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No. 8 Squadron
Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF)
Background
Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) No. 8 Squadron operated the PV-1 Ventura in the South Pacific (SoPAC) during World War II.

Wartime History
On June 9, 1945 lost is PV-1 Ventura NZ4613 pilot F/O Norman H. Benton (MIA) crashed near Kimidan (Kimadan), inland from Lamerika on the north coast of New Ireland.

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