No. 16 Squadron RNZAF

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No. 16 Squadron Royal New Zealand Air Force
Flight Lieutenant Day of No. 16 Squadron with his Kittyhawk, 1943
Active	1942–1945
Country	New Zealand
Branch	Royal New Zealand Air Force
Role	Fighter

No. 16 Squadron was a fighter squadron of the Royal New Zealand Air Force. Formed in July 1942 at RNZAF Base Woodbourne, the squadron was equipped with Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawks and later F4U Corsairs. The squadron fought in the Southwest Pacific theatre during the Second World War, flying combat operations against Japanese forces. Proposed re-equipment with the P-51 Mustang was abandoned at the cessation of hostilities, and the squadron returned to New Zealand where it was disbanded in October 1945.