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	Royal New Zealand Air Force - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The RNZAF was formed from New Zealand components of the British Royal Air Force, becoming an independent force in 1923.
		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
		The RNZAF ensign was approved in 1939, based on the ensign of the Royal Air Force, with the letters "NZ" inserted within the roundel.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/RNZAF (2640 words)

	Whenuapai - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It is located on the northwestern shore of the Waitemata Harbour, 15 kilometres to the northwest of Auckland's city centre.
		Construction of Whenuapai as a base for Wellington bomber aircraft began in 1937.
		Whenuapai and Hobsonville bases were integrated in 1965 to form RNZAF Base Auckland.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Whenuapai (140 words)

	GSK 1 & 2 (BASIC)
		The RNZAF motto is adopted from the RAF.
		In 1979, the RNZAF roundel underwent a further transformation, and the red inner circle was replaced by a red kiwi.
		At the height of the war, 41,595 RNZAF personnel in seven New Zealand squadrons, were serving in Europe, the Pacific, and at Air Force bases around New Zealand.
	www.geocities.com /atc_40_sqn/gsk_basic.html (3182 words)

	Top 20 Encyclopedia
		Auckland lies between the Hauraki Gulf of the Pacific Ocean to the east, the low Hunua Ranges to the south-east, Manukau Harbour to the south-west, and the Waitakere Ranges and smaller ranges to the west and north-west.
		Auckland is popularly known as the "city of sails", because the harbour is usually dotted with hundreds of yachts.
		Auckland Harbour Bridge - connecting Auckland and the North Shore, is an iconic symbol of Auckland.
	encyc.connectonline.com /index.php/Auckland (3574 words)

	New Zealand Psychologist Society - Careers in the Air Force
		They work in either a personnel and psychological research cell at Air Command Headquarters, RNZAF Base Auckland, or in one of the three base posts at either Auckland, Ohakea (near Palmerston North) or Woodbourne (near Blenheim).
		Whilst the RNZAF prefers to enlist registered psychologists, it may, like other Government Departments, also enlist people as assistant psychologists who are unregistered but possess the minimum academic qualifications for registration.
		Appointments as psychologists in the RNZAF are made on the recommendation of, and subject to conditions approved by Air Staff in Wellington.
	homepages.ihug.co.nz /~psychsoc/psychinnz/rnzaf.html (952 words)

	Royal New Zealand Air Force Museum - QuickSeek Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Other collections of RNZAF aircraft are at the Museum of Transport and Technology in Western Springs, Auckland, the Alpine Fighter Museum, at Wanaka and with the New Zealand War Birds.
		The RNZAF machines were reliable workhorse freighters and also took part in topdressing trials, flew stranded passengers across Cook Straight and travelled as far as Vietnam.
		Used by the RNZAF as a trainer from 1941 until 1976, two harvards are preserved at Wigram, one in camoflage adopted after the Japanese attack, another, as gate guardian, in an all yellow scheme.
	rnzafmuseum.quickseek.com (1416 words)

	Hobsonville Airbase - Helicopter Database
		Surveyed in 1927 as a base for the New Zealand Permanent Air Force, it opened in 1928 initially as a seaplane base due to its excellent location adjacent to Waikatere Harbour alongside Auckland.
		It made New Zealand aviation history as the first base to operate the first RNZAF helicopters, the Bell 47G from Dec 1965.
		It was the shore base for the RNZN Wasps (maintained by the RNZAF) and during 1965, Hobsonville was administratively combined with next door Whenuapai Airbase to form the RNZAF Base Auckland complex.
	www.helis.com /database/go/nz_hobsonville_airbase.php (186 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.
		Cpl Justin Pike of RNZAF Base Auckland's Avionics Squadron won theCliff Manning Memorial Award by the Hobsonville Oldboys Association for his contribution to his unit and the Base as a whole.
		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.
	rnzaf.homestead.com /nx.html (2481 words)

