The Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force (Militaire Luchtvaart van het Koninklijk Nederlands-Indisch Leger, ML-KNIL) was the air arm of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) from 1939 until 1950. It was an entirely separate organization from the Dutch Air Force. KNIL is an acronym for Koninklijk Nederlands Indisch Leger or the Royal Netherlands Indies Army. ... The Dutch East Indies, or Netherlands East Indies, (Dutch: Nederlands-Indië) was the name of the colonies set up by the Dutch East India Company, which came under administration of the Netherlands during the 19th century (see Indonesia). ...

The ML-KNIL was founded in 1915 as the "Test Flight Service" (Proefvliegafdeling-KNIL, PVA-KNIL). In 1921 it became the "Aviation Service" (Luchtvaartafdeling-KNIL, LA-KNIL), before finally receiving the designation of ML-KNIL on 30 March 1939. In 1950, after independence, its bases and facilities were handed over to the Indonesian Air Force. March 30 is the 89th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (90th in leap years). ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full year calendar). ... Indonesias armed forces (Indonesian: Tentara Nasional Indonesia, abbreviated as TNI, formerly Angkatan Bersenjata Republik Indonesia, abbreviated as ABRI) total about 361,823 members, including the Army (TNI-AD), Navy(including marines), and Air Force. ...

World War II

On 1 January 1942 the Dutch forces joined the American-British-Dutch-Australian Command, but at the onset of the Japanese assault the ML-KNIL was not up to full combat strength. Of the aircraft that had been ordered, only a small number had been delivered, and many were obsolete models. There were five groups, three of bombers and two of fighters, each of three to four squadrons. A sixth depot group provided support, transport and training. Reconnaissance aircraft were placed directly under command of the Army to give support to ground troops. Despite stubborn resistance the Japanese occupied the Dutch colonies, though numbers of aircraft found their way to northern Australia in order to continue the fight. January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... ABDACOM Area The American-British-Dutch-Australian (ABDA) Command, code name ABDACOM, was a short-lived, supreme command for all Allied forces in South East Asia, in early 1942, during the Pacific War. ...

Following the fall of the NEI three joint Australian-NEI squadrons were formed. The first of these, No. 18 (NEI) Squadron RAAF, was formed in April 1942 as a medium bomber squadron equipped with B-25 Mitchell aircraft. The second joint Australian-NEI squadron, No. 119 (NEI) Squadron RAAF, was also to be a medium bomber squadron. No. 119 NEI Squadron was only active between September and December 1943 when it was disbanded to form No. 120 (NEI) Squadron RAAF which was a fighter squadron. Both No. 18 and No. 120 Squadrons saw action against the Japanese during World War II and against Indonesian nationalists during the Indonesian National Revolution before being disbanded in 1950. B-25 Mitchell bombers from No. ... A medium bomber is a bomber aircraft designed to operate with medium bombloads over medium distances; primarily to distinguish them from the much larger heavy bombers and smaller light bombers. ... Lt. ... No. ... No. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ...

Aircraft of the PVA-KNIL, LA-KNIL, and ML-KNIL

• Avro 540K
• Avro 504
• Brewster Buffalo B-339C/D
• Bücker Bü 131 Jungmann
• Commonwealth CA-6 Wackett
• Curtiss P-6E Hawk
• Curtiss P-40E/40N (Kittyhawk)
• Curtiss P-36 Hawk H75A-7
• Curtiss-Wright CW-21B Interceptor
• Curtiss-Wright CW-22 Falcon
• Deperdussin Type F
• Douglas C-40
• Douglas C-47 Dakota
• Douglas C-54 Skymaster
• Douglas DC-3D
• Farman Type F
• Farman Type G
• Farman F22
• Fairchild F-24R-9
• Glenn Martin TE/TA/TT/R
• Glenn Martin 139/166
• De Havilland DH-9
• Hawker Hurricane IIb
• Fokker C.IV
• Fokker C.V/VD/VE
• Fokker C.X
• Fokker D.VII
• Fokker D.XXI
• Fokker DC.1
• Fokker F.VIIb-3m
• Fokker S.IV
• Ki-57 "Topsy" 801
• Koolhoven F.K.31
• Koolhoven F.K.51
• Lockheed 212
• Lockheed L-12
• Lockheed L-18 Lodestar
• Lockheed C60 Lodestar
• Morane-Saulnier Ar-35-EP-2
• Messerschmitt Bf 108B-1
• P-51 MustangD /51K
• Noorduyn Norseman
• North American AT-16 Harvard
• North American B-25 MitchellC/D/J
• Pander D
• Piper 1-4E
• Piper L-4J
• Ryan STM-2 Trainer
• Taylorcraft L-2M Grasshopper
• Tiger Moth
• Vickers Viking
• Waco EGC-7
• Waco UKC

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Commanders of the PVA-KNIL, LA-KNIL, and ML-KNIL

• 1915 Captain C.E. Visscher
• 1917 Captain C.L. Vogelsang
• 1919 Captain C. van Houten
• 1921 Captain J.A. Roukes
• 1924 Captain P.F. Hoeksema de Groot
• 1927 Major J. Beumer
• 1928 Lieutenant-Colonel J.H. Wesseling
• 1932 Major G.A. Ilgen
• 1934 Major-General L.H. van Oyen
• 1945 Major-General E.T. Kengen
• 1946 Colonel P.J. de Broekert
• 1948 Major-General C.W. van der Eem

External links

• ML-KNIL Order of Battle 30 November 1941
• Colours of the Dutch Air Force
• The destruction of Dutch air power in the Pacific
• Brewster Buffaloes for the ML-KNIL
• Dutch Aces of WWII
• NEI aircraft in Australia

See also

• Royal Netherlands East Indies Army
• Hein ter Poorten
• Netherlands East Indies campaign