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ROYAL NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE Strengths, 3rd September, 1939, to 31st December, 1946

New R.N.Z.A.F. R.N.Z.A.F. R.N.Z.A.F. Attached ZeaAttached R.A.F. in the Pacific. R.C.A.F. (Empire R.N.Z.A.F. in New Zealand. Totals. landers in Air Training Scheme). R.A.F. Officers. Other Ranks. Total. Officers. i! Women. Total. Officers. Other Ranks. Total. Officers. Other Ranks. Women. Total. Officers. Other Ranks. Women. Total. 1939 —September 25 16 41 198 1,247 1,445 223 1,263 1.486 October 25 16 41 254 1,808 2,062 279 1,824 2 103 November 25 16 41 269 2,158 2,427 294 2,174 2 468 December 42 16 58 265 2,669 2.934 307 2,685 2 992 1940 —January 42 16 58 266 3.074 3,340 308 3,090 3 3 398 February 67 36 103 257 3,224 3.481 324 3,260 584 March 68 72 140 258 3,410 3,668 326 3,482 3 808 April 83 105 188 245 3,633 3,878 328 3,738 4 066 May 86 161 247 288 3.743 4,031 374 3,904 4 278 June 110 200 310 302 4,034 4,336 412 4,234 4 646 July 130 296 426 323 4,632 4,955 453 4,928 5 381 August 149 333 482 330 5,035 5,365 479 5,368 847 September 165 378 543 345 5,491 5,836 510 5,869 6 October 187 532 719 ' 1 "i4 15 376 5,700 6,076 564 6,246 6 810 November 200 548 748 12 68 80 381 6,276 6,657 593 6,892 485 December 215 736 951 12 68 80 422 6,883 7,305 649 7,687 8 336 1941—January 231 788 1,019 14 68 !! 82 ii3 il3 437 7,356 2 7,795 682 8,325 2 9 009 February 242 766 1,008 14 70 84 341 341 459 7,589 2 8,050 715 8,766 2 9 483 March 265 830 1,095 15 75 90 7 500 507 489 8.020 12 8,521 776 9,425 12 10 213 April 313 1,007 1,320 15 77 92 10 583 593 512 8.026 148 8,686 850 9,693 148 10 691 May 368 1,087 1,455 15 82 97 13 716 729 539 8,257 204 9,000 935 10,142 204 11 281 June 433 1,207 1,640 19 82 101 16 752 768 552 8,444 446 9,442 1,020 10,485 446 11 951 July 517 1.424 1,941 20 82 102 20 841 861 539 8,623 501 9,663 1,096 10,970 501 12 567 August 607 1,667 2,274 26 102 128 25 976 1.001 518 8,617 589 9,724 1,176 11,362 589 13 127 September 735 1,993 2,728 38 195 233 29 969 998 490 s. .->2.-) 796 9,811 1,292 11,682 796 13 770 October 807 2,276 3,083 39 267 306 13 963 976 493 8,588 961 10,042 1,352 12,094 961 14 407 November 900 2.436 3,336 40 401 450 32 974 1,006 525 8,782 1,166 10,473 1,506 12,593 1,166 15 265 December s 989 2,626 3,615 60 533 593 17 1,111 1,128 516 8,792 1,269 10,577 1,582 13,062 1,269 15 913 1942—January 1,031 2,755 3,786 67 577 644 24 1,141 1,165 588 9,039 1,457 11,084 1,710 13,512 1,457 16 679 February 1,108 2,950 4,058 70 (541 711 15 1,160 1,175 646 9,327 1,549 11,522 1,839 14,078 1,549 17 466 March ts 1,157 2,977 4,134 29 300 329 25 1,110 1,135 755 10.153 1,722 12,630 1,966 14,540 1,722 18 228 April 1.235 3,139 4,374 31 319 350 24 1,299 1.323 786 10,166 1,825 12,777 2,076 14,923 1,825 18 824 May © 1,272 3.112 4,384 40 339 379 30 1,332 1.362 896 