298 sqn is formed March 1st 1950 at Soesterberg after renaming 6 ArVA. Flying Austers and Piper Cups first it is transformed to an helicopter unit flying H-23B Raven.
After that 298 receives Alouette III helicopters that are held until the new CH-47D Chinooks arrive in 1996.
Part of Tactische Helikopter Groep Koninklijke Luchtmacht (THGKLu)
Between 1960 and 1962 a SAR detachment of the units Alouette III operated from Biak Island (Mokmer base).
From Jan 2015, a 3 Chinook detachment operated at Camp Castor in Mali under UN mandate, joining their colleagues from 301 Squadron.
Locations
| 1955- | EHVK UDE | Vliegbasis Volkel |
| 1960-1962 | WABB BIK |  Frans Kaisiepo |
| 1968-2008 | EHSB | Soesterberg AB |
| 2008- | EHGR GLZ | Vliegbasis Gilze-Rijen |
Models
| 1955-1964 | OH-23B |
| 1964-1996 | SE3160 / SA316A Alouette III |
| 1996-2021 | CH-47D Chinook |
| 2012- | CH-47F Chinook |
Operations
| -- |  Hot Blade 2012 |
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| -- | Hot Blade 2013 |
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| Jan 20022002 | Jul 20022002 |  SFOR (stabilisation force) |
| Apr 20052005 | 16 Apr 20062006 |  ISAF |
| 21 Sep 20092009 | 02 Oct 20092009 |  Tac Blaze 09-2 |
| 22 Mar 20102010 | 01 Apr 20102010 | Tac Blaze 10-1 |
| 24 Mar 20142014 | 25 Mar 20142014 | NSS 2014 |
| 16 Jul 20142014 | 30 Jul 20142014 | Hot Blade 2014 |
| 07 May 20182018 | 23 May 20182018 | Hot Blade 2018 |
| 23 May 20182018 | 06 Jun 20182018 | APROC 2018 |
| 24 Sep 20182018 | 13 Oct 20182018 | Falcon Autumn 2018 |
| 16 Jun 20212021 | 30 Jun 20212021 | Hot Blade 2021 |
| 28 Jun 20222022 | 21 Jul 20222022 |  High Blaze 2022 |
| 31 Oct 20222022 | -- | Falcon Autumn 2022 |
| 15 May 20232023 | 01 Jun 20232023 | Tac Blaze 23-1 |
| 15 Jun 20262026 | 03 Jul 20262026 | Tac Blaze 2026 |