17. peruť RNZAF [1942-1945]

No. 17 Squadron RNZAF
     
Název:
Name:
17. peruť RNZAF No. 17 Squadron RNZAF
Originální název:
Original Name:
No. 17 Squadron RNZAF
Datum vzniku:
Raised/Formed:
10.10.1942
Předchůdce:
Predecessor:
- -
Datum zániku:
Disbanded:
DD.09.1945
Nástupce:
Successor:
- -
Nadřízené velitelství:
Higher Command:
DD.MM.RRRR-DD.MM.RRRR
DD.MM.RRRR-DD.MM.RRRR
Dislokace:
Deployed:
10.10.1942-28.07.1943 Ohakea
29.07.1943-DD.09.1943 Espiritu Santo
DD.09.1943-20.10.1943 Guadalcanal
20.10.1943-DD.12.1943
DD.12.1943-DD.01.1944 Ondonga
DD.01.1944-DD.01.1944 Torokina, Bougainville
DD.04.1944-DD.04.1944 Guadalcanal
DD.04.1944-DD.06.1944 Bougainville
DD.08.1944-DD.08.1944 Espiritu Santo
DD.08.1944-DD.09.1944 Guadalcanal
DD.09.1944-DD.11.1944 Bougainville
DD.01.1945-DD.01.1945 Espiritu Santo
DD.01.1945-DD.03.1945 Green Island
DD.05.1945-DD.09.1945 Los Negros

Velitel:
Commander:
DD.10.1942-DD.07.1943 Reid, J. V. A. (Squadron Leader)
DD.07.1943-DD.01.1944 Newton, P. G. (Squadron Leader)
DD.04.1944-DD.11.1944 St. George, D. F. (Squadron Leader)
DD.11.1944-DD.09.1945 Le Pine, B. V. (Squadron Leader)
Výzbroj:
Armament:
DD.10.1942-DD.MM.RRRR North American Harvard
DD.10.1942-DD.MM.1944 Curtiss P-40
DD.MM.1944-DD.09.1945 F4U Corsair
Poznámka:
Note:
- -
Zdroje:
Sources:
www.historyofwar.org
en.wikipedia.org
nzetc.victoria.ac.nz
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No. 17 Squadron RNZAF
17 Squadron RNZAF


The unit was formed on 10 October 1942 at Ohakea, New Zealand.
The squadron made several deployments to the Solomon Islands area, usually lasting six to seven months, two of which were in the combat zone.
Its pilots gained 19 certain victories.
The unit was disbanded in September 1945.


Výzbroj:
Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk
Vought F4U Corsair


Velitelé:
S/Ldr J.V.A. Reid - October 1942 - July 1943
S/Ldr P.G. Newton - July 1943 - January 1944
S/Ldr D.F. St George - April 1944 - November 1944
S/Ldr B.V. Le Pine - November 1944 - September 1945



Místa nasazení:
New Zealand
October 1942 - July 1943
Santo
July 1943 - September 1943
December 1943
August 1944
January 1945
Guadalcanal
September 1943 - October 1943
April 1944
August 1944 - September 1944
New Georgia
January 1944
Bougainville
January 1944
April 1944 - June 1944
September 1944 - November 1944
Green Island
January 1945 - March 1945
Los Negros
May 1945 - September 1945



Prameny:
http://www.nzfpm.co.nz/article.asp?id=17
Shores C., Williams C.: Aces High, Grub Street , London, 1994
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