Previously a reserve unit, 301 Sq was re-activated on 31 Jan 1997 at Gilze-Rijen to operate the AH-64A Apache and inherited its badge from the disbanded 314 Sq. 
From Apr 2014, a 3 Apache detachment operated at Camp Castor in Mali under UN mandate.
News about 301 Squadron |
Two Dutch Apache Pilots Killed in Mali
18-Mar-15 - A RNLAF’s 301 Squadron AH-64D Apache, part of UN peacekeeping mission MINUSMA in Mali, crashed at 47km of the Dutch compound during a firing exercise
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Models 301 Squadron Operations |
| Dates | Operation | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-may-15 | 2023-jun-01 |  Tac Blaze 23-1 |
| 2022-oct-31 | Falcon Autumn 2022 | |
| APROC 2018 | ||
| 2014-mar-24 | 2014-mar-25 | NSS 2014 |
| 2011-jul-01 | 2011-jul-03 | naval days 2011 (marinedagen) |
| 2009-sep-21 | 2009-oct-02 | Tac Blaze 09-2 |
| 2005-sep-08 | 2005-sep-15 |  Volcanex 2005 |
| 2004-mar | 2005-mar |  ISAF |
| 1998-jun | 1999-sep |  SFOR (stabilisation force) |
