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RAF in the Field - July 1918

[GHQ | 1st Brigade | 2nd Brigade | 3rd Brigade | 5th Brigade | 9th Brigade | 10th Brigade | RAF Independent Force | 54th Wing | Aircraft Depots | Supporting Units (Army)]

GHQ, RAF

 
Unit Location Railhead for Personnel
GHQ, RAF in the Field Maresquel Hesdin
No 6 Sqn (less 1 Flight) Le Crotoy Hesdin
No 8 Sqn (HQ) Bornicourt Hesdin
HQ Communication Sqn Berck-sur-Mer Rang-Du Fliers
No 15 Balloon Coy, 6 & 22 Sections Dominois Rang-Du Fliers

1st Brigade

 
Unit Corps Location Railhead for Personnel
HQ, 1st Brigade - Chateau 'Tenby' Pernes
HQ, 1st (Corps) Wing - Hill 180
No 2 Sqn I Floringhem
No 5 Sqn XVII Le Hameau
No 8 Sqn (1 x Flight) Tank Bruay
No 13 Sqn XVII Le Hameau
No 16 Sqn VIII Camblain l'Abbo
'L' Sqn   Bruay
HQ, 10th (Army) Wing   Sautrecourt
No 18 Sqn   Sorny
No 19 Sqn   Savy
No 22 Sqn   Sorny
No 40 Sqn   Bryas
No 64 Sqn   Le Hameau
No 203 Sqn   Le Hameau
No 208 Sqn   Sorny
HQ, 1st Balloon Wing   Bruay
No 1 Coy, 8 & 20 Sections XVII  
No 2 Coy, 10 & 24 Sections VIII  
No 3 Coy, 21, 30 & 37 Sections I  
No 4 Coy, 42 & 46 Sections    
No 10 Coy, 5 & 28 Sections XVII  
 
1st Aircraft Park   Lugy Pernes
1st Air Ammunition Column   Sautrecourt
1st Reserve Lorry Park   Sautrecourt

2nd Brigade

Unit Corps Location Railhead for Personnel
HQ, 2nd Brigade - St Omer  
HQ, 2nd (Corps) Wing - Oxelaere Cassel
No 4 Sqn XV St Omer St Omer
No 7 Sqn II Droglandt Cassel
No 10 Sqn XIX Droglandt Cassel
No 53 Sqn X Clairmarais, South Cassel
HQ, 11th (Army) Wing   Le Nieppe  
No 1 Sqn   Clairmarais, South St Omer
No 20 Sqn   Boisdinghem St Omer
No 29 Sqn   Hoog Huys Cassel
No 70 Sqn   Esquerdes St Omer
No 74 Sqn   Clairmarais, North St Omer
No 79 Sqn   St Marie Cappel St Omer
No 85 Sqn   St Omer St Omer
No 206 Sqn   Alquines St Omer
HQ, 2nd Balloon Wing   Oxelaere Cassel
No 5 Coy, 2 & 25 Sections X   Cassel
No 6 Coy, 9, 16 & 32 Sections XV   Cassel
No 7 Coy, 15 & 38 Sections II   Cassel
No 8 Coy, 23 & 39 Sections XIX   Cassel
No 17 Coy, 13, 18 & 36 Sections     Cassel
 
2nd Aircraft Park   Houllo Watten
5th Aircraft Park   Arneke Arneke
2nd Reserve Lorry Park   Arneke Arneke
11th Reserve Lorry Park   Houllo Watten
2nd Air Ammunition Column   Boisdinghem St Omer
No 201 Sqn   St Marie Cappel St Omer
No 209 Sqn   Quelmes St Omer

 

3rd Brigade

 
Unit Corps Location Railhead for Personnel
HQ, 3rd Brigade   Vaulx Auxi-le-Chateau
HQ, 12th (Corps) Wing   Fienvillers Candas
No 6 Sqn ('K' Flight) Cavalry Fienvillers Candas
No 8 Sqn ('A' Flight) Tank Auxi-le-Chateau Auxi-le-Chateau
No 12 Sqn VI Soncamp Doullens
No 15 Sqn V Vert Galand Candas
No 52 Sqn   Auxi-le-Chateau Auxi-le-Chateau
No 59 Sqn IV Vert Galand Candas
HQ, 13th (Army) Wing   Bachimont (North of Auxi-le-Chateau) Auxi-le-Chateau
No 3 Sqn   Valheureux Candas
No 11 Sqn   Quesney Hedin
No 56 Sqn   Valheureux Candas
No 57 Sqn   Quesney Hesdin
No 60 Sqn   Boffles Auxi-le-Chateau
No 87 Sqn   Rougefay Auxi-le-Chateau
No 201 Sqn   Noeux Auxi-le-Chateau
HQ, 3rd Balloon Wing   Fienvillers Candas
No 12 Coy, 35, 41 & 45 Sections VI   Warlincourt
No 19 Coy, 11 & 44 Sections IV   Orville
No 18 Coy, 1 & 31 Sections V   Raincheval
 
