Royal New Zealand Air Force
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The Royal New Zealand Air Force is the air component of New Zealand’s Defence Force, responsible for the country’s air operations, surveillance, and support at home and abroad.
Observed surface forms (5)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Zealand Permanent Air Force | 1 |
| RNZAF | 1 |
| RNZAF squadrons in the Pacific | 1 |
| Royal New Zealand Air Force (precursor units) | 1 |
| Royal New Zealand Air Force bases | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
air force
ⓘ
military branch ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
Royal New Zealand Air Force
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
RNZAF
|
| aircraftTypeOperated |
helicopters
ⓘ
maritime patrol aircraft ⓘ trainer aircraft ⓘ transport aircraft ⓘ |
| allegiance | New Zealand ⓘ |
| commanderTitle | Chief of Air Force ⓘ |
| conflict |
Gulf War
ⓘ
Korean War ⓘ Malayan Emergency ⓘ World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
UN peacekeepers ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations peacekeeping operations
Vietnam War ⓘ War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
surface form:
War in Afghanistan
|
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| garrison | Wellington ⓘ |
| hasEmblem | Royal New Zealand Air Force roundel ⓘ |
| headquarters | Wellington ⓘ |
| inception | 1937 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranchOf |
Armed Forces of New Zealand
ⓘ
surface form:
New Zealand Defence Force
|
| motto | Per ardua ad astra ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| notableAircraft |
A-4 Skyhawk
ⓘ
Boeing 757 ⓘ Lockheed C-130 Hercules ⓘ Lockheed P-3 Orion ⓘ NH90 helicopter ⓘ Strikemaster ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
New Zealand
ⓘ
Pacific region ⓘ global deployments ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Armed Forces of New Zealand
ⓘ
surface form:
Ministry of Defence of New Zealand
|
| partOf |
Armed Forces of New Zealand
ⓘ
surface form:
New Zealand Defence Force
|
| precededBy |
Royal New Zealand Air Force
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
New Zealand Permanent Air Force
|
| primaryMission |
defence of New Zealand airspace
ⓘ
support of New Zealand’s foreign policy and security objectives ⓘ |
| role |
aerial surveillance
ⓘ
air operations ⓘ air transport ⓘ disaster relief ⓘ humanitarian assistance ⓘ maritime patrol ⓘ search and rescue ⓘ support to ground and naval forces ⓘ |
| serviceBranchColor | light blue ⓘ |
| type | professional military force ⓘ |
Referenced by (45)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
RNZAF
subject surface form:
Avro Lancaster
subject surface form:
Chief of Air Force (RNZAF)
subject surface form:
Chief of Air Force (RNZAF)
this entity surface form:
RNZAF squadrons in the Pacific
this entity surface form:
Royal New Zealand Air Force (precursor units)
subject surface form:
Chief of Air Force (RNZAF)
this entity surface form:
Royal New Zealand Air Force bases
this entity surface form:
New Zealand Permanent Air Force
subject surface form:
NH90
subject surface form:
Chief of Air Force (RNZAF)