Peter C. Boer
De jachtvliegtuigen, Army Cooperation- en lesvliegtuigen van de Militaire Luchtvaart KNIL 1945-1950
De Bataafsche Leeuw, 2009
380 pages ISBN 978-90-6707-649-4
Synopsis
This book in the Dutch language encompasses three chapters with an introduction of the return of the Military Airforce of the Royal Netherlands Indian Army (ML/KNIL) from Australia to the former Netherlands Indies in 1945 and 1946, including the reorganization and build-up to a complete Royal Arms of the Airforce.
Part 1 describes fighters and fighter squadrons and deploying Noorduyn AT 16 Harvard-trainers. Part 2 describes deploying Piper L-4J Cub and Taylorcraft L-2M Army C-operation planes and the 17th. VARWA Squadron. Part 3 focuses on the Common Wealth CA-6 Wackett and describes the setup of the courses of the Elementary Training school (“EOS”) of the Central Flight school (CVS) of the ML/KNIL.
