No. 8 Squadron RNZAF

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No. 8 Squadron RNZAF
Active	March 1942 – May 1943 October 1944 – March 1945
Country	Vickers Vincent Vickers Vildebeest Lockheed Ventura
Engagements	World War II

No. 8 Squadron

The squadron was reformed in October 1944 as a Bomber Reconnaissance squadron equipped with Lockheed Venturas. It moved to a patrol role from Fiji in November and December of that year, from the beginning of 1945 moving to Guadalcanal and then Emirau in February. As operations in the South West Pacific wound down, it was disbanded there in March 1945.

Commanding officers

• Squadron Leader C. L. Monckton April–September 1942
• Squadron Leader I. G. Morrison September 1942–April 1943
• Flight Lieutenant M. Wilkes April–May 1943
• Wing Commander L. H. Parry October–November 1944
• Wing Commander I. R. Salmond November 1944–March 1945