Royal New Zealand Air Force

Contents

• • [covers]
  • [title page] p. i
  • [frontispiece] p. iv
  • [title page] p. v
  • Preface p. vii
  • Contents p. ix
  • List of Illustrations p. xi
  • List of Maps p. xv
• • CHAPTER 1 — Introductory, 1909–18 p. 1
    • [section] p. 1
    • PRIVATE ENTERPRISE — THE NEW ZEALAND — FLYING SCHOOL p. 4
    • THE CANTERBURY AVIATION COMPANY p. 5
  • CHAPTER 2 — Birth and Growth of the New Zealand Air Force, 1919–36 p. 7
    • [section] p. 7
    • THE AIR BOARD p. 10
    • AVIATION p. 11
    • FLYING SCHOOLS p. 12
    • FORMATION OF NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE p. 13
    • TERRITORIAL AIR FORCE p. 14
    • DEVELOPMENT OF PERMANENT AIR FORCE p. 15
    • EXERCISES AND OPERATIONS, 1929–36 p. 20
    • ORGANISATION OF THE TERRITORIAL AIR FORCE, 1930 p. 21
    • EXPANSION OF THE RNZAF p. 23
  • CHAPTER 3 — Establishment of the Royal New Zealand Air Force p. 25
    • [section] p. 25
    • FORMATION OF THE RNZAF: THE AIR DEPARTMENT p. 27
    • EXPANSION PROGRAMMES, 1937–39 p. 28
    • PACIFIC DEFENCE CONFERENCE p. 32
    • DEVELOPMENT OF THE TERRITORIAL AIR FORCE p. 34
    • THE AERO CLUBS AND THE CIVIL RESERVE OF PILOTS p. 36
    • CIVIL RESERVE OF GROUND STAFF p. 37
    • RNZAF AT OUTBREAK OF WAR p. 38
  • CHAPTER 4 — Outbreak of War with Germany and Initial Mobilisation and Training p. 40
    • [section] p. 40
    • FORMATION OF SCHOOLS p. 43
    • AIRCREW TRAINING p. 46
    • EDUCATIONAL TRAINING p. 47
    • EQUIPMENT p. 48
    • AIR HEADQUARTERS' ORGANISATION p. 49
  • CHAPTER 5 — The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan p. 50
    • [section] p. 50
    • THE AIR TRAINING CORPS p. 56
    • EFFECT OF PACIFIC WAR
    • EDUCATIONAL TRAINING, 1942 p. 58
    • GROUND TRAINING SQUADRONS p. 60
    • OUTPUT OF PILOTS TO THE ROYAL AIR FORCE
    • REPATRIATION AND EMPLOYMENT OF TRAINEES FROM CANADA p. 63
  • CHAPTER 6 — Local Defence p. 66
    • [section] p. 66
    • THE WAR CABINET p. 67
    • OPERATIONAL RESOURCES OF THE RNZAF AT THE BEGINNING OF THE WAR
    • EARLY OPERATIONS IN NEW ZEALAND p. 69
    • DEFENCE OF FIJI p. 70
    • FORMATION OF NEW GENERAL RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRONS p. 75
  • CHAPTER 7 — No. 488 Squadron in Malaya p. 78
    • [section] p. 78
    • EQUIPMENT DIFFICULTIES
    • OUTBREAK OF WAR WITH JAPAN p. 82
    • NO. 488 SQUADRON'S COMBATS p. 87
    • DECISION TO EVACUATE AIR FORCES p. 91
    • JAVA p. 94
  • CHAPTER 8 — No. 1 Aerodrome Construction Squadron in Malaya p. 97
    • [section] p. 97
    • RETREAT TO SINGAPORE ISLAND p. 99
    • EVACUATION p. 100
  • CHAPTER 9 — Reorganisation of RNZAF to meet Threat of Invasion p. 106
    • [section] p. 106
    • REQUESTS TO BRITAIN FOR REINFORCEMENTS p. 108
    • FORMATION OF OPERATIONAL UNITS p. 110
    • FAFAI SCHEME p. 111
    • PREPARATION OF AERODROMES p. 112
    • DEVELOPMENT OF RADAR p. 115
    • OBSERVER CORPS p. 117
    • OPERATION OF THE AIR-WARNING SYSTEM p. 118
    • COMMUNICATIONS
    • EXPANSION AND DISPERSAL OF STORES DEPOTS p. 120
    • DEVELOPMENT OF REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE ORGANISATION p. 121
    • MANPOWER AND TRAINING PROBLEMS IN 1942 p. 122
    • WOMEN'S AUXILIARY AIR FORCE p. 124
  • CHAPTER 10 — Establishment of the RNZAF in the South Pacific p. 125
    • [section] p. 125
    • NEGOTIATIONS TO OBTAIN EQUIPMENT p. 126
    • MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT p. 128
    • LIMIT OF JAPANESE ADVANCES p. 129
    • FORMATION OF NEW ZEALAND SQUADRON IN NEW CALEDONIA
    • ORGANISATION OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC AREA p. 134
    • AMERICAN REQUEST FOR SECOND BOMBER-RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON p. 135
    • OPERATIONS BY NO. 3 SQUADRON FROM SANTO p. 138
    • NO. 15 SQUADRON ON TONGA p. 139
  • CHAPTER 11 — Operations from Guadalcanal, November 1942-February 1943 p. 142
    • [section] p. 142
    • MOVE OF NO. 3 SQUADRON TO GUADALCANAL p. 146
    • EARLY OPERATIONS p. 148
    • INTERCEPTING THE TOKYO EXPRESS p. 150
    • FINAL STAGES OF THE CAMPAIGN p. 156
  • CHAPTER 12 — Establishment of No. 1 (Islands) Group and Development of Air Transport p. 159
    • [section] p. 159
    • FORMATION OF NO. 1 (ISLANDS) GROUP HEADQUARTERS p. 160
    • ESTABLISHMENT OF NO. 4 REPAIR DEPOT p. 162
    • INTRODUCTION OF THE AIRCREW ROTATION SYSTEM p. 165
    • FORMATION OF SERVICING UNITS p. 166
    • CONSTRUCTION OF RNZAF CAMPS IN THE FORWARD AREA p. 167
    • LOGISTIC SUPPORT IN THE FORWARD AREA p. 168
    • FORMATION OF BASE DEPOT, SANTO p. 169
    • MOVE OF NO. 1 (ISLANDS) GROUP HEADQUARTERS TO GUADALCANAL p. 170
    • THE NEED FOR AIR TRANSPORT p. 172
    • FORMATION OF NO. 40 (TRANSPORT) SQUADRON
  • CHAPTER 13 — The Central Solomons Campaign
    • [section] p. 175
    • MOVE OF NO. 15 SQUADRON TO GUADALCANAL p. 180
    • FIGHTER OPERATIONS IN JUNE p. 184
    • OCCUPATION OF SEGI p. 186
    • THE LANDING AT MUNDA p. 187
    • AIR BASES AND OPERATIONS
    • OPERATIONS BY NO. 14 SQUADRON, RNZAF p. 189
    • BOMBER ESCORT OPERATIONS p. 192
    • NO. 16 SQUADRON p. 193
    • COLLAPSE OF JAPANESE IN THE CENTRAL SOLOMONS p. 195
    • ALLIED AIR OPERATIONS p. 196
    • OPERATIONS BY NO. 3 SQUADRON p. 197
  • CHAPTER 14 — The Advance to Bougainville
    • [section] p. 199
    • FORMATION OF RNZAF STATION, NEW GEORGIA p. 200
    • ALLIED FORCES IN THE BOUGAINVILLE OFFENSIVE p. 203
    • TREASURY LANDINGS p. 204
    • THE CHOISEUL DIVERSION p. 205
    • ALLIED RECONNAISSANCE OF SHORTLAND AREA
    • LANDING ON BOUGAINVILLE p. 206
    • ATTACKS ON RABAUL p. 209
    • CONSOLIDATION OF ALLIED POSITIONS
    • WORK OF RNZAF FIGHTER WING p. 211
    • FIGHTER SWEEPS OVER RABAUL p. 213
    • OPERATIONS BY NO. 1 (BR) SQUADRON, OCTOBER 1943 – FEBRUARY 1944 p. 216
    • RNZAF FIGHTERS MOVE TO BOUGAINVILLE p. 221
    • RNZAF OPERATIONS IN REAR AREAS p. 222
    • OPERATIONS BY NO. 4 SQUADRON p. 223
    • No. 6 FLYING BOAT SQUADRON p. 224
  • CHAPTER 15 — Radar Units in the Pacific p. 227
    • [untitled] p. 227
    • radar units in tonga p. 228
    • norfolk island
    • despatch of no.52 radar unit to guadalcanal p. 229
    • no. 53 unit p. 232
    • no.54 unit
    • no. 56 unit p. 233
    • nos. 57 and 58 unit
    • no. 59 unit
    • withdrawal of rnzaf radar units p. 235
  • CHAPTER 16 — The Neutralisation of Rabaul
    • [section] p. 237
    • rnzaf operations against rabaul, january 1944 p. 241
    • operations over green island p. 243
    • situation on bougainville, march 1944 p. 244
    • fighter-bomber operations p. 247
    • operations by nos. 25, 30 and 31 squadrons
    • operations by rnzaf fighter wing, april-june 1944 p. 251
    • re-equipment of rnzaf fighter squadrons p. 252
