HISTORY
1. Creation of the squadron
By Roel Bazuin
- 2 minutes read - 222 wordsThe Beginning
To have air support on Sumatra and to replace the RAF Spitfire unit stationed on Medan, 122 Sqn was established in Tjililitan on 1 November 1946.
122 Sqn had extra personnel and aircraft from 121 Sqn. Under the command of Captain Gerard Deibel, 12 P-51s of the 122 Sqn and the technical staff in a B-25, flew on November 14 1946 from Tjililitan to their Polonia base at Medan, a distance of 1390 km. Reinforcement with 5 aircraft came on 19 November.
In the B-25, a team from the technical service was under the command of adjudant C.W. Bastiaans [1].
Creation
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Established : 01-11-1946 te Tjililitan
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Unit of : Militaire Luchtvaart KNIL
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Classified by : LuCoSu (LuchtvaartCommando Sumatra)
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Action area (s) : Sumatra
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Commanding officers :
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Kapt. A.G. Deibel 01-11-1946 / 15-11-1948
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Kapt. P.A.C. Benjamins 15-11-1948 / 15-04-1950
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abolished : 15-04-1950
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Perished : 3 man
P-51D parked Polonia Medan 1946
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Mitchell B-25
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"DUTCH MILITARY FLYERS IN MEDAN".
The 122nd squadron of Dutch military aviation arrived in Medan. This squadron, which came from Java, will soon take over the airport of the R.A.F. Upon arrival Mustangs gave demonstrations and the Dutch pilots were welcomed by military and civilian authorities.
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