Air War - Flanders 1917

[Gus1914]

How would I go about finding out the units that would have been involved in the air war over Flanders in 1917 please.  I'm hoping to download some of the documents available at TNA but I wouldn't know where to start identifying the units that would be involved over Flanders.

[aconnolly]

I have no knowledge of the accuracy but courtesy of Wikipedia.  Under each squadron is a list of "battle honours" 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Royal_Flying_Corps_squadrons

Andrew

[Gus1914]

Thanks Andrew... 

[MikeMeech]

On 30/06/2022 at 07:52, Gus1914 said:

How would I go about finding out the units that would have been involved in the air war over Flanders in 1917 please.  I'm hoping to download some of the documents available at TNA but I wouldn't know where to start identifying the units that would be involved over Flanders.

Hi

The volumes of the Official History 'War in the Air' are probably still available as free downloads on-line so the relevant volumes and their appendices may be useful and a good start to any research.  The book 'Air War Flanders-1918' by Robert Jackson, may be useful as Chapter One is 'Flanders, 1917: a fall of aces' it depends what aspects of the air war you are interested in.  Getting access to 'The Belgian Air Service in the First World War' by Walter Pieters may also be of use depending where your interest lies.

Mike

[Gus1914]

Thanks for that Mike...

 

[aconnolly]

Gus

From Appendices to War in the Air, Jones:

Squadrons on the Western Front in 1917 (whole year unless stated):

#1 -16, #18- 27 inclusive Western Front 

#28 arrived France 8/10/17 then transferred to Italian front 12/11/1917

#29,32 Western Front

#34 Transferred to Italian Front 13/11/1917

#35, 40-41 inclusive Western Front 

#43 arrived Western Front 17 /1/1917

#46 Western Front upto 10/7/1917 then again 30/8/1917 onward

#48 arrived Western Front 8/3/1917

#49 arrived Western Front 12/11/1917

#53, 54

#55 arrived Western Front 6/3/1917

#56 arrived Western Front 8/4/1917

#59 arrived Western Front 23/2/1917

#60

#64 arrived Western Front 15/10/17

#65 arrived Western Front 27/10/1917

#66 arrived Western Front 17/3/1917, transferred Italian front 22/11/1917

#68 arrived Western Front 21/9/1917

#69 arrived Western Front 9/9/1917

#70

#71 arrived Western Front 18/12/1917

#82 arrived Western Front 20/11/1917

#84 arrived Western Front 23/9/1917

#100 arrived Western Front 28/3/1917

#101 arrived Western Front 25/7/1917

#102 arrived Western Front 24/9/1917

HQ communications squadron "Special duty Flight" arrived Western Front October 1917 (date not specified)

Andrew

 

 

 

 

[aconnolly]

And the Royal Navy Squadrons on Western Front 1917 (from same Offical History reference):

#1  Western Front 15/2/1917 to 2/11/1917

#3  Western Front 1/2/1917 to 16/6/1917

#6 Western Front 15/3/1917 to 26/8 1917

#8 Western Front from 1916 to 1/2/1917 then from 27/3/1917 onward that year

#9 Western Front 15/6/1917 to 28/9/1917

#10 Western Front 15/5/1917 to 20/11/1917

"A" Naval Squadron Western Front 17/10/1917 onward that year

 

Andrew

[Gus1914]

On 06/07/2022 at 23:14, aconnolly said:

And the Royal Navy Squadrons on Western Front 1917 (from same Offical History reference):

#1  Western Front 15/2/1917 to 2/11/1917

#3  Western Front 1/2/1917 to 16/6/1917

#6 Western Front 15/3/1917 to 26/8 1917

#8 Western Front from 1916 to 1/2/1917 then from 27/3/1917 onward that year

#9 Western Front 15/6/1917 to 28/9/1917

#10 Western Front 15/5/1917 to 20/11/1917

"A" Naval Squadron Western Front 17/10/1917 onward that year

 

Andrew

I've just seen your comments... Thank you very much for those Andrew...

 

[Madmeg]

I did a search for "War in the air" for that downloadable copy but instead got this.... https://nzhistory.govt.nz/war/war-in-the-air/first-world-war  which may be of interest focussing on wht the rfc was up to, planes used german planes and tactics. Only two squadrons mentioned are 8 and 11.

[topgun1918]

Madmeg

Try:

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/28226

Graeme

 

[MikeMeech]

5 hours ago, Madmeg said:

I did a search for "War in the air" for that downloadable copy but instead got this.... https://nzhistory.govt.nz/war/war-in-the-air/first-world-war  which may be of interest focussing on wht the rfc was up to, planes used german planes and tactics. Only two squadrons mentioned are 8 and 11.

Hi

Also you could try archive.org that also comes up on searches for 'War in the Air' volumes.

Mike