List of squadrons of the RNZAF

This is a list of past and present squadrons of the Royal New Zealand Air Force

Current RNZAF flying squadrons and units

Former RNZAF squadrons

• No. 1 Squadron RNZAF Code "SJ" reconnaissance / patrol bomber / Territorial Fighter Bomber / Transport
• No. 2 Squadron RNZAF Code "UH" reconnaissance / patrol bomber / Territorial Fighter Bomber / Attack
• No. 4 Squadron RNZAF Code "YZ" reconnaissance / patrol bomber / Territorial Fighter Bomber / Transport
• No. 7 Squadron RNZAF Code "UW" reconnaissance / patrol bomber
• No. 8 Squadron RNZAF Code "PA" reconnaissance / patrol bomber
• No. 9 Squadron RNZAF – reconnaissance / patrol bomber
• No. 10 Squadron RNZAF – reserve bomber reconnaissance / reconnaissance /patrol bomber / Operational Training Unit
• No. 11 Squadron RNZAF – reserve bomber reconnaissance
• No. 12 Squadron RNZAF – reserve bomber reconnaissance
• No. 13 Squadron RNZAF – reserve bomber reconnaissance
• No. 15 Squadron RNZAF Code "JZ" Fighter
• No. 16 Squadron RNZAF Code "XO" Fighter
• No. 17 Squadron RNZAF – Fighter
• No. 18 Squadron RNZAF – Fighter
• No. 19 Squadron RNZAF – Code "ZG" Fighter
• No. 20 Squadron RNZAF – Code "UY" Army Co-operation / Fighter
• No. 21 Squadron RNZAF – Code "TX" Army Co-operation / Fighter
• No. 22 Squadron RNZAF – Code Army Co-operation/ Fighter
• No. 23 Squadron RNZAF – Fighter
• No. 24 Squadron RNZAF – Fighter
• No. 25 Squadron RNZAF - Dive Bomber / Fighter
• No. 26 Squadron RNZAF - Fighter
• No. 30 Squadron RNZAF - Reserve Fighter Bomber / Dive Bomber
• No. 31 Squadron RNZAF - Reserve Fighter Bomber / Dive Bomber
• No. 41 Squadron RNZAF - Code "SG" Reserve Light Bomber / Transport
• No. 43 Squadron RNZAF – Reserve Light Bomber
• No. 44 Squadron RNZAF - Reserve Light Bomber
• No. 51 Squadron RNZAF – postwar Light Anti-Aircraft (LAA) unit. Previous No. 1 LAA Squadron; change of title c.1954.
• No. 52 Squadron RNZAF – postwar Light Anti-Aircraft (LAA) unit. Previously No. 2 LAA Squadron.
• No. 60 Squadron RNZAF - Radar
• No. 61 Squadron RNZAF - Radar
• No. 62 Squadron RNZAF - Radar
• No. 75 Squadron RNZAF Code "AA", "JN" & "YC" Fighter / Bomber / Heavy Bomber / Fighter Bomber
• No. 209 (Expeditionary Support) Squadron RNZAF - support squadron
• Navigation and Air Electronics Training Squadron RNZAF
• Airframe Reconditioning Squadron RNZAF (RNZAF Base Woodbourne)

Squadrons of the Royal Air Force staffed mainly by New Zealanders

• 75 (NZ) Squadron RAF – heavy bomber; code "AA" & "JN"
• No. 243 Squadron RAF – fighter/transport; code "SN" & "VM"
• No. 258 Squadron RAF – fighter; code "FH" & "ZT"

Article XV squadrons

• 485 Squadron – fighter; code "OU"
• 486 Squadron – night fighter & fighter bomber; code "SA"
• 487 Squadron – bomber/fighter bomber; code "EG"
• 488 Squadron – fighter/night fighter; code "NF" & "ME"
• 489 Squadron – torpedo bomber; code "XA" , "1" & "P6"
• 490 Squadron – flying boats; code/s unknown

Other RNZAF units

• Northern Group, Central Group, Southern Group (in New Zealand)
• No. 1 (Islands) Group RNZAF
• General Service Training School
• Command Training School
• Ground Training Wing

World War II

Wartime squadrons

New Zealand Embedded Squadrons in the Royal Air Force

See also

• Structure of the Royal New Zealand Air Force

References

1. No. 75 Squadron RNZAF
2. No. 14 Squadron RNZAF
3. RNZAF Base Ohakea
4. No. 5 Squadron RNZAF
5. RNZAF Base Auckland
6. RNZAF Base Woodbourne
7. List of aircraft of the Royal New Zealand Air Force and Royal New Zealand Navy
8. No. 6 Squadron RNZAF
9. Royal New Zealand Air Force
10. Disbandment of the RNZAF air combat force
11. No. 42 Squadron RNZAF
12. Article XV squadrons
13. No. 62 Squadron RNZAF
14. New Zealand Defence Force
15. Lockheed Ventura
16. Structure of the Royal New Zealand Air Force
17. No. 488 Squadron RNZAF
18. No. 1 Squadron RNZAF
19. List of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons
20. Vickers Vildebeest