Air War WW2 Portal 
On May 10th 1940 World War 2 started for the Dutch.
After capitulation a number of planes of the Naval Air Service escaped to France and from there to the United Kingdom. A number of pilots and engineers of the LVA (Dutch Air Force) escaped to the UK too. There the MLD (Dutch Naval Air Services) restarted and two squadrons were formed: 320 and 321 under Coastal Command of the Royal Air Force. Later 321 merged with 320 squadron and 321 was disbanded. A new 321 Squadron was established in the Far East.
For operations from Merchant Aircraft Carriers (MAC-ships) the Dutch established a new Naval Squadron, no.860 Sq. It started operations with Swordfish (torpedo)aircraft. At the end of the war the Squadron was equipped with Barracuda aircraft.
Another Two Naval Squadrons, no. 1840 & no. 1847 Squadron operated from Aircraft Carriers with F6F Hellcat fighter aircraft.
NOTE:
This is a Royal Navy Squadron and NOT a Dutch squadron, despite the fact that 75% of the pilots were Dutch. This last fact is the reason why we include this squadron in this overview.
