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	Royal New Zealand Air Force \| NZETC
		CHAPTER 2 — Birth and Growth of the New Zealand Air Force, 1919–36
		CHAPTER 3 — Establishment of the Royal New Zealand Air Force
		OUTPUT OF PILOTS TO THE ROYAL AIR FORCE
	www.nzetc.org /tm/scholarly/tei-WH2AirF.html (304 words)

	Royal New Zealand Air Force - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) is the air force arm of the New Zealand Defence Force.
		New Zealand's military aviation began in 1913 when the New Zealand Army was presented with two Bleriot monoplanes by the United Kingdom.
		Map outlines of New Zealand, with a Kiwi superimposed, appeared on the tails of Canberras flown from Singapore in the Malayan Emergency.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Royal_New_Zealand_Air_Force (2657 words)

	Royal New Zealand Air Force Museum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Royal New Zealand Air Force Museum is primarily a museum of the Royal New Zealand Air Force, its predecessor, the New Zealand Permanent Air Force and New Zealand squadrons of the Royal Air Force.
		New Zealand Iroquois pilots have served in Vietnam, the Sinai, Antarctica and East Timor.
		New Zealand's first jet fighter procured in numbers, the wooden Vampire was first used by the RNZAF in Cyprus.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Royal_New_Zealand_Air_Force_Museum (1455 words)

	Royal New Zealand Air Force
		The Royal New Zealand Air Force or RNZAF is the air defence arm of New Zealand.
		New Zealand's military aviation began in 1913 when the New Zealand Army[?] was presented with a Bleriot monoplane by the United Kingdom.
		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.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/rn/RNZAF.html (383 words)

	New Zealand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		New Zealand was initially administered as a part of the colony of New South Wales, and it became a separate colony in November 1840.
		New Zealand was involved in a Constitutional Convention in March 1891 in Sydney, New South Wales, along with the Australian colonies.
		Under the New Zealand Royal Titles Act (1953), Queen Elizabeth II is Queen of New Zealand and is represented as head of state by the Governor-General, Anand Satyanand.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/New_Zealand (5288 words)

	New Zealand - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		The population of New Zealand is mostly of European descent, with the indigenous Māori as the largest minority.
		Elizabeth II is the Queen of New Zealand and is represented in the country by a non-political Governor-General.
		New Zealand was involved in a Constitutional Convention in March 1891 in Sydney, New South Wales, along with the then-colonies of Australia.
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/n/e/w/New_Zealand_2311.html (4258 words)

	Royal Air Force - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The Royal Air Force (often abbreviated to RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces.
		The CAS heads the Air Force Board, which is a committee of the Defence Council.
		The Air Force Board (AFB) is the management board of the RAF and consists of the Commanders-in-Chief of the Commands, together with several other high ranking officers.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Royal_Air_Force (4058 words)

	Royal New Zealand Air Force Association
		In 1919 Colonel Bettington, an air adviser from Britain, recommended the establishment of a Permanent Air Force of 79 officers, 299 airmen, and a Territorial Force of 174 officers and 1060 airmen.
		New elementary flying schools and aeroplanes were to be established in NZ with a proposed annual output of 700 pilots and 730 observers and air gunners.
		ROYAL NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE IN WORLD WAR II When war was declared on 3 September 1939 the Royal New Zealand Air Force personnel strength was 91 officers, 665 airmen in the Regular Force and 79 officers and 325 airmen in the Territorials.
	rnzaf.homestead.com /hist.html (4230 words)

	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : List of aircraft of the RNZAF and RNZN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		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 (717 words)

	New Zealand Air Force, New Zealand Air Force information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		The Royal New Zealand Air Force was established as a separate arm of the Defence Force on 1...
		New Zealand Army and the Royal New Zealand Air Force and is responsible...
		auxiliary to the Royal New Zealand Air Force.
	www.newzealandz.co.uk /NewZealandAirForce (1932 words)

	RNZAF - Welcome
		The combined RNZAF Iroquois and Australian Blackhawk helicopter mission flew from Dili to replace a New Zealand Army infantry platoon...Read more, see our Overseas Missions section for Timor Leste.
		A Royal New Zealand Air Force Iroquois helicopter is assisting police-led search efforts for a hunter missing in the Avoca valley North of Lake Coleridge....Read more, see our latest Media Releases - Air Force joins search for missing hunter.
		A New Zealand Defence Force Iroquois helicopter conducted an urgent evacuation in Timor Leste on May 25 to assist a sick Australian soldier based at a remote outpost...Read more, see our latest Media Releases - Air Force helicopter evacuates Australian soldier in Timor.
	www.airforce.mil.nz (385 words)

	royal new zealand air force - Helicopter Database (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		The New Zealand Permanent Air Force was formed in Jun 1923.
		A reserve organisation, the New Zealand Air Force (which had no aircraft of its own) was established at the same time.
		Following a major review, replacement of obsolete types was authorised in1962 and by the mid 1960s, the new fleet began to be delivered, together with the first RNZAF helicopters, the Bell 47G Sioux and the UH-1D Huey.
	www.helis.com /database/go/nz_royal_new_zealand_air_force.php (328 words)

