List of aircraft of the RNZAF and RNZN
Encyclopedia
This is a list of aircraft of the Royal New Zealand Air Force and Royal New Zealand Navy.

List of aircraft alphabetically by manufacturer

(manufacturer, number owned or operated by New Zealand forces, model name, any airframes surviving, serial numbers, dates, notes).

A

Aermacchi
Aermacchi
Alenia Aermacchi is an Italian company designing and producing trainer aircraft for military pilots.-Profile:Alenia Aermacchi has sold about 2,000 trainers to more than 40 countries and has collaborated in major international military programs....

 
  • 18 Aermacchi MB-339
    Aermacchi MB-339
    The Aermacchi MB-339 is an Italian military trainer and light attack aircraft. It was developed as a replacement for the earlier MB-326.-Design and development:...

    CB (survivor)NZ6460 - NZ6477 1991-2001

AESL 
  • 4 AESL Airtourer
    AESL Airtourer
    -Trivia:*Probably not the 1st 2 seat side by side aircraft designed with a central 'stick' but one of the 1st with a 'square hand grip' version.*Easy to fly from both seats due to the central stick design and arm rest....

     See also CT4 (survivor)NZ1760-1763 1970-1993

Agusta
Agusta
Agusta is an Italian helicopter manufacturer. It is based in Samarate, Northern Italy. It is a subsidiary of Finmeccanica. The company was founded by Count Giovanni Agusta in 1923, who flew his first airplane in 1907...

 
  • 5 Agusta A109
    Agusta A109
    The AgustaWestland AW109 is a light-weight, twin-engine, eight-seat multi-purpose helicopter built by the Anglo-Italian manufacturer AgustaWestland...

     ordered 2007

Aichi 
  • 1 Aichi E13A
    Aichi E13A
    -See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Dorr, Robert E. and Chris Bishop. Vietnam Air War Debrief. London: Aerospace Publishing, 1996. ISBN 1-874023-78-6....

     "Jake" (captured aircraft flown in theatre).

Airco
Airco
The Aircraft Manufacturing Company Limited was established in 1912 by George Holt Thomas at The Hyde in Hendon, north London, England.-Geoffrey de Havilland:...

  see de Havilland below.

Airspeed
Airspeed
Airspeed is the speed of an aircraft relative to the air. Among the common conventions for qualifying airspeed are: indicated airspeed , calibrated airspeed , true airspeed , equivalent airspeed and density airspeed....

 
  • 6 Airspeed Consul
    Airspeed Consul
    -See also:-References:...

     NZ1901-1906 1948-1954
  • 229 Airspeed Oxford
    Airspeed Oxford
    The Airspeed AS.10 Oxford was a twin-engine aircraft used for training British Commonwealth aircrews in navigation, radio-operating, bombing and gunnery during the Second World War.-Design and development:...

     (survivor) NZ250-290, NZ1201-1399, NZ2100-2157, R6226 1938-1954

Avro
Avro
Avro was a British aircraft manufacturer, with numerous landmark designs such as the Avro 504 trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the delta wing Avro Vulcan, a stalwart of the Cold War.-Early history:One of the world's...

 
  • 31 Avro 504
    Avro 504
    The Avro 504 was a World War I biplane aircraft made by the Avro aircraft company and under licence by others. Production during the War totalled 8,970 and continued for almost 20 years, making it the most-produced aircraft of any kind that served in World War I, in any military capacity, during...

    K & L (survivor) D6243, E3142,E4153,E4237,E4242,E9424,E9427,E9429, E9432,F9745,H1952,H1958,H1964,H1965,H1966,H1968, H1970,H2986,H2987,H2988 H2989,H2990,H5240,H5241, A.201-206. 1920-1931, ("A." series were new purchases in 1925. Others were Imperial gift aircraft, loaned to private companies 1920-1923 or 24. Some lost in accidents while on loan).
  • 4 Avro Prefect
    Avro Prefect
    -Bibliography:* Jackson, A.J. Avro Aircraft since 1908, 2nd edition. London: Putnam Aeronautical Books, 1990. ISBN 0-85177-834-8.* Pacco, John. "Avro 626 'Prefect'" Belgisch Leger/Armee Belge: Het Militair Vliegwezen/l'Aeronautique Militaire 1930-1940. Aartselaar, Belgium: J.P. Publications, 2003,...

    626 (survivor) NZ201-204 1935-1943
  • 25 Avro Anson
    Avro Anson
    The Avro Anson is a British twin-engine, multi-role aircraft that served with the Royal Air Force, Fleet Air Arm and numerous other air forces prior to, during, and after the Second World War. Named for British Admiral George Anson, it was originally designed for maritime reconnaissance, but was...

     (survivor) NZ401-423 PH599, PH600 1942-1952
  • (RAF)Avro Lancaster
    Avro Lancaster
    The Avro Lancaster is a British four-engined Second World War heavy bomber made initially by Avro for the Royal Air Force . It first saw active service in 1942, and together with the Handley Page Halifax it was one of the main heavy bombers of the RAF, the RCAF, and squadrons from other...

     75 Squadron
    No. 75 Squadron RNZAF
    No. 75 Squadron RNZAF was an air combat squadron of the Royal New Zealand Air Force. It was formed from the RAF's World War II bomber squadron, No. 75 Squadron, which had been initially equipped by the New Zealand government and was largely manned by New Zealanders...

    (survivor) 1943-1945
  • (RAF)Avro Lincoln
    Avro Lincoln
    The Avro Type 694, better known as the Avro Lincoln, was a British four-engined heavy bomber, which first flew on 9 June 1944. Developed from the Avro Lancaster, the first Lincoln variants were known initially as the Lancaster IV and V, but were renamed Lincoln I and II...

     75 Squadron
    No. 75 Squadron RNZAF
    No. 75 Squadron RNZAF was an air combat squadron of the Royal New Zealand Air Force. It was formed from the RAF's World War II bomber squadron, No. 75 Squadron, which had been initially equipped by the New Zealand government and was largely manned by New Zealanders...

     1945

Auster
Auster
Auster Aircraft Limited was a British aircraft manufacturer from 1938 to 1961.-History:The company began in 1938 at the Britannia Works, Thurmaston near Leicester, England, as Taylorcraft Aeroplanes Limited, making light observation aircraft designed by the Taylorcraft Aircraft Corporation of...

 
  • 7 Auster, 6 J/5
    Auster Adventurer
    -References:NotesBibliography...

     and 1 Mk 7c
    Auster AOP.6
    -Bibliography:*Halley, J.J., The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth 1918-1988, Air-Britain, Tonbridge, ISBN 0-85130-164-9....

     (survivor) NZ1701-1707 1947-1970

B

The British Klemm Aeroplane Co Ltd
British Aircraft Manufacturing
The British Aircraft Manufacturing Company Limited was a 1930s British aircraft manufacturer based at London Air Park, Hanworth, Middlesex, England.-History:...

/ Nazi Germany
  • 1 BA Swallow NZ583 1939-1941

British Aerospace
British Aerospace
British Aerospace plc was a UK aircraft, munitions and defence-systems manufacturer. Its head office was in the Warwick House in the Farnborough Aerospace Centre in Farnborough, Hampshire...

  see Hawker Siddeley, British Aircraft Corporation
British Aircraft Corporation
The British Aircraft Corporation was a British aircraft manufacturer formed from the government-pressured merger of English Electric Aviation Ltd., Vickers-Armstrongs , the Bristol Aeroplane Company and Hunting Aircraft in 1960. Bristol, English Electric and Vickers became "parents" of BAC with...

 and English Electric
English Electric
English Electric was a British industrial manufacturer. Founded in 1918, it initially specialised in industrial electric motors and transformers...

.
British Aircraft Corporation
British Aircraft Corporation
The British Aircraft Corporation was a British aircraft manufacturer formed from the government-pressured merger of English Electric Aviation Ltd., Vickers-Armstrongs , the Bristol Aeroplane Company and Hunting Aircraft in 1960. Bristol, English Electric and Vickers became "parents" of BAC with...

 
Beechcraft
Beechcraft
Beechcraft is an American manufacturer of general aviation and military aircraft, ranging from light single engine aircraft to business jets and light military transports. Previously a division of Raytheon, it has been a brand of Hawker Beechcraft since 2006....

 
  • 1 Beechcraft 17 (survivor) NZ573 1939-1946
  • 5 B200 Super King Air
    Beechcraft Super King Air
    The Beechcraft Super King Air family is part of a line of twin-turboprop aircraft produced by the Beech Aircraft Corporation . The King Air line comprises a number of model series that fall into two families: the Model 90 series, Model 100 series , Model 200 series and Model 300 series...

     (current) NZ1881-1885 1998-

Bell Aircraft
Bell Aircraft
The Bell Aircraft Corporation was an aircraft manufacturer of the United States, a builder of several types of fighter aircraft for World War II but most famous for the Bell X-1, the first supersonic aircraft, and for the development and production of many important civilian and military helicopters...

 
  • 13 Bell 47
    Bell 47
    The Bell 47 is a two-bladed, single engine, light helicopter manufactured by Bell Helicopter. Based on the third Model 30 prototype, Bell's first helicopter designed by Arthur M. Young, the Bell 47 became the first helicopter certified for civilian use on 8 March 1946...

    Sioux NZ3701-3713 1965-
  • 17 Bell Iroquois
    UH-1 Iroquois
    The Bell UH-1 Iroquois is a military helicopter powered by a single, turboshaft engine, with a two-bladed main rotor and tail rotor. The helicopter was developed by Bell Helicopter to meet the United States Army's requirement for a medical evacuation and utility helicopter in 1952, and first flew...

     current (H), survivor (D) NZ3800-3816 1966- (plus an unknown number of aircraft leased for UN work in the Sinai. 3800 is a UH-1H donated for display at the Wigram museum, and never saw service, the UH-1Ds were converted to UH-1H standard. A partial fuselage is on display at the QEII Army Museum in Waiouru
    Waiouru
    Waiouru is a small town in the centre of the North Island of New Zealand. It is on the North Island Volcanic Plateau, 25 kilometres south-east of Mount Ruapehu, and in the Ruapehu District....

    ).

Blackburn Aircraft
Blackburn Aircraft
Blackburn Aircraft Limited was a British aircraft manufacturer that concentrated mainly on naval and maritime aircraft during the first part of the 20th century.-History:...

 
  • 29 Blackburn Baffin
    Blackburn Baffin
    -See also:-External links:* * http://avia.russian.ee/air/england/black_baffin.php...

     NZ150-178 1937-1941

Blériot
Blériot Aéronautique
Blériot Aéronautique was a French aircraft manufacturer founded by Louis Blériot. It also made a few cyclecars from 1921 to 1922.After Louis Blériot became famous for being the first to fly over the English Channel in 1909, he established an aircraft manufacturing company. This company really took...

 
  • 2 Bleriot XI
    Blériot XI
    The Blériot XI is the aircraft in which, on 25 July 1909, Louis Blériot made the first flight across the English Channel made in a heavier-than-air aircraft . This achievement is one of the most famous accomplishments of the early years of aviation, and not only won Blériot a lasting place in...

    -2 (a replica is displayed in the Wigram Museum)

Boeing
Boeing
The Boeing Company is an American multinational aerospace and defense corporation, founded in 1916 by William E. Boeing in Seattle, Washington. Boeing has expanded over the years, merging with McDonnell Douglas in 1997. Boeing Corporate headquarters has been in Chicago, Illinois since 2001...

 
Boeing
Boeing
The Boeing Company is an American multinational aerospace and defense corporation, founded in 1916 by William E. Boeing in Seattle, Washington. Boeing has expanded over the years, merging with McDonnell Douglas in 1997. Boeing Corporate headquarters has been in Chicago, Illinois since 2001...

 PB2B-1 Catalina
PBY Catalina
The Consolidated PBY Catalina was an American flying boat of the 1930s and 1940s produced by Consolidated Aircraft. It was one of the most widely used multi-role aircraft of World War II. PBYs served with every branch of the United States Armed Forces and in the air forces and navies of many other...

 see Consolidated Aircraft
Consolidated Aircraft
The Consolidated Aircraft Corporation was founded in 1923 by Reuben H. Fleet, the result of the Gallaudet Aircraft Company's liquidation and Fleet's purchase of designs from the Dayton-Wright Company as the subsidiary was being closed by its parent corporation, General Motors. Consolidated became...

