No. 488 Squadron RNZAF

No. 488 (NZ) Squadron RAF
Active1 September 1941 – 26 April 1945
CountryUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Allegiance New Zealand
Branch Royal Air Force
RoleFighter squadron
Motto(s)Māori: Ka ngarue ratau
(Translation: "We shake them")[1][2]
Anniversaries1 September 1941
Insignia
Squadron BadgeIn front of a taiaha and tewhatewha in saltire, a morepork[1][2]
Squadron CodesNF (Oct 1941 – Jan 1942)[3][4]
ME (Jun 1942 – Apr 1945)[5][6]
Aircraft flown
FighterBrewster Buffalo
Hawker Hurricane
Bristol Beaufighter
de Havilland Mosquito

No. 488 Squadron was the name given to two distinct Royal New Zealand Air Force squadrons during the Second World War. Both were formed under Article XV of the Empire Air Training Scheme and served under the operational command of the Royal Air Force.

  1. ^ a b Rawlings 1978, p. 452.
  2. ^ a b Halley 1988, p. 531.
  3. ^ Flintham & Thomas 2003, p. 91.
  4. ^ Bowyer & Rawlings 1979, p. 76.
  5. ^ Flintham & Thomas 2003, p. 89.
  6. ^ Bowyer & Rawlings 1979, pp. 71–72.