bomber Metal Die Cast Models scale 1/72
		This 1/72 scale die cast model of F for Freddie from No. 487 (New Zealand) Squadron features detailed surfaces, crew figures in the cockpit, spinning propellers, authentic markings, fixed landing gear, and more.
		Their mission was to be the first over a target and then drop flares and incendiaries to assist the aim of the main bombing force.
		This limited edition 1/72 scale die cast model of a Burma-based No. 99 Squadron Vickers Wellington features a detailed interior with crew figures, optional position landing gear with rubber tires, rotating props, a display stand and more.
	www.johnjohn.co.uk /shop/diecast/diecast_72ebomber2x.html (1223 words)

	History of487 Squadron (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		On one operation during this period, the squadron suffered heavy losses.
		On May 3rd during a raid on Amsterdam, ten out of 11 aircraft were shot down.
		July 1942 he was posted to No.296 Squadron a glider towing unit.
	www.aviationprints.co.uk /487_squadron.htm (1736 words)

	Key Publishing Ltd Aviation Forums - Avro Vulcan in RNZAF markings
		I cannot for the life of me recall which magazine or book I saw it in, but I am fairly sure it was in a white or silver scheme, and the roundels were quite large and near the canopy.
		I was going to ask about it at the time and forgot, but now the question has come up on my RNZAF forum http://rnzaf.proboards43.com/ and it's bugging me
		It would be post-1970 probably because that's when the RNZAF adopted the Kiwi roundel.
	forum.keypublishing.co.uk /showthread.php?t=39745 (614 words)

	Mosquito Models
		Corgi 1/72 scale de Havilland Mosquito FB.VI RAF 211 Squadron, Bangkok, Thailand.
		Corgi 1/72 scale de Havilland Mosquito FB.VI MM417, 487 Squadron RNZAF, harbour bombing raid.
		Corgi 1/32 scale de Havilland Mosquito PR.XVI – NS502 - No. 544 Squadron, RAF Benson, June 1944.
	www.mossie.org /models/Mosquito_models.htm (654 words)

	487 (RNZAF) Squadron world war 2
		If so then let us know and we will add your own Squadron Association Page to the site for you.
		487 Squadron formed at Feltwell in August 1942 as a light day-bomber squadron equipped with Lockheed Ventura aircraft
		The squadron continued daylight operations with Venturas until late June 1943.
	www.worldwar2exraf.co.uk /SquadronPages/487Squadron.htm (172 words)

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