	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : List of aircraft of the RNZAF and RNZN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Former RNZAF aircraft are preserved in private ownership with warbird collectors and in small numbers in museums throughout New Zealand, and places New Zealand aircraft have operated.
		The largest collections are at the Royal New Zealand Air Force Museum in Christchurch and the Museum of Transport and Technology Auckland, (together they own more aircraft than the RNZAF itself).
		Where an ex RNZAF aircraft is known to have survived substantially intact somewhere, or an identical machine is in a New Zealand Museum, (survivor) appears.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /List_of_aircraft_of_the_RNZAF_and_RNZN (660 words)

	ADF :: Online Media Room
		Exercise FINCASTLE which is conducted from the 14th February 2005 - 04 March 2005 from RNZAF base Whenuapai, Auckland, New Zealand with participants from RAF with Nimrod, RAAF 11SQN with AP-3C and RNZAF 5 SQN with P-3K.
		RNZAF P3K, RAAF P3 and RAF Nimrod on flightline at Whenuapai.
		RAF Nimrod XV226, RAAF P3 and RNZAF P3K on flightline at RNZAF base, Whnuapaii.
	www.defence.gov.au /media/download/2005/Feb/20050224.cfm (204 words)

	RNZAF Base Auckland - QuickSeek Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		RNZAF Base Auckland is a base of the Royal New Zealand Air Force, located in Auckland.
		The base formerly comprised two separate airfields, Whenuapai and Hobsonville.
		Hobsonville, a seaplane base since the 1920s and subsquently a grass airfield, base for No.
	rnzafbaseauckland.quickseek.com (130 words)

	INTERNATIONAL AIR FORCE DIRECTORY 1999 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The competitors are likely to be a Northrop Grumman entry based on its Radar Technology Insertion Programme for the E-8 mounted in an Airbus A321 or the pan-European SOSTAR programme.
		KL squadrons are based at three main locations: Volkel (306,311,312 Squadrons), Leeuwaeden (313 and 315)and Twenthe (322 and 323).
		The RNZAF consists of seven operational squadrons in the attack, maritime patrol, transport and flying-training roles under the command of Air Command in Auckland.
	mylima.com /airforce/n.htm (1386 words)

	Invercargill - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Inver comes from the Scots Gaelic word inbhir meaning a river's mouth and Cargill is in honour of Captain William Cargill, who was at the time the Superintendent of Otago, of which Southland was then a part.
		During the mid 1950s, Invercargill Airport was used as an American base for Operation Deep Freeze.
		Large planes destined for McMurdo Sound in the Antarctic utilised the airport assisted in takeoff by JATO rockets under their wings.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Invercargill (1145 words)

	RNZAF - Base Auckland
		Located near the upper reaches of the Waitemata Harbour (20 minutes drive north of Auckland city) and comprises Whenuapai and Hobsonville airfields and support facilities.
		It was the RNZAF's primary flying boat base in New Zealand until 1967.
		These two independent bases were integrated in 1965 to form RNZAF Base Auckland.
	www.airforce.mil.nz /about-us/hq-and-bases/auckland.htm (121 words)

	Royal New Zealand Air Force Photograph Album (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		This Skyhawk RNZAF pilot is peering into the VC-10 porthole - to see what's for lunch - his Skyhawk has been refueled and he's waiting for - - - another buddy coming off the refueling basket.
		RNZAF Skyhawk BuNo 157905, NZ-6202, with RNZAF Number 75 Squadron on deployment at Darwin, Australia.
		RNZAF Skyhawk BuNo 157904, NZ-6201, eats a passing lineman -- actually the boys are changing the generator.
	www.skyhawk.org /2C/rnzaf_p.htm (931 words)

	Untitled Document
		In November 1942 operating Hudson patrol bombers from Henderson Field at Guadalcanal, it was the first RNZAF operational squadron to engage in direct combat with the Japanese.
		During the tours it was based at Espritu Santo, Guadalcanal, Bougainville, Emirau, Green Island and New Britain.
		The Squadron was reformed in 1965 at RNZAF Base Auckland (Hobsonville) where it became the Air Force's only Squadron to operate helicopters.
	seaspritecentral.50megs.com /No3Sqdn.htm (365 words)

