List of Royal Flying Corps squadrons facts for kids
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.
In June 1914, the RFC consisted of five aircraft squadrons; No. 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. No. 1 Squadron was in the process of converting from balloons, while No. 7 was still being formed. On the outbreak of the First World War on 4 August 1914, the Military Wing of the RFC comprised 147 officers and 1,097 men with 179 aircraft. During the war the RFC underwent a rapid expansion, and by the end of 1916 had 46,000 personnel, and 2,712 aircraft in 64 operational and 33 reserve squadrons. A year later there were 10,938 aircraft in 115 operational and 109 training squadrons.
Squadrons
| Name | Date | Location | Ref. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 1 Squadron | 13 May 1912 | Woolwich | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Ste-Marie-Cappell, France | |
| No. 2 Squadron | 13 May 1912 | Farnborough | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Merville, France | |
| No. 3 Squadron | 13 May 1912 | Larkhill | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Valheureux, France | |
| No. 4 Squadron | 16 September 1912 | Farnborough | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Chocques, France | |
| No. 5 Squadron | 26 July 1913 | Farnborough | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Acq, France | |
| No. 6 Squadron | 31 January 1914 | Farnborough | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Le Crotoy, France | |
| No. 7 Squadron | 1 May 1914 | Farnborough | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Proven, Belgium | |
| No. 8 Squadron | 1 January 1915 | Brooklands | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Vert Galand, France | |
| No. 9 Squadron | 8 December 1914 | Saint-Omer | Disbanded on 22 March 1915 and reformed at Brooklands on 1 April 1915. To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Proven, Belgium | |
| No. 10 Squadron | 1 January 1915 | Farnborough | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Chocques, France | |
| No. 11 Squadron | 14 February 1915 | Netheravon | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Fienvillers, France | |
| No. 12 Squadron | 14 February 1915 | Netheravon | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Soncamp, France | |
| No. 13 Squadron | 10 January 1915 | Gosport | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Le Hameau, France | |
| No. 14 Squadron | 3 February 1915 | Shoreham | from No. 3 Reserve Aeroplane Squadron To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Junction Station, Palestine | |
| No. 15 Squadron | 1 March 1915 | Farnborough | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Fienvillers, France | |
| No. 16 Squadron | 10 February 1915 | Saint-Omer | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Camblain-l'Abbe, France | |
| No. 17 Squadron | 1 February 1915 | Gosport | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Lahana, Greece | |
| No. 18 Squadron | 11 May 1915 | Northolt | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Triezennes, France | |
| No. 19 Squadron | 1 September 1915 | Castle Bromwich | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Savy, France | |
| No. 20 Squadron | 1 September 1915 | Netheravon | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Ste-Marie-Cappel, France | |
| No. 21 Squadron | 23 July 1915 | Netheravon | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Droglandt, France | |
| No. 22 Squadron | 1 September 1915 | Fort Grange, Gosport | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Vert Galand, France | |
| No. 23 Squadron | 1 September 1915 | Fort Grange, Gosport | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at St-Omer, France | |
| No. 24 Squadron | 1 September 1915 | Hounslow Heath | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Conteville, France | |
| No. 25 Squadron | 25 September 1915 | Montrose | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Ruisseauville, France | |
| No. 26 Squadron | 8 October 1915 | Netheravon | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Cape Town, South Africa | |
| No. 27 Squadron | 5 November 1915 | Hounslow Heath | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Ruisseauville, France | |
