Babu abin da ya yi mana yawa

A lokacin zagayowar ranar tunawa da tawagar ta 298, daya daga cikin jirage masu saukar ungulu na CH-47D ya samu wani tsari na launi na musamman. A gefe guda akwai dokin mazari, wanda shi ne tambarin tawagar, a gefe guda kuma akwai ƙuƙumi, wanda shi ne mashin ɗin squad.

Wannan kalmar Latin ita ce taken No. 298 Squadron na Royal Netherlands Air Force. Sashen yana ba da rahoto ga Rundunar Helikwafta ta Soja kuma tana a sansanin Gilze-Rijen Air Base. An sanye shi da manyan jirage masu saukar ungulu na CH-47 Chinook. Tarihin tawagar 'yan wasan ya fara ne a shekarar 1944, lokacin yakin duniya na biyu, lokacin da aka sanya mata jirgin leken asiri na Auster light. Wannan ita ce tawaga mafi dadewa na rundunar sojojin sama ta Royal Netherlands, na murnar cika shekaru 75 da kafu a bana. Akwai abubuwa da yawa masu ban sha'awa da labaru na tsofaffin rukunin da ke da alaƙa da shi, waɗanda za a iya raba su tare da masu karatun Aviation Aviation International na wata-wata.

A watan Agustan 1944, gwamnatin Holland ta ba da shawarar cewa 'yantar da Netherlands ta hannun Allies ya kusa. Don haka, an kammala cewa ana bukatar rukunin sojoji da ke dauke da jiragen sama masu sauki don jigilar ma'aikata da wasiku, tun da manyan tituna, gadoji da jiragen kasa da yawa sun lalace sosai. An yi kokarin siyan jiragen sama kusan dozin guda daga hannun hukumar ta RAF domin biyan bukatun da ake bukata, kuma an sanya hannu kan kwangilar jirgin Auster Mk 20 guda 3 bayan wasu makonni. An kai injinan ga kamfanin Dutch Air na lokacin. Ma'aikatar wutar lantarki a cikin wannan shekarar. Bayan yin gyare-gyaren da suka dace ga jirgin Auster Mk 3 da kuma kammala horar da jirgin da ma'aikatan fasaha, Hukumar Sojan Sama ta Holland a ranar 16 ga Afrilu, 1945 ta ba da umarnin kafa tawagar ta 6. Yayin da Netherlands ke murmurewa daga lalacewar yaki da sauri, buƙatar yin aiki da sashin ya ƙi da sauri kuma an wargaza ƙungiyar a cikin Yuni 1946. An tura ma'aikatan jirgin sama da na fasaha da jiragen sama zuwa Wundrecht Air Base, inda aka kirkiro wani sabon sashi. An ƙirƙira, wanda aka sa wa suna Rukunin Sake Farko na Artillery Reconnaissance No. 1.

Nau'in helikwafta na farko da 298 Squadron ke amfani da shi shine Hiller OH-23B Raven. Gabatarwarsa ga kayan aikin naúrar ya faru a cikin 1955. A baya, ya yi jigilar jiragen sama masu sauƙi, yana lura da fagen fama da kuma gyara wutar artilaries.

Indonesiya ta kasance ƙasar Holland. A cikin 1945-1949 an yi tattaunawa don sanin makomarta. Nan da nan bayan mika wuya na Japanawa, Sukarno (Bung Karno) da magoya bayansa a cikin gwagwarmayar 'yanci na kasa sun yi shelar 'yancin kai na Indonesia. Netherlands ba ta amince da sabuwar jamhuriyar ba kuma lokacin tattaunawa mai wahala da ayyukan diflomasiyya suka biyo baya, tare da rikici da fadace-fadace. An aika da rundunar leƙen asirin bindigogi ta 1 zuwa Indonesiya a matsayin wani ɓangare na rundunar sojojin Holland a wannan ƙasa. A lokaci guda kuma, a ranar 6 ga Nuwamba, 1947, an canza sunan rukunin zuwa Rukunin Bincike na Artillery Reconnaissance No. 6, wanda ke nuni ga lambar squadron da ta gabata.