  • 3 Boeing 727
    Boeing 727
    The Boeing 727 is a mid-size, narrow-body, three-engine, T-tailed commercial jet airliner, manufactured by Boeing. The Boeing 727 first flew in 1963, and for over a decade more were built per year than any other jet airliner. When production ended in 1984 a total of 1,832 aircraft had been produced...

     (survivor) NZ7271-7273 1981-2003 (survivors)
  • 2 Boeing 757
    Boeing 757
    The Boeing 757 is a mid-size, narrow-body twin-engine jet airliner manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Passenger versions of the twinjet have a capacity of 186 to 289 persons and a maximum range of , depending on variant and cabin configuration...

     (current) NZ7571-7572 2003-

Brewster Aeronautical Corporation
Brewster Aeronautical Corporation
The Brewster Aeronautical Corporation was a North American defense contractor that operated from the 1930s until the end of World War II.It started existence as an aircraft division of Brewster & Co., a company that originally sold carriages and had branched into automobile bodies and airplane parts...

 
  • 23 Brewster Buffalo
    Brewster Buffalo
    The Brewster F2A Buffalo was an American fighter aircraft which saw limited service early in World War II. Though the Buffalo won a competition against the Grumman F4F Wildcat in 1939 to become the US Navy's first monoplane fighter aircraft, it turned out to be a big disappointment...

     + 488(NZ) Squadron
    No. 488 Squadron RNZAF
    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....

     1941-1942

Bristol Aeroplane Company
Bristol Aeroplane Company
The Bristol Aeroplane Company, originally the British and Colonial Aeroplane Company, was both one of the first and one of the most important British aviation companies, designing and manufacturing both airframes and aero engines...

 
  • (RAF)Bristol Beaufighter
    Bristol Beaufighter
    The Bristol Type 156 Beaufighter, often referred to as simply the Beau, was a British long-range heavy fighter modification of the Bristol Aeroplane Company's earlier Beaufort torpedo bomber design...

     487(NZ) Squadron
    No. 487 Squadron RNZAF
    No. 487 Squadron was a Royal New Zealand Air Force bomber squadron, formed under Article XV of the Empire Air Training Scheme. It served in the European theatre during World War II, under the operational command of the Royal Air Force.-History:No...

    , 488(NZ) Squadron
    No. 488 Squadron RNZAF
    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....

    , 489(NZ) Squadron 1942-1945
  • (RAF)Bristol Beaufort
    Bristol Beaufort
    The Bristol Beaufort was a British twin-engined torpedo bomber designed by the Bristol Aeroplane Company, and developed from experience gained designing and building the earlier Blenheim light bomber....

     489(NZ) Squadron 1941-1942
  • (RAF)Bristol Blenheim
    Bristol Blenheim
    The Bristol Blenheim was a British light bomber aircraft designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company that was used extensively in the early days of the Second World War. It was adapted as an interim long-range and night fighter, pending the availability of the Beaufighter...

     489(NZ) Squadron 1941-1942
  • 7 Bristol F2B Fighter H1557-1558, H6856-6857, H7120-7122 1919-1936 (no survivor but 2 original F2Bs, one airworthy are in the country).
  • 12 Bristol Freighter
    Bristol Freighter
    The Bristol Type 170 Freighter was a British twin-engine aircraft designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company as both a freighter and airliner, although its best known use is as an air ferry to carry cars and their passengers over relatively short distances.-Design and development:The...

     (survivors) NZ5901-5912 1951-1977

C

Chance-Vought  see Vought
Vought
Vought is the name of several related aerospace firms. These have included, in the past, Lewis and Vought Corporation, Chance Vought, Vought Sikorsky, LTV Aerospace , Vought Aircraft Companies, and the current Vought Aircraft Industries. The first incarnation of Vought was established by Chance M...



Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation
Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation
The Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation was an Australian aircraft manufacturer. The CAC was established in 1936, to provide Australia with the capability to produce military aircraft and engines.-History:...

 
  • ? CAC Boomerang
    CAC Boomerang
    The CAC Boomerang was a World War II fighter aircraft designed and manufactured in Australia between 1942 and 1945. The Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation produced Boomerangs under the production contract numbers CA-12, CA-13, CA-14 and CA-19, with aircraft supplied under each subsequent contract...

     (loaned by RAAF during World War II)
  • 1+? CAC Wirraway
    CAC Wirraway
    The Wirraway was a training and general purpose military aircraft manufactured in Australia by the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation between 1939 and 1946...

     (loaned by RAAF during World War II)

Cessna
Cessna
The Cessna Aircraft Company is an airplane manufacturing corporation headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, USA. Their main products are general aviation aircraft. Although they are the most well known for their small, piston-powered aircraft, they also produce business jets. The company is a subsidiary...

 
  • 3 Cessna 421
    Cessna 421
    -See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Taylor, John W.R. . Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1976-77. London:Jane's Yearbooks, 1976. ISBN 0-354-00538-3....

    C Golden Eagle (survivor) NZ7940-7942 1981-1991

Consolidated Aircraft
Consolidated Aircraft
The Consolidated Aircraft Corporation was founded in 1923 by Reuben H. Fleet, the result of the Gallaudet Aircraft Company's liquidation and Fleet's purchase of designs from the Dayton-Wright Company as the subsidiary was being closed by its parent corporation, General Motors. Consolidated became...

 
  • 56 Consolidated Catalina (survivor) NZ4001-4056 + No. 490 Squadron RNZAF
    No. 490 Squadron RNZAF
    490 Squadron was formed from pilots of the Royal New Zealand Air Force under RAF Coastal Command as an anti-submarine and reconnaissance unit.-History:...

     1943-?1953

Curtiss-Wright Corporation 
  • 301 Curtiss KittyhawkP40E,K,L,M,N (including 4 lost on delivery) (survivor) NZ3001-3293 1942-1948

D

de Havilland
De Havilland
The de Havilland Aircraft Company was a British aviation manufacturer founded in 1920 when Airco, of which Geoffrey de Havilland had been chief designer, was sold to BSA by the owner George Holt Thomas. De Havilland then set up a company under his name in September of that year at Stag Lane...

 and Airco
Airco
The Aircraft Manufacturing Company Limited was established in 1912 by George Holt Thomas at The Hyde in Hendon, north London, England.-Geoffrey de Havilland:...

  • 2 de Havilland
    De Havilland
    The de Havilland Aircraft Company was a British aviation manufacturer founded in 1920 when Airco, of which Geoffrey de Havilland had been chief designer, was sold to BSA by the owner George Holt Thomas. De Havilland then set up a company under his name in September of that year at Stag Lane...

     DH-4 A7893, A7929 1919-1930
  • 9 de Havilland DH-9 D3136, D3139, F1252, H5546, H5609, H5627, H5636, H5641, H5672 1921-1930 (on loan to private companies 1921-23)
  • 1 de Havilland DH.50A "135" 1927-1931
  • 60 de Havilland Moth
    De Havilland Moth
    The de Havilland Moths were a series of light aircraft, sports planes and military trainers designed by Geoffrey de Havilland. In the late 1920s and 1930s they were the most common civil aircraft flying in Britain and during that time every light aircraft flying in the UK was commonly referred to...

     DH60G,M (survivor) 870-873, 995, 1560, 1567, NZ501-522 1929-1943
  • 4 de Havilland Puss Moth
    De Havilland Puss Moth
    |-See also:-References:* Jackson, A.J. British Civil Aircraft since 1919 . London, Putnam, 1974. ISBN 0-370-10010-7-External links:*...

     DH80A 2125, NZ567, NZ582, NZ590, NZ593-594 1931-1946
  • 335 de Havilland Tiger Moth
    De Havilland Tiger Moth
    The de Havilland DH 82 Tiger Moth is a 1930s biplane designed by Geoffrey de Havilland and was operated by the Royal Air Force and others as a primary trainer. The Tiger Moth remained in service with the RAF until replaced by the de Havilland Chipmunk in 1952, when many of the surplus aircraft...

    DH82A (survivor)NZ650-689, NZ701-724, NZ730-749, NZ751-900, NZ1401-1500, NZ1601 1939-1956
  • 1 de Havilland Fox Moth
    De Havilland Fox Moth
    |-References:NotesBibliography* Hotson, Fred W. The de Havilland Canada Story. Toronto: CANAV Books, 1983. ISBN 0-07-549483-3.* Jackson, A. J. British Civil Aircraft 1919-1972: Volume II. London: Putnam , 1988. ISBN 0-85177-813-5....

     DH83 (survivor) NZ566 ?1943-1948
  • 2 de Havilland Dragon
    De Havilland Dragon
    |-See also:-References:Bibliography ISBN 0-85177-813-5...

     DH84 (see also Dominie & Rapide) (survivor) NZ550-551 1939-1944
  • 3 de Havilland Express
    De Havilland Express
    The de Havilland Express was a four-engined passenger aircraft from the 1930s manufactured by the de Havilland Aircraft Company.-Development:...

     DH86 NZ552-554 1939-1943
  • 14 De Havilland Dragon Rapide
    De Havilland Dragon Rapide
    The de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide was a British short-haul passenger airliner of the 1930s.-Design and development:Designed by the de Havilland company in late 1933 as a faster and more comfortable successor to the DH.84 Dragon, it was in effect a twin-engined, scaled-down version of the...

     DH89 aka de Havilland Dominie(survivor) NZ523-531, NZ555-559 1939-1953
  • 5 de Havilland Moth Minor DH94 (survivor) NZ591, NZ592, NZ595-597 1940-1946
  • 93 de Havilland Mosquito
    De Havilland Mosquito
    The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito was a British multi-role combat aircraft that served during the Second World War and the postwar era. It was known affectionately as the "Mossie" to its crews and was also nicknamed "The Wooden Wonder"...

     DH98 NZ2301-2308, NZ2320-2396 (including 4 lost during delivery) + 487(NZ) Squadron
    No. 487 Squadron RNZAF
    No. 487 Squadron was a Royal New Zealand Air Force bomber squadron, formed under Article XV of the Empire Air Training Scheme. It served in the European theatre during World War II, under the operational command of the Royal Air Force.-History:No...

    , 488(NZ) Squadron
    No. 488 Squadron RNZAF
    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....

     and 489(NZ) Squadron (survivor)1943-1952

  • 63 de Havilland Vampire
    De Havilland Vampire
    The de Havilland DH.100 Vampire was a British jet-engine fighter commissioned by the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. Following the Gloster Meteor, it was the second jet fighter to enter service with the RAF. Although it arrived too late to see combat during the war, the Vampire served...

     DH100 (survivor) NZ5701-5711, NZ5721-5738, NZ5750-5778, INST166, INST167, INST170, INST171, WZ516 (+ an unknown number of aircraft loaned by RAF to No. 14 Squadron RNZAF
    No. 14 Squadron RNZAF
    14 Squadron RNZAF was a squadron of the Royal New Zealand Air Force.- New Zealand fighters before 1941 :Until World War II, New Zealand's air force concentrated on training, transport and maritime attack. The vast distance of the Pacific Ocean seemed a defence against attack by air...

     in Cyprus) 1951-1972
  • 30 de Havilland Devon DH104 (survivor) NZ1801-1830 1948-1981
  • 48 de Havilland Venom
    De Havilland Venom
    The de Havilland DH 112 Venom was a British postwar single-engined jet aircraft developed from the de Havilland Vampire. It served with the Royal Air Force as a single-seat fighter-bomber and two-seat night fighter....

     (survivor) 1955-1958 (aircraft successively loaned to 14 Squadron by RAF - strength of 16 maintained in action during Malayan Emergency)

de Havilland Canada
De Havilland Canada
The de Havilland Aircraft of Canada Ltd. company was an aircraft manufacturer with facilities based in what is now the Downsview area of Toronto, Ontario, Canada...

