Wartime RNZAF Squadrons

Royal New Zealand Air Force Squadrons and Units
Squadron Role Main Aircraft Types On Squadron Sqn Code
Wellington (GR) Squadron
General Reconnaissance
Baffin
nil

Christchurch (GR) Squadron

General Reconnaissance
Baffin
nil
Auckland (GR) Squadron

General Reconnaissance
Vincent
nil
New Zealand General Reconnaisance Squadron

General Reconnaissance
Baffin, Vincent
nil

No. 1 (GR) Squadron

No. 1 (BR) Squadron

General Reconnaissance

/Bomber Reconnaissance

Vincent, Vildebeest, Oxford, Hudson, Ventura

SJ

No. 2 (GR) Squadron

No. 2 (BR) Squadron

General Reconnaissance

/Bomber Reconnaissance

Vincent, Vildebeest, DH86 Express,
Oxford, Hudson, Ventura

UH

No. 3 (GR) Squadron

No. 3 (BR) Squadron

General Reconnaissance

/Bomber Reconnaissance

Baffin, Vincent/Vildebeest, Oxford
Hudson, Ventura

JV

No. 4 (GR) Squadron

No. 4 (BR) Squadron

General Reconnaissance

/Bomber Reconnaissance

DH86, DH89, Vincent, Hudson, Ventura
YZ

No. 5 (GR) Squadron

No. 5 (AC) Squadron

No. 5 (FB) Squadron

General Reconnaissance

Army Co-operation

Maritime Patrol/Rescue/Recon
Singapore, Vincent, Catalina
PA

No. 6 (AC) Squadron

No. 6 (FB) Squadron

Army Co-operation

Maritime Patrol/Rescue/Recon

Hind, Harvard

Catalina

XX

No. 7 (GR) Squadron

General Reconnaissance

Vincent/Vildebeest

UW

No. 8 (GR) Squadron

No. 8 (BR) Squadron

General Reconnaissance

Bomber Reconnaissance

Vincent/Vildebeest, Oxford, Harvard

Ventura

PA

No. 9 (GR) Squadron

No. 9 (BR) Squadron

General Reconnaissance

Bomber Reconnaissance

Hudson, Ventura

No. 10 (OT) Squadron

General Reconnaissance OTU

Oxford, Hudson
ZX

No. 14 (F) Squadron

Fighter
Harvard, Kittyhawk, Corsair
HQ
No. 15 (F) Squadron

Fighter

Harvard, Kittyhawk, Corsair
JZ

No. 16 (F) Squadron

Fighter

Harvard, Kittyhawk, Corsair

XO

No. 17 (F) Squadron

Fighter

Harvard, Kittyhawk, Corsair

JZ

No. 18 (F) Squadron
Fighter

Harvard, Kittyhawk, Corsair

XO

No. 19 (F) Squadron

Fighter

Kittyhawk, Corsair

No. 20 (AC) Squadron

No. 20 (F) Squadron

Army Co-Operation

Fighter

Hind, Harvard

Kittyhawk, Corsair

ZG

No. 21 (F) Squadron

Army Co-Operation

Fighter

Hind, Harvard

Kittyhawk, Corsair

UY

No. 22 (F) Squadron

Army Co-operation

Fighter

Vincent, Harvard

Kittyhawk, Corsair
TX

No. 23 (F) Squadron

Fighter

Corsair

No. 24 (F) Squadron

Fighter

Corsair

No 25. (DB) Squadron

No. 25 (F) Squadron

Dive Bomber

Fighter

Harvard, Dauntless,

Corsair

No. 26 (DB) Squadron

No. 26 (F) Squadron

Dive Bomber

Fighter

Dauntless

Corsair

No. 30 Squadron

Bomber

Vincent, Harvard, Avenger

No. 31 Squadron

Bomber

Harvard, Avenger

No. 40 Squadron

Transport

Lodestar, Dakota, Hudson

No. 41 Squadron

Transport
Lodestar, Dakota, Hudson
No. 42 Squadron

Communications
Various impressed and Dominies
SG
New Zealand Units in the Royal Air Force

No. 75 (NZ) Squadron RAF

Heavy Bomber

Wellington, Stirling, Lancaster

AA, JN

No. 485 (NZ) Squadron RAF

Fighter

Spitfire, Tempest

OU

No. 486 (NZ) Squadron RAF

Fighter-Bomber

Hurricane, Typhoon, Tempest

SA

No. 487 (NZ) Squadron RAF
Fighter-Bomber

Ventura, Mosquito

EG

No. 488 Sqn (Singapore)

No. 488 (NZ) Squadron RAF

Fighter

Night-Fighter

Buffalo, Hurricane

Beaufighter, Mosquito

NF

ME

No. 489 (NZ) Squadron RAF

Coastal Command Torpedo Bomber

Beaufort, Blenheim, Hampden,
Beaufighter, Mosquito

 P6, XA
No. 490 (NZ) Squadron RAF
Coastal Command Flying Boat
Catalina, Sunderland
  
RNZAF Auxiliary Units (FAFAI, 1942)
Auxiliary Squadron Squadron Type Aircraft used Unit formed under

No 10 Squadron

No 11 Squadron

No 12 Squadron

No 13 Squadron

No 21 Squadron

No 22 Squadron

No 23 Squadron

No 31 Squadron

No 32 Squadron

No 33 Squadron

No 41 Squadron

No 42 Squadron

No 43 Squadron

No 44 Squadron

CFS Squadron

Bomber Reconnaissance

Bomber Reconnaissance

Bomber Reconnaissance

Bomber Reconnaissance

Bomber Reconnaissance

Bomber Reconnaissance

Bomber Reconnaissance

Fighter Bomber

Fighter Bomber

Fighter Bomber

Light Bomber

Light Bomber

Light Bomber

Light Bomber

Mixed

Vincent, Hudson

Vincent

Vincent

Vincent

Oxford

Oxford

Oxford

Harvard

Harvard

Harvard

Moths

Moths

Moths

Moths

Mixed (Moth, Harvard, Oxford, P-40)

GR School, Omaka

Wigram

Woodbourne

Ohakea

Wigram

Woodbourne

Ohakea

Wigram

Woodbourne

Ohakea

Taieri

New Plymouth

Harewood

Whenuapai

Tauranga