No. 21 Squadron RNZAF
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No. 21 Squadron was a
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of the Royal New Zealand Air Force. Formed in May 1944, it was equipped with F4U-1 Corsair
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History

21 Squadron was deployed to
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on Guadalcanal from June–July 1944, to Piva Airfield on Bougainville from July–September 1944 and then returned to Guadalcanal from November–December 1944.Ross 1955, p. 328 21 Squadron deployed to Green Island from April–May 1945 and then to
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from May–July 1945. The squadron was disbanded in September 1945.


Commanding officers

*Squadron Leader L. R. Bush May (1944–February 1945); *Squadron Leader W. J. MacLeod (March–September 1945).


Notes


References

* 21 Squadrons of the RNZAF in World War II Military units and formations established in 1944 Military units and formations disestablished in 1945 {{mil-aviation-stub