Laucala Bay : the story of the RNZAF in Fiji 1939 to 1967

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Laucala Bay : the story of the RNZAF in Fiji 1939 to 1967

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Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

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Auckland Museum Collections

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"When a Pacific war became likely in the late 1930s, New Zealand was given responsibility for air reconnaissance centred around Fiji. As a result, airfields were built at Nadi and Nausori, while a flying-boat station was developed at Laucala Bay, near Suva. This book tells of the RNZAF's operations in Fiji during the war and the subsequent two decades until the station finally closed in 1967. In war and peace, the drama caused by tragedies and extreme weather events was tempered by the charm ...

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Date created

2017

Creator

Bee Dawson

URL

https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/1136770

Locations

Auckland, New Zealand

Related subjects

New Zealand. Royal New Zealand Air Force--History / New Zealand. Royal New Zealand Air Force. Women's Auxiliary Air Force / World War, 1939-1945--Pacific Area / Fiji--History, Military / Fiji--History--20th century

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