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Casualties. —Royal New Zealand Air Force in Pacific, 3rd September, 1939, to 31st December, 1946

Killed in Action. Killed on Active Service. I'rpunmotl Uoiwl Died of Natural Causes Seriously Wounded Totals. Details as to Prisoners of War. or Injured. Prisoners of War. Died of Wounds while Deaths While Wounded and Totals. Prisoner of War. Prisoner of War. Prisoner of War. Officers. I Other ■ Ranks. I Total. Officers. Other Ranks. Total. Officers. Other Ranks. Total. Officers. Other Ranks. Total. 1 Officers. Other ltanks. | Total. Officers. Other Ranks. | Total. 1 Officers. Other Ranks. Total. Officers. Other Ranks. Total. Officers. Other Ranks. Total. Officers. Other Ranks. Total. Officers. Other Ranks. Total. 1939 —September 1 October November December . . 1940 —January February March • • April May June July .. August . . September October . . November . . December ;; . . 1941 —January February March April .. May .. June .. July .. August September October 2 2 November December 1942 —January .. . . February 2 March April .. 1 May .. June J uly •> 2 2 2 4 August " September October 5 7 i . . 2 5 November 1 1 1 5 1 December 'l 1 1943 —January . . 2 3 2 . . . . February ' 2 2 2 ;; March i 1 . . 1 2 3 1 4 April 1 i 1 1 3 4 1 1 5 May i 1 2 . . 5 5 6 June .. | i 1 •} 'J 9 18 . . ! 1 1 1 3 4 11 14 25 July .. 1 1 5 6 11 1 2 3 6 9 15 1 August 1 1 1 September 2 2 1 2 3 1 2 3 6 9 October .. 1 i 2 2 3 November i 1 2 3 5 1 1 2 .. 4 4 December 10 3 13 J 3 4 11 6 17 1944 —January 1 1 5 14 19 1 1 5 17 22 7 . . • • February 3 4 7 3 4 . . March 1 1 1 1 April 2 2 4 9 2 11 12 4 16 May 2 2 5 8 13 1 6 10 16 June 1 5 6 5 6 11 6 11 17 July I 1 1 2 3 3 3 1 6 7 1 August 12 8 20 2 2 14 8 22 September 2 3 5 6 5 11 1 1 8 9 17 i October 2 7 <J 3 7 10 1 1 5 15 20 . . . . •• November 5 5 1 1 6 6 .. 1 •' December a 8 11 1 3 4 1 1 4 12 16 .. *• ■■ 1945—January I 2 3 8 18 26 1 10 20 30 I 1 .. February I 1 1 1 2 2 1 4 March 1 1 2 2 3 April 2 ■> 4 2 2 4 i 1 •> 5 6 11 May 2 5 7 i 1 2 2 2 8 10 June 1 1 2 2 9 11 2 2 3 13 16 i i July .. 4 1 5 1 1 2 5 1 6 2 7 August 1 1 6 6 1 7 1(5 22 September 1 1 14 20 1 . . October 3 3 3 November 1 December I 1 194(3 —January 1 February i 1 1 March •• April 1 1 1 May June July .. August September October November December Totals 29 53 82* 106 150 256 1 6 7 13 45 2 2 4 151 256 407 1 " 1 1 1 2 i 1 1 2 2 4 •Includes casualties in aircraft accidents during training and operations, collisions, enemy bombing, vehicle accidents, Ac.