 
  • 1 de Havilland Beaver DHC2 (survivor) NZ6001 - duplicate serial issued, renumbered NZ6010 1956-1960
  • 1 de Havilland Canada Otter NZ6081 1960-1963

Douglas Aircraft Company
Douglas Aircraft Company
The Douglas Aircraft Company was an American aerospace manufacturer, based in Long Beach, California. It was founded in 1921 by Donald Wills Douglas, Sr. and later merged with McDonnell Aircraft in 1967 to form McDonnell Douglas...

 
  • 3 Douglas DC-6
    Douglas DC-6
    The Douglas DC-6 is a piston-powered airliner and transport aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company from 1946 to 1958. Originally intended as a military transport near the end of World War II, it was reworked after the war to compete with the Lockheed Constellation in the long-range...

     (survivor) NZ3631-3633 1961-1968
  • (RAF)Douglas Boston 487(NZ) Squadron
    No. 487 Squadron RNZAF
    No. 487 Squadron was a Royal New Zealand Air Force bomber squadron, formed under Article XV of the Empire Air Training Scheme. It served in the European theatre during World War II, under the operational command of the Royal Air Force.-History:No...

     ?1942-?1943
  • 49 Douglas Dakota C47 (survivor) NZ3501-3506, NZ3516-3558 1943-1977
  • 69 Douglas Dauntless
    SBD Dauntless
    The Douglas SBD Dauntless was a naval dive bomber made by Douglas during World War II. The SBD was the United States Navy's main dive bomber from mid-1940 until late 1943, when it was largely replaced by the SB2C Helldiver...

     SBD3,4&5 (including 1 lost on delivery). (survivor) NZ205-NZ222, later renumbered NZ5001-5018, NZ5019-5068 + 1 lost on delivery 1943-1944
  • 24 Douglas Skyhawk
    A-4 Skyhawk
    The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk is a carrier-capable ground-attack aircraft designed for the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps. The delta winged, single-engined Skyhawk was designed and produced by Douglas Aircraft Company, and later McDonnell Douglas. It was originally designated the A4D...

     1969-2001, NZ6201-NZ6218, NZ6251-NZ6256, (plus a further 2 not used; all 26 identical to the McDonnell Douglas A4k Skyhawk) (survivor)

E

English Electric
English Electric
English Electric was a British industrial manufacturer. Founded in 1918, it initially specialised in industrial electric motors and transformers...

 
  • 31 English Electric Canberra
    English Electric Canberra
    The English Electric Canberra is a first-generation jet-powered light bomber manufactured in large numbers through the 1950s. The Canberra could fly at a higher altitude than any other bomber through the 1950s and set a world altitude record of 70,310 ft in 1957...

     (including RAF aircraft loaned to 75 Squadron
    No. 75 Squadron RNZAF
    No. 75 Squadron RNZAF was an air combat squadron of the Royal New Zealand Air Force. It was formed from the RAF's World War II bomber squadron, No. 75 Squadron, which had been initially equipped by the New Zealand government and was largely manned by New Zealanders...

     in Singapore). (survivor) NZ6101-611 B(I).12 NZ6151, NZ6152, T.13 plus 28 RAF aircraft 1959-1970

F

Fairey Aviation
Fairey Aviation
The Fairey Aviation Company Limited was a British aircraft manufacturer of the first half of the 20th century based in Hayes in Greater London and Heaton Chapel and RAF Ringway in Greater Manchester...

 
  • 3 Fairey III
    Fairey III
    The Fairey Aviation Company Fairey III was a family of British reconnaissance biplanes that enjoyed a very long production and service history in both landplane and seaplane variants...

    F F1131 = NZ631 = INST2, F1132 = NZ632, F1452 = S1805 = NZ631 [sic, duplication] = INST18.
  • 1 Fairey Battle
    Fairey Battle
    The Fairey Battle was a British single-engine light bomber built by the Fairey Aviation Company in the late 1930s for the Royal Air Force. The Battle was powered by the same Rolls-Royce Merlin piston engine that gave contemporary British fighters high performance; however, the Battle was weighed...

  • 1 Fairey Firefly
    Fairey Firefly
    The Fairey Firefly was a British Second World War-era carrier-borne fighter aircraft and anti-submarine aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm ....

  • 41 Fairey Gordon
    Fairey Gordon
    |-See also:-External links:* * *...

     (survivor) NZ601- NZ641, also used UK serials; K1161 = F.1305,K1715 = F.1414, K1757 = F.1456, K1765 = F.1464, K1767 = F.1466, K1770 = F.1469, K1772 = F.1471, K1775 = F.1474, K2620 = F.1601 = NZ613, K2633 = F.1614 = NZ615, K2636 = F.1617, K2694 = F.1766, K2706 = F.1778, K2709 = F.1781, K2715 = F.1787 NZ625, K2716 = F.1788, K2717 = F.1789, K2723 = F.1795, K2726 = F.1798, K2727 = F.1799, K2731 = F.1813, K2742 = F.1824, K2759 = F.1886 believed to be NZ629 = ZK-TLA, the sole survivor of the type, K2763 = F.1890 = NZ630, K2767 = F.1894, K3987 = F.1941, K3993 = F.1947, K3995 = F.1949, K3998 = F.1952, K3999 = F.1953, K4000 = F.1954, K4001 = F.1955, K4002 = F.1956 = NZ612, K4003 = F.1957, K4004 = F.1958, K4005 = F.1959 = NZ609, K4006 = F.1960 = NZ611, K4007 = F.1961, K4008 = F.1962, K4009 = F.1963.

Fokker
Fokker
Fokker was a Dutch aircraft manufacturer named after its founder, Anthony Fokker. The company operated under several different names, starting out in 1912 in Schwerin, Germany, moving to the Netherlands in 1919....

 
  • 3 Fokker FriendshipF27 Mk120 (survivor) NZ2781 - 2783

Foster Wikner Aircraft
Foster Wikner Aircraft
The Foster, Wikner Aircraft Company Limited was a British aircraft manufacturer formed in 1936.-History:The Australian aircraft designer Geoffrey N. Wikner moved to England in May 1934 he look for partners to build cheap and efficient aircraft. With V. Foster and J.F Lusty they formed the Foster,...

 
  • 1 Foster Wikner Wicko
    Foster Wikner Wicko
    |-References:*Grey, C.G. and Bridgman, L. Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1938. . Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 0 7153 5734 4...

     GM.1 NZ580 1939-1942 NZ580

G

General Aircraft Limited
General Aircraft Limited
General Aircraft Limited was a British aircraft manufacturer from its formation in 1931 to amalgamation with Blackburn Aircraft in 1949 to become Blackburn and General...

 
  • 1 General Aircraft Monospar ST-25
    General Aircraft Monospar ST-25
    The General Aircraft Monospar ST-25 was a British 1930s light twin-engined utility aircraft.-Design and development:The Monospar ST-25 was a low-wing cantilever monoplane with a fabric-covered metal structure. The monospar name came from the use of a single spar in the wing structure that had been...

     NZ 584 1939-1941

General Dynamics
General Dynamics
General Dynamics Corporation is a U.S. defense conglomerate formed by mergers and divestitures, and as of 2008 it is the fifth largest defense contractor in the world. Its headquarters are in West Falls Church , unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, in the Falls Church area.The company has...

 
  • 28 General Dynamics F-16 Falcon (Transaction cancelled before aircraft left USA) (survivor)

Gloster Aircraft Company
Gloster Aircraft Company
The Gloster Aircraft Company, Limited, known locally as GAC, was a British aircraft manufacturer. The company produced a famous lineage of fighters for the Royal Air Force : the Grebe, Gladiator, Meteor and Javelin. It also produced the Hawker Hurricane and Hawker Typhoon for the parent company...

 
  • 3 Gloster Grebe
    Gloster Grebe
    -See also:-References:NotesBibliography* James, Derek N. Gloster Aircraft since 1917. London: Putnam and Company Ltd., 1987. ISBN 0-85177-807-0.* Thetford, Owen. Aircraft of the Royal Air Force 1918-57. London:Putnam, First edition 1957....

     NZ501 = J7381 = INST1, NZ502 = J7394 = INST3, NZ503 = J7400. 1927 - 1938 (instructional airframes broken up 1943-44)
  • 3 Gloster Meteor
    Gloster Meteor
    The Gloster Meteor was the first British jet fighter and the Allies' first operational jet. It first flew in 1943 and commenced operations on 27 July 1944 with 616 Squadron of the Royal Air Force...

     NZ6001[sic duplication with DHC Beaver]=EE395, (FIII) WH206, WL400,(T.7) 1945-1957

Goodyear
Goodyear Aerospace
Goodyear Aerospace Corporation was the aerospace and defense subsidiary of Goodyear.-Early Years:The company began as Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.’s Aeronautics Department and renamed in 1917 as the Goodyear Zeppelin Corporation set up to construct dirigibles for the US military...

 
FG-1D Corsair see Vought
Vought
Vought is the name of several related aerospace firms. These have included, in the past, Lewis and Vought Corporation, Chance Vought, Vought Sikorsky, LTV Aerospace , Vought Aircraft Companies, and the current Vought Aircraft Industries. The first incarnation of Vought was established by Chance M...

.

Grumman 
  • 48 Grumman AvengerTBF-1 (survivor) NZ2501-2548, NZ 5219 = INST182, NZ2527 = ZK-CBO,

H

Handley Page 
  • (RAF)Handley Page Hampden
    Handley Page Hampden
    The Handley Page HP.52 Hampden was a British twin-engine medium bomber of the Royal Air Force serving in the Second World War. With the Whitley and Wellington, the Hampden bore the brunt of the early bombing war over Europe, taking part in the first night raid on Berlin and the first 1,000-plane...

     487(NZ) Squadron
    No. 487 Squadron RNZAF
    No. 487 Squadron was a Royal New Zealand Air Force bomber squadron, formed under Article XV of the Empire Air Training Scheme. It served in the European theatre during World War II, under the operational command of the Royal Air Force.-History:No...

     1941-1943
  • 4 Handley Page Hastings
    Handley Page Hastings
    The Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings was a British troop-carrier and freight transport aircraft designed and built by Handley Page Aircraft Company for the Royal Air Force...

     C Mk.3 (survivor - nose only)

Hawker Siddeley 
Hawker Aviation 
  • 78 Hawker Hind
    Hawker Hind
    -See also:-Bibliography:* Crawford, Alex. Hawker Hart Family. Redbourn, Hertfordshire, UK: Mushroom Model Publications Ltd., 2008. ISBN 83-89450-62-3....

     (survivors) 63 actually received (NZ1501-1563), 15 lost at sea due to enemy action in 1940; K5431, K5502, K5504, K5550, K6629, K6764, K6774, K6785, K6809, K6817, K6710, K6815, K6821, K5433, L7187. 1940-1943

  • 4 Hawker Hurricane
    Hawker Hurricane
    The Hawker Hurricane is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was designed and predominantly built by Hawker Aircraft Ltd for the Royal Air Force...

    + aircraft of 486(NZ) Squadron
    No. 486 Squadron RNZAF
    486 Squadron was a fighter squadron of the Royal New Zealand Air Force during the Second World War. It was formed under Article XV of the Empire Air Training Scheme and served in Europe under the operational command of the Royal Air Force.Second World War....

     and 488(NZ) Squadron
    No. 488 Squadron RNZAF
    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....

    ; The 4 are the survivors of 9 aircraft received by 488 in Singapore. Apparently 75 Squadron
    No. 75 Squadron RNZAF
    No. 75 Squadron RNZAF was an air combat squadron of the Royal New Zealand Air Force. It was formed from the RAF's World War II bomber squadron, No. 75 Squadron, which had been initially equipped by the New Zealand government and was largely manned by New Zealanders...

     also received at least one Hurricane as a hack - a pilot was posted as missing presumed killed while flying it. 1941-1943
  • (RAF) Hawker Tempest
    Hawker Tempest
    The Hawker Tempest was a British fighter aircraft primarily used by the Royal Air Force in the Second World War. The Tempest was an improved derivative of the Hawker Typhoon, and one of the most powerful fighter aircraft used during the war....

     486(NZ) Squadron
    No. 486 Squadron RNZAF
    486 Squadron was a fighter squadron of the Royal New Zealand Air Force during the Second World War. It was formed under Article XV of the Empire Air Training Scheme and served in Europe under the operational command of the Royal Air Force.Second World War....