11,976 2,056 14;928 2,238 16,759 2,056 21 053 June 1.297 3.079 4,376 58 409 467 41 1,425 1,466 942 12.115 2,250 15,307 2,338 17,028 2,250 21 616 July 1,334 3,022 4.356 93 781 874 48 1,480 1,528 945 13,609 2,354 16,908 2,420 18,892 2,354 23 666 August 1,386 2,963 4,349 98 708 896 64 1,459 1,523 1,043 14,768 2,509 18,320 2,591 19,988 2,509 25 088 September 1,426 2,849 4,275 132 1,135 1.267 72 1,338 1,410 1,125 15,626 2,601 19,352 2,755 20,948 2,601 26 304 October 1.501 2,831 4,332 186 1,451 1,495 1,637 61 1,323 1.384 1,107 16,930 2,680 20,717 2,855 22,535 2,680 28 070 November vg 1,587 2,761 4,348 196 1,691 69 1,465 1.534 1,170 17,539 2,743 21.452 3,022 23,260 2,743 29 025 December •Sj 1,674 2.811 4,485 223 1,632 1,855 47 1,251 1.298 1,173 18,632 2,819 22,624 3,117 24,326 2,819 30 262 1943--January 1,738 2.898 4.636 226 1,999 2,225 43 1,495 1,538 1,231 18.917 2,930 23,078 3,238 25,309 2,930 31 477 February 1,774 2.842 4,616 201 1,903 20 2 J24 48 1,580 1,628 1,361 1,423 19.561 3,001 23,923 3,384 25,886 3,021 32 291 March 1,803 2,848 4,651 200 2.021 20 -.-41 64 1,454 1,518 20,786 3,158 25,367 3,490 27,109 3,178 33 777 April 1,849 1,903 2,937 4,786 234 2.111 20 2,365 62 1,448 1,510 1,494 21,809 3,370 26,673 3,639 28,305 3,390 35 334 May £ 2,970 4,873 248 2,185 22 2,455 82 1,659 1.741 1,589 22,569 3,473 27,631 3,822 29,383 3,495 36 700 June -S 1,985 2,967 4,952 238 2,584 25 2,847 69 1,437 1,506 1,677 23,313 3,505 28.495 3,969 30,301 3,530 37 800 July 3 2,076 2,975 5,051 219 2,627 24 2,870 77 1,440 1,622 1,517 1,922 23,702 3,652 29,276 4,294 30.744 3,676 38 714 August 0 2.133 2,958 5,091 231 2,745 27 3,003 80 1,702 1,937 24,151 3,638 29,726 4,381 31,476 3,665 39 522 September -2 2,183 2,878 5,061 254 3,179 27 3,460 84 1,537 1,621 2,042 24,877 3,648 30,567 4,563 32,471 3,675 40 709 October •1 2,278 2,984 5,262 320 3,891 33 4,244 91 1,609 1,700 1,669 2,046 23,995 3,646 29,687 4,735 32,479 3,679 40 893 November 2,375 3,059 5,434 311 4,019 33 4,363 98 1 ,571 1,439 2,066 23,853 3,627 29.546 4,850 32,502 3,660 41 012 December 2,458 2,969 5,427 317 4,187 32 4,536 91 1,530 2,098 23,856 3,615 29,569 4,964 32,451 3,647 41 062 1944--January 2,529 3,042 5,571 390 4.445 32 4,867 57 1,531 1,588 2,159 23,535 3,591 29,285 5,135 32,553 3,623 41 311 February 2,585 3,111 5,696 409 4,708 34 5,151 81 1,758 1,839 2,118 22,838 3,542 28,498 5,193 32,415 3,576 41 184 March V* 2.648 3,169 5,817 462 4,813 41 5,316 46 1,516 1,562 2,100 23,315 3,485 28,900 5,256 32,813 3,526 41 595 April '4< 2.712 3,188 5,900 479 4,976 47 5,502 26 1,231 1,257 2,151 23,502 3,389 29,042 5,368 32.897 3,436 41 701 May 2.748 3,083 5,831 509 5,155 48 5,712 128 1,415 1,543 2,133 23,367 3,321 28,821 5,518 33,020 3,369 41 907 June 2.835 3,094 5,929 569 5,343 69 5,981 137 1,370 1,507 2,093 22,807 3,218 28,118 5,634 32,614 3,287 41 535 July J5" 2,890 3,078 .