HRH The Prince of Wales in uniform as a RNZAF Air Commodore inspects troops at RNZAF Base Auckland on March 8, 2005.

RNZAF Base Auckland is a base of the Royal New Zealand Air Force, located in Auckland. The base formerly comprised two separate airfields, Whenuapai and Hobsonville. Hobsonville, a seaplane base since the 1920s and subsquently a grass airfield, base for No. 3 Squadron RNZAF and a small army unit was closed down in 2003, to some controversy over its future intended use. Whenuapai was to close as well, with the Royal New Zealand Air Force being centralised at Ohakea, but as of 2005 it's future is uncertain. This image is protected by British Crown copyright. ... This image is protected by British Crown copyright. ... HRH The Prince of Wales His Royal Highness The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, KG, KT, GCB, OM, AK, QSO, PC, ADC (Charles Philip Arthur George Mountbatten-Windsor) (born 14 November 1948), the eldest son of HM Queen Elizabeth II and HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, is Heir... This page describes uniform in the sense of clothing. ... Air Commodore is the fourth most senior rank active in the Royal Air Force today, after the deactivation of Marshal of the Royal Air Force as a substantive rank in peacetime during defence cuts of the 1990s. ... March 8 is the 67th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (68th in Leap years). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... HRH The Prince of Wales in uniform as a RNZAF Air Commodore inspects troops at RNZAF Base Auckland on March 8, 2005. ... Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest urban area in New Zealand. ... Whenuapai is located in Waitakere city, one of the cities which make up the conurbation of Auckland, in the northern North Island of New Zealand. ... The squadron has a total personnel strength of approximately 135, and operates the following aircraft: Utility Flight of 14 UH-1H Iroquois based at RNZAF Base Ohakea Naval Support Flight of 5 SH-2G(NZ) Seasprite based at RNZAF Base Whenuapai Training Flight of 5 Bell-47 Sioux based at... HRH The Prince of Wales in uniform as a RNZAF Air Commodore inspects troops at RNZAF Base Auckland on March 8, 2005. ...

Squadrons based at Whenuapai include:

• No. 40 Squadron RNZAF
• No. 5 Squadron RNZAF

These squadrons provide the RNZAF with a transport (C-130 Hercules and Boeing 757) and maritime surveillance (P-3 Orion) capability. The Naval Support Flight of No. 3 Squadron RNZAF, operating the Kaman SH-2G Seasprite, is also located in Auckland. Located at RNZAF Base Auckland on Whenuapai airfield, the Squadron operates five C130H Hercules and two Boeing 757-200s. ... Located at RNZAF Base Auckland, the Squadron is equipped with six P-3K Orions. ... The Lockheed C-130 Hercules, a four-engine turboprop aircraft, is the main tactical air transport aircraft of the United States and United Kingdom military forces. ... The Boeing 757 is a medium-range transcontinental commercial passenger airplane manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. ... P-3 Orion The Lockheed P-3 Orion is a patrol aircraft of the United States military used primarily for anti-submarine warfare. ... The squadron has a total personnel strength of approximately 135, and operates the following aircraft: Utility Flight of 14 UH-1H Iroquois based at RNZAF Base Ohakea Naval Support Flight of 5 SH-2G(NZ) Seasprite based at RNZAF Base Whenuapai Training Flight of 5 Bell-47 Sioux based at... ...

RNZAF Base Auckland (http://www.airforce.mil.nz/about/hqbases/bak.htm)