      (survivor)1944-1945
  • 4 Hawker Tomtit
    Hawker Tomtit
    -Bibliography:*Jackson, J.J. British Civil Aircraft 1919-72: Volume II. London: Putnam and Company, 1973. ISBN 0-85177-813-5* Mason, Francis K. Hawker Aircraft since 1920. London: Putnam & Company, 3rd revised edition 1991. ISBN 0-85177-839-9....

  • (RAF) Hawker Typhoon
    Hawker Typhoon
    The Hawker Typhoon was a British single-seat fighter-bomber, produced by Hawker Aircraft. While the Typhoon was designed to be a medium-high altitude interceptor, and a direct replacement for the Hawker Hurricane, several design problems were encountered, and the Typhoon never completely satisfied...

     486 Squadron
    No. 486 Squadron RNZAF
    486 Squadron was a fighter squadron of the Royal New Zealand Air Force during the Second World War. It was formed under Article XV of the Empire Air Training Scheme and served in Europe under the operational command of the Royal Air Force.Second World War....

     1942-1944

K

Kaman
Kaman
Kaman is a town and block headquarters and municipality in the Bharatpur district in Rajasthan state, India.-Geography:Kaman is located at . It has an average elevation of 189 metres . It is bordered by two states on the West and North respectively. At the village of Nonera the borders of...

 
  • 14 Kaman Seasprite
    SH-2 Seasprite
    The Kaman SH-2 Seasprite is a ship-based helicopter with anti-submarine, anti-surface threat capability, including over-the-horizon targeting. This aircraft extends and increases shipboard sensor and weapon capabilities against several types of enemy threats, including submarines of all types,...

     survivor (F) current (G) (6 purchased for use as instructional airframes only)

L


Lockheed
Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin is an American global aerospace, defense, security, and advanced technology company with worldwide interests. It was formed by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta in March 1995. It is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, in the Washington Metropolitan Area....

 
  • 5 Lockheed Hercules
    C-130 Hercules
    The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built originally by Lockheed, now Lockheed Martin. Capable of using unprepared runways for takeoffs and landings, the C-130 was originally designed as a troop, medical evacuation, and cargo transport...

     (current)
  • 94 Lockheed Hudson
    Lockheed Hudson
    The Lockheed Hudson was an American-built light bomber and coastal reconnaissance aircraft built initially for the Royal Air Force shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War and primarily operated by the RAF thereafter...

     (survivor)
  • 9 Lockheed Lodestar (survivor)
  • 4 Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon (See also Ventura) (survivor)
  • 6 Lockheed Orion
    P-3 Orion
    The Lockheed P-3 Orion is a four-engine turboprop anti-submarine and maritime surveillance aircraft developed for the United States Navy and introduced in the 1960s. Lockheed based it on the L-188 Electra commercial airliner. The aircraft is easily recognizable by its distinctive tail stinger or...

     (current)
  • 139 Lockheed Ventura
    Lockheed Ventura
    The Lockheed Ventura was a bomber and patrol aircraft of World War II, used by United States and British Commonwealth forces in several guises...

    (See also Harpoon) (survivor)

M

McDonnell Douglas
McDonnell Douglas
McDonnell Douglas was a major American aerospace manufacturer and defense contractor, producing a number of famous commercial and military aircraft. It formed from a merger of McDonnell Aircraft and Douglas Aircraft in 1967. McDonnell Douglas was based at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport...

 
  • 24 McDonnell Douglas A4k Skyhawk 1969-2001, NZ6201-NZ6218, NZ6251-NZ6256, (plus a further 2 not used; all 26 identical to the McDonnell Douglas A4k Skyhawk) (survivor)

Messerschmitt
Messerschmitt
Messerschmitt AG was a famous German aircraft manufacturing corporation named for its chief designer, Willy Messerschmitt, and known primarily for its World War II fighter aircraft, notably the Bf 109 and Me 262...

  Nazi Germany
  • 1 Messerschmitt 109E4 1940-1944 (Captured in Europe, sent to NZ for fund raising purposes)

Miles Aircraft
Miles Aircraft
Miles was the name used to market the aircraft of British engineer Frederick George Miles, who designed numerous light civil and military aircraft and a range of curious prototypes...

 
  • 4 Miles Aerovan
    Miles Aerovan
    -See also:-Bibliography:* Amos, Peter. and Brown, Don Lambert. Miles Aircraft Since 1925, Volume 1. London: Putnam Aeronautical, 2000. ISBN 0-85177-787-0....

  • 4 Miles Hawk
    Miles Hawk
    -See also:-Bibliography:* Amos, Peter. and Brown, Don Lambert. Miles Aircraft Since 1925, Volume 1. London: Putnam Aeronautical, 2000. ISBN 0-85177-787-0....

  • 2 Miles Magister
    Miles Magister
    -See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Amos, Peter. Miles Aircraft = The early years. Tonbridge: Air-Britain, 2009. ISBN 978 0 85130 410 6...

     (survivor)
  • 3 Miles Whitney Straight (survivor)

Mitsubishi
Mitsubishi
The Mitsubishi Group , Mitsubishi Group of Companies, or Mitsubishi Companies is a Japanese multinational conglomerate company that consists of a range of autonomous businesses which share the Mitsubishi brand, trademark and legacy...

 
  • 1 Mitsubishi Ki-46
    Mitsubishi Ki-46
    The Mitsubishi Ki-46 was a twin-engine reconnaissance aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II. Its Army Shiki designation was Type 100 Command Reconnaissance Aircraft ; the Allied nickname was "Dinah"....

     "Dinah" (captured, survivor)
  • 3 Mitsubishi ZeroA6M3 Zero Sen 1944-1959 NZ6000 (3 captured, only one flown, which is also the sole survivor - gifted to the Auckland War Memorial Museum
    Auckland War Memorial Museum
    The Auckland War Memorial Museum is one of New Zealand's most important museums and war memorials. Its collections concentrate on New Zealand history , natural history, as well as military history.The museum is also one of the most iconic Auckland buildings, constructed in the neo-classicist...

     in 1959)
  • 4 Mitsubishi MU-2
    Mitsubishi MU-2
    The Mitsubishi MU-2 is one of postwar Japan's most successful aircraft. It is a high-wing, twin-engine turboprop, and has a pressurized cabin.-Design and development:...

     2009- used as instructional airframes

N

NHIndustries
NHIndustries
NHIndustries is a helicopter manufacturing company established in 1992 by Eurocopter of France and Germany, Agusta of Italy and Stork Fokker Aerospace of the Netherlands...

 
  • 8 NH industries NH90 (on order) One additional airframe is being purchased as a "can-bird".

North American Aviation
North American Aviation
North American Aviation was a major US aerospace manufacturer, responsible for a number of historic aircraft, including the T-6 Texan trainer, the P-51 Mustang fighter, the B-25 Mitchell bomber, the F-86 Sabre jet fighter, the X-15 rocket plane, and the XB-70, as well as Apollo Command and Service...

 
  • 202 North American Harvard
    T-6 Texan
    The North American Aviation T-6 Texan was a single-engine advanced trainer aircraft used to train pilots of the United States Army Air Forces, United States Navy, Royal Air Force and other air forces of the British Commonwealth during World War II and into the 1950s...

     (survivor)
  • 30 North American P-51 Mustang
    P-51 Mustang
    The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang was an American long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War II, the Korean War and in several other conflicts...

     (survivor)

P

Pacific Aerospace
Pacific Aerospace
Pacific Aerospace Ltd is an aircraft manufacturing company based in Hamilton, New Zealand. Along with its predecessors, it has produced around 600 utility, training and agricultural aircraft.-History:...

 
  • 32 PAC CT/4 B and E Airtrainer current (E)NZ1985-1997 and survivor (B) NZ1930-1948, 1976-

Percival
Percival
Percival or Perceval is one of King Arthur's legendary Knights of the Round Table. In Welsh literature his story is allotted to the historical Peredur...

 
  • 1 Percival Gull
    Percival Gull
    The Percival Gull was a British single-engined monoplane, first flown in 1932. It was successful as a fast company transport, racing aircraft and long-range record breaker. It was developed into the Vega Gull and the Proctor.-Design and development:...

     (survivor)

Porterfield
Porterfield
Porterfield can refer to:* Ian Porterfield, a Scottish soccer coach* Lewis B. Porterfield, an American admiral* Robert Porterfield, founder of the Barter Theatre* Bob Porterfield, Major League Baseball pitcher...

 
  • 1 Porterfield 35
    Porterfield 35
    -References:* The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft , 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 2760...

    W (survivor)

S

Saunders Roe 
Short Brothers
Short Brothers
Short Brothers plc is a British aerospace company, usually referred to simply as Shorts, that is now based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Founded in 1908, Shorts was the first company in the world to make production aircraft and was a manufacturer of flying boats during the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s...

 
  • 4 Short SingaporeIII 1941-1943 K6912, K6916, K6917, K6918 (No RNZAF serials allocated)
  • (RAF) Short Stirling
    Short Stirling
    The Short Stirling was the first four-engined British heavy bomber of the Second World War. The Stirling was designed and built by Short Brothers to an Air Ministry specification from 1936, and entered service in 1941...

     75 Squadron
    No. 75 Squadron RNZAF
    No. 75 Squadron RNZAF was an air combat squadron of the Royal New Zealand Air Force. It was formed from the RAF's World War II bomber squadron, No. 75 Squadron, which had been initially equipped by the New Zealand government and was largely manned by New Zealanders...

     1942-1944
  • 20 Shorts SunderlandMk. 3 (4) & MR Mk.5 (16) 1944-1967 NZ4101-NZ4120 + those of 490(NZ) Squadron
    No. 490 Squadron RNZAF
    490 Squadron was formed from pilots of the Royal New Zealand Air Force under RAF Coastal Command as an anti-submarine and reconnaissance unit.-History:...

     (survivor)

Sopwith 
  • 1 Sopwith Pup
    Sopwith Pup
    The Sopwith Pup was a British single seater biplane fighter aircraft built by the Sopwith Aviation Company. It entered service with the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service in the autumn of 1916. With pleasant flying characteristics and good maneuverability, the aircraft proved very...

     (RNZAF Museum replica of Pup flown by NZ pilot in World War I)

Supermarine
Supermarine
Supermarine was a British aircraft manufacturer that became famous for producing a range of sea planes and the Supermarine Spitfire fighter. The name now belongs to an English motorboat manufacturer.-History:...

 
  • 1 Supermarine Seafire
    Supermarine Seafire
    The Supermarine Seafire was a naval version of the Supermarine Spitfire specially adapted for operation from aircraft carriers. The name Seafire was arrived at by collapsing the longer name Sea Spitfire.-Origins of the Seafire:...

    MkXV 1945-?
  • (RAF) Supermarine Spitfire
    Supermarine Spitfire
    The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was used by the Royal Air Force and many other Allied countries throughout the Second World War. The Spitfire continued to be used as a front line fighter and in secondary roles into the 1950s...

     485 Squadron
    No. 485 Squadron RNZAF
    No. 485 Squadron was a Spitfire squadron of the Royal New Zealand Air Force during the Second World War. It was the first RNZAF squadron formed under Article XV of the Empire Air Training Scheme and served in Europe under the operational command of the Royal Air Force.-History:Manned by New Zealand...

     (see also Seafire) 1941-1945 (survivor)
  • 10 Supermarine Walrus
    Supermarine Walrus
    The Supermarine Walrus was a British single-engine amphibious biplane reconnaissance aircraft designed by R. J. Mitchell and operated by the Fleet Air Arm . It also served with the Royal Air Force , Royal Australian Air Force , Royal Canadian Air Force , Royal New Zealand Navy and Royal New...

    (+ 11 others used by the NZ division of the RN 1936-1945) NZ151-160, K5774, K5782, K5783, K8541, K8545, K8558, L2188, L2222, L2241, L2322, L2330 - all RN loan aircraft were either lost on service or returned to RN, RCAF, or RAAF).