->,968 555 5,361 59 5,975 127 1,333 1,460 2,173 22,583 3,140 27,896 5,745 32,355 3,199 41 299 August 2.922 3.043 5.965 562 5,553 58 6,173 137 1 .466 1,603 2,172 21,747 3,052 26,971 ;>, 793 31.809 3,110 40 712 September 2,927 3,029 5,956 562 5,561 58 6,181 7,500 133 1,261 1,035 1,394 1,176 2,250 20,124 2,900 25,274 5,872 29,975 2,958 38 805 October 3,011 3,116 6,127 696 6,747 57 141 2,112 17,793 2,671 22,576 5,960 28,691 2,728 37 379 November 3,062 2,996 6,058 727 6,777 56 7,560 7,424 163 956 1,119 2,021 17,077 2,355 21,453 5,973 27,806 2,411 36 190 December '■c 2,968 2,897 5,865 749 6,632 43 172 916 1,088 2,074 16,706 2,334 21.114 5,963 27.151 2,377 35 491 1945--.January 2,949 2,699 5,648 747 6,916 43 7,706 7,929 66 406 472 2,254 17.936 2,297 22.487 6,016 27,957 2,340 36 313 February 2,865 2,463 5,328 735 1 7,145 49 60 299 359 2,338 16,871 2,284 21.493 5,998 26,778 2,333 35 109 March 2,687 2,206 4.893 732 7,068 62 7,862 54 J4S 202 2.473 17,317 2,257 22.047 5,946 26,739 2,319 35 004 April 2,559 2,159 4,718 769 7,145 58 7,972 39 63 102 2,410 17,051 2,215 21,676 5,777 26,418 2,273 34 468 May 2,448 2,073 4,521 752 7,059 58 7,869 38 62 100 2,270 16.579 2,227 21,076 5,508 25,773 2,285 33 566 June 2,480 1,972 4,452 747 7,018 64 7,829 22 8 30 2,236 16,734 2,176 21,146 5,485 25,732 2,240 33 457 July 2,381 1,888 4,269 688 7,057 73 7,818 19 7 26 2,299 16,612 2,131 21,042 20.219 5,387 25,564 2,204 33 155 August 2,244 1,816 4,060 654 6,560 62 7,276 17 6 23 2,283 16,183 1,753 5,198 24,565 1,815 31 578 September 2,148 1,570 3,718 556 5,015 36 5,607 17 5 22 1,821 10,938 1,236 13.995 4,542 17,528 1,272 23 342 October 1,200 1,006 2,206 309 2,1)78 4 3,291 17 5 22 2,463 10,879 980 14,322 3,989 14,868 984 19 841 November 1 .141 936 2,077 132 1. 124 4 1,260 12 4 16 2,217 9,108 827 12,152 3,502 11,172 831 15 505 December 851 755 1,606 97 607 3 707 12 4 16 1,612 7,495 792 9,899 2,572 8,861 795 12 228 1946--January .. 457 204 661 82 511 593 10 3 13 1.728 6.471 700 8,899 2 277 7,189 700 10 166 February .. 350 118 468 91 346 437 10 3 13 1,236 5,327 619 7,182 1',687 5,794 619 8 100 March .. 245 78 323 86 654 740 5 3 8 967 4,308 572 5,847 1,303 5,043 572 6 918 April 175 63 238 84 668 •• 752 5 3 8 782 4,041 523 5,346 1,046 4,775 523 6 344 May 174 1 62 236 83 640 10 733 5 3 8 677 3,983 490 5,150 939 4,688 500 6 127 June 169 63 j 232 79 501 10 590 5 3 8 653 3,623 396 4,672 906 4,190 406 5 502 July 165 62 227 75 1 506 | 10 591 5 3 8 631 3,458 385 4,474 876 4,029 395 5 300 August 160 ! 6i 221 71 503 574 5 3 8 610 3,575 368 4,553 846 4,142 368 5 356 September 160 61 ! 221 69 504 573 5 3 8 588 3,371 319 4,278 822 3,939 319 5 080 October 160 62 222 64 491 555 5 3 8 569 3,151 299 4,019 798 3,707 299 4 804 November 156 62 218 58 470 j 528 5 3 8 555 3,079 283 3,917 774 3,614 283 4 671 December .. 1 118 9 127 53 444 497 4 2 6 553 3,050 274 3,877 728 3,505 274 4 507