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preface |
vii
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1 |
introductory, 1909–18 |
1
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2 |
birth and growth of the new zealand air force,
1919–36 |
7
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3 |
establishment of the royal new zealand air force |
25
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4 |
outbreak of war with germany and initial mobilisation and training |
40
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5 |
the british commonwealth air training plan |
50
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6 |
local defence |
66
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7 |
no. 488 squadron in malaya |
78
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no. 1 aerodrome construction squadron in malaya |
97
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9 |
reorganisation of rnzaf to meet threat of invasion |
106
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10 |
establishment of the rnzaf in the south pacific |
125
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11 |
operations from guadalcanal, november 1942–
february 1943 |
142
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12 |
establishment of no. 1 (islands) group and development of air transport |
159
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13 |
the central solomons campaign |
175
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14 |
the advance to bougainville |
199
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15 |
radar units in the pacific |
227
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16 |
the neutralisation of rabaul |
237
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17 |
reorganisation of south pacific area, july–december
1944
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259
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18 |
base organisation in new zealand, 1943–45 |
279
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19 |
final stages of the war in the south-west pacific |
291
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20 |
conclusion |
312
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appendix Wartime Operational Squadrons of the Royal
New Zealand Air Force |
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