No. 488 Squadron RNZAF
From To Name
September 1941 January 1942 S/Ldr . W.G . Clouston
January 1942 March 1942 S/Ldr . J.N . McKenzie
June 1942 February 1943 W/Cdr . R.M . Trousdale , DFC
February 1943 July 1943 W/Cdr . J. Nesbitt-Dufort , DSO
July 1943 September 1943 W/Cdr . A.R . Burton-Giles
September 1943 January 1944 W/Cdr . P.H . Hamley
January 1944 October 1944 W/Cdr . R.C . Haine , DFC
October 1944 April 1945 W/Cdr . R.G . Watts
Squadron bases -- Commanding officers
488 Squadron was the name given to two distinct Royal New Zealand Air Force squadrons during the Second World War. Both were formed under Article XV of the Empire Air Training Scheme and served under the operational command of the Royal Air Force.