| No. 28 Squadron | 7 November 1915 | Gosport | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Grossa | |
| No. 29 Squadron | 7 November 1915 | Gosport | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at La Lovie | |
| No. 30 Squadron | 24 March 1915 | Ismailia, Egypt | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Qubba | |
| No. 31 Squadron | 11 October 1915 | Farnborough | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Risalpur | |
| No. 32 Squadron | 12 January 1916 | Netheravon | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Beauvois | |
| No. 33 Squadron | 12 January 1916 | Filton | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Gainsborough | |
| No. 34 Squadron | 7 January 1916 | Castle Bromwich | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Villaverla | |
| No. 35 Squadron | 1 February 1916 | Thetford | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Abbeville | |
| No. 36 Squadron | 18 March 1916 | Cramlington | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Newcastle | |
| No. 37 Squadron | 15 April 1916 | Orfordness | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Woodham Mortimer | |
| No. 38 Squadron | 1 April 1916 | Thetford | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Melton Mowbray | |
| No. 39 Squadron | 15 April 1916 | Hounslow Heath | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at North Weald | |
| No. 40 Squadron | 26 February 1916 | Gosport | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Bruay | |
| No. 41 Squadron | 14 July 1916 | Gosport | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Alquines | |
| No. 42 Squadron | 1 April 1916 | Filton | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Chocques | |
| No. 43 Squadron | 15 April 1916 | Stirling | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Avesne-le-Comte | |
| No. 44 Squadron | 24 July 1917 | Hainault Farm | Disbanded on 22 May 1916 when it was re-designated No. 26 Reserve Squadron. Reformed on 25 July 1917 at Hainault Farm, to the RAF on 1 April 1918. | |
| No. 45 Squadron | 1 March 1916 | Gosport | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Grossa | |
| No. 46 Squadron | 19 April 1916 | Wyton | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Filescamp Farm, Farm | |
| No. 47 Squadron | 1 March 1916 | Beverley | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Yanesh, Greece | |
| No. 48 Squadron | 15 April 1916 | Netheravon | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Conteville, France | |
| No. 49 Squadron | 15 April 1916 | Dover | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Petite Synth, France | |
| No. 50 Squadron | 15 May 1916 | Dover | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Bekesbourne | |
| No. 51 Squadron | 15 May 1916 | Thetford | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Marham | |
| No. 52 Squadron | 15 May 1916 | Hounslow Heath | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Abbeville, France | |
| No. 53 Squadron | 15 May 1916 | Catterick | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Boisdinghem, France | |
| No. 54 Squadron | 5 May 1916 | Castle Bromwich | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Conteville, France | |
| No. 55 Squadron | 27 April 1916 | Castle Bromwich | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Tantoville, France | |
| No. 56 Squadron | 8 June 1916 | Gosport | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Valheureux, France | |
| No. 57 Squadron | 8 June 1916 | Copmanthorpe | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Le Quesnoy, France | |
| No. 58 Squadron | 10 January 1916 | Cramlington | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Auchel, France | |
| No. 59 Squadron | 1 August 1916 | Narborough | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Fienvillers, France | |
| No. 60 Squadron | 30 April 1916 | Gosport | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Fienvillers, France | |
| No. 61 Squadron | 2 August 1917 | Rochford | Disbanded on 24 August 1916 when it absorbed into No. 63 Squadron. Reformed on 24 July 1917 at Rochford, to the RAF on 1 April 1918 | |
| No. 62 Squadron | 8 August 1916 | Filton | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Planques, France | |
