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-30 Super Hercules
EngagementsWorld War II, Korean War, Malayan Emergency, Vietnam War, Rwandan civil war, Somali civil war, Gulf War, 1999 East Timorese crisis, Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands, Iraq war, Operation Enduring Freedom.
Commanders
Current
commander		Wing Commander Bradley Scott [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. ^ Squadron member, 29 SEP 24
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