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Royal New Zealand Air Force

no. 18 fighter squadron

no. 18 fighter squadron

Formed June 1943; disbanded October 1945.

Aircraft: Kittyhawks, 1943–44; Corsairs, 1944–45.

Commanding Officers
Squadron Leader J. A. Oldfield Jane 1943–March 1944
Squadron Leader R. H. Balfour May–July 1944
Squadron Leader P. R. McNab August–November 1944
Squadron Leader G. H. Corbet November 1944–April 1945
Squadron Leader W. A. Hardman May–September 1945
Tours of Duty
New Zealand June–September 1943
Santo September–October 1943
January 1944
August–September 1944
New Georgia October–November 1943
Guadalcanal May–June 1944
September–November 1944
January–February 1945
Bougainville January–March 1944
June–July 1944
February–April 1945
June–October 1945
Green Island November–December 1944