New Zealand Bomber Command Association
New Zealand Bomber Command Association
NZBCA is an incorporated society dedicated to ensuring that the service of the six thousand New Zealanders who served in Bomber Command during World War II is not forgotten.
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Bomber Command Association
The New Zealand Bomber Command Association was founded in 1986 by the veterans who served in World War II.
The passing of time meant that in 2018, the Association’s rules were amended to pass the baton to the next generation to ensure the remarkable service and sacrifice of these airmen is remembered. In doing so, outgoing President Ron Mayhill, the last veteran to hold office, set out the future aims of the Association as:
To maintain the memory of NZ Bomber Command long after the last surviving veteran has passed away.
To remember the huge sacrifice of Bomber Command aircrew.
To organise regular events to honour RNZAF Bomber Command and its ethos.
To foster interest in later generations of the vital part in NZ history of the formation of RNZAF Bomber Command.
To maintain strong links with museums, memorials and cemeteries which honour Bomber Command.
Today the NZBCA seeks to meet each of these aims while also supporting those remaining veterans in New Zealand. Our aim is not to glorify Bomber Command or war, but to honour service and sacrifice.
About Us
Today the NZBCA seeks to meet each of these aims while also supporting those remaining veterans in New Zealand. Our aim is not to glorify Bomber Command or war, but to honour service and sacrifice.
News
Read some of our stories from members, friends and family of our RNZAF and RAF veterans. Maintaining the memory of NZ Bomber Command long after the last surviving veteran has passed away.
NZ Bomber Command Association
Our aims
NZBCA membership supports ours aims of the Association as:
Our NZ Bomber Command Veterans
Group of No. 487 Squadron personnel in front of a Ventura.
Believed to be at RAF Station Feltwell.
(Credit: Air Force Museum of New Zealand / Andrew Coutts collection)
Membership
Join the New Zealand Bomber Command Association
Originally established by veterans who served in Bomber Command in WWII, the New Zealand Bomber Command Association (NZBCA) is an incorporated society dedicated to ensuring that the service of the near six thousand New Zealanders who served in Bomber Command during World War II is not forgotten and to commemorate the almost two thousand Kiwis who did not return.
Today, membership is open to all, and we particularly welcome the descendants of all those who served, as well as others with an interest in keeping their stories alive for future generations.