No. 2 Squadron RNZAF

No. 2 Squadron RNZAF
RNZAF TA-4K in 1984
Active1930–1957
December 1984 – December 2001
Country New Zealand
Branch Royal New Zealand Air Force
RoleReconnaissance, Fighter-Attack, Skyhawk Conversion.
SizeOne Squadron
Garrison/HQRNZAF Base Ohakea, HMAS Albatross
Motto(s)Maori Whakatopa Kia Mate;
English We Swoop to Kill
ColorsYellow and black
Mascot(s)A winged Taiaha
EquipmentLockheed Hudson (1941–1943); Lockheed Ventura (1943–1945);
A-4 Skyhawk (1984–2001)
EngagementsWorld War II
Insignia
Squadron BadgeA winged Taiaha

No. 2 Squadron RNZAF was a squadron of the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF). It was formed in 1930 as part of the Territorial Air Force with the main headquarters at Wellington and shadow flights at New Plymouth and Wanganui. Squadron personnel conducted their annual flying at RNZAF Base Wigram. In 1937 the Territorial Squadrons were re-organised and No. 2 Squadron became the Wellington Territorial Squadron.