3rd Aircraft Park   Candas Candas Exchange (ROD)

Fienvillers -Candas (Nord)
3rd Reserve Lorry Park   Candas
3rd Air Ammunition Column   Buiro-au-Bois Auxi-le-Chateau

 

5th Brigade

 
Unit Corps Location Railhead for Personnel
HQ, 5th Brigade   Vauchelles-Les-Domart Flexicourt
HQ, 15th (Corps) Wing   Vaux-on-Amionois Canaples
No 3 Sqn AFC Australian Villers-Bocage Canaples
No 5 Sqn   Bovelles Ailly-sur-Somme
No 6 Sqn   Bovelles Ailly-sur-Somme
No 8 Sqn (1 Flight) Tank Poulainville Canaples
No 9 Sqn XXII Quevauvillers Ailly-sur-Somme
No 35 Sqn III Villers-Bocage Canaples
HQ, 22nd (Army) Wing   Bertangles Canaples
No 23 Sqn   Bertangles Canaples
No 24 Sqn   Conteville Conteville
No 41 Sqn   Conteville Conteville
No 48 Sqn   Bertangles Canaples
No 65 Sqn   Bertangles Canaples
No 80 Sqn   Vignacourt Vignacourt
No 84 Sqn   Bertangles Canaples
No 201 Sqn   Bertangles Canaples
No 205 Sqn   Bois de Richo Conteville
No 209 Sqn   Bertangles Canaples
HQ, 5th Balloon Wing   Querrieu Canaples
No 13 Coy, 3, & 29 Sections Australian   Canaples
No 14 Coy, 14 & 19 Sections III   Canaples
No 16 Coy, 12 & 43 Sections Australian   Canaples
   
4th Aircraft Park   St Riquier St Riquier
4th Air Ammunition Column   Conteville Conteville
4th Reserve Lorry Park   Conteville Conteville

 

9th Brigade

 
Unit Corps Location Railhead for Personnel

Not included in the document

 

10th Brigade

 
Unit Corps Location Railhead for Personnel
HQ, 10th Brigade   Wandonne Fauquembergues
HQ, 65th Wing   Malo Dunkerque
No 211 Sqn   Petite Synthe Dunkerque
17th Sqn USAS   Petite Synthe Dunkerque
48th Sqn USAS   Cappelle Dunkerque
HQ, 80th (Army) Wing   Enguingatte Aire
No 2 Sqn AFC   Rochinghem Fauquembergues
No 4 Sqn AFC   Rochinghem Fauquembergues
No 46 Sqn   Serny Aire
No 88 Sqn   Serny Aire
No 92 Sqn   Serny Aire
No 103 Sqn   Serny Aire
HQ, 81st (Corps) Wing   Enguingatte Aire
No 21 Sqn XIII Floringhem Pernes
No 42 Sqn XI Rely Aire
HQ, 8th Balloon Wing   Auchy-au-Bois Aire
No 11 Coy, 40 & 47 Sections XI   Aire
No 20 Coy, 4, 34 & 43 Sections XIII   Aire
 
8th Aircraft Park   Armbouts Cappelle Bergues
10th Aircraft Park   Ovre-Wirquin Lumbres
7th Air Ammunition Column   Armbouts Cappelle Bergues
7th Reserve Lorry Park   Petite Synthe Dunkerque
9th Reserve Lorry Park   Wavrans Lumbres

 

RAF Independent Force

 
Unit Location Railhead for Personnel
HQ, Independent Force Autigny-la-Tour Neufchateau
HQ, 8th Brigade Froville Bayon
HQ, 41st Wing Lupcourt Verangeville
No 55 Sqn Azelot Verangeville
No 99 Sqn Azelot Verangeville
No 104 Sqn Azelor Verangeville
HQ, 83rd Wing Bainville-sur-Madin Bainville
No 100 Sqn Ochey Toul
No 216 Sqn Ochey Toul
 
