force136 Posted 9 April Share Posted 9 April Hi Guys I am researching a pilot who served with Seaplane Flight 404 and later temporarily commanded RAF 251 Squadron in 1918. In the middle of all this it is mentioned in his record a Flight 804. I have seen references to flights in the 400, 500 series for the WWI period but have not seen anything for 800's. Any clue ??? Likely related to seaplanes, special flights and coastal patrol duties. There may be some connection to experimental flights for aircraft carriers??? Thanks Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airshipped Posted 14 April Share Posted 14 April Hi Ken, It might be a typo? 504 (Special Duty) Flight was formed on 31 May 1918 at Atwick, with D.H.6 within No. 251 Squadron, according to Sturtivant/Page's Naval Serials book. 504 rather than 804 would therefore make sense in the context of a 251 Squadron reference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
force136 Posted 14 April Author Share Posted 14 April Hi Airshipped Thanks for the information. Yes, this makes perfect sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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