| No. 63 Squadron | 31 August 1916 | Stirling | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Samarra | |
| No. 64 Squadron | 1 August 1916 | Sedgeford | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Le Hameau, France | |
| No. 65 Squadron | 1 August 1916 | Wyton | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Conteville | |
| No. 66 Squadron | 30 June 1916 | Filton | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at San Pietro-in-Gu | |
| No. 67 Squadron | January 1916 | Point Cook, Australia | Later No. 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps in February 1918 | |
| No. 68 Squadron | 20 September 1916 | Kantara, Egypt | Later No. 2 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps in February 1918 | |
| No. 69 Squadron | 19 September 1916 | Point Cook | Later No. 3 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps January 1918 | |
| No. 70 Squadron | 22 April 1916 | South Farnborough | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Fienvillers | |
| No. 71 Squadron | 16 October 1916 | Point Cook | Later No. 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps in January 1918 | |
| No. 72 Squadron | 2 July 1917 | Netheravon | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Basra | |
| No. 73 Squadron | 1 July 1917 | Upavon | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Beauvois | |
| No. 74 Squadron | 1 July 1917 | London Colney | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at St-Omer | |
| No. 75 Squadron | 1 October 1916 | Goldington | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Elmswell | |
| No. 76 Squadron | 15 September 1916 | Ripon | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Ripon | |
| No. 77 Squadron | 1 October 1916 | Edinburgh | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Edinburgh | |
| No. 78 Squadron | 1 November 1916 | Newhaven | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Sutton's Farm | |
| No. 79 Squadron | 1 August 1917 | Gosport | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Beauvois | |
| No. 80 Squadron | 1 August 1917 | Montrose | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Belleville Farm | |
| No. 81 Squadron | 7 January 1917 | Gosport | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Scampton | |
| No. 82 Squadron | 7 January 1917 | Doncaster | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Agenvillers | |
| No. 83 Squadron | 7 January 1917 | Montrose | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Auchel | |
| No. 84 Squadron | January 1917 | Beaulieu | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Conteville | |
| No. 85 Squadron | 1 August 1917 | Upavon | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Hounslow | |
| No. 86 Squadron | 1 September 1917 | Shoreham | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Northolt | |
| No. 87 Squadron | 1 September 1917 | Upavon | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Hounslow | |
| No. 88 Squadron | 24 July 1917 | Gosport | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Harling Road | |
| No. 89 Squadron | 1 September 1917 | Catterick | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Harling Road | |
| No. 90 Squadron | 8 October 1917 | Shawbury | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Shotwick | |
| No. 91 Squadron | 1 September 1917 | Grantham | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Tangmere | |
| No. 92 Squadron | 1 September 1917 | London Colney | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Tangmere | |
| No. 93 Squadron | 1 September 1917 | Croydon | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Tangmere | |
| No. 94 Squadron | 1 August 1917 | Harling Road | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Harling Road | |
| No. 95 Squadron | 8 October 1917 | Ternhill | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Shotwick | |
| No. 96 Squadron | 8 October 1917 | South Carlton | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Shotwick | |
| No. 97 Squadron | 1 December 1917 | Waddington | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Netheravon | |
| No. 98 Squadron | 30 August 1917 | Harlaxton | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at St Omer | |
| No. 99 Squadron | 15 August 1917 | Yatesbury | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Ford Farm | |
