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A list of Royal Flying Corps squadrons with date and location of foundation.. The Royal Flying Corps (RFC) was the aviation arm of the British Army. Squadrons were the main form of flying unit from its foundation on 13 April 1912, until its merging with the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) to form the Royal Air Force on 1 April 1918.
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A second heavier-than-air squadron, No. 2 Squadron, RFC, was also formed on the same day. No. 4 Squadron, RFC was formed from No. 2 Sqn in August 1912, and No. 5 Squadron, RFC from No. 3 Sqn in July 1913. By the end of March 1918, the Royal Flying Corps comprised some 150 squadrons. The composition of an RFC squadron varied depending on its ...
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No. 37 Squadron was a Royal Flying Corps (RFC) fighter squadron during the First World War, a Royal Air Force bomber squadron during the Second World War, and performed maritime reconnaissance in the years 1947–67.
This is a list of aircraft used by the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) from 13 April 1912, when it was formed from the Air Battalion Royal Engineers, until 1 April 1918 when it was merged with the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) to form the Royal Air Force (RAF).
The Royal Flying Corps Canada was established by the RFC in 1917 to train aircrew in Canada. Air stations were established in southern Ontario at the following locations: Camp Borden 1917–1918; Armour Heights Field 1917–1918 (pilot training, School of Special Flying to train instructors) Leaside Aerodrome 1917–1918 (Artillery Cooperation ...
Sopwith Snipe E8015 of No. 43 Squadron, late 1918.. The squadron was formed at Stirling, Scotland, on 15 April 1916, from No. 18 Reserve Squadron [2] as a unit of the Royal Flying Corps, and was equipped with various types, which it used for training until December 1916 when Sopwith 1½ Strutters arrived.