No. 6 Squadron RNZAF - Wikipedia
No. 6 Squadron RNZAF is a maritime squadron of the Royal New Zealand Air Force. It has a history going back to World War II, when it operated flying boats, and has been disbanded and re-formed several times through changes in the country's military structure.
SH-2G (I) Seasprite Helicopter - New Zealand Defence Force
Our Defence Force has eight SH-2G (I) Seasprite maritime helicopters, operated by No. 6 Squadron. They are flown by Royal New Zealand Navy aircrew and maintained by Royal New Zealand Air Force maintainers.
Our structure - New Zealand Defence Force
No. 6 Squadron is based at Royal New Zealand Air Force Base Auckland and is one of the force elements under the command of the Air Component Commander (ACC), Headquarters Joint Forces New Zealand. The helicopters are deployed from Base Auckland to HMNZ Ships Te Kaha, Te Mana, Canterbury, Otago and Wellington.
Naval helicopters line up to replace New Zealand’s Super Seasprites
2024年7月10日 · The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) relies upon a fleet of eight Kaman SH-2G(I) Super Seasprite helicopters to support its activities, but these aircraft are ageing and becoming increasingly difficult to maintain.
Kaman SH-2G(I) Super Seasprite New Zealand Air Force Navy
No. 6 Squadron operates New Zealand's ten SH-2G(I) Seasprite helicopters. The squadron was re-established on 31 October 2005 by separating the Naval Support Flight from No. 3 Squadron RNZAF. The squadron is based at RNZAF Base Auckland. No. 6 Squadron is manned by Royal New Zealand Navy observers, pilots and helicopter loadmasters.
6 Squadron - Royal New Zealand Air Force - Helis.com
6 Squadron Royal New Zealand Air Force A fixed wing maritime unit from 1942 to 1957, RNZAF 6 Squadron was reformed from the Naval Support Flight of RNZAF 3 Squadron in 2005.
RNZAF No. 6 Squadron - Flickr
Photographs of Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) No. 6 Squadron servicemen, aircraft, activities and artifacts from World War II deployments to Lauthala Bay, Fiji (May to October 1943), Espiritu Santo (October to December 1943) and Halavo Bay, Solomon Islands (December 1943 to September 1945) Also Detached Flights to Tonga (1943) and USS Coos ...
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On this day 75 years... - Air Force Museum of New Zealand - Facebook
On this day 75 years ago, No. 6 Squadron RNZAF was formed at Laucala Bay, Fiji, as a flying boat unit. Originally equipped with PBY Catalinas, it carried out maritime patrols and air-sea rescue operations from Fiji, New Hebrides (now Vanuatu) …
Naval helicopters line up to replace New Zealand’s Super ... - RNZN …
2024年7月11日 · The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) relies upon a fleet of eight Kaman SH-2G(I) Super Seasprite helicopters to support its activities, but these aircraft are ageing and becoming increasingly difficult to maintain.
No.6 Flying Boat Squadron (RNZAF): Second World War - HistoryOfWar.org
No.6 Flying Boat Squadron, RNZAF, spent most of its existence operating from Guadalcanal, from where it searched for Japanese submarines, took part in air-sea rescue missions and acted as an emergency transport unit.