No. 16 Squadron RNZAF

No. 16 Squadron RNZAF
Flight Lieutenant Day of No. 16 Squadron with his Kittyhawk, 1943
Active1942–1945
Country New Zealand
Branch Royal New Zealand Air Force
RoleFighter

No. 16 Squadron was a fighter squadron of the Royal New Zealand Air Force. Formed in July 1942 at RNZAF Base Woodbourne, the squadron was equipped with Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawks and later F4U Corsairs. The squadron fought in the Southwest Pacific theatre during the Second World War, flying combat operations against Japanese forces. Following the cessation of hostilities, the squadron returned to New Zealand where it was disbanded in October 1945.

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