Commandant (rank) rank, above "adjudant-chef". In the Spanish Army and Spanish Air Force, the rank of "comandante" is senior to a captain and junior to a lieutenant colonel, making it equivalent to the rank of major or squadron leader in English-speaking countries. "Comandante" ("commandant") is a military officer rank used in some Latin American countries. The Chilean Air Force uses the rank of "comandante de escuadrilla" ("squadron commandant") as a rank equivalent to the British rank of squadron leader. The Peruvian Air Force uses the rank of "comandante" as an equivalent to lieutenant-colonel or wing commander. "Comandante" can be translated into English
120 Squadron Royal Netherlands Air Force The squadron was disbanded during 1983. 120 Squadron Royal Netherlands Air Force 120 Squadron was a Netherlands East Indies Air Force unit which was later re-raised part of the Royal Netherlands Air Force. The squadron was first formed in December 1943 as part of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), and saw combat in and around New Guinea during 1944 and 1945 equipped with P-40 Kittyhawk fighters. No. 120 Squadron was transferred to the Netherlands East Indies Air Force in 1946 and attacked Indonesian forces during the Indonesian National Revolution. It was disbanded in 1950 as a result of the