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Welcome to No.322 squadron |
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As the oldest operational squadron in the Royal Netherlands Air Force, No. 322 Squadron has a long and colourful history stretching back as far as the early years of World War II when it was formed as the RAF’s first all-Dutch squadron.
His Royal Highness Prince Bernhard was largely responsible for arranging the training of Dutch personnel at flying training schools in the UK. Prince Bernhard himself received his first flying lesson with No. 1 Elementary Flying Training School at Hatfield on 23 September 1940 in a Tiger Moth, and his wings on 9 May 1941. The Prince became the driving force behind the formation of an all Dutch squadron within the RAF, and in March 1942 a proposal was made to the Air Ministry to create a Dutch flight within a British squadron. This subsequently grew into an all-Dutch squadron as more pilots and technicians became available.
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Kat en muis spelen met de bezetter. Van Roosendaal wist zich twee keer aan gevangenschap te onttrekken. 
In oktober1945 kreeg Van Roosendaal van Z.K.H. prins Bernhard op het vliegveld Ypenburg het Bronzen Kruis uitgereikt. |
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Crash Database Zeeland Holland |
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Wings to Victory is a group of volunteers that do research about plane crashes in the Zeeland area in the Netherlands
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Looking for records of an airman in the Royal Air Force |
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This is a brief guide to help you with your research into airmen in the Royal Air Force (RAF). RAF records are kept in different places depending on when the RAF airman served. This guide will help you to find out if the information you are looking for exists and, if it does, where to find it.
Click on the image to visit the National Archives database.
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