	Royal New Zealand Air Force #75 Squadron (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		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 157904, NZ-6201, eats a passing lineman -- actually the boys are changing the generator.
		New Zealand Air Force A-4K Skyhawk flight welcomes the new millennium January 1, 2000.
	www.skyhawk.org /2E/newzealand/75-rnzafp.htm (814 words)

	New Zealand Defence Force
		CDF is the Chief Executive of the New Zealand Defence Force and is the principal military adviser to the Minister.
		The function of the New Zealand Army is to provide operationally-ready, self-reliant land forces to meet low-level contingencies, either independently or as part of a joint or combined force, and a realistic capability to respond with wider force options to threats of greater substance.
		The Air Transport Force is also able to contribute to a range of services in support of departments and the community, including disaster relief, medical evacuation and civil defence assistance in New Zealand and the South Pacific, VIP and community transportation, assistance to the Police, and support for the Antarctic Programme.
	www.justice.govt.nz /pubs/reports/2003/DOI-03-05/list-n/new-zealand-defence-force.htm (5808 words)

	New Zealand Womens Air Force
		The history of the New Zealand Women's Auxiliary Air Force shares much in common with that of it's New Zealand Army sister Corps, the New Zealand Women's Army Auxiliary Corps.
		Thus the RNZAF was the first of New Zealand's three military services to have an official women's auxiliary.
		This was the month that the WRNZAF ceased to exist as a separate entity, as a result of the integration policy of the New Zealand Defence Force.
	www.diggerhistory.info /pages-nz/nz-waaf.htm (449 words)

	DEFENCE – ARMED SERVICES: AIR FORCE, ROYAL NEW ZEALAND - Formation - 1966 Encyclopaedia of New Zealand
		In 1923 the New Zealand Aviation Corps (the basis of an air force) was formed, comprising two officers and two airmen; and 72 ex-service pilots were enrolled in an Air Force Reserve.
		Later in 1923 the New Zealand Permanent Air Force was formed, and the New Zealand Air Force was established as part of the territorial forces.
		With the passing of the Air Force Act on 1 April 1937, the Royal New Zealand Air Force became a separate branch of the armed forces of New Zealand.
	www.teara.govt.nz /1966/D/DefenceArmedServicesAirForceRoyalNew/en?print=true (432 words)

	MSM awards
		The long service and good conduct of airmen of the Regular Air Force of the Royal New Zealand Air Force has previously been recognised by the award of the Royal Air Force Long Service and Good Conduct Medal as provided for in a Royal Warrant dated 12 December 1947.
		The new medal (which is of the design traditionally awarded to airmen of the Royal New Zealand Air Force) is specific to New Zealand and is to be awarded to airmen of the Regular Air Force of the Royal New Zealand Air Force.
		The conditions for the award of the new medal are similar to those for the award of the New Zealand Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal and the Royal New Zealand Navy Long Service and Good Conduct Medal.
	honours.homestead.com /nzairls.html (986 words)

	World Air Forces New Zealand Air Force (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		Bentley, Geoffrey and Conly, Maurice Portrait of an Air Force: The Royal New Zealand Air Force 1937-1987 1987, Grantham House, Wellington, 200pp.
		Duxbury, David and MacPherson, Ross and Ewing, Ross Aircraft of the Royal New Zealand Air Force 1987, Heinemann, Auckland, 64pp.
		Thompson, H.L. New Zealanders with the RAF Vol.3: Middle East and SE Asia 1959, Dept of Internal Affairs, 409pp.
	www.worldairforces.com /Countries/new_zealand/nwz.html (280 words)

	Royal New Zealand Air Force Photograph Album (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		The MB-339 is the primary jet trainer to the Skyhawk and is operated by Number 14 Squadron Royal New Zealand Air Force.
		Royal New Zealand Air Force Skyhawk pilots train with Number 2 Squadron located at RNZAF base Nowra, New South Wales, Australia.
		Upon completing training and a short operational stint in Australia the RNZAF pilots return to New Zealand and join RNZAF Number 75 Squadron to continue with their upgrades and operational training as line RNZAF pilots.
	www.skyhawk.org /2C/rnzaf_p.htm (931 words)