    • bomber-reconnaissance operations, february—june p. 253
    • operations by no. 6 (flying boat) squadron p. 256
  • CHAPTER 17 — Reorganisation of South Pacific Area, July-December 1944 p. 259
    • [section] p. 259
    • situation in bismarcks-solomons p. 262
    • formation of new zealand air task force p. 264
    • establishment of rnzaf at emirau p. 265
    • operations by no. 3 squadron p. 266
    • no. 4 (bomber-reconnaissance) squadron
    • no. 19 squadron at emirau p. 267
    • green island p. 268
    • no. 20 squadron at green island
    • no. 18 squadron p. 269
    • nos. 14 and 16 squadrons p. 270
    • no. 1 squadron
    • los negros p. 271
    • no. 23 squadron p. 272
    • rnzaf units on bougainville
    • the australians take over p. 273
    • rnzaf in the south pacific area, july-december 1944 p. 275
    • espiritu santo p. 276
    • fiji p. 277
    • norfolk island p. 278
  • CHAPTER 18 — Base Organisation in New Zealand, 1943–45 p. 279
    • [section] p. 279
    • growth of the air transport organisation p. 280
    • establishments in new zealand, august-september 1943 p. 283
    • reorganisation in 1944 p. 286
    • sources of manpower, 1943–44 p. 288
  • CHAPTER 19 — Final Stages of the War in the South-West Pacific
    • [section] p. 291
    • south bougainville campaign p. 292
    • central and northern bougainville p. 294
    • rnzaf strength on bougainville, 1945 p. 295
    • close and tactical air support, south bougainville campaign p. 297
    • northern bougainville p. 299
    • rnzaf units on green island p. 301
    • bomber-reconnaissance operations from green island p. 304
    • operations from emirau p. 306
    • move to los negros
    • jacquinot bay p. 308
    • operations in the south pacific area p. 309
    • rnzaf dispositions, august 1945 p. 310
    • japanese surrender p. 311
  • CHAPTER 20 — Conclusion p. 312
    • [section] p. 312
    • repatriation from the south pacific p. 313
    • demobilisation p. 314
    • the post-war air force p. 316
• • Appendix WARTIME OPERATIONAL SQUADRONS OF THE ROYAL NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE p. 321
    • no. 1 bomber reconnaissance squadron p. 321
    • no. 2 bomber reconnaissance squadron
    • no. 3 bomber reconnaissance squadron p. 322
    • no. 4 bomber reconnaissance squadron
    • no. 5 flying boat squadron p. 323
    • no. 6 flying boat squadron
    • no. 7 general reconnaissance squadron
    • no. 8 general reconnaissance squadron p. 324
    • no. 8 bomber reconnaissance squadron
    • no. 9 bomber reconnaissance squadron
    • no. 488 fighter squadron
    • no. 14 fighter squadron p. 325
    • no. 15 fighter squadron
    • no. 16 fighter squadron p. 326
    • no. 17 fighter squadron
    • no. 18 fighter squadron p. 327
    • no. 19 fighter squadron
    • no. 20 fighter squadron p. 328
    • no. 21 fighter squadron
    • no. 22 fighter squadron p. 329
    • no. 23 fighter squadron
    • no. 24 fighter squadron
    • no. 25 dive bomber squadron p. 330
    • no. 25 fighter squadron
    • no. 26 fighter squadron
    • no. 30 dive bomber squadron
    • no. 31 dive bomber squadron p. 331
    • no. 40 transport squadron
    • no. 41 transport squadron
  • Glossary p. 333
  • Bibliography p. 335
  • Index p. 337
  • [backmatter] p. 344

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