I realy like this

[Dave Homewood]

This old 1936 article about our Air Force is rather flowery and romantic, but it coins a fantastic name for the Royal New Zealand Air Force that I have never heard before, The Cloud Cavalry !!

Haha, brilliant. I love it.

paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=AS19360418.2.204&srpos=10&e=01-12-1930--12-1945--10-AS-1-byDA---0territorial+hobsonville--

[baz62]

Yes that was an interesting read. I also like the fact that its the "Dominion's" cloud calvery. You don't hear that word mentioned much these days.

[Dave Homewood]

That is because we are no longer a Dominion, though back then we were.

[baz62]

So what makes the difference, was it prior to the formation of the Commonwealth? Or were we still under more direct influence from "the home office"?

[Dave Homewood]

I think it changed in 1949 or so when the Empire became the Commonwealth, and NZ Passports became New Zealand and not British, etc. Not certain though of all the facts, someone here will know.