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Royal New Zealand Air Force

no. 15 fighter squadron

no. 15 fighter squadron

Formed June 1942; disbanded October 1945.

Aircraft: Kittyhawks, 1942–44; Corsairs, 1944–45.

Commanding Officers
Squadron Leader A. Crighton June 1942–March 1943
Squadron Leader M. J. Herrick March–December 1943
Squadron Leader J. A. A. Gibson December 1943–July 1944
Squadron Leader D. P. Winstone August–December 1944
Squadron Leader M. R. Clarke January–September 1945
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Tours of Duty
New Zealand June–October 1942
Tonga October 1942–March 1943
Guadalcanal April–June 1943
September–October 1943
May–June 1944
New Georgia October–November 1943
December 1943–January 1944
Santo September–October 1944
January–February 1945
Bougainville June–July 1944
November–December 1944
June–September 1945
Green Island February–April 1945