V

Vickers
Vickers
Vickers was a famous name in British engineering that existed through many companies from 1828 until 1999.-Early history:Vickers was formed in Sheffield as a steel foundry by the miller Edward Vickers and his father-in-law George Naylor in 1828. Naylor was a partner in the foundry Naylor &...

 
  • 39 Vickers Vildebeest
    Vickers Vildebeest
    The Vickers Vildebeest and the similar Vickers Vincent were two very large two- to three-seat single-engined British biplanes designed and built by Vickers and used as a light bomber, torpedo bomber and in the army cooperation roles...

     see also Vincent (survivor) NZ101-139 1935-1944
  • 62 Vickers Vincent see also Vildebeest (survivor) NZ300-361 1939-1944
  • 30 Vickers Wellington
    Vickers Wellington
    The Vickers Wellington was a British twin-engine, long range medium bomber designed in the mid-1930s at Brooklands in Weybridge, Surrey, by Vickers-Armstrongs' Chief Designer, R. K. Pierson. It was widely used as a night bomber in the early years of the Second World War, before being displaced as a...

    1939 - 1943 NZ300-329 (only 18 were taken on charge before all 30 aircraft and their crews were loaned to the RAF in August 1939) + those of 75 Squadron
    No. 75 Squadron RNZAF
    No. 75 Squadron RNZAF was an air combat squadron of the Royal New Zealand Air Force. It was formed from the RAF's World War II bomber squadron, No. 75 Squadron, which had been initially equipped by the New Zealand government and was largely manned by New Zealanders...

  • Vickers Supermarine - see Supermarine
    Supermarine
    Supermarine was a British aircraft manufacturer that became famous for producing a range of sea planes and the Supermarine Spitfire fighter. The name now belongs to an English motorboat manufacturer.-History:...

    .

Vought
Vought
Vought is the name of several related aerospace firms. These have included, in the past, Lewis and Vought Corporation, Chance Vought, Vought Sikorsky, LTV Aerospace , Vought Aircraft Companies, and the current Vought Aircraft Industries. The first incarnation of Vought was established by Chance M...

 
  • 424 Vought Corsair
    F4U Corsair
    The Vought F4U Corsair was a carrier-capable fighter aircraft that saw service primarily in World War II and the Korean War. Demand for the aircraft soon overwhelmed Vought's manufacturing capability, resulting in production by Goodyear and Brewster: Goodyear-built Corsairs were designated FG and...

    F4U, FG-1D (survivor) NZ5201-5487, NZ5501-5577, NZ5601-5660 1944-1948

W

Waco Aircraft Company
Waco Aircraft Company
The Waco Aircraft Company was an aircraft manufacturer located in Troy, Ohio, USA. Between 1919 and 1947, the company produced a wide range of civilian biplanes....

 
  • 1 Waco QDC NZ570, 1940-1941
  • 1 Waco UIC NZ574, 1939-1946
  • 1 Waco UOC NZ575, 1939-1946

(an additional 2 Waco cabin biplanes with RAF serials were privately purchased by servicemen of the New Zealand Army
New Zealand Army
The New Zealand Army , is the land component of the New Zealand Defence Force and comprises around 4,500 Regular Force personnel, 2,000 Territorial Force personnel and 500 civilians. Formerly the New Zealand Military Forces, the current name was adopted around 1946...

 in the Long Range Desert Group
Long Range Desert Group
The Long Range Desert Group was a reconnaissance and raiding unit of the British Army during the Second World War. The commander of the German Afrika Corps, Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, admitted that the LRDG "caused us more damage than any other British unit of equal strength".Originally called...

 (a special forces type organization) for use behind enemy lines by that organization during the North African campaign, and flown with logo of a white kiwi on black background).

Westland Aircraft Limited 
  • 18 Westland Wasp
    Westland Wasp
    The Westland Wasp was a British small first-generation, gas-turbine powered, shipboard anti-submarine helicopter. Produced by Westland Helicopters, it came from the same P.531 programme as the British Army Westland Scout, and was based on the earlier piston-engined Saunders-Roe Skeeter...

     (survivor) 9 flown NZ3901-3909 1966-1998, 10 acquired ex Royal Navy in 1989 as "can-birds" for spares, NZ3909 was later rebuilt to flying condition, others were never flown and received no NZ serials, (UK serials XS528 F.9544 XT428 F.9598 XS532 F.9559 XS536 F.9563 XV622 F.9717 XV634 F.9729 XS566 F.9577 XT432 F.9602 XT415 F.9585).

List of all aircraft alphabetically by model

(model name or number, number owned or operated by New Zealand forces, manufacturer, any airframes surviving).
  • IIIF 3 Fairey III
    Fairey III
    The Fairey Aviation Company Fairey III was a family of British reconnaissance biplanes that enjoyed a very long production and service history in both landplane and seaplane variants...

    F
  • XI 2 Bleriot XI
    Blériot XI
    The Blériot XI is the aircraft in which, on 25 July 1909, Louis Blériot made the first flight across the English Channel made in a heavier-than-air aircraft . This achievement is one of the most famous accomplishments of the early years of aviation, and not only won Blériot a lasting place in...

    (a 3rd built as replica)
  • 17 1 Beech 17 (survivor)
  • 35W 1 Porterfield 35
    Porterfield 35
    -References:* The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft , 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 2760...

    W (survivor)
  • 504K 31 Avro 504
    Avro 504
    The Avro 504 was a World War I biplane aircraft made by the Avro aircraft company and under licence by others. Production during the War totalled 8,970 and continued for almost 20 years, making it the most-produced aircraft of any kind that served in World War I, in any military capacity, during...

    K & L
  • 727 3 Boeing 727
    Boeing 727
    The Boeing 727 is a mid-size, narrow-body, three-engine, T-tailed commercial jet airliner, manufactured by Boeing. The Boeing 727 first flew in 1963, and for over a decade more were built per year than any other jet airliner. When production ended in 1984 a total of 1,832 aircraft had been produced...

     (survivor)
  • 757 2 Boeing 757
    Boeing 757
    The Boeing 757 is a mid-size, narrow-body twin-engine jet airliner manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Passenger versions of the twinjet have a capacity of 186 to 289 persons and a maximum range of , depending on variant and cabin configuration...

     (current)
  • Bf 109 1 Messerschmitt 109E4
  • CT/4 32 Pacific Aerospace PAC CT/4 B and E Airtrainer current (E) and survivor (B)
  • DC-6 3 Douglas DC-6
    Douglas DC-6
    The Douglas DC-6 is a piston-powered airliner and transport aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company from 1946 to 1958. Originally intended as a military transport near the end of World War II, it was reworked after the war to compete with the Lockheed Constellation in the long-range...

     (survivor)
  • DH4 2 de Havilland DH.4
  • DH9 9 de Havilland DH.9
    Airco DH.9
    The Airco DH.9 - also known after 1920 as the de Havilland DH.9 - was a British bomber used in the First World War...

  • DH50A 1 de Havilland DH.50A
  • Ki 46 1 Mitsubishi Ki-46
    Mitsubishi Ki-46
    The Mitsubishi Ki-46 was a twin-engine reconnaissance aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II. Its Army Shiki designation was Type 100 Command Reconnaissance Aircraft ; the Allied nickname was "Dinah"....

     "Dinah" (survivor)
  • MB339CB 18 Aermacchi MB-339
    Aermacchi MB-339
    The Aermacchi MB-339 is an Italian military trainer and light attack aircraft. It was developed as a replacement for the earlier MB-326.-Design and development:...

    CB (survivor)
  • NH90 8+ NH industries NH90 (on order)
  • Aerovan 4 Miles Aerovan
    Miles Aerovan
    -See also:-Bibliography:* Amos, Peter. and Brown, Don Lambert. Miles Aircraft Since 1925, Volume 1. London: Putnam Aeronautical, 2000. ISBN 0-85177-787-0....

  • Airtourer 4 AESL Airtourer
    AESL Airtourer
    -Trivia:*Probably not the 1st 2 seat side by side aircraft designed with a central 'stick' but one of the 1st with a 'square hand grip' version.*Easy to fly from both seats due to the central stick design and arm rest....

     See also CT4 (survivor)
  • Andover 10 Hawker Siddeley AndoverC.Mk1 (survivor)
  • Anson 25 Avro Anson
    Avro Anson
    The Avro Anson is a British twin-engine, multi-role aircraft that served with the Royal Air Force, Fleet Air Arm and numerous other air forces prior to, during, and after the Second World War. Named for British Admiral George Anson, it was originally designed for maritime reconnaissance, but was...

     (survivor)
  • Auster 7 Auster
    Auster
    Auster Aircraft Limited was a British aircraft manufacturer from 1938 to 1961.-History:The company began in 1938 at the Britannia Works, Thurmaston near Leicester, England, as Taylorcraft Aeroplanes Limited, making light observation aircraft designed by the Taylorcraft Aircraft Corporation of...

    AOP (survivor)
  • Avenger 48 Grumman AvengerTBF-1 (survivor)
  • Baffin 29 Blackburn Baffin
    Blackburn Baffin
    -See also:-External links:* * http://avia.russian.ee/air/england/black_baffin.php...

  • Battle 1 Fairey Battle
    Fairey Battle
    The Fairey Battle was a British single-engine light bomber built by the Fairey Aviation Company in the late 1930s for the Royal Air Force. The Battle was powered by the same Rolls-Royce Merlin piston engine that gave contemporary British fighters high performance; however, the Battle was weighed...

  • Beaufighter (RAF)Bristol Beaufighter
    Bristol Beaufighter
    The Bristol Type 156 Beaufighter, often referred to as simply the Beau, was a British long-range heavy fighter modification of the Bristol Aeroplane Company's earlier Beaufort torpedo bomber design...

     488(NZ) Squadron
    No. 488 Squadron RNZAF
    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....

    , 489(NZ) Squadron
  • Beaufort (RAF)Bristol Beaufort
    Bristol Beaufort
    The Bristol Beaufort was a British twin-engined torpedo bomber designed by the Bristol Aeroplane Company, and developed from experience gained designing and building the earlier Blenheim light bomber....

     487(NZ) Squadron
    No. 487 Squadron RNZAF
    No. 487 Squadron was a Royal New Zealand Air Force bomber squadron, formed under Article XV of the Empire Air Training Scheme. It served in the European theatre during World War II, under the operational command of the Royal Air Force.-History:No...

  • Beaver 1 de Havilland BeaverDHC2 (survivor)
  • Blenheim (RAF)Bristol Blenheim
    Bristol Blenheim
    The Bristol Blenheim was a British light bomber aircraft designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company that was used extensively in the early days of the Second World War. It was adapted as an interim long-range and night fighter, pending the availability of the Beaufighter...

     487(NZ) Squadron
    No. 487 Squadron RNZAF
    No. 487 Squadron was a Royal New Zealand Air Force bomber squadron, formed under Article XV of the Empire Air Training Scheme. It served in the European theatre during World War II, under the operational command of the Royal Air Force.-History:No...

  • Boomerang ? CAC Boomerang
    CAC Boomerang
    The CAC Boomerang was a World War II fighter aircraft designed and manufactured in Australia between 1942 and 1945. The Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation produced Boomerangs under the production contract numbers CA-12, CA-13, CA-14 and CA-19, with aircraft supplied under each subsequent contract...

  • Boston (RAF)Douglas Boston 487(NZ) Squadron
    No. 487 Squadron RNZAF
    No. 487 Squadron was a Royal New Zealand Air Force bomber squadron, formed under Article XV of the Empire Air Training Scheme. It served in the European theatre during World War II, under the operational command of the Royal Air Force.-History:No...

  • Buffalo 23 Brewster Buffalo + 488(NZ) Squadron
    No. 488 Squadron RNZAF
    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....

  • Canberra 31 English Electric Canberra
    English Electric Canberra
    The English Electric Canberra is a first-generation jet-powered light bomber manufactured in large numbers through the 1950s. The Canberra could fly at a higher altitude than any other bomber through the 1950s and set a world altitude record of 70,310 ft in 1957...

