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'''No. 16 Squadron''' was a [[fighter aircraft|fighter]] squadron of the [[Royal New Zealand Air Force]]. Formed in July 1942 at [[RNZAF Base Woodbourne]], the squadron was equipped with [[Curtiss P-40]] Kittyhawks and later [[F4U Corsair]]s. The squadron fought in the Southwest Pacific theatre during the Second World War, flying combat operations against Japanese forces. Proposed re-equipment with the [[P-51 Mustang]] was abandoned at the cessation of hostilities, and the squadron returned to [[New Zealand]] where it was disbanded in October 1945.

==History==
It was formed on 1 July 1942 at [[RNZAF Base Woodbourne]], near [[Blenheim, New Zealand|Blenheim]], under the command of Squadron Leader A. Jones. The squadron served in [[Espiritu Santo]], [[Kukum Field|Guadalcanal]], [[Ondonga Airfield|New Georgia]], [[Piva Airfield|Bougainville]], [[Nissan Island Airport|Green Island]] and [[Jacquinot Bay Airport|Jacquinot Bay]].

On 15 January 1945 during an attack on Toboi, southwest of [[Rabaul]], by Corsairs from [[No. 14 Squadron RNZAF|14]] and 16 Squadrons, a 14 Squadron Corsair was shot down and the pilot parachuted into [[Simpson Harbour]]. 14 and 16 Squadron Corsairs provided fighter cover for a possible rescue operation until the evening when, low on fuel they returned to [[Green Island (Queensland)|Green Island]]. Encountering a tropical storm during their return flight, 5 Corsairs crashed into the sea, one crashed at Green Island while landing and a seventh disappeared in clouds with all 7 pilots killed. The shot down pilot was captured by the [[Japanese people|Japanese]] and died in captivity.((sfn|Ross|1955|pp=302–303)) 

==Commanding officers==
The following served as commanding officers of No. 16 Squadron:((sfn|Ross|1955|p=326))
*Squadron Leader A. N. Jones (June 1942–May 1943);
*Squadron Leader J. S. Nelson (May–September 1943);
*Squadron Leader J. H. Arkwright (October 1943–January 1944);
*Squadron Leader A. G. Sievers (January–June 1944);
*Squadron Leader M. C. P. Jones (June–September 1944);
*Squadron Leader P. S. Green (October 1944–June 1945);
*Squadron Leader J. H. Mills (July–October 1945).

==Gallery==
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File:Kittyhawk of No. 16 Squadron, 1943.jpg|A Kittyhawk of No. 16 Squadron in flight over the New Zealand coastline
File:F4U 16 Sqn RNZAF on Green Island 1944.jpg|A No. 16 Squadron F4U-1 on [[Green Island, Papua New Guinea|Green Island]], 1944
File:Corsair Barth.jpg|Restored RNZAF Corsair
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==Notes==
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==References==
* ((cite book|last=Ross|first=J. M. S.|year=1955|title=Royal New Zealand Air Force|url=http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2AirF.html|series=[[Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939–45]]|publisher=Historical Publications Branch|location=Wellington|oclc=912824475))

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