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A Boeing 757 lands at Pegasus airfield on the Ross Ice Shelf Boeing 757 of the RNZAF in 2009. The squadron saw action throughout the Pacific War against Japan, helped supply New Zealand forces fighting in Korea, Malaya, Vietnam, East Timor, Afghanistan, and Iraq, and provided transport to United States and United Kingdom forces in the 1990 Gulf ...
The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF; Māori: Te Tauaarangi o Aotearoa) is the aerial service branch of the New Zealand Defence Force.It was formed initially in 1923 as a branch of the New Zealand Army, being known as the New Zealand Permanent Air Force, becoming an independent air force on 1 April 1937.
In September 1943 the RNZAF reached its peak strength in New Zealand. By this time establishments included Air Headquarters in Wellington, the three group headquarters, and a total of thirty-three stations and depots throughout the country. [2] The Group Headquarters were combined headquarters and housed Navy and Army as well as Air Force staffs.
Obsolete, no longer in service with the Royal New Zealand Air Force, or the Royal New Zealand Navy. Carried by the A-4G and A-4K Skyhawk aircraft, SH-2F Seasprite and SH-2G Super Seasprite helicopters. AGM-119B Penguin Missile: AGM-119 Penguin Mk 2 Mod 7: Norway: Air-to-surface anti-ship missile: 2013–Current
In 2009, the Royal New Zealand Air Force flew one of its 757 Combis to Antarctica for the first time. Royal New Zealand Air Force 757 Combi – The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) operates two 757s converted to 757-200M standard by ST Aerospace Services for delivering equipment, medical evacuation, troop movements, and VIP transport.
This is a list of past and present squadrons of the Royal New Zealand Air Force. Current RNZAF flying squadrons and units ... Boeing 757-200: 42 Squadron: Training/VIP:
A C-32A dwarfed by a VC-25A at Paris-Orly Airport, 2009. The C-32A is the military designation for the Boeing 757-2G4, a variant of the Boeing 757-200, a mid-size, narrow-body twin-engine jet airliner—that has been modified for government VIP transport use, including a change to a 45-passenger interior and military avionics. [1]
This is a list of units in the New Zealand Air Training Corps. [1] Each unit is led and managed by the Cadet Unit Commander, and their officers and staff. As of 2023 [update] there are 49 Air Training Corps squadrons in New Zealand.