Alphabetically named Flights RAF/RFC
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The table below lists the independent aircraft Flights of the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force which were given Alphabetical designations.
Flights
Flight Letter | Location | Period | Aircraft | Remarks |
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B, Palestine | RAF Aboukir Weli Sheikh Nuran, Palestine |
1917 - December 1917 | B.E.2C B.E.12 |
Formed by redesignating an element of 23 Training Squadron.[1] |
G | MAEE Helensburgh RAF Bowmore |
21 September 1940 - 13 March 1941 | Short S.23 Short S.26 |
Became 119 Squadron. |
H | RAF Ambala RAF Drigh Road RAF Ambala RAF Lahore |
25 August 1939 - 9 February 1940 January 1940 - October 1940 |
Blenheim I | Became 'W' Flight on 9 Feb 1940, formed Jan 40 from an element of Battle flight, last known at Lahore. |
I | Fauquembergues, France Serny, France |
9 July 1918 - 14 January 1919 | F.E.2b B.E.12 |
Re-designated from Special Duties Flight. |
J | RAF Melton Mowbray RAF Cairo West |
28 September 1945 - 10 October 1945 | Stirling V | Disbanded at Cairo West to become No. 1589 (Heavy Freight) Flight RAF. |
K | Auxi-le-Château, France unknown Summit, Sudan RAF Aqir, Palestine RAF Melton Mowbray RAF Santacruz |
9 July 1918 - unknown 1 September 1940 - 1 April 1941 16 September 1945 - 10 October 1945 |
R.E.8 Gladiator I Gladiator II Stirling V |
Re-designated from 'B' Flight No. 112 Squadron RAF 1 Sep 40 at Summit. Became No. 1588 (Heavy Freight) Flight RAF at Santa Cruz on 10 Oct 45. |
M | Longuenesse, Saint-Omer, France Hangelar, Germany |
6 October 1918 - August 1919 | F.2b DH.9 Fokker D.VII S.E.5a |
|
N | Vert Galand, France unknown |
18 September 1919 - unknown | F.2b | Records begin on 18 September 1919. |
O | Premont Farm, France unknown |
23 October 1918 - unknown | F.2b | Date and location of dis-bandment unknown. |
P | Serny, France unknown Ismailia, Egypt Jeddah, Arabia |
29 August 1918 - unknown 9 June 1919 - 25 May 1919 |
R.E.8 F.2b |
Date and location of dis-bandment unknown. Formed at Ismailia from a detached Flight of No. 113 Squadron RAF. |
Q | RAF Ambala RAF Rednal |
25 August 1939 - 15 December 1940 October 1943 - January 1944 |
Blenheim I Gladiator I Vickers Wellington |
Formed at Ambala by re-designating an element of No. 60 Squadron RAF, dis-banded to become 4 Coastal Defence Flight, Indian Air force Volunteer Reserve. |
V | RAF Ambala RAF Juhu unknown |
25 August 1939 - unknown | Blenheim I Hawker Audax |
Formed at Ambala by re-designating an element of No. 60 Squadron RAF, disbanded finally at unknown location and date. |
W | RAF Drigh Road | 9 February 1940 - 15 December 1940 | Blenheim I | Re-designated from 'H' Flight. |
X | Aqaba, Egypt RAF Haifa RAF Habbaniya RAF Abadan |
24 November 1917 - 19 October 1918 May 1940 - June 1940 6 June 1941 - 30 June 1941 16 July 1942 - 30 October 1942 |
B.E.2C B.E.12 Bristol F2b Nieuport 17 Gladiator I Gladiator II |
Initially formed from Special Duty Flight RFC |
Y | RAF Ambala RAF St. Thomas Mount unknown |
1917 | Blenheim I Audax |
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Z | Istrana, Italy Villaverla, Italy Taganrog, Russia Rostov, Russia RAF Ambala RAF Dum-Dum |
March 1918 - 3 July 1918 30 November 1919 - January 1920 28 August 1939 December 1940 |
Bristol F.2b R.E.8 Blenheim I |
Formed, at Istrana, by re-designating an element of No. 34 Squadron RAF Re-formed, at RAF Ambala, by re-designating an element of 60 Squadron |
See also
- List of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons
- List of RAF Regiment squadrons
- List of Fleet Air Arm aircraft squadrons
- List of Army Air Corps aircraft squadrons
- List of Air Training Corps squadrons
- Battle of Britain RAF squadrons
- University Air Squadron
- Air Experience Flight
- Volunteer Gliding Squadron
- List of Royal Air Force & Defence Units & Establishments
- List of Royal Air Force & Defence Schools
- List of Royal Air Force aircraft independent flights
- List of RAF Squadron Codes
- Royal Air Force Conversion Units
- United Kingdom military aircraft serials
- United Kingdom aircraft test serials
- British military aircraft designation systems
- Royal Air Force roundels
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