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Royal New Zealand Air Force

no. 17 fighter squadron

no. 17 fighter squadron

Formed October 1942; disbanded September 1945.

Aircraft: Kittyhawks, 1942–44; Corsairs, 1944–45.

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Commanding Officers
Squadron Leader J. V. A. Reid October 1942–July 1943
Squadron Leader P. G. Newton July 1943–January 1944
Squadron Leader D. F. St. George April–November 1944
Squadron Leader B. V. Le Pine November 1944–September 1945
Tours of Duty
New Zealand October 1942–July 1943
Santo July–September 1943
December 1943
August 1944
January 1945
Guadalcanal September–October 1943
April 1944
August–September 1944
New Georgia January 1943–January 1944
Bougainville January 1944
April–June 1944
September–November 1944
Green Island January–March 1945
Los Negros May–September 1945