No. 31 Squadron RNZAF

No. 31 Squadron
Active	1943–1944
Country	New Zealand
Branch	Royal New Zealand Air Force
Type	Dive-bomber
Engagements	World War II Pacific theatre

No. 31 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal New Zealand Air Force. Formed in December 1943, it was equipped with Grumman TBF Avenger Dive bombers.

History

31 Squadron was stationed in New Zealand from December 1943 – May 1944. The Squadron deployed to Piva Airfield on Bougainville from May – July 1944. The Squadron was disbanded in August 1944.^[1]

Commanding officers

Squadron Leader M. Wilkes.^[1]

Notes

1 2 Ross, 1955, p. 331

References

Ross, John (1993) [1955]. Royal New Zealand Air Force. Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939–45. Nashville: Battery Press. ISBN 0898391873.

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