Royal New Zealand Air Force
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Contents
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- CHAPTER 1 — Introductory, 1909–18
- CHAPTER 2 — Birth and Growth of the New Zealand Air Force, 1919–36
- CHAPTER 3 — Establishment of the Royal New Zealand Air Force
- CHAPTER 4 — Outbreak of War with Germany and Initial Mobilisation and Training
- CHAPTER 5 — The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan
- CHAPTER 6 — Local Defence
- CHAPTER 7 — No. 488 Squadron in Malaya
- CHAPTER 8 — No. 1 Aerodrome Construction Squadron in Malaya
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CHAPTER 9 — Reorganisation of RNZAF to meet Threat of Invasion
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- REQUESTS TO BRITAIN FOR REINFORCEMENTS
- FORMATION OF OPERATIONAL UNITS
- FAFAI SCHEME
- PREPARATION OF AERODROMES
- DEVELOPMENT OF RADAR
- OBSERVER CORPS
- OPERATION OF THE AIR-WARNING SYSTEM
- COMMUNICATIONS
- EXPANSION AND DISPERSAL OF STORES DEPOTS
- DEVELOPMENT OF REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE ORGANISATION
- MANPOWER AND TRAINING PROBLEMS IN 1942
- WOMEN'S AUXILIARY AIR FORCE
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CHAPTER 10 — Establishment of the RNZAF in the South Pacific
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- NEGOTIATIONS TO OBTAIN EQUIPMENT
- MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT
- LIMIT OF JAPANESE ADVANCES
- FORMATION OF NEW ZEALAND SQUADRON IN NEW CALEDONIA
- ORGANISATION OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC AREA
- AMERICAN REQUEST FOR SECOND BOMBER-RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON
- OPERATIONS BY NO. 3 SQUADRON FROM SANTO
- NO. 15 SQUADRON ON TONGA
- CHAPTER 11 — Operations from Guadalcanal, November 1942-February 1943
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CHAPTER 12 — Establishment of No. 1 (Islands) Group and Development of Air Transport
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- FORMATION OF NO. 1 (ISLANDS) GROUP HEADQUARTERS
- ESTABLISHMENT OF NO. 4 REPAIR DEPOT
- INTRODUCTION OF THE AIRCREW ROTATION SYSTEM
- FORMATION OF SERVICING UNITS
- CONSTRUCTION OF RNZAF CAMPS IN THE FORWARD AREA
- LOGISTIC SUPPORT IN THE FORWARD AREA
- FORMATION OF BASE DEPOT, SANTO
- MOVE OF NO. 1 (ISLANDS) GROUP HEADQUARTERS TO GUADALCANAL
- THE NEED FOR AIR TRANSPORT
- FORMATION OF NO. 40 (TRANSPORT) SQUADRON
- CHAPTER 13 — The Central Solomons Campaign
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- MOVE OF NO. 15 SQUADRON TO GUADALCANAL
- FIGHTER OPERATIONS IN JUNE
- OCCUPATION OF SEGI
- THE LANDING AT MUNDA
- AIR BASES AND OPERATIONS
- OPERATIONS BY NO. 14 SQUADRON, RNZAF
- BOMBER ESCORT OPERATIONS
- NO. 16 SQUADRON
- COLLAPSE OF JAPANESE IN THE CENTRAL SOLOMONS
- ALLIED AIR OPERATIONS
- OPERATIONS BY NO. 3 SQUADRON
- CHAPTER 14 — The Advance to Bougainville
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- FORMATION OF RNZAF STATION, NEW GEORGIA
- ALLIED FORCES IN THE BOUGAINVILLE OFFENSIVE
- TREASURY LANDINGS
- THE CHOISEUL DIVERSION
- ALLIED RECONNAISSANCE OF SHORTLAND AREA
- LANDING ON BOUGAINVILLE
- ATTACKS ON RABAUL
- CONSOLIDATION OF ALLIED POSITIONS
- WORK OF RNZAF FIGHTER WING
- FIGHTER SWEEPS OVER RABAUL
- OPERATIONS BY NO. 1 (BR) SQUADRON, OCTOBER 1943 – FEBRUARY 1944
- RNZAF FIGHTERS MOVE TO BOUGAINVILLE
- RNZAF OPERATIONS IN REAR AREAS
- OPERATIONS BY NO. 4 SQUADRON
- No. 6 FLYING BOAT SQUADRON
- CHAPTER 15 — Radar Units in the Pacific
- CHAPTER 16 — The Neutralisation of Rabaul
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- rnzaf operations against rabaul, january 1944
- operations over green island
- situation on bougainville, march 1944
- fighter-bomber operations
- operations by nos. 25, 30 and 31 squadrons
- operations by rnzaf fighter wing, april-june 1944
- re-equipment of rnzaf fighter squadrons
- bomber-reconnaissance operations, february—june
- operations by no. 6 (flying boat) squadron
- CHAPTER 17 — Reorganisation of South Pacific Area, July-December 1944
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- situation in bismarcks-solomons
- formation of new zealand air task force
- establishment of rnzaf at emirau
- operations by no. 3 squadron
- no. 4 (bomber-reconnaissance) squadron
- no. 19 squadron at emirau
- green island
- no. 20 squadron at green island
- no. 18 squadron
- nos. 14 and 16 squadrons
- no. 1 squadron
- los negros
- no. 23 squadron
- rnzaf units on bougainville
- the australians take over
- rnzaf in the south pacific area, july-december 1944
- espiritu santo
- fiji
- norfolk island
- CHAPTER 18 — Base Organisation in New Zealand, 1943–45
- CHAPTER 19 — Final Stages of the War in the South-West Pacific
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- south bougainville campaign
- central and northern bougainville
- rnzaf strength on bougainville, 1945
- close and tactical air support, south bougainville campaign
- northern bougainville
- rnzaf units on green island
- bomber-reconnaissance operations from green island
- operations from emirau
- move to los negros
- jacquinot bay
- operations in the south pacific area
- rnzaf dispositions, august 1945
- japanese surrender
- CHAPTER 20 — Conclusion
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Appendix WARTIME OPERATIONAL SQUADRONS OF THE ROYAL NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE
- no. 1 bomber reconnaissance squadron
- no. 2 bomber reconnaissance squadron
- no. 3 bomber reconnaissance squadron
- no. 4 bomber reconnaissance squadron
- no. 5 flying boat squadron
- no. 6 flying boat squadron
- no. 7 general reconnaissance squadron
- no. 8 general reconnaissance squadron
- no. 8 bomber reconnaissance squadron
- no. 9 bomber reconnaissance squadron
- no. 488 fighter squadron
- no. 14 fighter squadron
- no. 15 fighter squadron
- no. 16 fighter squadron
- no. 17 fighter squadron
- no. 18 fighter squadron
- no. 19 fighter squadron
- no. 20 fighter squadron
- no. 21 fighter squadron
- no. 22 fighter squadron
- no. 23 fighter squadron
- no. 24 fighter squadron
- no. 25 dive bomber squadron
- no. 25 fighter squadron
- no. 26 fighter squadron
- no. 30 dive bomber squadron
- no. 31 dive bomber squadron
- no. 40 transport squadron
- no. 41 transport squadron
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
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Appendix WARTIME OPERATIONAL SQUADRONS OF THE ROYAL NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE




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