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486:, Wiltshire. The weather for most of the month was poor so there was little action until towards the end of July, at which time German air activity increased. In November the squadron moved to France, and was based in Belgium and Holland in the closing stages of the war. It disbanded on 26 April 1945.
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Dominions would supply the ground crew as well as flying personnel. However, in New Zealand's case, there was a reluctance to maintain RNZAF squadrons in Britain so the decision was made to allow for the formation of squadrons within the
354:'s use of worn out ex-airline engines in manufacturing the aircraft (which had been supplied to No. 67 Squadron in March). There were also problems getting spares and with the peacetime red tape and restricted flying hours laid down by the British High Command in Singapore.
235:(RAF) was in the process of expanding and required an increasing number of suitable flying personnel. A number of schemes were implemented for New Zealanders to obtain short-service commissions in the RAF with the intention of then transferring to the
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494:, with which it shot down another four. In its night fighter incarnation, No. 488 Squadron flew 2899 sorties, shot down 67 aircraft and, in its intruder role, destroyed 40 trains. In one notable sortie in July 1944, Flight Lieutenant
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247:(ETAS) in December 1939. Under this agreement, New Zealand committed to initially supply 880 full trained pilots for the RAF, with another 520 pilots being trained to an elementary standard annually. As each of the
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1612:. The Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939–1945. Wellington, New Zealand: Historical Publications Branch.
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Singapore: RAF, RAAF, RNZAF and Dutch Brewster Fighters in Action Over Malaya and the East Indies 1941–1942
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1572:. Auckland, New Zealand: Oxford University Press.
1512:. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing.
1451:Bowyer, Michael J.F.; Rawlings, John D.R. (1979).
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890:RAF Colerne
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699:RAF Kallang
667:New Zealand
309:New Zealand
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