No. 40 Squadron RNZAF

No. 40 Squadron RNZAF
ActiveJune 1943 – October 1947
December 1954 – present
Country New Zealand
Branch Royal New Zealand Air Force
RoleStrategic and Tactical Air Transport
Garrison/HQRNZAF Base Auckland
Motto(s)Maori: Ki nga hau e wha
English: To the four winds
Mascot(s)Mariners compass star
Anniversaries1 June
EquipmentBoeing 757, C-130H Hercules, C-130J Super Hercules
EngagementsWorld War II, Korean War, Malaya, Vietnam War, Rwanda, Somalia, Gulf War, East Timor, Solomon Islands, Iraq, Operation Enduring Freedom.
Commanders
Current
commander		Wing Commander Richard Deihl [1]
Insignia
Squadron BadgeA Mariners compass representing the "Four winds."
Aircraft flown
Transport

No. 40 Squadron RNZAF is a transport squadron in the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF). Established in June 1943, it remains on active duty.

  1. ^ Air Force News, Issue 199, February 2018,p13
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