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 Aircraft Carriers the Dutch established a new Naval Squadron. It started operations with Swordfish aircraft. At the end of the war the Squadrons was equipped with Barracuda aircraft.
Another Naval Squadron, no. 1847 Squadron was esthablished in february 1944 by the Fleet Air Arm to operate from Aircraft Carriers with F6F Hellcat fighter aircraft. After three months the 1847 Squadron merged with no. 1840 Squadron and 1847 Squadron was disbanded.
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.