6th Aircraft Park Vezelise Vezelise
8th Air Ammunition Column Vezelise Vezelise
5th Reserve Lorry Park Vezelise Vezelise
No 11 Tent Detachment Roville Roville-St-Maurice
No 14 Tent Detachment Bettoncourt Charmes
No 21 Tent Detachment Roville Roville-St-Maurice

 

54th Wing

 
Unit Location Railhead for Personnel
HQ, 54th Wing Lambus Hesdin
No 25 Sqn Ruisseaville Fruges
No 58 Sqn Fauquembergues St Omer
No 62 Sqn Planques Fruges
No 83 Sqn Franqueville Abbeville
No 151 Sqn Fontaine-sur-Maye Cressy
No 207 Sqn Ligescourt Cressy
No 215 Sqn Alquines St Omer
'I' Flight Fauquembergues St Omer

 

Aircraft Depots

Unit Location Railhead for Personnel
No 1 Aircraft Depot Guines Caffiers
No 1 Aircraft Depot (Reserve) Guines Caffiers
No 1 Aircraft Depot (D) Desvres Desvres
No 1 Aircraft Depot (M) Motteville Motteville
No 1 Aeroplane Supply Depot Marquise Marquise
No 2 Aircraft Depot
  • No 12 Tent Detachment
  • No 13 Tent Detachment
  • No 16 Tent Detachment
  • No 22 Tent Detachment ('A')
  • No 23 Tent Detachment ('B')
  • No 24 Tent Detachment ('C')
  • No 25 Tent Detachment ('D')
  • 11th Reserve Lorry Park
  • 11th Reserve Lorry Park
  • 'X' Reserve Lorry Park
  • 'Y' Reserve Lorry Park
  • 'Z' Reserve Lorry Park
  • No 6 Maintenance Party
  • No 7 Maintenance Party
  • No 8 Maintenance Party
  • No 9 Maintenance Party
  • No 10 Maintenance Party
 Groffliers Rang-Du Fliers
No 2 Aeroplane Supply Depot Berck-sur-Mer Rang-Du Fliers
Paris Office Hotel la Pereuse
  • Rue la Pereuse
  • Rue Pauquot

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  • Gare Du Nord
  • Gare St Lazaire
Engine Repair Shops Pont De L'Arche Rouen

 

Supporting Units (Army)

 
Unit Location Railhead for Personnel
HQ, Army Troops Harchechamp Neufchateau
Royal Engineers
CRE Southern Airfields Tantonville Verangeville
OC, Roads Tantonville Verangeville
Meteorological Section Bremoncourt Bayon
HQ, 1505 Artizan Works Company Xaffervillers Roville-St-Maurice
1505 Artizan Works Company Detachment Azelor Verangeville
1506 Artizan Works Company Bettoncourt Charmes
Royal Artillery
HQ, AA Defences Frovilles Bayon
HQ, 'V' Battery AA Defences Azelot Verangeville
108 AA Section Azelot Verangeville
56 Searchlight Section Azelot Verangeville
206 AA Section Ochey Toul
27 Searchlight Section Ochey Toul
112 AA Section Azelot Verangeville
63 Searchlight Section Azelot Verangeville
Army Service Corps
Army Service Corps (Supplies) Charmes Charmes
Sub-Depot Toul Toul
Sub-Depot Roville Roville-St-Maurice
1082 ASC MT Company Vezelise Vezelise
66 Auxiliary Petrol Company Tantonville Vezelise
Royal Army Medical Corps
No 8 Canadian Stationary Hospital Charmes Charmes
Indian Labour Corps
HQ, 52nd Labour Group Tantonville Vezelise
81st Santal Indian Labour Company Azelot Verangeville
Chinese Labour Corps
No 106 Chinese Labour Company Azelot Verangeville
No 132 Chinese Labour Company Bettoncourt Charmes
No 168 Chinese Labour Company Frolois Pont-St-Vincent
No 149 Chinese Labour Company Xaffervillers Roville-St-Maurice
Prisoner of War Companies
No 17 PoW Company Jouvaincourt Rouvres
No 33 PoW Company Etreval Vezelise
No 120 PoW Company Etreval Vezelise
No 143 PoW Company Jouvaincourt Rouvres
Canadian Forestry Corps
HQ Canadian Forestry Corps Chatenois Chatenois
No 12 Section Etreval Vezelise
No 13 Section Sandaucourt Chatenois
Sanitary Sections
HQ, No 1 Sanitary Section Vezelise Vezelise

Source - AIR 1/1130

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