No. 6 Squadron RNZAF is a maritime squadron of the Royal New Zealand Air Force. It has a history going back to World War II, when it operated flying boats, and has been disbanded and re-formed several
A No. 6 Squadron SH-2G taking off from HMNZS Te Mana during a deployment to the Persian Gulf in 2008
No. 6 Squadron personnel on a PBY-5 Catalina, 1944
HMNZS Canterbury in 2007 with a SH-2G of No. 6 Sqn.
A pair of Seasprites operate from HMNZS Canterbury near the Puka-Puka Atoll
The Royal New Zealand Navy is the maritime arm of the New Zealand Defence Force. The fleet currently consists of eight ships. The Navy had its origins in the Naval Defence Act 1913, and the subsequent
No. 6 Squadron RNZAF
…October 2005 by separating the Naval Support Flight from No. 3 Squadron RNZAF. The squadron is based at RNZAF Base Auckland. 6 Squadron is manned by Royal New Zealand Navy observers, pilots and helicopter loadmasters. Navy aircrew are trained by the RNZAF. The aircraft are maintained by RNZAF engineers, technicians and…
HMNZS Leander and USS St. Louis fire on Jintsu
HMS Royalist (89) in Waitemata Harbour, 1956