Lokacin da ayyuka a Indonesiya suka ƙare, Rukunin Bincike na 6 Artillery Reconnaissance an sake fasalin 298 Observation Squadron sannan 298 Squadron a ranar 1 ga Maris, 1950. tushe, wanda kuma ya zama "gida" na 298 Squadron. Kwamandan na farko na rundunar shi ne Captain Coen van den Hevel.

Shekara mai zuwa ta kasance alama ta hanyar halartar motsa jiki da yawa a cikin Netherlands da Jamus. A lokaci guda, naúrar an sanye take da sababbin nau'ikan jiragen sama - Piper Cub L-18C jirgin sama mai haske da Hiller OH-23B Raven da Süd Aviation SE-3130 Alouette II helikwafta masu haske. Rundunar ta kuma koma Deelen Air Base. Lokacin da rukunin ya koma Sosterberg a cikin 1964, jirgin sama mai haske na Piper Super Cub L-21B/C ya kasance a Deelen, kodayake har yanzu suna cikin ajiya. Wannan ya sanya 298 Squadron ya zama na farko da cikakken jirgin sama na Royal Netherlands Air Force. Wannan bai canza ba sai yanzu, sannan tawagar ta yi amfani da Süd Aviation SE-3160 Alouette III, helikofta Bölkow Bö-105C da kuma, a karshe, Boeing CH-47 Chinook a wasu gyare-gyare da yawa.

Laftanar Kanar Niels van den Berg, yanzu kwamandan Squadron 298, ya tuna: “Na shiga Rundunar Sojan Sama ta Royal Netherlands a 1997. Bayan kammala karatuna, na fara tashi jirgin AS.532U2 Cougar matsakaicin jigilar jigilar kayayyaki tare da Squadron 300 na tsawon shekaru takwas. A 2011, na horar da zama Chinook. A matsayina na matukin jirgi a 298 Squadron, na zama babban kwamanda da sauri. Daga baya na yi aiki a Rundunar Sojojin Sama ta Royal Netherlands. Babban aikina shi ne aiwatar da sabbin hanyoyin magance daban-daban kuma ina da alhakin ayyuka da yawa da Rundunar Sojan Sama ta Royal Netherlands ta aiwatar, kamar jirgin sama mai saukar ungulu na nan gaba da gabatar da na'urar gwaji ta lantarki. A cikin 2015, na zama babban jami'in gudanarwa na rundunar sojojin sama ta 298, yanzu ina ba da umarni na sashi.

ayyuka

Da farko dai babban aikin naúrar shi ne safarar jiragen sama na mutane da kayayyaki. Nan da nan bayan yakin duniya na biyu, ayyukan tawagar sun canza zuwa sa ido a fagen fama da harbin bindigogi. A cikin 298s, Squadron 23 sun gudanar da zirga-zirgar jiragen sama na gidan sarauta na Dutch da jiragen sadarwa na Sojojin Sama na Royal Netherlands. Tare da gabatarwar jiragen sama na OH-XNUMXB Raven, an kara ayyukan bincike da ceto.

Zuwan jirage masu saukar ungulu na Alouette III a tsakiyar 298s yana nufin adadin ayyukan ya karu kuma yanzu sun fi bambanta. A matsayin wani ɓangare na ƙungiyar jiragen sama mai haske, No. 298 Squadron, sanye take da jiragen sama masu saukar ungulu na Alouette III, sun yi jigilar jiragen ruwa na Royal Netherlands Air Force da Royal Netherlands Land Forces. Baya ga jigilar kayayyaki da ma'aikata, Squadron 11 sun gudanar da aikin kwashe mutanen da suka mutu, da yin bincike na gaba daya a fagen daga, da tura kungiyoyin dakaru na musamman da jiragen da za su taimaka wa runduna ta 298 ta jiragen sama, ciki har da saukar parachute, horarwa da sake horar da su. Flying don Rundunar Sojan Sama na Royal Netherlands, XNUMX Squadron ya yi jigilar ma'aikata, jigilar VIP, gami da membobin gidan sarauta, da jigilar kaya.

