RNLAF's 322 Squadron Celebrates 70 Years

摘要

Koninklijke Luchtmacht (Royal Netherlands Air Force, RNLAF) F-16AM Fighting Falcon J-006 of 322 Squadron received special markings in late May to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the service's oldest squadron. Established as an RAF unit at RAF Woodvale, Merseyside, on June 12, 1943, No.322 (Dutch) Squadron flew Supermarine Spitfires throughout the remainder of World War Two. Re-activated on September 27, 1946, at Twenthe AB as the first Dutch fighter squadron, it was again equipped with Spitfire Mk IXs and deployed to Semarang 1AB in the Netherlands East Indies between 1947 and 1949. Soon after moving to Soesterberg AB in 1951 it converted to Gloster Meteor T7s, F4s and later F8s.