     (including RAF aircraft loaned to 75 Squadron
    No. 75 Squadron RNZAF
    No. 75 Squadron RNZAF was an air combat squadron of the Royal New Zealand Air Force. It was formed from the RAF's World War II bomber squadron, No. 75 Squadron, which had been initially equipped by the New Zealand government and was largely manned by New Zealanders...

     in Singapore). (survivor)
  • Catalina 56 Consolidated Catalina (survivor)
  • Consul 6 Airspeed Consul
    Airspeed Consul
    -See also:-References:...

  • Corsair 424 Vought Corsair
    F4U Corsair
    The Vought F4U Corsair was a carrier-capable fighter aircraft that saw service primarily in World War II and the Korean War. Demand for the aircraft soon overwhelmed Vought's manufacturing capability, resulting in production by Goodyear and Brewster: Goodyear-built Corsairs were designated FG and...

    F4U, FG-1D (survivor)
  • Cutty Sark 1 Saro Cutty Sark
  • Dakota 49 Douglas DakotaC47 (survivor)
  • Devon 30 de Havilland DevonDH104 (survivor)
  • Dauntless 69 Douglas Dauntless
    SBD Dauntless
    The Douglas SBD Dauntless was a naval dive bomber made by Douglas during World War II. The SBD was the United States Navy's main dive bomber from mid-1940 until late 1943, when it was largely replaced by the SB2C Helldiver...

     SBD3,4&5 (including 1 lost on delivery). (survivor)
  • Dragon 2 de Havilland Dragon
    De Havilland Dragon
    |-See also:-References:Bibliography ISBN 0-85177-813-5...

     DH84 (see also Dominie & Rapide) (survivor)
  • Dominie 14 de Havilland Dominie DH89 (identical to the 14 Rapide, see also Dragon) (survivor)
  • Falcon F-16 Fighting Falcon
    F-16 Fighting Falcon
    The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon is a multirole jet fighter aircraft originally developed by General Dynamics for the United States Air Force . Designed as an air superiority day fighter, it evolved into a successful all-weather multirole aircraft. Over 4,400 aircraft have been built since...

     (28 F-16A & B models were prepared for the RNZAF in America but the purchase was cancelled before delivery).
  • Fighter 7 Bristol F2B Fighter
  • Firefly 1 Fairey Firefly
    Fairey Firefly
    The Fairey Firefly was a British Second World War-era carrier-borne fighter aircraft and anti-submarine aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm ....

  • Friendship 3 Fokker FriendshipF27 Mk120 (survivor)
  • Freighter 12 Bristol Freighter
    Bristol Freighter
    The Bristol Type 170 Freighter was a British twin-engine aircraft designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company as both a freighter and airliner, although its best known use is as an air ferry to carry cars and their passengers over relatively short distances.-Design and development:The...

     (survivor)
  • Fox Moth 1 de Havilland Fox Moth
    De Havilland Fox Moth
    |-References:NotesBibliography* Hotson, Fred W. The de Havilland Canada Story. Toronto: CANAV Books, 1983. ISBN 0-07-549483-3.* Jackson, A. J. British Civil Aircraft 1919-1972: Volume II. London: Putnam , 1988. ISBN 0-85177-813-5....

    DH83 (survivor)
  • Golden Eagle 3 Cessna Golden Eagle 421C
    Cessna 421
    -See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Taylor, John W.R. . Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1976-77. London:Jane's Yearbooks, 1976. ISBN 0-354-00538-3....

     (survivor)
  • Falcon 28 General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon (Transaction cancelled before aircraft left USA) (survivor)
  • Gordon 41 Fairey Gordon
    Fairey Gordon
    |-See also:-External links:* * *...

  • Grebe 3 Gloster Grebe
    Gloster Grebe
    -See also:-References:NotesBibliography* James, Derek N. Gloster Aircraft since 1917. London: Putnam and Company Ltd., 1987. ISBN 0-85177-807-0.* Thetford, Owen. Aircraft of the Royal Air Force 1918-57. London:Putnam, First edition 1957....

  • Gull 1 Percival Gull
    Percival Gull
    The Percival Gull was a British single-engined monoplane, first flown in 1932. It was successful as a fast company transport, racing aircraft and long-range record breaker. It was developed into the Vega Gull and the Proctor.-Design and development:...

     (survivor)
  • Hampden (RAF)Handley Page Hampden
    Handley Page Hampden
    The Handley Page HP.52 Hampden was a British twin-engine medium bomber of the Royal Air Force serving in the Second World War. With the Whitley and Wellington, the Hampden bore the brunt of the early bombing war over Europe, taking part in the first night raid on Berlin and the first 1,000-plane...

     487(NZ) Squadron
    No. 487 Squadron RNZAF
    No. 487 Squadron was a Royal New Zealand Air Force bomber squadron, formed under Article XV of the Empire Air Training Scheme. It served in the European theatre during World War II, under the operational command of the Royal Air Force.-History:No...

  • Hawk 4 Miles Hawk
    Miles Hawk
    -See also:-Bibliography:* Amos, Peter. and Brown, Don Lambert. Miles Aircraft Since 1925, Volume 1. London: Putnam Aeronautical, 2000. ISBN 0-85177-787-0....

  • Harvard 202 North American Harvard
    T-6 Texan
    The North American Aviation T-6 Texan was a single-engine advanced trainer aircraft used to train pilots of the United States Army Air Forces, United States Navy, Royal Air Force and other air forces of the British Commonwealth during World War II and into the 1950s...

     (survivor)
  • Hind 63 Hawker Hind
    Hawker Hind
    -See also:-Bibliography:* Crawford, Alex. Hawker Hart Family. Redbourn, Hertfordshire, UK: Mushroom Model Publications Ltd., 2008. ISBN 83-89450-62-3....

     (survivor)
  • Harpoon 4 Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon (See also Ventura) (survivor)
  • Hastings 4 Handley Page Hastings
    Handley Page Hastings
    The Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings was a British troop-carrier and freight transport aircraft designed and built by Handley Page Aircraft Company for the Royal Air Force...

     C Mk.3 (survivor - nose only)
  • Hercules 5 Lockheed Hercules
    C-130 Hercules
    The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built originally by Lockheed, now Lockheed Martin. Capable of using unprepared runways for takeoffs and landings, the C-130 was originally designed as a troop, medical evacuation, and cargo transport...

     (current)
  • Hudson 94 Lockheed Hudson
    Lockheed Hudson
    The Lockheed Hudson was an American-built light bomber and coastal reconnaissance aircraft built initially for the Royal Air Force shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War and primarily operated by the RAF thereafter...

     (survivor)
  • Hurricane 4 Hawker Hurricane
    Hawker Hurricane
    The Hawker Hurricane is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was designed and predominantly built by Hawker Aircraft Ltd for the Royal Air Force...

    + aircraft of 486(NZ) Squadron
    No. 486 Squadron RNZAF
    486 Squadron was a fighter squadron of the Royal New Zealand Air Force during the Second World War. It was formed under Article XV of the Empire Air Training Scheme and served in Europe under the operational command of the Royal Air Force.Second World War....

     and 488(NZ) Squadron
    No. 488 Squadron RNZAF
    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....

    ; the 4 are the survivors of 9 aircraft received by 488 shortly before the fall of Singapore. Apparently 75 Squadron
    No. 75 Squadron RNZAF
    No. 75 Squadron RNZAF was an air combat squadron of the Royal New Zealand Air Force. It was formed from the RAF's World War II bomber squadron, No. 75 Squadron, which had been initially equipped by the New Zealand government and was largely manned by New Zealanders...

     also received at least one Hurricane as a hack - a pilot was posted as missing presumed killed while flying it.
  • Iroquois 16 Bell Iroquois
    UH-1 Iroquois
    The Bell UH-1 Iroquois is a military helicopter powered by a single, turboshaft engine, with a two-bladed main rotor and tail rotor. The helicopter was developed by Bell Helicopter to meet the United States Army's requirement for a medical evacuation and utility helicopter in 1952, and first flew...

     current (H), survivor (D)
  • King Air 5 Beech King Air B200
    Beechcraft Super King Air
    The Beechcraft Super King Air family is part of a line of twin-turboprop aircraft produced by the Beech Aircraft Corporation . The King Air line comprises a number of model series that fall into two families: the Model 90 series, Model 100 series , Model 200 series and Model 300 series...

     (current)
  • Kittyhawk 301 Curtiss KittyhawkP40E,K,L,M,N (including 4 lost on delivery) (survivor)
  • Lancaster Avro Lancaster
    Avro Lancaster
    The Avro Lancaster is a British four-engined Second World War heavy bomber made initially by Avro for the Royal Air Force . It first saw active service in 1942, and together with the Handley Page Halifax it was one of the main heavy bombers of the RAF, the RCAF, and squadrons from other...

     75 Squadron
    No. 75 Squadron RNZAF
    No. 75 Squadron RNZAF was an air combat squadron of the Royal New Zealand Air Force. It was formed from the RAF's World War II bomber squadron, No. 75 Squadron, which had been initially equipped by the New Zealand government and was largely manned by New Zealanders...

    (survivor)
  • Lodestar 9 Lockheed Lodestar (survivor)
  • Lincoln (RAF)Avro Lincoln
    Avro Lincoln
    The Avro Type 694, better known as the Avro Lincoln, was a British four-engined heavy bomber, which first flew on 9 June 1944. Developed from the Avro Lancaster, the first Lincoln variants were known initially as the Lancaster IV and V, but were renamed Lincoln I and II...

     75 Squadron
    No. 75 Squadron RNZAF
    No. 75 Squadron RNZAF was an air combat squadron of the Royal New Zealand Air Force. It was formed from the RAF's World War II bomber squadron, No. 75 Squadron, which had been initially equipped by the New Zealand government and was largely manned by New Zealanders...

  • Magister 2 Miles Magister
    Miles Magister
    -See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Amos, Peter. Miles Aircraft = The early years. Tonbridge: Air-Britain, 2009. ISBN 978 0 85130 410 6...

     (survivor)
  • Meteor 3 Gloster Meteor
    Gloster Meteor
    The Gloster Meteor was the first British jet fighter and the Allies' first operational jet. It first flew in 1943 and commenced operations on 27 July 1944 with 616 Squadron of the Royal Air Force...

  • Monospar 1 General Aircraft Monospar ST-25
    General Aircraft Monospar ST-25
    The General Aircraft Monospar ST-25 was a British 1930s light twin-engined utility aircraft.-Design and development:The Monospar ST-25 was a low-wing cantilever monoplane with a fabric-covered metal structure. The monospar name came from the use of a single spar in the wing structure that had been...

  • Mosquito 93 de Havilland Mosquito
    De Havilland Mosquito
    The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito was a British multi-role combat aircraft that served during the Second World War and the postwar era. It was known affectionately as the "Mossie" to its crews and was also nicknamed "The Wooden Wonder"...

    DH98 (including 4 lost during delivery) + 487(NZ) Squadron
    No. 487 Squadron RNZAF
    No. 487 Squadron was a Royal New Zealand Air Force bomber squadron, formed under Article XV of the Empire Air Training Scheme. It served in the European theatre during World War II, under the operational command of the Royal Air Force.-History:No...

    , 488(NZ) Squadron
    No. 488 Squadron RNZAF
    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....

     and 489(NZ) Squadron (survivor)
  • Moth (Gypsy) 60 de Havilland Moth
    De Havilland Moth
    The de Havilland Moths were a series of light aircraft, sports planes and military trainers designed by Geoffrey de Havilland. In the late 1920s and 1930s they were the most common civil aircraft flying in Britain and during that time every light aircraft flying in the UK was commonly referred to...

    DH60G,M (survivor)
  • Moth Minor 5 de Havilland Moth MinorDH94 (survivor)
  • Mustang 30 North American P-51 Mustang
    P-51 Mustang
    The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang was an American long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War II, the Korean War and in several other conflicts...

     (survivor)
  • Otter 1 de Havilland Canada Otter
  • Orion 6 Lockheed Orion
    P-3 Orion
    The Lockheed P-3 Orion is a four-engine turboprop anti-submarine and maritime surveillance aircraft developed for the United States Navy and introduced in the 1960s. Lockheed based it on the L-188 Electra commercial airliner. The aircraft is easily recognizable by its distinctive tail stinger or...

