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Post by Officer Crabtree on Jul 18, 2012 17:47:44 GMT 12
Hi all, I have been looking for information on 23 Squadron in and around the time of WWII, and cannot find all that much. Does anyone have interesting facts, timelines, any info at all that they could share with me?
Such as where they served, when they formed, disbanded and so forth.
Thanks.
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Post by Tony on Jul 18, 2012 20:34:13 GMT 12
From:
Royal New Zealand Air Force
Sqn Ldr J M Ross 1955
The Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939–1945
No. 23 fighter squadron
Formed August 1944; disbanded October 1945.
Aircraft: Corsairs.
Commanding Officers
Squadron Leader J. J. de Willimoff August 1944–May 1945
Squadron Leader D. E. Hogan May–October 1945
Tours of Duty Santo September–October 1944
Los Negros November–December 1944
Guadalcanal February–March 1945
Emirau March–May 1945
Bougainville June–October 1945
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