| No. 100 Squadron | 23 February 1917 | Hingham | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Ochey | |
| No. 101 Squadron | 12 July 1917 | South Farnborough | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Haute Vissee, France | |
| No. 102 Squadron | August 1917 | Hingham | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Le Hameau, France | |
| No. 103 Squadron | 1 September 1917 | Beaulieu | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Old Sarum | |
| No. 104 Squadron | 4 September 1917 | Wyton | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Andover | |
| No. 105 Squadron | September 1917 | Andover | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Andover | |
| No. 106 Squadron | 30 September 1917 | Andover | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Andover | |
| No. 107 Squadron | 15 May 1918 | Lake Down, Wiltshire | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Lake Down | |
| No. 108 Squadron | 11 November 1917 | Stonehenge, Wiltshire | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Lake Down | |
| No. 109 Squadron | 1 November 1917 | South Carlton | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Lake Down | |
| No. 110 Squadron | 1 November 1917 | Rendcomb | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Sedgeford | |
| No. 111 Squadron | 1 August 1917 | Deir al-Balah, Palestine | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Ramleh, Palestine | |
| No. 112 Squadron | 30 July 1917 | Detling | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Throwley | |
| No. 113 Squadron | 1 August 1917 | Ismailia, Egypt | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Sarona, Palestine | |
| No. 114 Squadron | September 1917 | Lahore, India | To the RAF on 1 April 1918 | |
| No. 115 Squadron | 1 December 1917 | Catterick | To the RAF on 1 April 1918 | |
| No. 116 Squadron | 1 December 1917 | Andover | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Netheravon | |
| No. 117 Squadron | 1 January 1918 | Waddington | To the RAF on 1 April 1918 | |
| No. 118 Squadron | 1 January 1918 | Catterick | To the RAF on 1 April 1918 | |
| No. 119 Squadron | 1 January 1918 | Andover | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Duxford | |
| No. 120 Squadron | 1 January 1918 | Cramlington | To the RAF on 1 April 1918 | |
| No. 121 Squadron | 1 January 1918 | Narborough | To the RAF on 1 April 1918 | |
| No. 122 Squadron | 1 January 1918 | Sedgeford | To the RAF on 1 April 1918 | |
| No. 123 Squadron | 1 February 1918 | Waddington | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Duxford | |
| No. 124 Squadron | March 1918 | Old Sarum | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Fowlmere | |
| No. 125 Squadron | 1 February 1918 | Old Sarum | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Fowlmere | |
| No. 126 Squadron | 1 February 1918 | Old Sarum | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Fowlmere | |
| No. 127 Squadron | 1 February 1918 | Catterick | To the RAF on 1 April 1918 | |
| No. 128 Squadron | 1 February 1918 | Thetford | To the RAF on 1 April 1918 | |
| No. 129 Squadron | 1 March 1918 | Duxford | To the RAF on 1 April 1918 | |
| No. 130 Squadron | 1 March 1918 | Wyton | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Hucknall | |
| No. 131 Squadron | 1 March 1918 | Shawbury | To the RAF on 1 April 1918 | |
| No. 132 Squadron | 1 March 1918 | Ternhill | To the RAF on 1 April 1918 | |
| No. 133 Squadron | 1 March 1918 | Ternhill | To the RAF on 1 April 1918 | |
| No. 134 Squadron | 1 March 1918 | Ternhill | To the RAF on 1 April 1918 | |
| No. 141 Squadron | 1 January 1918 | Rochford | To the RAF on 1 April 1918 | |
| No. 142 Squadron | 2 February 1918 | Ismailia, Egypt | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Julis | |
| No. 143 Squadron | 1 February 1918 | Throwley | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Detling | |
| No. 144 Squadron | 20 March 1918 | Port Said, Egypt | To the RAF on 1 April 1918 | |
| No. 148 Squadron | 10 February 1918 | Andover | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Ford Junction | |
| No. 149 Squadron | 3 March 1918 | Yapton | To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Ford Junction |
Reserve/Training Squadrons
