no. 488 fighter squadron

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no. 488 fighter squadron

Formed September 1941; disbanded on return from Java, March 1942. A new No. 488 Squadron was formed in the RAF in 1943.

Aircraft: Buffalos, Hurricanes.

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Commanding Officers
Squadron Leader W. J. Clouston October 1941–January 1942
Squadron Leader J. M. MacKenzie January–March 1942
Tour of Duty
Singapore October 1941–February 1942
Java February 1942

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Title: Royal New Zealand Air Force

Author: Ross, Squadron Leader J. M. S.

Publication details: Historical Publications Branch, 1955, Wellington

Part of: The Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939–1945

This text is the subject of: ‘Something of Them Is Here Recorded’: Official History in New Zealand

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