	Articles - RNZAF (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		New Zealand´s military aviation began in 1913 when the New Zealand Army was presented with two Bleriot monoplanes by the United Kingdom.
		Through accident or design, several of these RAF units came to be mostly manned by RNZAF pilots(for example 243 squadron in Singapore, 258 Squadron in the UK and several Wildcat and Hellcat units of the FAA - leading several texts to claim these types of aircraft were used by the RNZAF).
		On the recommendation of U-Boat survivors, Trigg was awarded the VC for continuing to attack their submarine until it sank, even after his Consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber was engulfed in flames.
	www.izeez.com /articles/RNZAF (2545 words)

	Tales of VIPs and SARs - the 1980s
		The RAAF and RNZAF were tasked to move the backlog of passengers across "the ditch".
		Military bases were used each side of the Tasman to avoid further escalation of the industrial situation.
		Even the Base Commander of RNZAF Base Auckland (Group Captain Peter Adamson) returned to the cockpit to assist when a shortage of crews prevailed during this hectic period.
	www.spectrumwd.com /c130/articles/rnzaf3.htm (1684 words)

	NZDF - Air Component Commander HQ JFNZ
		Following graduation from pilot training in March 1973, he was posted to No. 5 Squadron at RNZAF Base Auckland, flying Orion maritime patrol and related tasks.
		Air Commodore Newlands was appointed as the Base Commander of RNZAF Base Auckland in May 1998, during which time he spent a brief period as the Deputy Air Component Commander for INTERFET Headquarters in East Timor.
		He continued to serve as Base Commander until a reorganisation of the RNZAF in January 2001, when he was posted into RNZAF Air Command Headquarters as the Director of Air Standards and Safety.
	www.nzdf.mil.nz /corporate/key-personnel/acc.htm (546 words)

	Erebus, 1979 - Police Response to Disaster - NZHistory.net.nz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The frozen bodies and body parts were flown directly to Auckland, which had the only mortuary large enough to receive such a huge influx.
		To handle the arrival discreetly, transport from Whenuapai air force base to Auckland Hospital was by unmarked refrigerated trucks, rather than by ambulances or hearses.
		A great deal of luggage and numerous vehicles were left at Auckland Airport and at various hotels and motels, including those of overseas visitors on the flight.
	www.nzhistory.net.nz /culture/794 (1298 words)

	Wanganui airmen make history on the ice - Wanganui Chronicle - Jan 20 2006 12:43AM - localnews
		The RNZAF operates six P3-K Orions, as part of No 5 Squadron, at RNZAF Base Auckland in Whenuapai.
		Squadron Leader Olney enlisted in the RNZAF in 1990 as a navigator and qualified in August, 1991.
		Flight Lieutenant Hardy enlisted in the RNZAF in 1999 as a pilot under training and received his wings in November, 2001.
	www.wanganuichronicle.co.nz /localnews/storydisplay.cfm?storyid=3669288&thesection=localnews&thesubsection=&thesecondsubsection= (615 words)

	Purpose and Key Points \| Defence Aspects of the Current and Future Use of RNZAF Base Auckland \| Cabinet Documents
		This note provides the Defence perspective on aspects of the current and future use of the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Base Auckland (i.e.
		RNZAF consolidation at Ohakea may be complete within six and half to nine and half years;
		depending on the base's future use, the RNZAF may wish to retain some units at Whenuapai after the consolidation at Ohakea.
	www.med.govt.nz /templates/MultipageDocumentPage____1998.aspx (235 words)

	Royal New Zealand Air Force Association
		Thirteen Base Auckland personnel as part of the Emergency Response Team were called to a SAR in the Warkworth are
		RNZAF is to send members as a part of a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) to Afghanistan, and will be based at Bamian for twelve months
		An Air Force P3 Orion searched for the missing yacht RURU some 330 nautical mile west of Auckland, the yacht was located and taken under tow but three days later and only 10 km from shore the yacht samk.
	rnzaf.homestead.com /nx2.html (1334 words)