Originally named Reserve Aeroplane Squadrons when formed, these were renamed to Reserve Squadrons on 13 January 1916, and then again to Training Squadrons on 31 May 1917 for the RFC or a little later for Royal Flying Corps Canada units.
NB: This number sequence was not linked to the operational squadrons; No. 1 Squadron RFC is not the same unit as No. 1 Training Squadron RFC.
| Name | Date | Location | Ref. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reserve Aeroplane Squadron | August 1914 | Farnborough | ||
| No. 1 Training Squadron | 12 November 1914 | Farnborough | Originally Reserve Aeroplane Squadron, then No. 1 RAS | |
| No. 2 Training Squadron | 12 November 1914 | Brooklands | ||
| No. 3 Training Squadron | 21 January 1915 | Netheravon | Originally No. 3 Reserve Aeroplane Squadron | |
| No. 4 Training Squadron | 29 January 1915 | Farnborough | ||
| No. 5 Training Squadron | 11 May 1915 | Castle Bromwich | ||
| No. 6 Training Squadron | 17 July 1915 | Montrose | ||
| No. 7 Training Squadron | 28 July 1915 | Netheravon | ||
| No. 8 Training Squadron | 28 July 1915 | Netheravon | ||
| No. 9 Training Squadron | 27 July 1915 | Norwich | ||
| No. 10 Training Squadron | 1 September 1915 | Joyce Green | Formed from a detachment of No. 2 Reserve Aeroplane Squadron | |
| No. 11 Training Squadron | 12 October 1915 | Northolt | Formed out of No. 4 Reserve Aeroplane Squadron | |
| No. 12 Training Squadron | 15 November 1915 | Dover | ||
| No. 13 Training Squadron | 27 November 1915 | Dover | ||
| No. 14 Training Squadron | 1 December 1915 | Catterick | ||
| No. 15 Training Squadron | 15 December 1915 | Thetford | ||
| No. 16 Training Squadron | 15 December 1915 | Beaulieu | ||
| No. 17 Training Squadron | 25 December 1915 | Croydon | ||
| No. 18 Training Squadron | 1 January 1916 | Montrose | ||
| No. 19 Training Squadron | 29 January 1916 | Hounslow | Became 39 (Home Defence) Sqn RFC | |
| No. 20 Training Squadron | 1 February 1916 | Dover | ||
| No. 21 Training Squadron | 22 May 1916 | Shoreham | ||
| No. 22 Training Squadron | 24 August 1916 | Aboukir | ||
| No. 23 Training Squadron | 24 August 1916 | Aboukir | ||
| No. 24 Training Squadron | 25 May 1916 | Netheravon | ||
| No. 25 Training Squadron | 22 May 1916 | Thetford | ||
| No. 26 Training Squadron | 22 May 1916 | Turnhouse | ||
| No. 27 Training Squadron | 22 May 1916 | Gosport | ||
| No. 28 Training Squadron | 1 June 1916 | Castle Bromwich | ||
| No. 29 (Australian) Training Squadron | 15 June 1917 | Shawbury | Later No. 5 Training Squadron, Australian Flying Corps | |
| No. 30 (Australian) Training Squadron | 15 June 1917 | Parkhouse | Later No. 6 Training Squadron, Australian Flying Corps | |
| No. 31 Training Squadron | 1 October 1916 | Wyton | ||
| No. 32 (Australian) Training Squadron | 24 October 1917 | Yatesbury | Later No. 7 Training Squadron, Australian Flying Corps | |
| No. 33 (Australian) Training Squadron | 24 October 1917 | Wendover | Later No. 8 Training Squadron, Australian Flying Corps | |
| No. 34 Training Squadron | 1 November 1916 | Castle Bromwich | ||
| No. 35 Training Squadron | 1 February 1917 | Filton | ||
| No. 36 Training Squadron | 5 July 1916 | Beverley | ||
| No. 37 Training Squadron | 2 November 1916 | Catterick | ||
| No. 38 Training Squadron | 1 August 1916 | Rendcomb | ||
| No. 39 Training Squadron | 26 August 1917 | Montrose | Disbanded into 46 Training Depot Station | |
| No. 40 Training Squadron | 5 July 1916 | Northolt | ||
| No. 41 Training Squadron | 5 July 1916 | Bramham Moor | ||
| No. 42 Training Squadron | 2 November 1916 | Hounslow | ||
| No. 43 Training Squadron | 2 November 1916 | Castle Bromwich | ||
| No. 44 Training Squadron | 2 November 1916 | Lilbourne | ||
| No. 45 Training Squadron | 2 November 1916 | London Colney | Disbanded into 46 Training Depot Station | |
| No. 46 Training Squadron | 23 October 1916 | Doncaster | ||
| No. 47 Training Squadron | 2 November 1916 | Cramlington | ||
| No. 48 Training Squadron | 2 November 1916 | Narborough | ||
| No. 49 Training Squadron | 23 September 1916 | Norwich | ||
| No. 50 Training Squadron | 7 December 1916 | Wye | ||
| No. 51 Training Squadron | 30 December 1916 | Filton | ||
| No. 52 Training Squadron | 14 January 1917 | Cramlington | ||
| No. 53 Training Squadron | 1 February 1917 | Sedgeford | ||