     (current)
  • Oxford 229 Airspeed Oxford
    Airspeed Oxford
    The Airspeed AS.10 Oxford was a twin-engine aircraft used for training British Commonwealth aircrews in navigation, radio-operating, bombing and gunnery during the Second World War.-Design and development:...

     (survivor)
  • Prefect 4 Avro Prefect
    Avro Prefect
    -Bibliography:* Jackson, A.J. Avro Aircraft since 1908, 2nd edition. London: Putnam Aeronautical Books, 1990. ISBN 0-85177-834-8.* Pacco, John. "Avro 626 'Prefect'" Belgisch Leger/Armee Belge: Het Militair Vliegwezen/l'Aeronautique Militaire 1930-1940. Aartselaar, Belgium: J.P. Publications, 2003,...

    626 (survivor)
  • Puss Moth 4 de Havilland Puss Moth
    De Havilland Puss Moth
    |-See also:-References:* Jackson, A.J. British Civil Aircraft since 1919 . London, Putnam, 1974. ISBN 0-370-10010-7-External links:*...

    DH80A
  • Pup 1 Sopwith Pup
    Sopwith Pup
    The Sopwith Pup was a British single seater biplane fighter aircraft built by the Sopwith Aviation Company. It entered service with the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service in the autumn of 1916. With pleasant flying characteristics and good maneuverability, the aircraft proved very...

     (replica)
  • Rapide 14 de Havilland Rapide
    De Havilland Dragon Rapide
    The de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide was a British short-haul passenger airliner of the 1930s.-Design and development:Designed by the de Havilland company in late 1933 as a faster and more comfortable successor to the DH.84 Dragon, it was in effect a twin-engined, scaled-down version of the...

     (identical to the 14 Dominie, see also Dragon) (survivor)
  • Seafire 1 Supermarine Seafire
    Supermarine Seafire
    The Supermarine Seafire was a naval version of the Supermarine Spitfire specially adapted for operation from aircraft carriers. The name Seafire was arrived at by collapsing the longer name Sea Spitfire.-Origins of the Seafire:...

    MkXV
  • Seasprite 9 Kaman Seasprite
    SH-2 Seasprite
    The Kaman SH-2 Seasprite is a ship-based helicopter with anti-submarine, anti-surface threat capability, including over-the-horizon targeting. This aircraft extends and increases shipboard sensor and weapon capabilities against several types of enemy threats, including submarines of all types,...

     survivor (F) current (G)
  • Sioux 13 Bell 47
    Bell 47
    The Bell 47 is a two-bladed, single engine, light helicopter manufactured by Bell Helicopter. Based on the third Model 30 prototype, Bell's first helicopter designed by Arthur M. Young, the Bell 47 became the first helicopter certified for civilian use on 8 March 1946...

    Sioux (current)
  • Skyhawk 24 Douglas Skyhawk
    A-4 Skyhawk
    The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk is a carrier-capable ground-attack aircraft designed for the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps. The delta winged, single-engined Skyhawk was designed and produced by Douglas Aircraft Company, and later McDonnell Douglas. It was originally designated the A4D...

     (plus a further 2 not used) (survivor)
  • Singapore 4 Short SingaporeIII
  • Spitfire (RAF) Supermarine Spitfire
    Supermarine Spitfire
    The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was used by the Royal Air Force and many other Allied countries throughout the Second World War. The Spitfire continued to be used as a front line fighter and in secondary roles into the 1950s...

     485 Squadron
    No. 485 Squadron RNZAF
    No. 485 Squadron was a Spitfire squadron of the Royal New Zealand Air Force during the Second World War. It was the first RNZAF squadron formed under Article XV of the Empire Air Training Scheme and served in Europe under the operational command of the Royal Air Force.-History:Manned by New Zealand...

     (see also Seafire) (survivor)
  • Sportster 4 Rearwin 9000 Sportster
    Rearwin Sportster
    -Bibliography:...

     (survivor)
  • Stirling (RAF) Short Stirling
    Short Stirling
    The Short Stirling was the first four-engined British heavy bomber of the Second World War. The Stirling was designed and built by Short Brothers to an Air Ministry specification from 1936, and entered service in 1941...

     75 Squadron
    No. 75 Squadron RNZAF
    No. 75 Squadron RNZAF was an air combat squadron of the Royal New Zealand Air Force. It was formed from the RAF's World War II bomber squadron, No. 75 Squadron, which had been initially equipped by the New Zealand government and was largely manned by New Zealanders...

  • Strikemaster 16 BAC 167 StrikemasterMk.88 (survivor)
  • Sunderland 20 Shorts SunderlandMk. 3 & MR Mk.5 + those of 490(NZ) Squadron
    No. 490 Squadron RNZAF
    490 Squadron was formed from pilots of the Royal New Zealand Air Force under RAF Coastal Command as an anti-submarine and reconnaissance unit.-History:...

     (survivor)
  • Swallow 1 BA Swallow
  • Tempest (RAF) Hawker Tempest
    Hawker Tempest
    The Hawker Tempest was a British fighter aircraft primarily used by the Royal Air Force in the Second World War. The Tempest was an improved derivative of the Hawker Typhoon, and one of the most powerful fighter aircraft used during the war....

     486(NZ) Squadron
    No. 486 Squadron RNZAF
    486 Squadron was a fighter squadron of the Royal New Zealand Air Force during the Second World War. It was formed under Article XV of the Empire Air Training Scheme and served in Europe under the operational command of the Royal Air Force.Second World War....

     (survivor)
  • Tiger Moth 335 de Havilland Tiger Moth
    De Havilland Tiger Moth
    The de Havilland DH 82 Tiger Moth is a 1930s biplane designed by Geoffrey de Havilland and was operated by the Royal Air Force and others as a primary trainer. The Tiger Moth remained in service with the RAF until replaced by the de Havilland Chipmunk in 1952, when many of the surplus aircraft...

    DH82A (survivor)
  • Tomtit 4 Hawker Tomtit
    Hawker Tomtit
    -Bibliography:*Jackson, J.J. British Civil Aircraft 1919-72: Volume II. London: Putnam and Company, 1973. ISBN 0-85177-813-5* Mason, Francis K. Hawker Aircraft since 1920. London: Putnam & Company, 3rd revised edition 1991. ISBN 0-85177-839-9....

  • Typhoon (RAF) Hawker Typhoon
    Hawker Typhoon
    The Hawker Typhoon was a British single-seat fighter-bomber, produced by Hawker Aircraft. While the Typhoon was designed to be a medium-high altitude interceptor, and a direct replacement for the Hawker Hurricane, several design problems were encountered, and the Typhoon never completely satisfied...

     486 Squadron
    No. 486 Squadron RNZAF
    486 Squadron was a fighter squadron of the Royal New Zealand Air Force during the Second World War. It was formed under Article XV of the Empire Air Training Scheme and served in Europe under the operational command of the Royal Air Force.Second World War....

  • Vampire 63 de Havilland Vampire
    De Havilland Vampire
    The de Havilland DH.100 Vampire was a British jet-engine fighter commissioned by the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. Following the Gloster Meteor, it was the second jet fighter to enter service with the RAF. Although it arrived too late to see combat during the war, the Vampire served...

    FB Mk.1 (+ an unknown number of aircraft loaned by RAF to No. 14 Squadron RNZAF
    No. 14 Squadron RNZAF
    14 Squadron RNZAF was a squadron of the Royal New Zealand Air Force.- New Zealand fighters before 1941 :Until World War II, New Zealand's air force concentrated on training, transport and maritime attack. The vast distance of the Pacific Ocean seemed a defence against attack by air...

     in Cyprus) (survivor)
  • Venom 48 de Havilland Venom
    De Havilland Venom
    The de Havilland DH 112 Venom was a British postwar single-engined jet aircraft developed from the de Havilland Vampire. It served with the Royal Air Force as a single-seat fighter-bomber and two-seat night fighter....

    DH100 (survivor)
  • Ventura 139 Lockheed Ventura
    Lockheed Ventura
    The Lockheed Ventura was a bomber and patrol aircraft of World War II, used by United States and British Commonwealth forces in several guises...

    (See also Harpoon) (survivor)
  • Vildebeest 39 Vickers Vildebeest
    Vickers Vildebeest
    The Vickers Vildebeest and the similar Vickers Vincent were two very large two- to three-seat single-engined British biplanes designed and built by Vickers and used as a light bomber, torpedo bomber and in the army cooperation roles...

     see also Vincent (survivor)
  • Vincent 62 Vickers Vincent see also Vildebeest (survivor)
  • Walrus 11 Supermarine Walrus
    Supermarine Walrus
    The Supermarine Walrus was a British single-engine amphibious biplane reconnaissance aircraft designed by R. J. Mitchell and operated by the Fleet Air Arm . It also served with the Royal Air Force , Royal Australian Air Force , Royal Canadian Air Force , Royal New Zealand Navy and Royal New...

    (+ others used by the NZ division of the RN)
  • Wasp 9 Westland Wasp
    Westland Wasp
    The Westland Wasp was a British small first-generation, gas-turbine powered, shipboard anti-submarine helicopter. Produced by Westland Helicopters, it came from the same P.531 programme as the British Army Westland Scout, and was based on the earlier piston-engined Saunders-Roe Skeeter...

     (survivor)
  • Wellington 30 Vickers Wellington
    Vickers Wellington
    The Vickers Wellington was a British twin-engine, long range medium bomber designed in the mid-1930s at Brooklands in Weybridge, Surrey, by Vickers-Armstrongs' Chief Designer, R. K. Pierson. It was widely used as a night bomber in the early years of the Second World War, before being displaced as a...

     (only 18 were taken on charge before all 30 aircraft and their crews were loaned to the RAF)+ those of 75 Squadron
    No. 75 Squadron RNZAF
    No. 75 Squadron RNZAF was an air combat squadron of the Royal New Zealand Air Force. It was formed from the RAF's World War II bomber squadron, No. 75 Squadron, which had been initially equipped by the New Zealand government and was largely manned by New Zealanders...

  • Whitney Straight 3 Miles Whitney Straight (survivor)
  • Waco 3 Waco also 2 with RAF serials but white kiwi on black background logos, purchased privately by NZ servicemen of the Long Range Desert Group
    Long Range Desert Group
    The Long Range Desert Group was a reconnaissance and raiding unit of the British Army during the Second World War. The commander of the German Afrika Corps, Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, admitted that the LRDG "caused us more damage than any other British unit of equal strength".Originally called...

     for use by that organisation.
  • Wirraway ? CAC Wirraway
    CAC Wirraway
    The Wirraway was a training and general purpose military aircraft manufactured in Australia by the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation between 1939 and 1946...

  • Zero 2 Mitsubishi A6M3 Zero Sen (only one flown) (survivor)

List of Current Aircraft

  • 5 Beech King Air B200
    Beechcraft Super King Air
    The Beechcraft Super King Air family is part of a line of twin-turboprop aircraft produced by the Beech Aircraft Corporation . The King Air line comprises a number of model series that fall into two families: the Model 90 series, Model 100 series , Model 200 series and Model 300 series...

     (leased)
  • 13 Bell UH-1H Iroquois
    UH-1 Iroquois
    The Bell UH-1 Iroquois is a military helicopter powered by a single, turboshaft engine, with a two-bladed main rotor and tail rotor. The helicopter was developed by Bell Helicopter to meet the United States Army's requirement for a medical evacuation and utility helicopter in 1952, and first flew...

  • 2 Boeing 757-200
    Boeing 757
    The Boeing 757 is a mid-size, narrow-body twin-engine jet airliner manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Passenger versions of the twinjet have a capacity of 186 to 289 persons and a maximum range of , depending on variant and cabin configuration...

  • 5 Bell 47 Sioux
    Bell 47
    The Bell 47 is a two-bladed, single engine, light helicopter manufactured by Bell Helicopter. Based on the third Model 30 prototype, Bell's first helicopter designed by Arthur M. Young, the Bell 47 became the first helicopter certified for civilian use on 8 March 1946...

     (seven others crashed)
  • 5 Kaman SH-2G(NZ) Seasprite
    SH-2 Seasprite
    The Kaman SH-2 Seasprite is a ship-based helicopter with anti-submarine, anti-surface threat capability, including over-the-horizon targeting. This aircraft extends and increases shipboard sensor and weapon capabilities against several types of enemy threats, including submarines of all types,...

