No. 40 Squadron RNZAF

No. 40 Squadron RNZAF
No. 40 Squadron RNZAF
Active	June 1943 – October 1947 ; December 1954 – present
Country	New Zealand
Branch	Royal New Zealand Air Force
Role	Strategic and Tactical Air Transport
Garrison/HQ	RNZAF Base Auckland
Mottos	Maori: Ki nga hau e wha ; English: To the four winds
Mascot	Mariners compass star
Anniversaries	1 June
Equipment	Boeing 757, C-130J Super Hercules
Engagements	World War II; Korean War; Malayan Emergency; Vietnam War; Rwandan civil war; Somali civil war; Gulf War; 1999 East Timorese crisis; Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands; Iraq war; Operation Enduring Freedom.;
Commanders
Current; commander	Wing Commander Bradley Scott
Insignia
Squadron Badge	A Mariners compass representing the "Four winds."
Aircraft flown
Transport	Douglas C-47 (1943-1947); Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar (1943-1947); Douglas DC-6 (1954-unknown); Handley Page Hastings (1954-unknown); Lockheed C-130H Hercules (1965-2025); Boeing 727 (1981-2003); Boeing 757-2K2 (2003-present); Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules (2024-present);

No. 40 Squadron RNZAF is a transport squadron in the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF). Established in June 1943, it remains on active duty.