Chris_Baker Posted 4 February , 2005 Share Posted 4 February , 2005 Being a strictly land-based person myself, the squadrons of the early RAF are a mystery to me. Can anyone please tell me about the location and activities of 142 and 144 Squadrons in 1918 and 1919? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HERITAGE PLUS Posted 4 February , 2005 Share Posted 4 February , 2005 Chris 142 Sqn Formed at Ismailia on 2 February 1918 in the Corps Reconnaissance role, it was employed in support of the Army in both Egypt and Palestine . In 1918 it was part of the Fifth (Corps) Wing of the Palestine Brigade, RAF. It operated from Sarona with 7x Armstrong-Whitworth and Jerusalem (1 Flt) with 5 x RE-8s settling in Egypt after the war, where it was disbanded by being renumbered No 55 Squadron on 1 February 1920. 144 Sqn Formed at Port Said on 20 March 1918 in the Corps Reconnaissance role, it was employed in support of the Army in both Egypt and Palestine. In 1918 it was part of the 40th (Army) Wing of the Palestine Brigade, RAF. It operated DH-9 in the strategic reconnaissance and offensive roles. After supporting Allenby's campaign against Syria it was despatched to Mudros for operations against the Turks in the Dardanelles. However, the Turkish surrender ended these plans and in December 1918 it was reduced to cadre, returned to Britain and disbanded at Ford on 4 February 1919. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisharley9 Posted 4 February , 2005 Share Posted 4 February , 2005 Chris to add to the above info 142 SQN 02 Feb 1918 Formed @ Ismailia 13 Feb 1918 to Julis 18 Apr 1918 to Ramleh det Jerusalem 18 Sep 1918 to Sarona dets Jerusalem, El Affule 04 Oct 1918 to Ramleh dets Damascus, Haifa 25 Nov 1918 to Qantara 16 Feb 1919 to Suez 01 Feb 1920 disbanded Equipment BE 12 A 2/18 - 6/18 MARTINSYDE G102 3/18 - 6/18 RE 8 4/18 - 4/19 AW FK 8 5/18 - 4/19 BE 2E 6/18 - 3/19 144 SQN 20 Mar 1918 Formed @ Port Said 14 Aug 1918 to Junction Station dets Haifa, Mudros 06 Nov 1918 to Mikra Bay dets Mudros, Amberkoj 04 Dec 1918 en route UK 16 Dec 1918 to Ford as a cadre 04 Feb 1919 disbanded Equipment BE 2E 4/18 - 7/18 BE 12A 5/18 - 8/18 MARTINSYDE S1 6/18 - 8/18 RE 8 7/18 DH 9 8/18 - 12/18 All The Best Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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