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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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RAF Cape Flight - Personnel and locations
This was formed on 6 November 1925 at RAF Northolt and left by ship for Egypt on 22 November. It left RAF Heliopolis on 1 March 1926 and arrived in Cape Town in April. It left Cape Town on 19 April 1926 and arrived back at Heliopolis on 27 May. After the aircraft were overhauled at the RAF Depot, Aboukir, they were fitted with floats and the Flight flew back to the UK on 9 June 1926 arriving at Lee-on-Solent on 21 June.
| Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
| Fairey IID | Lee-on-Solent |
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Wg Cdr | Conway W H Pulford | 6 Nov 1925 | Officer Commanding, OBE, AFC; later AVM |
| Flt Lt | Edwin C Emmett | 9 Nov 1925 | MC, DFC |
| Flt Lt | William E Reason | 3 Dec 1925 | |
| Flt Lt | Philip H Mackworth | 16 Nov 1925 | DFC; later AVM |
| Flt Lt | Eustace J L Hope | 9 Nov 1925 | AFC |
| Flt Lt | Leonard E M Gillman | 18 Nov 1925 | |
| Fg Off | Augustus A Jones | 30 Nov 1925 | |
| Fg Off | William L Payne | 6 Nov 1925 |
Source - March 1926 Air Force List
| Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
| Fairey IID | Lee-on-Solent |
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Wg Cdr | Conway W H Pulford | 6 Nov 1925 | Officer Commanding, OBE, AFC; later AVM |
| Flt Lt | Edwin C Emmett | 9 Nov 1925 | MC, DFC |
| Flt Lt | William E Reason | 3 Dec 1925 | |
| Flt Lt | Philip H Mackworth | 16 Nov 1925 | DFC; later AVM |
| Flt Lt | Eustace J L Hope | 9 Nov 1925 | AFC |
| Flt Lt | Leonard E M Gillman | 18 Nov 1925 | |
| Fg Off | Augustus A Jones | 30 Nov 1925 | |
| Fg Off | William L Payne | 6 Nov 1925 |
Source - July 1926 Air Force List
It disbanded at RAF Lee-on-Solent on 12 July 1926.
This page was last updated on 08/07/19
