NO. 75 SQN Reunites
By SGT Glen Turner
On the weekend of March 15-16, the 2008 reunion of the 75 SQN NZ Association was held in Auckland.
Members gathered at the Museum of Transport and Technology. WN 08-0035-08-tn.jpg.
Aircrew, airmen, family and associate members gathered for events at the Copthorne Hotel, RNZ Yacht Squadron and MOTAT2 to share memories of the Squadron’s personnel and their achievements and exploits from 1916 to disbandment in December 2001. A remembrance service for past and fallen Squadron members was held beneath the Avro Lancaster at MOTAT2 on the Sunday morning, which had special significance for more than a few of the veterans present who had flown in this aircraft type over enemy territory during WWII. Members of the Association came from all over New Zealand with several from England and Australia. The reunions are held every two years, where 2006 was at Wigram, and 2010 being planned for Palmerston North. The Friends of the 75 SQN UK ASSN will hold their reunion in June this year, so several NZ members are planning to be in England for that function. A comprehensive history of 75 SQN RFC/RAF, 75(NZ) SQN RAF and 75 SQN RNZAF is being compiled by several dedicated veterans, with presently some 6,000 names of personnel who once served on these units.
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