	NZDF - WELCOME TO THE NEW ZEALAND DEFENCE FORCE WEBSITE
		The New Zealand Defence Force comprises 8,998 regular force, 2,230 territorial force Service men and women and 2,256 civilian staff across the armed services of Navy, Army and Air Force, operating as Three Services – One Force.
		New Zealand Defence Force personnel are serving in 19 missions around the world, from Afghanistan and the Gulf of Oman in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, to logistical support in Antarctica and peace keeping in Timor Leste.
		Foundations of New Zealand Military Doctrine - NZDDP - D 2004
	www.nzdf.mil.nz (329 words)

	The Royal Air Force - History Section (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		This squadron was, mainly composed of New Zealand personnel and the fact is commemorated by incorporating in the badge a tiki, which is a Maori neck ornament regarded as a lucky emblem, in front of two hammers from the coat of arms of New Zealand.
		Towards the end of 1942 the squadron converted to Stirlings and subsequently contributed to the Battle of the Ruhr, the devastation of Hamburg, and the famous raid against the German V-weapons experimental station at Peenemunde.
		The Squadron number was perpetuated by its reformation as part of the Royal New Zealand Air Force.
	www.raf.mod.uk /history/h75.html (445 words)

	RNZAF - It's your career - MAKE IT HAPPEN -
		The Air Force has undergone a significant change in recent years.
		We've restructured our role to that of a more streamlined, modern air force, with a stronger focus on the interests of New Zealand and our overseas allies.
		As a result today's Air Force is looking for a different sort of recruit - where smart thinking and a dedication to the job are the main qualitites you will come armed with.
	www.airforce.mil.nz /careers (291 words)

	New Zealand Government : Military : NZ Army, NZ Navy, Royal New Zealand Air Force & Returned Servicemen Associations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		New Zealand government and military directory offering a selection of professional companies and services, including banks, construction, animals, electrical, energy, food, government, legal advice, organisations and real estate in New Zealand.
		New Zealand government and military information for an extensive selection of professional companies and services, including real estate, animals, banks, employment, government agencies, marine and other businesses relevant to New Zealand government and military.
		New Zealand Army - Take a cybertour around the NZ Army Web Site to check out our activities at home and abroad or find out what it's really like to be in.
	www.newzealandnz.co.nz /links/Government/Military (404 words)

	The New Zealand Defence Force—How Does It Stack Up?
		The challenge for today’s defense forces is first identifying core logistics functions and then outsourcing those that are noncore.
		Although the New Zealand Army, Royal New Zealand Navy, and Royal New Zealand Air Force have begun their own outsourcing initiatives, this article deals only with the logistics functions outsourced by the NZDF Logistic Development Directorate.
		However, with the modernization of force firepower and the proliferation of technology on the battlefield, the NZDF may need to adopt contingency contract concepts similar to those used by the U.S. Army to support its forces in theater.
	www.almc.army.mil /alog/issues/MarApr04/New_Zealand.htm (2636 words)

	The World Factbook 2004 -- New Zealand
		The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights.
		New Zealand's full participation in a number of defense alliances lapsed by the 1980s.
		New Zealand is heavily dependent on trade - particularly in agricultural products - to drive growth, and it has been affected by the global economic slowdown and the slump in commodity prices.
	www.brainyatlas.com /geos/nz.html (1031 words)

	487 Squadron Royal New Zealand Air Force, De Havilland Mosquito
		After the war when the full account of the raid became known, the B Flight Commander Sqd Ldr L.H. Trent, a New Zealander in the RAF, who had been a prisoner of war since being shot down on the raid was awarded the Victoria Cross for his outstanding leadership during the Amsterdam raid.
		In addition to Sqd Ldr Trent's Victoria Cross, the New Zealand personnel of 487 squadron were awarded 1 DSO, 7 DFC's, one bar to DFC and 1 DFM.
		In Air Force circles he was admired for his consistent leadership, determination and courage.
	www.military-art.com /ap005.htm (1533 words)

	NZDF - Overseas Deployments :: Royal New Zealand Air Force
		The exercise is conducted in the sea areas and air space around the north and west coasts of Scotland.
		The Fincastle competition was last held in NZ during Exercise Tasmanex 06, in which the trophy was won by the RAF.
		The RNZAF in support of National Maritime Co-ordination Centre conducts routine patrols of the NZ and South Pacific EEZs, and the surveillance of the Southern Ocean fisheries.
	www.nzdf.mil.nz /at-a-glance/deployments/airforce.htm (320 words)

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