Year of the Veteran 2006

Honouring Service and Sacrifice

Memories live on, below are some extracts from New Zealand History.

"I soon discovered when I heard clings and dongs on my aircraft that he was a pretty good shot, and the Germans had tracer so you could see them coming towards you.  To be on the receiving end of bullets that you can see coming straight at you is not a very nice feeling and certainly the hair on the back of my neck was sticking and I was sweating with tension.'

Fighter pilot, Maurice Mayston, NZ 485 Spitfire Squadron, from his D-Day memories.

For more info please contact the Ministry for Culture and Heritage, Wellington, New Zealand or visit www.NZHistory.net.nz

Events throughout history are noted in these pages.

• January 
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• March
• April
• May
• June
• August
• September
• October
• November
• December

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