| No. 54 Training Squadron | 15 February 1917 | Wyton | ||
| No. 55 Training Squadron | 15 November 1916 | Wyton | ||
| No. 56 Training Squadron | 7 February 1917 | London Colney | ||
| No. 57 Training Squadron | 10 December 1916 | Ismalia | Disbanded into 17 Training Depot Station | |
| No. 58 Training Squadron | Farnborough | Moved to Egypt in January 1917 | ||
| No. 59 Training Squadron | 1 February 1917 | Gosport | ||
| No. 60 Training Squadron | 7 April 1917 | Beverley | ||
| No. 61 Training Squadron | 1 May 1917 | Cramlington | ||
| No. 62 Training Squadron | 1 May 1917 | Gosport | ||
| No. 63 Training Squadron | 28 March 1917 | Ternhill | ||
| No. 64 Training Squadron | 7 April 1917 | Dover | ||
| No. 65 Training Squadron | 1 May 1917 | Croydon | ||
| No. 66 Training Squadron | 1 May 1917 | Wye | ||
| No. 67 Training Squadron | 3 June 1917 | Castle Bromwich | ||
| No. 68 Training Squadron | 7 April 1917 | Catterick | ||
| No. 69 Training Squadron | 1 October 1917 | Catterick | ||
| No. 70 Training Squadron | 10 December 1917 | Netheravon | ||
| No. 71 Training Squadron | 28 November 1917 | Netheravon | ||
| No. 72 Training Squadron | 10 January 1918 | Wyton | ||
| No. 73 Training Squadron | 7 July 1917 | Thetford | ||
| No. 74 Training Squadron | 21 October 1917 | Netheravon | ||
| No. 75 Training Squadron | 14 November 1917 | Waddington | ||
| No. 78 (Canadian) Training Squadron | 9 February 1917 | Beverley | at Camp Borden by March 1917 | |
| No. 79 (Canadian) Training Squadron | 9 February 1917 | Beverley | at Camp Borden by March 1917 | |
| No. 80 (Canadian) Training Squadron | January 1917 | Doncaster | at Camp Borden by April 1917 | |
| No. 81 (Canadian) Training Squadron | 9 February 1917 | Beaulieu | at Camp Borden by April 1917 | |
| No. 82 (Canadian) Training Squadron | 9 February 1917 | Montrose | at Camp Borden by April 1917 | |
| No. 83 (Canadian) Training Squadron | 9 February 1917 | Catterick | at Deseronto by May 1917 | |
| No. 84 (Canadian) Training Squadron | 9 February 1917 | Turnhouse | at Deseronto by May 1917 | |
| No. 85 (Canadian) Training Squadron | 9 February 1917 | Montrose | at Rathbun by May 1917 | |
| No. 86 (Canadian) Training Squadron | 9 February 1917 | Spitalgate | at Deseronto by May 1917 | |
| No. 87 (Canadian) Training Squadron | 9 February 1917 | Gosport | at Deseronto by May 1917 | |
| No. 88 (Canadian) Training Squadron | 15 March 1917 | Catterick | at Rathbun by May 1917 | |
| No. 89 (Canadian) Training Squadron | 15 March 1917 | Turnhouse | at Armour Heights by July 1917 | |
| No. 90 (Canadian) Training Squadron | 15 March 1917 | Doncaster | at Armour Heights by July 1917 | |
| No. 91 (Canadian) Training Squadron | 15 March 1917 | Gosport | at Armour Heights by July 1917 | |
| No. 92 (Canadian) Training Squadron | 15 March 1917 | Netheravon | at Armour Heights by July 1917 | |
| No. 93 (Canadian) Training Squadron | 1917 | Armour Heights | ||
| No. 94 (Canadian) Training Squadron | (Nameplate set aside but not formed) | |||
| No. 95 (Canadian) Training Squadron | (Nameplate set aside but not formed) | |||
| No. 96 (Canadian) Training Squadron | (Nameplate set aside but not formed) | |||
| No. 97 (Canadian) Training Squadron | (Nameplate set aside but not formed) | |||
| No. 186 (Night) Training Squadron | 1 April 1918 | Throwley | Formed as part of the Royal Air Force | |
| No. 187 (Night) Training Squadron | 1 April 1918 | East Retford | Formed as part of the Royal Air Force | |
| No. 188 (Night) Training Squadron | 20 December 1917 | Throwley | ||
| No. 189 (Night) Training Squadron | 20 December 1917 | Ripon | ||
| No. 190 (Night) Training Squadron | 24 October 1917 | Rochford | Formed as No. 190 Depot Squadron | |
| No. 191 (Night) Training Squadron | 6 November 1917 | Marham | Formed as No. 191 Depot Squadron | |
| No. 192 (Night) Training Squadron | 5 September 1917 | Gainsborough | Formed as No. 192 Depot Squadron | |
| No. 193 Training Squadron | 9 August 1917 | El Amriya, Egypt | Disbanded into No. 20 Training Depot Station | |
| No. 194 Training Squadron | 9 August 1917 | El Amriya | Disbanded into No. 16 Training Depot Station | |
| No. 195 Training Squadron | 9 August 1917 | Abu Sueir, Egypt | Disbanded into No. 19 Training Depot Station | |