	Kowhai Gold Books - Author catalogue M
		Stories of the women who served in the RNZAF between 1941 and 1945, told largely through their own memories and photographs.
		Auckland journalist looks at child abuse, the growing rate of violent youth crime and the effects of a damaged cultural environment in New Zealand.
		Novel based on legend of a C19th sheep stealer in the South Island of New Zealand.
	www.kowhaigold.co.nz /aucatm.html (11042 words)

	AHSNZ Information
		This airfield became the main wartime base for the RNZAF maritime and transport units.
		Postwar, it served as the Auckland terminal for both international and domestic civil airlines until the International Airport southwest of the city opened in 1965.
		With the accumulated knowledge base of our members and their varied interests, almost any query about New Zealand aviation history can be answered by someone.
	members.tripod.com /ahsnz/information.html (361 words)

	RNZN - Visit the Base
		Shore based support is predominantly based at the Devonport Naval Base, Auckland, with a long and varied list of services and facilities, including facilities for training, sports, and cultural activities, as well as engineering and flight support, the Band and the Museum.
		A registered Government training establishment, the RNZ Naval College TAMAKI coordinates training within the Naval Base - from New Entry or Officer Training School to the Damage Control and Command schools that everyone must attend at stages of their career.
		Naval Support Flight, based at the RNZAF Base Auckland, provides helicopter support for deployed ships, using a combination of Air Force and Navy people.
	www.navy.mil.nz /visit-the-base (414 words)

	Air Training Corps, No6 North Shore Squadron
		Shooting at the range, obstacle course (the officer team won) and a trip to the pool on RNZAF Base Auckland made for a most enjoyable camp.
		This week long course held on RNZAF Hobsonville, Base Auckland will teaches roles and responsibilities in order to perform the duties of a JNCO.
		This means the will travel to the three RNZAF bases and spend time with each RNZAF Squadron to experience what the Squadron's role is in the RNZAF.
	6sqnatc.org.nz (1427 words)

	The New Zealand Defence Force—How Does It Stack Up? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Outsourcing of noncore competencies is based on the notion that an organization seldom can excel at more than a handful of activities and, to achieve maximum efficiency, it should focus on those activities.
		Squadron Leader Leanne J. Woon is the officer commanding the Logistics Management Squadron at Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Base Auckland, where she manages aeronautical spares support for RNZAF weapon systems.
		She is in the logistics branch and has a bachelor’s degree in business and a master’s degree in management studies from the Australian Defence Academy.
	www.almc.army.mil /alog/issues/MarApr04/New_Zealand.htm (2636 words)

	Royal NZ Air Force - Ministry of Defence NZ
		CAF is responsible for ensuring the operational preparedness of the RNZAF, including the requirement to raise, train and maintain the operational units which are assigned to the Commander Joint Forces New Zealand for the conduct of operations and joint exercises.
		It is shore based at RNZAF Base Auckland.
		AVM Hamilton was appointed Personal Staff Officer to the Chief of Air Staff from November 1986 until his posting to RNZAF Base Auckland as Commanding Officer Number 3 Squadron, in January 1989.
	www.defence.govt.nz /reports-publications/election-brief-2005/roles-org-rnz-airforce.html (1172 words)

	Charles--- 130H
		Note: This article originally appeared as a RNZAF News Special in July 1994, I have ommitted the photographs that accompanied the magazine special when I edited the article for online viewing(mainly because they did not scan well from the magazine paper).
		The first paradrops were made over RNZAF Base Auckland and training exercises to develop supply-dropping techniques were carried out over Matamata airfield.
		This statement in the RNZAF News was the first comment on what has become the annual sojourn of No. 40 Squadron to the great white continent.
	www.spectrumwd.com /c130/articles/rnzaf1.htm (2262 words)

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