No. 322 (Dutch) Squadron RAF

No. 322 (Dutch) Squadron RAF
Members of No. 322 Squadron with a Spitfire. Part of the 3W squadron code can be seen, as well as the Royal Netherlands Air Force insignia by the cockpit.
Active12 June 1943 – 7 October 1945
Country United Kingdom
AllegianceNetherlands Dutch government in exile
Branch Royal Air Force
TypeInactive
RoleFighter squadron
Motto(s)Dutch: Niet praten maar doen
("Actions, not words" or "Don't prattle, act")
Mascot(s)Polly Grey,[1] the parrot
EquipmentSpitfire
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Bram van der Stok
Insignia
Squadron badgePerched on a Branch, a Parrot
Squadron codesVL Jun 1943 – Jul 1944
(Code taken over from No. 167 Squadron)
3W (Jul 1944 – Oct 1945)

No. 322 (Dutch) Squadron of the Royal Air Force was a fighter squadron during the Second World War.

Formed with Dutch personnel already flying with the RAF, during the war it formed part of the Air Defence of Great Britain and formed part of the defences against V-1 flying bombs. In the last year of the war, it moved to the continent. After the war, it was disbanded as an RAF unit, but the 322e Jachtvliegtuig Afdeling of the Netherlands armed forces was formed from the squadron.

  1. ^ Archived Archived 19 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine