High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! No. 487 (NZ) Squadron was a New Zealand bomber squadron of the Royal Air Force which served in the European theatre during World War II. No. 487 (NZ) Squadron was formed as a day bomber unit on Venturas, with Royal New Zealand Air Force pilots, at Feltwell, Norfolk on 15 August 1942. The Ventura, an update of the Lockheed Hudson, acquired a poor reputation in Europe, as its performance was not really in the same league as British and German aircraft of the period.