42 Squadron of the RNZAF was formed at Rongotai (Wellington) in December 1943 to provide a communications service around New Zealand, initially using impressed civilian types.
By World War II a more permanent airfield had been built, and was used by the Royal New Zealand Air Force, who also took over the centennial buildings after the close of the exhibition.
Rongotai |
Lyall Bay, a bay and a suburb on the south side of the Rongotai isthmus in Wellington, New Zealand