| No. 196 Training Squadron | 9 August 1917 | Heliopolis, Egypt | Disbanded into Aerial Flying School | |
| No. 197 Training Squadron | 9 August 1917 | Almaza, Egypt | Disbanded into Artillery Observation School | |
| No. 198 (Night) Training Squadron | 8 February 1917 | Rochford | Formed as No. 98 Depot Squadron, later No. 198 Depot Squadron before becoming a night training squadron in December 1917. | |
| No. 199 (Night) Training Squadron | 1 June 1917 | Rochford | ||
| No. 200 (Night) Training Squadron | 1 July 1917 | East Retford | ||
| No. 201 Training Squadron | 14 August 1918 | East Fortune | Formed from the No. 1 Torpedo Training Squadron as part of the Royal Air Force |
Schools
| Name | Date | Location | Ref. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Flying School | 12 May 1912 | Upavon | ||
| Flying Training School | November 1915 | Beaulieu | ||
| No. 1 Aerial Gunnery School | Ayr | |||
| No. 1 (Auxiliary) School of Gunnery | September 1916 | Hythe | Machine Gun School renamed | |
| No. 1 (Observers) School of Aerial Gunnery | Hythe | |||
| No. 1 Balloon School | Rollestone Camp/Larkhill | |||
| No. 1 Fighting School | 29 May 1918 | Ayr | No. 1 School of Aerial Fighting & Gunnery renamed | |
| No. 1 School of Aerial Fighting | 19 September 1917 | Ayr | No. 1 Aerial Gunnery School renamed | |
| No. 1 School of Aerial Fighting & Gunnery | 10 May 1918 | Ayr | No. 1 School of Aerial Fighting renamed | |
| No. 1 School of Military Aeronautics | 1915 | Wantage Hall, Reading | ||
| No. 1 School of Special Flying | 2 August 1917 | Gosport | No. 1 Training Squadron renamed | |
| No. 1 School of Technical Training (Men) | 1917 | Halton | ||
| No. 1 School of Technical Training (Men) | Reading | Detachment until September 1918 | ||
| No. 2 (Auxiliary) School of Aerial Gunnery | Turnberry | |||
| No. 2 Balloon School | Lydd | |||
| No. 2 Fighting School | June 1918 | Marske Aerodrome | ||
| No. 2 School of Aerial Fighting | Driffield | |||
| No. 2 School of Military Aeronautics | 27 October 1916 | Brasenose College, Oxford | ||
| No. 2 School of Navigation and Bomb Dropping | 1917 | Andover | ||
| No. 2 School of Special Flying | Redcar | |||
| No. 2 Wireless School | 8 November 1917 | Chiddingstone Causeway | ||
| No. 3 Fighting School | Bircham Newton | |||
| No. 3 School of Aerial Fighting & Gunnery | Driffield | |||
| No. 3 School of Military Aeronautics | Exeter College, Oxford | |||
| No. 3 School of Military Aviation | 25 November 1916 | Aboukir, Egypt | ||
| No. 4 School of Air Gunnery | December 1917 | Marske Aerodrome | ||
| Aerial Flying School | 13 November 1917 | Heliopolis, Egypt | No. 196 Training Squadron renamed | |
| Armament School | 19 November 1917 | Uxbridge | ||
| Artillery & Infantry Cooperation School | ||||
| Artillery Cooperation School | Leaside Aerodrome | Royal Flying Corps Canada unit | ||
| Artillery Observation School | 20 November 1917 | Almaza, Egypt | No. 197 Training Squadron renamed | |
| Machine Gun School | 3 October 1915 | Dover | Became the School of Aerial Gunnery in September 1916 at Hythe | |
| Military School | Ruislip | Planned name/use of Northolt airfield | ||
| Observer School | Oxford | |||
| Observer School | Reading | |||
| Officers Training School | Reading | |||
| Naval Seaplane Training School | 30 July 1917 | Lee-on-Solent | ||
| Royal Engineers Balloon School | ||||
| School of Aerial Fighting | 1918 | Marske Aerodrome | ||
| School of Aerial Fighting | 1917 | Beamsville | Royal Flying Corps Canada unit | |
| School of Aerial Gunnery | Loch Doon | |||
| School of Aerial Gunnery | October 1917 | Hicks Field, Texas | Camp Taliaferro | |
| School of Army Co-operation | 1918 | Worthy Down | ||
| School of Instruction | Reading | |||
| School of Photography Training Brigade | ||||
| School of Special Flying | Armour Heights | Royal Flying Corps Canada unit | ||
| School of Technical Training | 1917 | Coley Park | ||
| Wireless and Observers School | 24 October 1916 | Brooklands | Wireless School renamed | |
| Wireless and Observers School | 1917 | Worthy Down | ||
| Wireless School | 24 August 1916 | Brooklands | Wireless Experimental Flight renamed |
See also
- List of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons
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