No. 322 Squadron RAF
Active	12 June 1943
Role	Fighter Squadron
Motto	'"Niet praten maar doen" (Dutch) ("Actions, not words" or "Don't prattle, act")
Equipment	Spitfire
Insignia
Identification symbol	Perched on a Branch, a Parrot

No. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout 322 (Dutch) Squadron of the Royal Air Force was a Fighter Squadron during the Second World War

Contents 1 History 2 Aircraft Operated 3 References 4 External links 5 See also

History

No. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including 322 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was formed from No. 167 Squadron RAF on 12 June 1943 at RAF Woodvale. RAF Woodvale is a Royal Air Force airfield located four miles south of Southport, Merseyside in a village called Formby. It served at RAF West Malling and other stations during the Second World War. RAF West Malling was a Royal Air Force station near West Malling in Kent, England. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including

From 20 Jun to 21 Jul 1944, and equipped with Spitfire Mk XIVs, the squadron was tasked with intercepting the V-1 Flying Bomb "doodlebug" missiles launched from the Dutch and French coasts towards London. The Fieseler Fi 103, better known as V-1 (German Vergeltungswaffe 1 was an early Cruise missile used during World War Two ^[1]

On 7 October 1945 the squadron disbanded in Germany as part of the RAF, but the Squadron number was afterwards revived for a unit of the Royal Netherlands Air Force (KLu) in recognition of the squadron's wartime record. ^[2]

Aircraft Operated

From	To	Aircraft
June 1943	March 1944	Supermarine Spitfire VB, VC
March 1944	August 1944	Supermarine Spitfire XIV
August 1944	November 1944	Supermarine Spitfire IXB
November 1944	October 1945	Supermarine Spitfire XVIE

References

• Halley, James J. The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. , 1980. ISBN 0-85130-083-9.
• Halley, James J. The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth 1918-1988. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air Britain (Historians) Ltd. , 1988. ISBN 0-85130-164-9.
• Jefford, C. G. RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912. Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1988 (second edition 2001). ISBN 1-85310-053-6.
• Rawlings, John. Fighter Squadrons of the RAF and their Aircraft. London: Macdonald and Jane's Publishers Ltd. , 1969 (second edition 1976). ISBN 0-354-01028-X.

External links

• Rafweb
• Page on 322 Squadron in English
• Air War Portal

In Dutch

• unofficial 322nd squadron website (in Dutch)
• official 322nd squadron website (in Dutch)
• Dutch Airforce page about 322 Squadron
• Aviation Group Leeuwarden

See also

• List of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons

This is a list of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons. It includes Royal Flying Corps (RFC and Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS squadrons incorporated into the

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