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Summary of Casualties in Air Force, 3rd September, 1939, to 31st December, 1946 Total killed in action .. .. .. .. .. .. 146 Total killed on active service .. .. .. .. .. 1,489 Total presumed dead .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,370 Total died of natural causes .. .. .. .. .. 121 Total died of wounds while prisoner of war .. .. .. 4 Total deaths while prisoner of war .. .. .. .. 19 4,149 Total seriously wounded or injured .. .. .. .. 255 Total wounded ana prisoner of war .. .. .. .. 32 287 Total prisoners of war (excluding those died and wounded) .. .. 520 Total interned .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,979

Royal New Zealand Air Force Aircraft Losses in New Zealand and Pacific Area, 3rd September, 1939, to 31st December, 1946

Note. —In all other theatres aircraft were not the property of the New Zealand Government, and records of losses are not held.

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Reason for Loss. Type of Aircraft. Shot Down or Crashed as Result of Enemy Action Overseas. Operational Accidents. N on-operationa 1 Accidents. j Totals. Overseas. j New 1 Zealand. Overseas. | New [ Zealand. Corsair Dauntless Ventura Catalina Dakota .. .. Kittyhawk Warhawk Avenger Hudson Training and Miscellaneous Aircraft 17 2 } 20 7 1 70 4 14 3 39 5 42 1 18 4 2 31 1 14 4 i 18 2 8 1 75 3 11) 257 147 42 8 165 11 41 261 Totals V j 47 135 2 117 383 | I 684