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No. 31 Squadron RNZAF, the Glossary

Table of Contents

  1. 13 relations: Bougainville Island, Greenstone (archaeology), Grumman TBF Avenger, Māori language, Mere (weapon), New Zealand, Pacific War, Piva Airfield, Royal New Zealand Air Force, Squadron (aviation), Taniwha, Torpedo bomber, World War II.

  2. Royal New Zealand Air Force squadrons
  3. Squadrons of the RNZAF in World War II

Bougainville Island

Bougainville Island (Tok Pisin: Bogenvil) is the main island of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, which is part of Papua New Guinea.

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Greenstone (archaeology)

Greenstone is a common generic term for valuable, green-hued minerals and metamorphosed igneous rocks and stones which early cultures used in the fashioning of hardstone carvings such as jewelry, statuettes, ritual tools, and various other artifacts.

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Grumman TBF Avenger

The Grumman TBF Avenger (designated TBM for aircraft manufactured by General Motors) is an American World War II-era torpedo bomber developed initially for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, and eventually used by several air and naval aviation services around the world.

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Māori language

Māori, or te reo Māori ('the Māori language'), commonly shortened to te reo, is an Eastern Polynesian language and the language of the Māori people, the indigenous population of mainland New Zealand.

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Mere (weapon)

The mere is a type of short, broad-bladed weapon in the shape of an enlarged tear drop.

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New Zealand

New Zealand (Aotearoa) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

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Pacific War

The Pacific War, sometimes called the Asia–Pacific War or the Pacific Theater, was the theater of World War II that was fought in eastern Asia, the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and Oceania.

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Piva Airfield

Piva Airfield is a former World War II airfield on Bougainville Island in the Solomon Islands archipelago.

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Royal New Zealand Air Force

The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF; Te Tauaarangi o Aotearoa) is the aerial service branch of the New Zealand Defence Force.

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Squadron (aviation)

A squadron in an air force, or naval or army aviation service, is a unit comprising a number of military aircraft and their aircrews, usually of the same type, typically with 12 to 24 aircraft, sometimes divided into three or four flights, depending on aircraft type and air force.

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Taniwha

In Māori mythology, taniwha are large supernatural beings that live in deep pools in rivers, dark caves, or in the sea, especially in places with dangerous currents or deceptive breakers (giant waves).

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Torpedo bomber

A torpedo bomber is a military aircraft designed primarily to attack ships with aerial torpedoes.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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See also

Royal New Zealand Air Force squadrons

Squadrons of the RNZAF in World War II

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._31_Squadron_RNZAF