La RNZAF ricevuto 48 Grumman vendicatori nel 1943/44 per equipaggiare due aerosilurante squadroni, No. 30 e 31, entrambe effettuate visite operative nel sud e sud-ovest del Pacifico teatri. Nel tardo 1944 sedici furono restituiti al governo degli Stati Uniti e alla fine della Seconda Guerra Mondiale nove sono stati trasferiti alla Royal Navy per l'uso in Australia. La RNZAF trattenuta 12 vendicatori; sei sono stati venduti per il rottame nel 1948, e i restanti sei sono stati utilizzati per la drogue traino e doveri generali con il n. 42 squadrone a Ohakea fino al 1959. NZ2504 è stato ricevuto dalla RNZAF il 21 settembre 1943 come uno della prima nave

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• Dimensioni: 1896 x 1318 px | 32,1 x 22,3 cm | 12,6 x 8,8 inches | 150dpi
• Data acquisizione: 3 maggio 2014

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The RNZAF received 48 Grumman Avengers in 1943-44 to equip two torpedo bomber squadrons, No. 30 and 31, both of which carried out operational tours in the South and South-West Pacific theatres. In late 1944 sixteen were returned to the US Government, and at the end of World War Two nine were transferred to the Royal Navy for use in Australia. The RNZAF retained 12 Avengers; six were sold for scrap in 1948, and the remaining six were used for drogue towing and general duties with No. 42 Squadron at Ohakea until 1959. NZ2504 was received by the RNZAF on 21 September 1943 as one of the first shipment of six Avengers. After assembly at Hobsonville it was issued to No. 30 Squadron at Gisborne on 5 October 1943 and was used by No. 30 and later No. 31 Squadrons for crew training. As it was an early model it was not designated for overseas operational service. On 21 September 1944 the aircraft was converted to a target tug and used by the Target Towing Flight at Ardmore and with the Fighter Gunnery School at Ohakea. The aircraft went into storage in September 1945. On the 15 August 1948, it was removed from storage and issued to the General Purpose Flight Ohakea for conversion to a top dresser for the Government-sponsored aerial top dressing trials. NZ2504 continued in this task until November 1949 when it was issued to No. 42 Squadron, Ohakea, for target towing duties in support of the RNZAF, RNZN and NZ Army units. NZ2504 was flown for the last time on 30 June 1959 to Hamilton and was towed to RNZAF Te Rapa. It was allocated the identity INST 182 and was then used as a gate guardian.

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