Royal New Zealand Air Force
Air force component of the New Zealand Defence Force
Summary
The Royal New Zealand Air Force is the aerial service branch of the New Zealand Defence Force. It was formed initially in 1923 as a branch of the New Zealand Army, being known as the New Zealand Permanent Air Force, becoming an independent air force on 1 April 1937.
Originally created by Tannin
3/2/2003, 2:30:38 PM
Modified
5/7/2026, 4:10:26 AM
Recent revisions
/* Future inventory */ tidy
/* Future inventory */
redundant
per [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/No. 230 Squadron RNZAF]]
:''{{Note:}} This merge proposal was originally opened on the article's talk page. Following the [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Merging merge discussions with AfD|March 2026 RfC]], formal merge discussions are now held at [[WP:AfD|AfD]] rather than the historical [[WP:PAM|Proposed article mergers]] process (PAM). I've moved the discussion accordingly per [[WP:TPO]].''
Linking
/* Retired equipment */ links
updated HQ link
Added Air Force Symbol
Infobox
/* Current inventory */ Type link update
/* New Zealand Permanent Air Force */New Zealand Permanent Air Force redirects here. let it stay bold
Restored revision 1342446175 by [[Special:Contributions/El Roih|El Roih]] ([[User talk:El Roih|talk]]): We almost only use bolding in the first sentence of the first paragraph
/* New Zealand Permanent Air Force */
/* World War I */link
update
makes more sense this way