No. 24 Squadron

Royal New Zealand Air Force The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) ( mi, Te Tauaarangi o Aotearoa, "The Warriors of the Sky of New Zealand"; previously ', "War Party of the Blue") is the aerial service branch of the New Zealand Defence Force. It was formed from New Zeala ...

was a fighter

squadron Squadron may refer to: * Squadron (army), a military unit of cavalry, tanks, or equivalent subdivided into troops or tank companies * Squadron (aviation), a military unit that consists of three or four flights with a total of 12 to 24 aircraft, de ...

. Formed in September 1944, it was equipped with Vought F4U-1 Corsair

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History

24 Squadron was deployed to

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on Bougainville from December 1944-January 1945 then to

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. 24 Squadron deployed to Green Island from March–May 1945, to Bougainville from July–October 1945 and then to Santo from October 1945 where it was disbanded.Ross, 1955, p. 329

Commanding officers

*Squadron Leader M. T. Vanderpump October 1944-January 1945; *Squadron Leader A. G. S. George February–October 1945.

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References

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