No. 21 Squadron RNZAF

No. 21 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal New Zealand Air Force. Formed in May 1944, it was equipped with F4U-1 Corsair fighter bombers.

No. 21 Squadron
Active1944–1945
Country New Zealand
BranchRoyal New Zealand Air Force
TypeFighter bomber
EngagementsWorld War II

History

21 Squadron was deployed to Kukum Field on Guadalcanal from June–July 1944, to Piva Airfield on Bougainville from July–September 1944 and then returned to Guadalcanal from November–December 1944.[1] 21 Squadron deployed to Green Island from April-May 1945 and then to Jacquinot Bay from May–July 1945. The squadron was disbanded in September 1945.[1]

Commanding officers

  • Squadron Leader L. R. Bush May 1944-February 1945;
  • Squadron Leader W. J. MacLeod March–September 1945.[1]

Notes

  1. Ross 1955, p. 328
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References

  • Ross, John (1993) [1955]. Royal New Zealand Air Force. Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939–45. Nashville: Battery Press. ISBN 0898391873.
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