No. 26 Squadron RNZAF

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No. 26 Squadron RNZAF
F4U-1 Corsairs of 26 Squadron RNZAF in flight 1945.jpeg
F4U-1s of 26 Squadron in flight.
ActiveOctober 1943- June 1945
Country Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
Branch Air Force Ensign of New Zealand.svg Royal New Zealand Air Force
Type Fighter bomber
Garrison/HQRNZAF Station Seagrove
Engagements Pacific theatre, World War II

No. 26 Squadron RNZAF was a squadron of the Royal New Zealand Air Force. Formed in October 1943, during World War II, from "C Flight", No. 25 Squadron at RNZAF Station Seagrove to be equipped with Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers, however was disbanded in January 1944. Reformed in March 1945 at RNZAF Station Ardmore, equipped with Chance-Vought F4U-1 Corsair fighter bombers. The squadron was based at Kukum Field on Guadalcanal and Piva Airfield on Bougainville before being disbanded in June 1945. [1]

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Formed at RNZAF Station Ardmore on the 1st March 1945 as No. 26 (Fighter) Squadron

Disbanded on the 30th of July 1945

Citations

  1. Ross 1993, p. 330.

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