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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.
Air Vice Marshal William Hector Stratton, CB, CBE, DFC & Bar (22 July 1916 – 27 December 2005) was a New Zealand aviator and military leader during the Second World War and the postwar period. Born in Hastings , he joined the Royal Air Force in 1937 and served as a fighter pilot in the Second World War, initially with No. 1 Squadron during ...
Pages in category "New Zealand military personnel killed in World War II" The following 59 pages are in this category, out of 59 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Air Marshal David Manson Crooks, CB, OBE (8 December 1931 – 9 March 2022) was a senior commander of the Royal New Zealand Air Force.He was Chief of the Air Staff from April 1983 to October 1986 and Chief of the Defence Staff thereafter until 1987 when he retired.
Served with the Royal New Zealand Air Force. Flew in Battle of Britain. [64] Robert Lawrence Spurdle: 10-DFC* Served with the Royal New Zealand Air Force. Flew in Battle of Britain, also in South Pacific with RNZAF. [65] [66] John Harry "Jack" Stafford: 2 & 3 shared: 8 V-1s: DFC [67] Gray Stenborg: 14-DFC: KIA 24 September 1943. [14] [68 ...
Flight Lieutenant M.N. Sparks AFC gained his pilot's wings with the Royal New Zealand Air Force in December 1941. Posted to the United Kingdom he joined the newly formed 487 (N.Z.) Squadron in September 1942.
Thiele was born in Christchurch, New Zealand on 25 February 1921. [1] [2] He was educated at Waltham Primary and Christchurch Boys' High Schools. [3] Thiele was working as a junior reporter at the Christchurch Star-Sun newspaper when war was declared in September 1939. He was 19 when he joined the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) in December ...
The aircraft was an Air New Zealand-owned Airbus A320 leased to XL Airways Germany registered D-AXLA (formerly ZK-OJL), and was undertaking a technical flight immediately prior to a scheduled handover back to Air New Zealand. At the time of the accident, the aircraft was painted in Air New Zealand livery.