Shugaban 'yan wasan ya kara da cewa: tare da namu Chinooks, muna kuma tallafawa takamaiman raka'a, misali. Brigade na 11 na jiragen sama da na sojojin ruwa na musamman, da kuma wasu sassan kasashen waje na dakarun kawance na NATO irin su Sashen martani na gaggawa na Jamus. Helikwaftan jigilar dakaru da yawa a cikin tsarin su na yanzu suna iya tallafawa abokan aikinmu a cikin ayyuka da yawa. A halin yanzu, ba mu da wani keɓaɓɓen sigar Chinook, wanda ke nufin cewa ayyukanmu ba sa buƙatar daidaitawar jirage masu saukar ungulu.

Baya ga ayyukan sufuri na yau da kullun, ana amfani da jirage masu saukar ungulu na Chinook akai-akai don amincin ayyukan bincike na cibiyoyin bincike daban-daban na Dutch da kuma yaƙi da gobarar daji. Lokacin da lamarin ya yi kama da haka, ana rataye kwandunan ruwa na musamman da ake kira "bumby buckets" daga jirage masu saukar ungulu na Chinook. Irin wannan kwandon yana iya riƙe har zuwa 10 XNUMX. lita na ruwa. Kwanan nan ne jiragen sama masu saukar ungulu na Chinook hudu suka yi amfani da su lokaci guda don kashe gobarar dajin mafi girma a tarihin kasar Netherlands a De Piel National Park, kusa da Dörn.

Ayyukan jin kai

Duk wanda ke aiki a Rundunar Sojan Sama na Royal Netherlands yana son shiga ayyukan agaji. A matsayin soja, amma sama da duka a matsayin mutum. Tawagar ta 298 ta sha yin taka rawa a ayyukan jin kai daban-daban, tun daga shekarun sittin da saba'in.

Lokacin hunturu na 1969-1970 ya kasance mai matukar wahala ga Tunisiya saboda ruwan sama da ya haifar da ambaliya. An aike da wata kungiyar ta'addanci ta kasar Holland zuwa Tunisiya, wadda ta kunshi 'yan sa kai da aka zaba daga rundunar sojojin sama ta Royal Netherlands, da Royal Land Forces da na Royal Netherlands na ruwa, wadanda ke shirin gudanar da ayyukan agaji. Tare da taimakon jirage masu saukar ungulu na Alouette III, rundunar ta kai wadanda suka jikkata da marasa lafiya tare da duba ruwan da ke cikin tsaunukan Tunisiya.

1991 aka yi alama da yakin farko a cikin Gulf Persian. Baya ga abubuwan da suka faru na soji a fili, kawancen adawa da Iraki ya kuma ga bukatar magance matsalolin jin kai. Dakarun hadin gwiwa sun kaddamar da Operation Heaven da Bayar da Ta'aziyya. Wadannan ayyuka ne na agaji da ba a taba yin irinsa ba, da nufin kai kayayyaki da kayan agaji ga sansanonin 'yan gudun hijira da kuma mayar da 'yan gudun hijira zuwa gida. Waɗannan ayyuka sun haɗa da Squadron 298 a matsayin rukunin mutum 12 daban da ke aiki da jirage masu saukar ungulu na Alouette III tsakanin 1 ga Mayu da 25 ga Yuli 1991.

A cikin shekaru masu zuwa, Squadron 298 ya fi shiga ayyukan soji daban-daban, da kuma ayyukan tabbatar da zaman lafiya da ayyukan jin kai da aka gudanar a karkashin inuwar Majalisar Dinkin Duniya.