     (four earlier F models retired)
  • 6 Lockheed P-3K Orion (five purchased 1965 as P-3Bs, one ex RAAF purchased 1985)
  • 5 Lockheed C-130H Hercules (three purchased 1965, two 1969)
  • 8 NHI NH90
    NHI NH90
    The NHIndustries NH90 is a medium sized, twin-engine, multi-role military helicopter manufactured by NHIndustries. The first prototype had its maiden flight in December 1995...

     (on order)
  • 12 Pacific Aerospace CT/4E Airtrainer (19 earlier models retired)
  • 8 Agusta A109
    Agusta A109
    The AgustaWestland AW109 is a light-weight, twin-engine, eight-seat multi-purpose helicopter built by the Anglo-Italian manufacturer AgustaWestland...

     (on order)
  • 1 de Havilland Tiger Moth
    De Havilland Tiger Moth
    The de Havilland DH 82 Tiger Moth is a 1930s biplane designed by Geoffrey de Havilland and was operated by the Royal Air Force and others as a primary trainer. The Tiger Moth remained in service with the RAF until replaced by the de Havilland Chipmunk in 1952, when many of the surplus aircraft...

     (Historic Flight)
  • 1 North American Harvard
    T-6 Texan
    The North American Aviation T-6 Texan was a single-engine advanced trainer aircraft used to train pilots of the United States Army Air Forces, United States Navy, Royal Air Force and other air forces of the British Commonwealth during World War II and into the 1950s...

     (Historic flight)


17 Aermacchi MB-339
Aermacchi MB-339
The Aermacchi MB-339 is an Italian military trainer and light attack aircraft. It was developed as a replacement for the earlier MB-326.-Design and development:...

 & 17 A-4 Skyhawk
A-4 Skyhawk
The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk is a carrier-capable ground-attack aircraft designed for the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps. The delta winged, single-engined Skyhawk was designed and produced by Douglas Aircraft Company, and later McDonnell Douglas. It was originally designated the A4D...

s are in storage awaiting go ahead for a U.S. purchaser. (Aermacchis in flying condition).

Surviving RNZAF aircraft

Former RNZAF aircraft are preserved in private ownership with warbird collectors and in small numbers in museums throughout New Zealand, and places New Zealand aircraft have operated. The largest collections are at the Royal New Zealand Air Force Museum
Royal New Zealand Air Force Museum
The Royal New Zealand Air Force Museum or Air Force Museum of New Zealand as it is now known, is an air force museum located located at Wigram, the RNZAF's first operational base, in Christchurch, in the South Island of New Zealand...

 in Christchurch
Christchurch
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...

 and the Museum of Transport and Technology
Museum of Transport and Technology
The Museum of Transport and Technology is a museum located in Western Springs, Auckland, New Zealand. It is located close to the Western Springs Stadium, Auckland Zoo and the Western Springs Park. The museum has large collections of civilian and military aircraft and other land transport vehicles...

 Auckland, (together they own more aircraft than the RNZAF itself). Some have been sold to other airforces, who continue to operate them. Some Bristol Freighters and CT4s are used commercially. On the list of all RNZAF aircraft, where the aircraft is still serving, (current) appears, with the exception of aircraft in the historic flight. Where an ex RNZAF aircraft is known to have survived substantially intact somewhere, or an identical machine is in a New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

 Museum, (survivor) appears. Obviously in some cases (e.g. the Harvards and Tiger Moths), large numbers have survived and remain in regular use. A list of aircraft held by RNZAF Museum appears underneath.

List of RNZAF Museum Aircraft

  • Airspeed Oxford
    Airspeed Oxford
    The Airspeed AS.10 Oxford was a twin-engine aircraft used for training British Commonwealth aircrews in navigation, radio-operating, bombing and gunnery during the Second World War.-Design and development:...

  • Auster Mk 7c
    Auster AOP.6
    -Bibliography:*Halley, J.J., The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth 1918-1988, Air-Britain, Tonbridge, ISBN 0-85130-164-9....

  • Avro 626 Prefect
  • Avro Anson
    Avro Anson
    The Avro Anson is a British twin-engine, multi-role aircraft that served with the Royal Air Force, Fleet Air Arm and numerous other air forces prior to, during, and after the Second World War. Named for British Admiral George Anson, it was originally designed for maritime reconnaissance, but was...

  • BAC Strikemaster 167 (2)
  • Bell UH-1 Iraquois
    UH-1 Iroquois
    The Bell UH-1 Iroquois is a military helicopter powered by a single, turboshaft engine, with a two-bladed main rotor and tail rotor. The helicopter was developed by Bell Helicopter to meet the United States Army's requirement for a medical evacuation and utility helicopter in 1952, and first flew...

  • Bleriot XI "Britannia" (replica)
    Blériot XI
    The Blériot XI is the aircraft in which, on 25 July 1909, Louis Blériot made the first flight across the English Channel made in a heavier-than-air aircraft . This achievement is one of the most famous accomplishments of the early years of aviation, and not only won Blériot a lasting place in...

  • Bristol Freighter
    Bristol Freighter
    The Bristol Type 170 Freighter was a British twin-engine aircraft designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company as both a freighter and airliner, although its best known use is as an air ferry to carry cars and their passengers over relatively short distances.-Design and development:The...

     B170 Mk 31M
  • Cessna O-2A-CE Skymaster
  • Consolidated Catalina
  • Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk
  • De Havilland DH82A Tiger Moth
    De Havilland Tiger Moth
    The de Havilland DH 82 Tiger Moth is a 1930s biplane designed by Geoffrey de Havilland and was operated by the Royal Air Force and others as a primary trainer. The Tiger Moth remained in service with the RAF until replaced by the de Havilland Chipmunk in 1952, when many of the surplus aircraft...

  • De Havilland Vampire
    De Havilland Vampire
    The de Havilland DH.100 Vampire was a British jet-engine fighter commissioned by the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. Following the Gloster Meteor, it was the second jet fighter to enter service with the RAF. Although it arrived too late to see combat during the war, the Vampire served...

     DH100 FB5 (3) & DH115 T11
  • De Havilland DH104 Devon
  • De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver
    De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver
    The de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver is a single-engined, high-wing, propeller-driven, STOL aircraft developed by de Havilland Canada, primarily known as a bush plane. It is used for cargo and passenger hauling, aerial application , and has been widely adopted by armed forces as a utility aircraft...

  • Douglas C-47B Dakota
  • Douglas SBC Dauntless
    SBD Dauntless
    The Douglas SBD Dauntless was a naval dive bomber made by Douglas during World War II. The SBD was the United States Navy's main dive bomber from mid-1940 until late 1943, when it was largely replaced by the SB2C Helldiver...

  • English Electric Canberra
    English Electric Canberra
    The English Electric Canberra is a first-generation jet-powered light bomber manufactured in large numbers through the 1950s. The Canberra could fly at a higher altitude than any other bomber through the 1950s and set a world altitude record of 70,310 ft in 1957...

     (2)
  • Grumman Avenger TBF-1C
  • Hawker Siddeley Andover CC Mk1
  • Kaman SH-2 Seasprite SH-2F
  • Lockheed Hudson
    Lockheed Hudson
    The Lockheed Hudson was an American-built light bomber and coastal reconnaissance aircraft built initially for the Royal Air Force shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War and primarily operated by the RAF thereafter...

     Mk 3
  • McDonnell Douglas A-4 Skyhawk & TA4K Skyhawk
  • North American Harvard (3)
  • North American P-51 Mustang
  • Pacific Aerospace PAC CT/4 Airtrainer
  • Sopwith Pup
    Sopwith Pup
    The Sopwith Pup was a British single seater biplane fighter aircraft built by the Sopwith Aviation Company. It entered service with the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service in the autumn of 1916. With pleasant flying characteristics and good maneuverability, the aircraft proved very...

     (Replica)
  • Supermarine Spitfire
    Supermarine Spitfire
    The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was used by the Royal Air Force and many other Allied countries throughout the Second World War. The Spitfire continued to be used as a front line fighter and in secondary roles into the 1950s...

     LF Mk 16E
  • Vickers Vildebeest
    Vickers Vildebeest
    The Vickers Vildebeest and the similar Vickers Vincent were two very large two- to three-seat single-engined British biplanes designed and built by Vickers and used as a light bomber, torpedo bomber and in the army cooperation roles...

  • Westland Wasp
    Westland Wasp
    The Westland Wasp was a British small first-generation, gas-turbine powered, shipboard anti-submarine helicopter. Produced by Westland Helicopters, it came from the same P.531 programme as the British Army Westland Scout, and was based on the earlier piston-engined Saunders-Roe Skeeter...

     HAS Mk 1

Guided Missiles of the RNZAF, RNZN and New Zealand Army
New Zealand Army
The New Zealand Army , is the land component of the New Zealand Defence Force and comprises around 4,500 Regular Force personnel, 2,000 Territorial Force personnel and 500 civilians. Formerly the New Zealand Military Forces, the current name was adopted around 1946...

Royal New Zealand Air Force

  • AIM-9 Sidewinder
    AIM-9 Sidewinder
    The AIM-9 Sidewinder is a heat-seeking, short-range, air-to-air missile carried mostly by fighter aircraft and recently, certain gunship helicopters. The missile entered service with United States Air Force in the early 1950s, and variants and upgrades remain in active service with many air forces...

     - Short-range air-to-air missile
    Air-to-air missile
    An air-to-air missile is a missile fired from an aircraft for the purpose of destroying another aircraft. AAMs are typically powered by one or more rocket motors, usually solid fuelled but sometimes liquid fuelled...

    . No longer in service with the Royal New Zealand Air Force.
  • AGM-65 Maverick
    AGM-65 Maverick
    The AGM-65 Maverick is an air-to-ground tactical missile designed for close-air support. It is effective against a wide range of tactical targets, including armor, air defenses, ships, ground transportation and fuel storage facilities....

     - Air-to-surface missile. In service with the Royal New Zealand Air Force & Royal New Zealand Navy.

New Zealand Army

  • FGM-148 Javelin
    FGM-148 Javelin
    The FGM-148 Javelin is a United States-made man-portable third generation anti-tank missile fielded to replace the Dragon antitank missile.-Overview:Javelin is a fire-and-forget missile with lock-on before launch and automatic self-guidance...

     - Light weight infantry anti-tank missile.
  • Mistral
    Mistral missile
    Mistral is an infrared homing surface-to-air missile manufactured by the European multinational company MBDA missile systems . Based on the French SATCP , the portable missile later to become the Mistral began development in 1974...

     - Man portable surface-to-air missile
    Surface-to-air missile
    A surface-to-air missile or ground-to-air missile is a missile designed to be launched from the ground to destroy aircraft or other missiles...

    .

Royal New Zealand Navy

  • Ikara
    Ikara (missile)
    The Ikara missile was an Australian ship-launched anti-submarine missile, named after an Australian Aboriginal word for "throwing stick". It launched an acoustic torpedo to a range of , allowing fast-reaction attacks against submarines at ranges that would otherwise require the launching ship to...

     - Maritime surface-to-surface anti-submarine missile
    Anti-submarine missile
    An anti-submarine missile is a standoff weapon including a rocket designed to rapidly deliver an explosive warhead or homing torpedo from the launch platform to the vicinity of a submarine.-History:...

    .
  • Sea Cat
    Sea Cat missile
    Sea Cat was a British short-range surface to air missile system intended to replace the ubiquitous Bofors 40 mm gun aboard warships of all sizes. It was the world's first operational shipboard point-defence missile system and was designed so that the Bofors guns could be replaced with minimum...

     - Obsolete maritime surface-to-air missile
    Surface-to-air missile
    A surface-to-air missile or ground-to-air missile is a missile designed to be launched from the ground to destroy aircraft or other missiles...

    . No longer in service with the Royal New Zealand Navy.
  • Sea Sparrow - Maritime surface-to-air missile
    Surface-to-air missile
    A surface-to-air missile or ground-to-air missile is a missile designed to be launched from the ground to destroy aircraft or other missiles...

    . In service with the Royal New Zealand Navy.
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