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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.
Pages in category "Royal Flying Corps squadrons" ... No. 22 Squadron RFC; No. 23 Squadron RAF; No. 24 Squadron RAF; No. 25 Squadron RAF; No. 26 Squadron RAF;
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 ...
The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth 1918–1988. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air Britain (Historians) Ltd., 1988. ISBN 0-85130-164-9. Jefford, C.G. RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912. Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1988 (second edition 2001).
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 ...
Captain Daniel Goodwin Conner RFC 7 February 1911 [21] Capt. Conner was a flight commander in No. 5 Squadron RFC and later, as temporary major, squadron commander. A photograph of Lt. Conner appeared in Flight Magazine's "Aviation Pioneers" series in its issue dated 4 March 1911. [23] 55
No. 5 Squadron RFC No. 17 Squadron RFC: Commands: No. 44 Squadron RFC No. 151 Squadron RAF No. 70 Squadron RAF: Awards: Distinguished Service Order & Bar Military Cross & Two Bars Mentioned in Despatches (3) Knight of the Legion of Honour (France) Croix de guerre (France) Croix de guerre (Belgium) Order of the White Eagle (Serbia)
No. 43 (F) Squadron lost its first Phantom on 18 September 1975, when XV580 lost control during a 'Canadian break' manoeuvre and crashed near Forfar, Angus, with both crew ejecting. [31] The squadron deployed once again for an APC at Luqa in November 1975, this time operating alongside Avro Vulcans and Avro Shackletons . [ 30 ]