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No 14 Squadron

Formed 25 April 1942 at Masterton, New Zealand from the survivors of No. 488 Squadron. Served in Pacific War as a fighter Squadron. After the war, served with British Commonwealth Occupation Forces in Japan. Later served in the Middle East and Far East, as a jet fighter Squadron. Now an advanced jet fighter training Squadron.

Overseas Tours of Duty

SantoApril 1943 to June 1943
October 1943 to November 1943
November to December 1944
March 1945
GuadalcanalJune 1943 to July 1943
February 1944
June 1944
New GeorgiaNovember to December 1943
BougainvilleFebruary to March 1944
June to August 1944
April - May 1945
Green IslandDecember1944 to January 1945
EmirauJuly to October 1945
JapanMarch 1946 to November 1948
CyprusOctober 1952 to November 1955
SingaporeMay 1955 to May 1958
September 1964 to November 1966
 
 
Main Equipment

Curtiss P40E Kittyhawk 
Vought F4U-1 Corsair 
Airspeed Oxford 
de Havilland Vampire 
de Havilland Venom 
English Electric Canberra 
BAC Strikemaster 
Aermacchi MB339 CB 
 
Commanding Officers

Sqn Ldr J.N. MacKenzieApril 1942 to February 1943
Sqn Ldr J.B. FitzgeraldFebruary 1943 to June 1943
Sqn Ldr S.G. QuillJune 1943 to April 1944
Sqn Ldr J.C. BlundellApril 1944 to June 1944
Sqn Ldr D.W. CocksJuly 1944 to February 1945
Sqn Ldr P.R. McNabFebruary 1945 to June 1945
Sqn Ldr J.R.C. KilianJune 1945 to September 1945
Sqn Ldr J.J. de WillimoffSeptember 1945 to April 1947
Sqn Ldr D.F. St GeorgeApril 1947 to January 1949
Sqn Ldr D.S.N. ConstanceJanuary 1949 to August 1951
Sqn Ldr L.A. RaynerAugust 1951 to October 1951
Sqn Ldr S.M. HopeOctober 1951 to May 1954
Sqn Ldr N.H. BrightMay 1954 to September 1956
Sqn Ldr A.F. TuckerSeptember 1956 to January 1959
Sqn Ldr H.G. MossJanuary 1959 to January 1961
Sqn Ldr M.F. McD PalmerJanuary 1961 to April 1962
Sqn Ldr S. McIntyreApril 1962 to June 1964
Sqn Ldr G. WallingfordJune 1964 to December 1966
Sqn Ldr P. NevilleDecember 1966 to April 1969
Sqn Ldr D.R. SmithApril 1969 to September 1970
Sqn Ldr J.S. BoysSeptember 1970 to June 1972
Sqn Ldr J.S. HosieJune 1972 to January 1974
Sqn Ldr R.F. LawryJanuary 1974 to January 1975
Sqn Ldr L.A. OlsenJanuary 1975 to June 1978
Sqn Ldr P.B. CurtinJune 1978 to February 1979
Sqn Ldr J.W. LanhamFebruary 1979 to November 1980
Sqn Ldr P.S. Faulkner (acting)November 1980 to January 1981
Sqn Ldr K.A. JonesJanuary 1981 to February 1982
Sqn Ldr J.S. BarclayFebruary 1982 to June 1983
Sqn Ldr D.S. GlendinningJune 1983 to July 1985
Sqn Ldr I.G. WoodJuly 1985 to June 1986
Sqn Ldr J.C. Grocott, RAFJune 1986 to December 1986
Sqn Ldr I. G. WoodDecember 1986 to December 1987
Sqn Ldr G.C. AlexanderDecember 1987 to November 1989
Sqn Ldr N.M. PedleyDecember 1989 to January 1992
Sqn Ldr H.B. KeightlyFebruary 1992 to December 1993
Sqn Ldr S.A. MacKenzieJanuary 1994 to May 1996
Sqn Ldr N.K. MilneJune 1996 to February 1997
Sqn Ldr D.M. GilchristMarch 1997 to August 1998
Sqn Ldr R.E. NichollsSeptember 1998 to August 2000
Sqn Ldr G.A. DevonportSeptember 2000 to February 2001
Sqn Ldr I. SavilleMarch 2001 to December 2001
 
 
Disbanded

Squadron disbanded December 2001. 

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