Royal New Zealand Air Force
Contents
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Contents
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preface | vii | |
1 | introductory, 1909–18 | 1 |
2 | birth and growth of the new zealand air force, 1919–36 | 7 |
3 | establishment of the royal new zealand air force | 25 |
4 | outbreak of war with germany and initial mobilisation and training | 40 |
5 | the british commonwealth air training plan | 50 |
6 | local defence | 66 |
7 | no. 488 squadron in malaya | 78 |
8 | no. 1 aerodrome construction squadron in malaya | 97 |
9 | reorganisation of rnzaf to meet threat of invasion | 106 |
10 | establishment of the rnzaf in the south pacific | 125 |
11 | operations from guadalcanal, november 1942– february 1943 | 142 |
12 | establishment of no. 1 (islands) group and development of air transport | 159 |
13 | the central solomons campaign | 175 |
14 | the advance to bougainville | 199 |
15 | radar units in the pacific | 227 |
16 | the neutralisation of rabaul | 237 |
17 | reorganisation of south pacific area, july–december 1944 | 259 page x |
18 | base organisation in new zealand, 1943–45 | 279 |
19 | final stages of the war in the south-west pacific | 291 |
20 | conclusion | 312 |
appendix Wartime Operational Squadrons of the Royal New Zealand Air Force | 321 |