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On 14 June 1923 the New Zealand Permanent Air Force was gazetted: a part of the Army initially staffed by a total of four officers and two other ranks as full-time staff, plus the New Zealand Air Force with 102 officers on the Reserve lists. The importance of aviation in warfare was belatedly recognised, largely thanks to the efforts of visionary parliamentarian Sir Henry Wigram. When the 33 total aircraft, Avro 504s, Bristol F.2 Fighters and, De Havilland designed, Airco DH.4s and Airco DH.9s did reach New Zealand they were either placed in storage or loaned to the flying schools, barnstormers and commercial operators. New Zealand was the last to respond and least enthusiastic. Supermarine Walrus of the RNZAF's seaplane training flight.Īt the close of hostilities Great Britain offered an Imperial Gift to each of the Dominions of a hundred war-surplus combat aircraft. Others returned to New Zealand and, serving part-time, provided the nucleus of the New Zealand Permanent Air Force (NZPAF). Īt the end of the war many New Zealand pilots stayed with the new Royal Air Force and several had attained high rank by the outbreak of World War II.
He gave the aerodrome, later Wigram Aerodrome, to the government for defence purposes. In 1916 Sir Henry Wigram established the Canterbury Aviation Company at Sockburn, Christchurch, and purchased Caudron biplanes from Britain for pilot training. From 1915 pilots trained on the Walsh Brothers Flying Boats including Curtiss machines, aircraft of their own design and, later in the war, the first two aircraft made by Boeing. The Walsh brothers flying school at Auckland was founded by Leo and Vivian Walsh-pioneers who had made the first controlled flight in New Zealand. The government assisted two private schools to train pilots for the conflict. Fifteen became aces, with the top scorer being Keith Caldwell having, depending on how it is counted, more than 24 victories. New Zealand pilots serving with British Empire forces saw service in all theatres. In the Great War, New Zealand aircrew flew as part of the Royal Flying Corps (British Army), British Royal Naval Air Service, and the Australian Flying Corps. Both aircraft were however handed back after war broke out. New Zealand's military aviation began in 1913 when the New Zealand Army was presented with two Blériot monoplanes by the United Kingdom. The RNZAF motto is the same as that of the Royal Air Force, Per ardua ad astra, meaning "through adversity to the stars". The Air Force is led by an Air Vice-Marshal who holds the appointment of Chief of Air Force. The RNZAF's air combat capability ended in 2001, under the Fifth Labour Government with the disbanding of the A-4 Skyhawk and Aermacchi MB-339 equipped squadrons. From a 1945 peak of over 1,000 combat aircraft the RNZAF has shrunk to a strength of around 48 aircraft in 2022, focusing on maritime patrol and transport duties in support of the Royal New Zealand Navy and the New Zealand Army. The RNZAF fought in World War II, Malaya, Korean War, Vietnam and the Gulf War as well as undertaking various United Nations peacekeeping missions. It was formed from New Zealand elements of the British Royal Air Force, becoming an independent force in 1923, although many RNZAF aircrew continued to serve in the Royal Air Force until the end of the 1940s. The Royal New Zealand Air Force ( RNZAF Māori: Te Tauaarangi o Aotearoa, "The Warriors of the Sky of New Zealand" previously Te Hokowhitu o Kahurangi, "War Party of the Blue") is the aerial service branch of the New Zealand Defence Force.
1 April 1937 85 years ago ( ) (independent service).1923 100 years ago ( 1923) (New Zealand Permanent Air Force).1913 110 years ago ( 1913) (first military aviation).
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